AAGEN × PPALM Job Transition Seminar

AAGEN and PPALM’s Job Transition Seminar is a full Saturday, October 11, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Richmond Highway in Arlington. The day stacks a panel, networking lunch, resume and LinkedIn work, and entrepreneurship breakouts for federal and AAPI professionals navigating career moves. Confirm ticket tiers and schedule blocks on RegFox before you treat the Marriott as a drop-in resource fair. Crystal City and Richmond Highway weekend logistics still need a buffer if you are coming from Maryland or Downtown DC. Budget the full day rather than planning a mid-afternoon exit.

The Asian American Government Executives Network and Pan-Pacific American Leaders and Mentors are named federal and military-adjacent AAPI leadership hosts. Pairing them for a full-day transition seminar is why the Marriott clears Circuit: clear audience, multi-block programming, and a re-checkable registration path rather than a thin Meetup. Bring a current resume draft and a LinkedIn URL you are willing to revise on site so the afternoon workshops are concrete. Entrepreneurship breakouts matter if your transition path includes founding, not only a new GS or contractor seat. Lunch networking is part of the design; stay seated with people outside your current agency silo.

This is right for federal and AAPI professionals who need structured transition help across panels, lunch networking, and skills breakouts. Skip it if you need a Tysons deal breakfast or a black-tie bar gala. Pack business attire that works for a hotel conference floor from morning through late afternoon. Stay through the breakouts if the morning panel alone will not answer your transition question.

If you are choosing between this seminar and APABA-DC’s Awards and Installation Gala four days later, stay here for career-transition tools; use APABA for the Greater Washington Asian Pacific American bar awards night. Register on aagen.regfox.com, cross-check the PPALM listing, and keep the confirmation for Marriott check-in. Re-check agenda notes closer to October 11.