[SatNews] More then 350 contracting, acquisition, and procurement professionals from government and private industry will gather in Glendale, Arizona, for NCMA's 49th Annual Aerospace + Defense Contract Management Conference (ADC).

The event will be held March 17-18, 2010, at the Renaissance Glendale Hotel & Spa. Attendees come from the following prominent organizations: BAE Systems, The Boeing Company, CACI, CSC, the Defense Contract Audit Agency, the Defense Contract Management Agency, EADS, General Atomics, General Dynamics, the General Services Administration, L-3 Communication, Lockheed Martin, Missile Defense Agency, Northrop Grumman, and more. ADC is an annual conference which provides premier professional development and networking opportunities to the greatest minds in aerospace and defense contracting, acquisition, and procurement. Attendees will hear from a variety of high-profile speakers as they focus on the ramifications of the federal budget on aerospace and defense industry spending. The National Contract Management Association (NCMA), which was founded in 1959, is the world's leading professional resource for those in the field of contract management. The organization, which has over 18,000 members, is dedicated to the professional growth and educational advancement of procurement and acquisition personnel worldwide. NCMA strives to serve and inform the profession it represents and to offer opportunities for the open exchange of ideas in neutral forums.