September 2026 Events
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 1
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 · ONLINE
VA Loan Office Hours
An open Q&A on VA home loans with JD Modrak of The Veteran's Mortgage Source. No pitch, no slides. Bring the question you have been putting off asking.
📅 Friday, September 4 · 🕐 12:00 PM PT / 3:00 PM ET
💻 Online, link emailed the day before
🎫 Free, registration required
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 8
SEPTEMBER 10 TO 13 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
Leading 2 Win Summit, and Sitreps is a proud sponsor
A day of connection, 300+ veterans, service members, military families and hiring companies. The 4th annual summit is the single densest gathering of the defense hiring ecosystem this month.
📅 Thursday, September 10 to Sunday, September 13
📍 STATION Austin (Capital Factory), 701 Brazos St, Austin TX
🎫 Free for veterans
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 · INSIDE THE SUMMIT
Our workshop: Careers in Space & Defense Innovation
Kyle Eberly and Wyatt Frasier run an interactive session on what companies in defense tech actually look for, how military experience gets read on a resume, and what gets a candidate noticed. Workshop 2C on the Summit agenda.
📅 Friday, September 11 · 🕐 2:15 to 3:15 PM CT
🎟️ Included with your Summit registration above
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14
SEPTEMBER 14 TO 18 · LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
SoCal Deep Tech Week, and we will be in the room
Five days of summits, receptions and dinners bringing roughly 450 people from across deep tech and defense into Long Beach. No booth, no panel, no pitch. We are there to meet companies building teams and candidates ready for their next move.
📅 Monday, September 14 to Friday, September 18
📍 Long Beach, California
🤝 Want time with us that week? Tell us and we will find a slot.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 · ONLINE
VA Loan Office Hours, evening session
The same open Q&A as September 4, moved to the evening so the East Coast and anyone working days can make it.
📅 Wednesday, September 16 · 🕐 5:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM ET
💻 Online, link emailed the day before
🎫 Free, registration required
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 · NEW YORK CITY
RBC Veteran Transition & Career Symposium
RBC Capital Markets and RVets invite veterans, transitioning service members and military spouses to a day of career panels, small-group industry breakouts, and an evening of networking. Panels cover military to civilian transition, investment banking and global markets, and careers in AI and defense tech.
📅 Thursday, September 17 · 🕐 12:00 PM ET check-in, 1:00 PM start
📍 200 Vesey Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY
⚠️ Register by September 14, capacity is limited
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 · WASHINGTON DC
Sitreps DC Meetup at Wunder Garten
Back to the beer garden, with a private tent reserved just for the Sitreps community. Veterans and professionals from across DC defense, tech and finance, no agenda beyond good conversation while the weather still allows it. Food and drinks available to buy.
📅 Wednesday, September 23 · 🕐 6:30 to 9:00 PM ET
📍 Wunder Garten, 1101 First St NE, Washington DC
🎫 Free, registration required
Can't make any of these? October is already filling up.
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VA Loan Office Hours is an educational session only and is not an offer of credit. Presented with The Veteran's Mortgage Source, powered by Canopy Mortgage LLC, NMLS #1359687. Equal Housing Opportunity.