Far too often, agencies, organizations, and consulting firms are running data and AI projects without taking the right steps to ensure their success. Agile and iterative approaches have become adopted best practices for application development projects, but why don’t we have something similar when it comes to advanced analytics, big data, and AI projects? Without using best-practices approaches that standardize steps for data preparation...

Featured Speaker: Colin Russel, Director of Data Science at the New York Times! The November Data for AI Event is hosting Colin Russel, Director of Data Science at the New York Times as our featured speaker and his session 'How the NY Times uses Machine Learning to create, curate, and optimize social media campaigns with Colin Russel, Dir. Data Science’! For large organizations such as the New York Times, creating and running various soc...

As higher education institutions face challenges in finding ways to upgrade existing facilities and deliver major new expansions, many are looking at P3s and alternative delivery models as an opportunity to facilitate growth. Learn how schools are overcoming resource constraints to upgrade facilities and deliver critical on and off campus developments. This year's program focuses on how advancements in procurement, design, financing, and O...

As You Move Toward Bringing Employees Back, Give Your Teams The Tools To Help Them Stay Safe And Productive On The Job With Solutions From Microsoft About The Virtual Conference: While chances are your work environment has changed greatly in the past year, Microsoft tools will allow you to remain effective and create an integrated work environment for all of your internal communications needs. Microsoft SharePoint & Teams demonstrations w...

The October 2021 AI in Government presenter is Scott Beliveau, Branch Chief of Advanced Analytics from the United States Patent and Trademark office (USPTO)! In his interactive discussion 'The USPTO AI Innovation Journey with Scott Beliveau, Branch Chief of Advanced Analytics at the USPTO', will share the adventurous journey of how in a few short years a scrappy team working out of an unused supply room with a passion for data created an award...

Featured Guest Speakers: Gregory Brown, Vice President of Strategy and R&D, Advanced Technology Group at UPS and Laura Patel, Advanced Analytics Manager at UPS! About Data for AI: The Data for AI Community is geared toward innovative companies pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with Artificial Intelligence and cognitive technologies. This community is focused on the data side of AI including: Data Engineering, Data Preparation...

Navigate Changing Times With Your Government Communication Peers!Tips, Tactics And Best Practices To Help Engage, Inform, And Empower Your Employees From Top Government Communicators.Hear how other government agencies are communicating to boost morale, inform on various channels, and keep employees engaged through COVID and beyond – whether in-person or remote.Learn from your peers how to incorporate storytelling and empathy into communi...

2021 Hybrid NEC: Together We Thrive Celebrate SGMP’s 40th Anniversary and reconnect with your SGMP family by attending the 2021 National Education Conference, Sept 21-23, 2021, in Huntsville, Alabama. The hybrid meeting offers both in-person and virtual attendance options. The conference theme “Together We Thrive” inspires hope and opportunity as the meetings industry begins to recover from the disruptions of the past year.Ri...

Briefing Summary: Federal agencies have increased focus on Intelligent Automation (IA) and Robotic Processing Automation (RPA) as part of their modernization journey. Many have achieved impactful results from automating countless manual processes, freeing up time to focus on innovation and mission support. Although mission critical, the acceleration of automation can introduce new security risks and expand the attack landscape. Agencies lookin...

Strategies For Optimizing Your Digital Workplace, Including Microsoft Teams, SharePoint And M365, For Boosted Collaboration, Communication And Productivity Microsoft Teams, SharePoint & M365 have taken most workplaces by storm. But keeping up has not always been easy. Many workers have not fully adopted Teams as a top-down or project communication platform. Others have over-adopted Teams and created often confusing sets of Teams, Channels...