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Top 10 GovCon Events: September 24, 2026
The top 10 GovCon events the G2X community researched most over the last 24 hours.
These are the top 10 GovCon events the G2X community researched over the last 24 hours on The GovCon Calendar. Yesterday’s attention spans government AI, customer experience, health innovation, maritime autonomy, and community gatherings. Here is what each event covers.
1. GovAI Coalition Summit 2026
Government Technology, the GovAI Coalition, and the City of San José are organizing the GovAI Coalition Summit at the San Jose Convention Center on December 9–11. The program focuses on practical government adoption of AI.
Sessions cover responsible AI, cybersecurity, procurement modernization, data management, workforce readiness, and public services. Keynotes and concurrent sessions sit alongside an industry-partner panel, exhibits, and a government town hall, bringing policy questions together with the work of deploying AI in public-sector organizations.
2. ACT-IAC Customer Experience COI
ACT-IAC’s Customer Experience Community of Interest meets virtually on October 2. The member meeting centers on customer experience and citizen services, bringing together federal IT leaders and government contractors working in those areas.
The format is a focused peer-community discussion about federal service experience. It gives participants a setting to exchange perspectives on CX priorities and connect with colleagues across government and industry. Registration is available through ACT-IAC’s event portal.
3. ACT-IAC Gives Back: Road Clean Up
ACT-IAC’s October 23 road cleanup in Fairfax, Virginia, is a community-service gathering for members and volunteers. Participants meet at the CVS parking lot on the west side of the building before taking part in the cleanup.
The free event combines environmental service with informal time among ACT-IAC peers. Its purpose is volunteering and community engagement, rather than a conference agenda or procurement briefing. Registration is handled through ACT-IAC’s event portal.
4. ARPA-H Emerging Health Innovators Proposers’ Day
ARPA-H’s Office of Commercialization is hosting a virtual Proposers’ Day for the Emerging Health Innovators initiative on October 13, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern. The session supports the initiative’s anticipated Innovative Solution Opening.
The program will explain initiative goals and technical topic areas and provide guidance for proposal preparation. ARPA-H encourages participation from nontraditional performers, including smaller businesses, early-stage researchers, academic institutions, and nonprofits. Advance registration is required; attending is not a condition of submitting a proposal.
5. CHIME26 Fall Forum
CHIME26 Fall Forum takes place November 11–14 at Gaylord Rockies Resort in the Denver area. The conference brings digital-health leaders and healthcare technology practitioners together around IT, cybersecurity, informatics, behavioral health, and analytics.
The agenda includes keynote addresses, a policy panel, community sessions, lightning talks, and other educational formats. Receptions and discussion opportunities complement the formal program, with the emphasis on the technology and leadership questions facing healthcare organizations.
6. DRPM RAS Industry Day
The Navy’s Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Robotic and Autonomous Systems is holding an industry day in Washington, D.C., on September 24. The event introduces the organization’s portfolio, leadership, and priorities for maritime autonomy.
Planned discussion includes the Maritime Marketplace and the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel Phase II requirement. The invitation covers large and small companies, commercial organizations, academia, consortia, and government participants. Attendance is limited to two representatives per organization, with registration through the Navy’s event form.
7. GovCon 2026 Event
The Indian American Business Impact Group’s GovCon 2026 event takes place October 15 at The Westin in Falls Church, Virginia. Registration lists a 2–9:30 p.m. program for the in-person gathering.
The event centers on founders, government-contracting executives, and professional relationships across the GovCon community. Its format emphasizes executive networking, with sponsorship providing a participation route for service providers. The registration page provides the current venue and attendee details.
8. 2026 Small Business Symposium in Fairfax City
Virginia APEX Accelerator’s Small Business Symposium meets October 2 at Sherwood Community Center in Fairfax, Virginia. The free, in-person program covers government contracting across state, local, and federal markets.
The agenda combines a Virginia small-business agency update, a federal contracting update, proposal-writing instruction, and panels on subcontracting and entering state and local markets. SWaM certification and eVA are among the themes, alongside conversations with procurement organizations, prime contractors, and other small businesses.
9. Staying Connected 2026
RIVA Solutions’ Staying Connected event meets October 1 at Aston Martin Washington D.C. in Ashburn, Virginia. The reception brings together GovCon, technology, and federal peers for informal networking and fundraising.
SevaTruck is the charity partner, with donations and raffle activities supporting its food-insecurity relief work. The program is organized around professional relationships and community support. Registration offers donation levels tied to the charity’s meal-delivery mission and includes raffle participation.
10. WINGS: GSA OneGov and growth strategy
The WINGS virtual briefing on September 24 begins at 2 p.m. Eastern and examines GSA’s OneGov strategy and Schedule consolidations. Listed by the HUBZone Contractors National Council with registration through Women Impacting Public Policy, it focuses on issues affecting women-owned federal contractors.
GSA’s Cheryl Thornton-Cameron is the featured speaker. The session addresses procurement changes and women’s representation in government contracting. Registration is free for WIPP members and $49.99 for nonmembers, with Zoom information supplied after registration.
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