{"id":6945,"date":"2017-06-23T15:04:31","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T19:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/?p=6945"},"modified":"2017-06-23T15:04:31","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T19:04:31","slug":"hear-how-contractors-can-drive-iot-innovation-in-government-july-11-in-washington-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/hear-how-contractors-can-drive-iot-innovation-in-government-july-11-in-washington-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Hear how contractors can drive IoT innovation in government \u2013 July 11 in Washington, DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtontechnology.com\/IoT\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2717\" height=\"1303\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6995 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/IoT-Event.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gartner projects that 21 billion devices will be connected to the internet by 2020. With the U.S. government market for the Internet of Things (IoT) beginning to take shape, we invite government contractors <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtontechnology.com\/IoT\"><strong>register to join<\/strong><\/a> Washington Technology and Microsoft to a <strong>free event<\/strong>, &#8220;<em>How Contractors Can Drive IoT Innovation in Government<\/em>,&#8221; Tuesday, July 11, from 3:30 &#8211; 6:30 p.m., at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p>Across government, agencies are exploring how they can harness the countless networked devices already embedded in their operations to gain new insights into their existing services &#8211; and to create new services to support their missions.<\/p>\n<p>During this event, government and industry thought leaders will provide government contractors and suppliers with insights into the growing market, its emerging requirements, and the long-term business outlook.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtontechnology.com\/IoT\"><strong>Check out the agenda and register now on the Washington Technology site!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured speakers for <em>How Government Contractors Can Drive IoT Innovation in Government<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 640px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 197px\">\n<td style=\"width: 152px;height: 197px\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6947\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Bruce-Sinclair.jpg\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 472px;height: 197px\"><strong>Bruce Sinclair<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Publisher of iot-inc.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advisor, Author and Speaker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 204px\">\n<td style=\"width: 152px;height: 204px\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6975\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/LandonVanDyke_150.jpg\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 472px;height: 204px\"><strong>Landon Van Dyke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senior Advisor for Energy, Environment &amp; Sustainability<\/p>\n<p><strong>Department of State<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 207px\">\n<td style=\"width: 152px;height: 207px\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"129\" height=\"129\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6955\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/George_Sam-100.jpg\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 472px;height: 207px\"><strong>Sam George<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Director, IoT Engineering Team<\/p>\n<p><strong>Microsoft Azure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 193.58px\">\n<td style=\"width: 152px;height: 193.58px\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6985\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/NickWakeman_150w.jpg\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 472px;height: 193.58px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtontechnology.com\/events\/2017\/microsoft\/Speakers\/Speaker%20Window.aspx?SpeakerId=%7b49E23C81-810F-4EB2-8652-B245CC9E11B8%7d&amp;ID=%7b15922277-8CEB-42B6-8EE9-B130553C8FBB%7d\"><strong>Nick Wakeman<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Editor-in-chief<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Washington Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 176px\">\n<td style=\"width: 152px;height: 176px\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"237\" height=\"237\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6965\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/JohnWagner_150.jpg\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 472px;height: 176px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtontechnology.com\/events\/2017\/microsoft\/Speakers\/Speaker%20Window.aspx?SpeakerId=%7b04D2DAAA-DD54-42A2-96CB-DA2480A872AA%7d&amp;ID=%7b15922277-8CEB-42B6-8EE9-B130553C8FBB%7d\"><strong>John P. Wagner<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. Customs and Border Protection<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gartner projects that 21 billion devices will be connected to the internet by 2020. With the U.S. government market for the Internet of Things (IoT) beginning to take shape, we invite government contractors register to join Washington Technology and Microsoft to a free event, &#8220;How Contractors Can Drive IoT Innovation in Government,&#8221; Tuesday, July 11, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2054,"featured_media":20423,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1,9,13,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","category-azuregov","category-events","category-internet-of-things","category-portalpreview"],"acf":[],"blog_post_summary":"<p>Gartner projects that 21 billion devices will be connected to the internet by 2020. 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