Roll the dice with AFCEA Bethesda, on Friday, October 26, at our annual, black-tie, premiere social event as we dive underground to a prohibition-style event. Imagine champagne towers, oysters and caviar dancing on your tongue as your body dances to the swing music played by the big jazz band. Hosted at the National Union Building in Washington, DC, we are switching things up with silent/live auctions on every floor and encouraging guests to network throughout the night!

With a different speakeasy-themed lounge on every floor, we can offer everyone something they will enjoy. Does a whiskey tasting whet your whistle? Check out the bar in the Bootleggers Welcome lounge. Interested in fun and games? Casino Royale, where we’ll have blackjack, craps, roulette, is for you if you’re the bettin’ type. If that isn’t enough to get your toes tapping, how about out-bidding government executives and industry professionals alike on silent and live auction items - Napa wineries? Casino excursions? Speakeasy date nights? Will you bid for the top item? It’s sure to be the bees knees. Flappers and gangsters welcome.

Friday, October 26, 2018
6:30 - Midnight
National Union Building
918 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20004
Black tie or military service dress
Flapper and Gangster Attire Encouraged
 
Need ideas on proper attire?
FEES
General Public: $350
Discounted Breakfast Sponsor: $300
Government: Complimentary*
*Reserved for current government and active duty military - excludes Government Contractors. If you retired between August - October 2018, please register for no charge. However, if you they have retired from the government prior to August 2018 or are currently working in private industry, please register as a General Public attendee. 
Online registration closes
Thursday, October 25, 2018.

On-site registration fees take effect after October 25. The on-site registration fee is $400.
 
CANCELLATION POLICY
No cancellations or refunds after October 10, 2018. However, we will accept substitute attendees.
Complimentary valet is available for all guests. 
 
SELF-PARKING
Colonial Parking (555 11th Street) garage
0.06 miles from the National Union Building. Fridays, it is open til 4:00 AM.
The Daily Max cost is $25.
 
UBER
We will be providing a $10 voucher for your uber ride! Check-in closer to the event for the code. We will also include the code in your reminder email. 
 
METRO
Take the Red, Green or Yellow lines to Gallery Place - Chinatown Metro Station. The National Union Building is one block south and one block west.
AGENDA
 
  
Board of Directors Welcome Reception
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Doors Open and Registration
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Speakeasy Lounges and Silent Auction Open 
6:30 PM - 10:00 PM   
Closing Reception
10:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Fisher House Foundation

Fisher House Foundation builds comfort homes where military & veterans families can stay free of charge, while a loved one is in the hospital.

These homes are located at military and VA medical centers around the world.

Fisher Houses have up to 21 suites, with private bedrooms and baths. Families share a common kitchen, laundry facilities, a warm dining room and an inviting living room. Since inception, the program has saved military and veterans’ families an estimated $407 million in out of pocket costs for lodging and transportation.

The Scholarships for Military Children Program was created in recognition of the contributions of military families to the readiness of the fighting force and to celebrate the role of the commissary in the military family community. It is the intent of the program that a scholarship funded through contributions be awarded annually for each commissary operated by the Defense Commissary Agency worldwide.

A total of 700 scholarship grants, each for $2,000, were awarded for school year 2018-19. There was at least one recipient selected at every commissary location where qualified applications were received, and additional recipients were selected based on a prorate basis, so more applicants were selected from those commissaries with larger numbers of applicants. *

By the Numbers
  • Families served: More than 30,000 in 2017
  • Daily capacity: 1,000+ families
  • Families served: More than 335,000 since inception
  • Number of lodging days offered: Over 8 million
  • 12,000 students have received $24,000,000 in scholarship awards
  • Over 70,000  airline tickets provided by Hero Miles to service members and their families, worth nearly $105 million
Interested in becoming a sponsor?
View the 2018-2019 packages below. 
Gatsby Glamour
Putting on the Ritz
Red Carpet
Bugsby Jazz Board of Directors Reception
Prohibition Reception
Lounge
Whoopee Registration
Sidecar Valet
Bee's Knees Bid Paddle
Wise Guy Uber Ride
Glad Rags Coat Check
Duddin Up Photography
Ladies and Gents
Media Sponsors
Official Media of AFCEA International
Supporting Sponsor