Audience: CARET Representatives and Administrative Heads Section Members Theme: Strategies for effective advocacy for BAA and member institution priorities, notably during this pandemic period. Proposed Session Topics and Speakers: Effective Advocacy Practices – As someone engaged in advocacy work on federal initiatives who hears from advocates, what are some of the strategies you see that enhances the effectiveness of advocacy efforts?M...

This inaugural event is focused on the theme of digital inclusivity for women during this period of wieji—both unprecedented change and new opportunities—showcasing thought leaders in technology adoption. The common thread will be harnessing rapid technologic change to reinvent our futures. Transformative change leaders such as Microsoft, Biogen, Huawei, VMWare and Forbes (and many more!) are fully onboard as major sponsors. Use co...

About BECC 2020–we are going virtual this year! Mitigating climate change is more urgent than ever, and we need major leaps in systems and behaviors to address this critical issue. For more than a decade, BECC has presented behavioral research on nudging people and organizations to make these changes. Now is the time to move from nudges to leaps. For us specifically, the time has come to explore the world of virtual conference production...

Voice technology is transforming the customer experience in the contact center for the better. Gone are the days when voice wasn’t accurate enough or available in enough languages. Having accurate any-context speech recognition at the foundation of your automation technologies can enhance and change the way you operate your contact center. And that can empower you to deliver exceptional customer experiences. In this webinar, Piet Knight...

The COVID-19 has been an accelerant for innovation and modernization. The Federal government impacts nearly every aspect of American life, contributing to the health, safety, security and economic stability of people in America and throughout the world. Whether it's ensuring the safety of the food we eat and the water we drink, responding to national emergencies, providing benefits for veterans with disabilities, enhancing the safety and relia...

Public sector innovation is needed now more than ever before. Using new approaches – from policy design to service delivery, new technologies and better use of data – to improve the performance and responsiveness of the public sector is critical if we are to bounce back from the recent challenges we have all faced. To recover faster and better, we need to collaborate, share ideas and accelerate innovation in the public sector, ulti...

Hypersonic Weapons are accelerating the pace at DoD for the evaluation of potential weapon system concepts and mission sets. As DoD is preparing for $10 billion to enable fielding of Hypersonic Glide Vehicles (HGV) within the next five years, this has created a surge of a rapid R&D for Hypersonic Technologies. Hypersonic Glide Vehicles (HGV) are launched from a rocket before gliding to a target and alternatively, Hypersonic cruise missiles...

While we never know what the future holds, what makes the 2020-2021 academic year especially challenging is that we do not have a playbook for educating students in the middle of a pandemic. K-12 schools are trying to balance an operating plan with daily changes to evolving safety and health regulations. The current environment has dramatically accelerated the use of interactive communication tools, including teleconferencing, video, SMS/text,...

Public sector innovation is needed now more than ever before. Using new approaches – from policy design to service delivery, new technologies and better use of data – to improve the performance and responsiveness of the public sector is critical if we are to bounce back from the recent challenges we have all faced. To recover faster and better, we need to collaborate, share ideas and accelerate innovation in the public sector, ulti...

Public sector innovation is needed now more than ever before. Using new approaches – from policy design to service delivery, new technologies and better use of data – to improve the performance and responsiveness of the public sector is critical if we are to bounce back from the recent challenges we have all faced. To recover faster and better, we need to collaborate, share ideas and accelerate innovation in the public sector, ulti...