Management Concepts was proud to be a Diamond Sponsor of the Society of Defense Financial Management (SDFM) National Capital Region (NCR) Professional Development Institute (PDI), which took place on March 26, 2025, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.

Management Concepts was proud to be the top sponsor of the Society of Defense Financial Management (SDFM) national Professional Development Institute (PDI), the premier annual SDFM event, drawing nearly 6,000 attendees to Phoenix, Arizona, May 29-31, 2024, and over 1,000 additional attendees tuning in virtually.

On March 13, 2024, the American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC) Washington Chapter hosted the annual National Capital Region Professional Development Institute (PDI) at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.

The American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC) has active chapters across the United States and around the world.

Over 4,500 defense financial management professionals converged on St. Louis (and 1,500 logged in online) to attend the American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC) Professional Development Institute (PDI), May 29–June 2, 2023. As ASMC celebrated its 75th anniversary, Management Concepts also acknowledged its 50th anniversary and had the honor of supporting PDI 2023 as the jubilee sponsor. Throughout the week PDI offered a variety of learning and networking opportunities, with Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM) training courses, mini-courses, sessions, an exhibit hall, receptions, and additional events and activities for ASMC members. Although it would be impossible to recount all of these in full, we’ll recap the highlights and welcome comments from other attendees.

The American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC) Professional Development Institute (PDI) 2022 reunited members of the defense financial management community from across the United States and Department of Defense installations around the world, with some traveling from as far away as Germany and South Korea to attend the event in Atlanta, Georgia. May 31 through June 3, 2022 marked a special occasion for PDI, as it was the first onsite national training event for ASMC members since PDI 2019. Along with the approximately 3,000 onsite attendees, a nearly equal number of participants joined the hybrid event virtually.

From February 16-17, 2023, Management Concepts staff had the pleasure of returning to San Antonio, TX to support the American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC) Alamo City Chapter Professional Development Symposium (PDS) as a Diamond Sponsor, presenting a session as well as greeting ASMC members at our booth in the exhibit hall. Several hundred attendees gathered at the education center at Fort Sam Houston to attend sessions and earn continuing education credit, explore the exhibit hall, and network with other defense financial management professionals.

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