This biennial conference focuses on best practices, policy developments, and ways to improve your IBC program. The 2013 conference will be held in Seattle, Washington, at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel. Who should attend? Institutional Biosafety Committee members and staff Biosafety professionals Research administrators Scientists Others involved in the conduct and oversight of recombinant DNA research The NIH-OBA Steering Committee has determi...

Webinar Instructor: Felice Laird June 18, 2013 1:00 PM EDT Improving Compliance with Effective Export Compliance Audits Despite their negative image, export compliance audits are one of the most effective tools for improving and validating your compliance program. Whenever possible, audits should not be about digging to see how many violations you can find. Instead, audits should strive to find the weaknesses in your compliance program and sp...

If you’re currently (or hoping to be) doing business in any potentially controlled commodity sector in or with Russia, you need to be aware of, and prepared for, Russia’s export controls, and this webinar can help! It puts the “RRR” in the “BRIC”, it is a top EU and USA trading partner, and it has an export control system that can be as complex as any other (if not more so)! It’s the Russian Federation...

WHEN IT COMES TO CONTINGENCY PLANNING, WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED! The Contingency Planning and Management (CPM) conference focuses on COOP and the risk management community at large, including business continuity, continuity of operations, security and emergency management. Attendees span the public and private sectors and are responsible for the safe, timely, and effective resumption and resilience of their business, agency or community in the fa...

As advanced and persistent cyber attacks threaten our nation’s critical infrastructure, government and industry share a common interest in partnering to stay ahead and protect their assets. However, while they share a common goal, due to the nature of their missions and organizational drivers, their motivations are not always aligned. Earlier this year, President Obama issued an Executive Order focused on cybersecurity that requires the...

Registration Fees: Government Employees: $1,195 (Federal, State or Local Government Issued ID) Special "Early Bird" Reduced Rates in Support of Government Budget Reductions: Now $995 until March 16th Special “Bring-an-Associate” Registration (for Government Only): Register one government student and a 2nd student from the same office within an organization can register for 50% of the standard fee. – We want to encourage lear...

This Workshop is Limited To Government Employees Only to Permit Candid Discussion. The Press and Industry are NOT invited to register for this workshop. Workshop Registration Fee: (Federal, State or Local Government Issued ID) Government Employees: $995 Special Reduced Registration Fee: $795 Overview of the Workshop: Government in today’s business environment is facing new management challenges. Agencies are facing concurrent demands to...

Anytime, Anywhere Identity & Access Management to Address Security and Compliance IssuesApril 11, 2013 | 8:30am - 10:10am | Washington, DC The de-perimeterization of IT environments is compromising the risk posture of federal and commercial organizations alike. As IT organizations struggle to address new security concerns from an "access anytime, anywhere" world, they must also grapple with growing regulatory requirements, including FISMA,...

Fiscal cliffs and sequestration are looming. At the same time government programs and agencies have fewer resources and are challenged to stop fraud and effectively investigate fraudulent activity. As revenues drop and fraudulent activity increases due to weak internal controls, agencies are looking to technical capabilities to help investigate and gather evidence. Attend this session to learn about the challenges and opportunities in fraud re...

On top of the already current availability of license exceptions for EAR exporters, it is likely that license exceptions will authorize exports of many of the items that export control reform will move from the ITAR's US Munitions List to the Commerce Control List. EAR license exceptions authorize certain exports without a license. Some exporters, however, get a license even when an exception is available because they prefer the comfort factor...