As part of its mission to provide “Real-Time Data-Driven Decision Making,” Optimal routinely hosts members of the academic, research, business, and nongovernmental organization communities to participate in its Brown Bag Series. Held during lunch, the Brown Bag Series offers Optimal staff and invited guests the opportunity to explore state-of-the-art research methods and discuss research findings and innovative ideas.

Upcoming Events

Date: November 5, 2026

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Webinar: Way Too Early 2 -Optimizing the Gaps in the Digital Accessibility Lifecycle: SEO, AEO and Accessibility

What we will discuss: How SEO and AEO support digital accessibility and content discoverability, and vice versa. A Thanksgiving recipe comparison: how SEO may impact accessible and voice-ready content. How headings, structured information, readability, and accessible formatting improve content usability. Why voice-readiness matters as people increasingly use AI-powered assistants to find and interact with information. How iAccessible’s SEO and AEO […]

Date: November 16, 2026

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From ACR Claims to Campus Accountability” Lecture to Address Digital Accessibility Risk in Higher Education

The upcoming lecture “From ACR Claims to Campus Accountability: Managing Digital Accessibility Risk” will be presented at the Accessing Higher Ground 2026 conference, taking place November 16–20, 2026, at the Hilton Denver City Center in Denver, Colorado. The one-hour general conference session will focus on how higher education institutions can evaluate vendor Accessibility Conformance Reports, or ACRs, identify risk in vendor accessibility claims, […]



Past Events

Date: June 27, 2012

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Monthly Household Income Fluctuations, Material Deprivation and Health Outcomes in the U.S.

Dr. Neil Bania has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Oregon.  His research is focused on food insufficiency and other social policy topic areas including welfare, housing assistance, and transportation as well as state and local taxation policies.  He joined the University of Oregon’s Department of Planning, Public Policy, and Management in 2004 as an Associate Professor.  Prior […]

Date: December 6, 2011

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Dr. Muhiuddin Haider and Ms. Hoda Sana to present on “Neonatal Health Issues in South Asia”

University of Maryland’s School of Public Health, Associate Professor in Global Health, Dr. Muhiuddin Haider and doctoral student Ms. Hoda Sana will discuss South Asian neonatal healthcare and neonatal healthcare improvement on Friday, December 9, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. at Optimal Solutions Group’s, LLC (Optimal’s) office in M Square Research Park in College Park, Maryland. Dr. Haider and Ms. Sana’s discussion […]

Date: November 9, 2011

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Dr. Herrmann to present “Model-Based Systems Engineering for Healthcare Organizations” at Optimal’s Brown Bag Seminar

University of Maryland Associate Professor Dr. Jeffrey W. Herrmann will share new innovative models to improve operations of healthcare organizations on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 11:45 a.m. This brown bag seminar will be held at Optimal Solutions Group, LLC (Optimal) headquarters located in M Square Research Park in College Park, Maryland.

Date: May 16, 2011

Location: College Park, MD

Dr. Chris Yang presents “Clarity in the Clutter: Automated Temporal Topic Organization in Social Media.”

Drexel University’s Associate Professor Dr. Chris Yang presented the use of temporal logic-based topic organization systems for social media on Friday, May 13, at Optimal Solutions Group, LLC’s (Optimal’s) Brown Bag event.

Date: February 1, 2011

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Optimal presents at International SME Networking and Clustering (SNC) Project Conference

In Turkey, The Ministry of Economy is implementing a project named the SME Networking and Clustering (SNC) Project supported by the EU during the period from February 2011 to November 2013.

Date: January 1, 1970

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Dr. William Rand presents “A Discussion on the Diffusion of Information in Social Networks”

Research Director Dr. William Rand of The Center for Complexity in Business at the University of Maryland will discuss questions of information diffusion and how to answer them through social media and agent-based modeling Noon on June 1st at Optimal Solution Group, LLC’s (Optimal’s) office.

Date: January 1, 1970

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Marion Pines presents strategies for implementing large-scale initiatives

At Optimal Solutions Group, LLC’s (Optimal’s) Brown Bag lecture series last Wednesday, Marion Pines shared her insights about successfully implementing initiatives.

Date: January 1, 1970

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National cyber-security and communications integration center (NCCIC)

Dr. Michael Chipley presented to Optimal staff on his experience and knowledge in the field of cyber security. Dr. Chipley is the current president of the PMC Group, LLC. The PMC Group, LLC, provides consulting and project management to a multitude of government and private agencies including the Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency, and Optimal Solutions Group, LLC. Dr. […]

Date: January 1, 1970

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Next-Gen Federal Acquisition Intelligence with Agentic AI

Discover how Agentic AI is reshaping federal procurement and automation. Join our expert-led webinar! Join Us Thursday May 1, 2025  1:00 PM-1:30 PM EST  Where: Microsoft Teams Webinar What You Will Learn:  How we built a bot to search all federal procurement forecasts using plain language  Tools for finding expiring contract opportunities  How to generate and enhance reports with LLMs and […]

Date: January 1, 1970

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Dr. chris yang presents “Clarity in the Clutter: Automated Temporal Topic Organization in Social Media.”

Drexel University’s Associate Professor Dr. Chris Yang will present on the use of temporal logic based topic organization systems for social media on May 13, 2011 at Optimal Solutions Group, LLC’s (Optimal’s) office.

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