Agenda Thursday, May 12 8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments 9:00 am Opening Remarks David Taylor, Chief Information Officer, State of Florida 9:15 am Opening Keynote Open Roads Open Minds: An Exploration of Creative Problem SolvingSteve Uzzell, Renowned PhotographerSteve Uzzell is a veteran National Geographic photographer and one of the nation’s leading corporate photographers. Steve's award-winning approach to his photographi...

The much lauded 2011 Energy/Facilities Connections event is scheduled for May 2011. The theme is Now...More than Ever. The conference attracts top-of-the-line facility experts to provide attendees with critical resources for tackling fiscal and operational restraints. A potpourri of disciplines, such as facilities, energy, construction, custodial, business, safety, regulatory and associated professionals would be well-served to attend. Attende...

As a Tier 1 UASI area, New York City's need for collaboration among stakeholders is heightened. This year marks the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, and the city's emergency management and homeland security professionals must continue to leverage lessons learned and work toward increased preparedness for both man-made and natural disasters. Join peers across all areas of emergency preparedness and homeland security to share best practices, explore...

Essentials of Proven Usability Techniques: Making Your Website More Effective Class Format: Two–Day Course Instructor: Hal Miller–Jacobs, UsabilityCoach.com Date: Wednesday–Thursday, May 11-12, 2011 Time: 9:00–4:00 PM ET Location: GSA - One Constitution Square Fee: $600 federal, state, and local government$800 non-government Course Description Almost anyone can put up a website or online tool; but ensuring that people...

Inspire. Innovate. Interact. These words are the essence of the GSA Training Conference and Expo 2011. The conference will provide a wide spectrum of training to enhance your job performance and enrich your personal knowledge as acquisition professionals and program managers from federal, state and local government, and the military. Our vendor exhibition is unparalleled; presenting innovations from hundreds of suppliers showcasing their lates...

The objective of this course is to introduce engineers, scientists, managers, and military operations personnel to the fields of radar tracking, data fusion and to the key technologies which are available today for application to this field. The course is designed to be rigorous where appropriate, while remaining accessible to students without a specific scientific background in this field. The course will start from the fundamentals and move...

The Environment, Energy Security, and Sustainability (E2S2) Symposium and Exhibition provides an opportunity to share ideas on how to improve energy, environmental and sustainability management throughout DoD, the Services and other federal agencies.

The premier conference on municipal video surveillance. For law enforcement leaders, city managers and urban security experts. Hear from cities who have already implemented city camera systems - Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas and others! » Designing municipal video systems» Financing and budgeting for systems» Live monitoring vs. recording» Technical challenges & solutions» Generating public support for a system...

As a Tier 1 UASI area, the Capitol Region must be at the forefront of emergency preparedness, ready to respond to the natural and man-made disasters that could strike without warning. From snowstorms to terrorist attacks, the Capital can set the bar for optimum regional collaboration and response that may be replicated throughout the country. Join your peers across all areas of homeland security and emergency preparedness to share best practic...

Agenda Monday, May 9 8:00 amRegistration and Morning Refreshments 9:00 amOpening Remarks Brian Arrowood, Chief Information Officer, State of Indiana 9:15 amOpening Keynote An Owner's Guide to the Future David Zach, Futurist Do we really want vacuum cleaners that can argue with us? Will the automation of health care lead to the automation of caring? And, how come teenagers can pay attention to ten things at once and still be, like, bored? Da...