With financing of infrastructure renewal and replacement projects being a significant concern for many water and wastewater utilities, rate increases have been necessary for some utilities to sustainably fund infrastructure projects on an ongoing basis. Rate increases can increase the financial burden on utility customers, particularly low-income customers with the most highly impacted customers dedicating a significant portion of their househ...

The SMILE Conference® is the leading training conference devoted to Social Media, the Internet and Law Enforcement initiatives. The SMILE Conference has pioneered the adoption of social media by law enforcement agencies across the world for public outreach, crime prevention, and forensics. In conjunction with the ConnectedCOPS™ blog, The SMILE Conference has become both the go-to and most trusted source by law enforcement agencies wo...

Global Waste Management Symposium (GWMS) is North America’s leading technical conference for the presentation of applied fundamental research and case studies on waste management. It is the best opportunity to share ideas and problem-solve with peers, researchers, vendors and thought leaders in the global waste community. This unique event only comes around once every two years – so make sure you’re part of it!

The Eastern Law Enforcement Training Expo (ELETE) is new to the Southeastern, United States. ELETE has been a sold-out show for the past several years. ELETE is the leading event for law enforcement, corrections and executive staff by providing a networking and training venue for hundreds of dedicated professionals from across the country. ELETE provides an exceptional, concentrated forum for learning, collaborating and experiencing new techno...

(SLS) Crime Prevention: Security Lighting Systems Design - This workshop examines the relationships between theory, energy conservation, and social and environmental factors for man-made and natural light applications. Two full days focus on the effective use of lighting the environment to augment other forms of security technology. The effects of light on human physiological and psychological behavior are discussed in detail.

Dialogue for Action® is a "can't-miss" annual national conference that brings a diversity of stakeholders together to discuss the best ways to reinforce cancer screening, prevention and risk reduction initiatives in their communities. The Wednesday through Friday schedule is packed with unique opportunities for participants to immerse themselves in engaging presentations, facilitated conversations, relationship building and more. Participa...

Based on the assumption that preventive measures must be in place to be effective, students learn 25 mitigation strategies that when successfully applied reduce the impact of terrorist attack. We examine the current state of terrorism in the United States, its evolving nature and the future use of weapons of mass destruction. A variety of options are explored for addressing the most common manmade threats we face today and for the foreseeable...

This three day workshop was developed with the asset owner in mind. Students will learn how to design CCTV systems for different types of secure level areas, compounds and installations. Students will be able to design their own intrusion detection (IDS) and access control (ACS) systems. Students will ultimately combine camera systems with video analytics, with ACS and IDS. This very interactive course has numerous case studies built into the...

This 2-day course explores principles developed over the last twenty years in the “social behavior” arena. The same concepts that effect positive social engineering are duplicated in designing inhabited spaces to cause people to do what you want them to do. Students will learn to design “from the curb inward” and incorporate overlapping threat prevention principles. We also look at crime and terrorist activity and their...

Safe-room, panic rooms, evacuation shelters, tornado cellars and collective shelters all provide protection from man-made or natural threats, for both short and long periods of time. They usually serves as a place to repair to during emergency situations; a fall back position in case of emergencies, if you will. Effective design components; i.e., air requirements and waste management, capacity limits, use of electronic media and other technolo...