THIS IS NOT A TACTICAL TRAINING COURSE Given today's ever-changing threat environment, preparing for and training employees to cope with workplace violence should be a key piece of an organization's incident response planning. A Unique Training Opportunity Western Kentucky University and the National Protection and Programs Directorate Office of Infrastructure Protection within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are hosting a one-day Sec...

FEMP presents its latest On-Demand Training course on Advanced Energy Savings Performance Contracting The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) has launched its latest eTraining Course, Energy Savings Performance Contracts: Advanced Guide, for no-cost, on-demand access. In this course, FEMP Technical Lead Kurmit Rockwell offers in-depth instruction on energy savings performance contracting, including primary...

10th Annual ICS Security Summit - Orlando For SCADA, Industrial Automation, and Control System SecurityJoin us for the 10th anniversary of the Annual SANS ICS Security Summit. The Summit is the premier event to attend in 2015 for ICS cybersecurity practitioners and managers. This year's summit will feature hands-on training courses focused on Attacking and Defending ICS environments, Industry specific pre-summit events, and an action packed su...

The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard, will host the 2015 Biennial International Ice Rescue Operations & Training Meeting from February 26-27, 2015 in Bay City, Michigan. This meeting will serve as a forum to share "best practices" in ice rescue techniques and equipment used by federal, state and local first responders and as a medium to generate a national discussio...

The world of data is exploding and it's more exciting than ever. And, to celebrateTDWI's 20th anniversary year providing in-depth vendor-neutral education to data professionals worldwide, we're starting 2015 with a bang at TDWI Las Vegas. TDWI Las Vegas will feature thought-provoking keynotes and more than 60 full- and half-day classes from industry leaders on practitioners. We'll be covering a broad spectrum of topics, from data warehousing a...

Start the new fiscal year off right February Outreach provides business development opportunities for vendors in a setting where they can get personal attention in successfully marketing their products, services and supplies to Defense and Civilian procurement representatives, primes, and acquisition personnel. There is no substitute for face to face networking: There is a saying: "20% of the small businesses get 80% of the business". Why? Be...

100 Worst Mistakes in Government Contracting This course examines 100 classic mistakes to avoid when doing business with the government. The course draws on every phase of the government contract life cycle. During this one day course, professionals will learn best practices and guiding principles as it pertains to: Solicitations Proposal preparation and submission Defective pricing and the Truth in Negotiations Act Protests Contract Types Mul...

Ready to step up your IT management game? Want to know how other federal agencies are solving IT challenges? Curious about SolarWinds newest products and features? Please join us on February 26th in downtown Austin, Texas for a live, in-person federal user group. Meet SolarWinds’ technical experts and leaders, Federal systems engineers, and military, civilian, and contractor users of SolarWinds software. You’ll begin with breakfas...

Tunnel safety has improved drastically over the past few years throughout Australia and New Zealand but issues remain, specifically around fire protection. Safety is a key driver for all organizations involved in the life cycle of a tunnel and they all need to contribute if lasting solutions are to be found. Tunnel Safety and Fire Protection will focus on strategies to improve safety throughout the design, construction, operations and maintena...

GESS Dubai is the leading educational exhibition in the Middle East with: 350 exhibitors from 35 countries 9000 educational professionals 11 internationally renowned keynotes 200+conference sessions GESS 2015 is free to visit and is designed for all educational professionals, whether you are a head teacher, head of procurement, head of department, dean, professor, lecturer, teacher or just involved in education, GESS has it all. As part of the...