A few years ago deploying a new system meant months of preparation, installation and troubleshooting. Today, you can initiate a new IT system in a couple of minutes, through a quick internet search an an even quicker download from the cloud. This new model is called everything-as-a-service (XaaS) and it's rapidly changing the way organizations buy and utilize applications to fulfill their mission. Chris Dorobek and his panel of experts will ex...

George Washington University’s Office of the Vice President of Research and ICF International will cohost a panel at the Milken Institute School of Public Health Auditorium to discuss strategies for obesity prevention and control in worksites. Panelists will discuss: The impact of worksite initiatives to prevent and control obesity, including the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine and the Task Force on Community Preventive Serv...

You are invited to start your training for 2015 by attending SANS Security East 2015 where SANS will provide outstanding courses in IT security, forensics, and security management presented by the best cybersecurity instructors in the country. At SANS events you get the kind of hands-on, immersion training that you can put to work immediately. http://www.sans.org/info/164627The lineup of courses for cybersecurity and infosec professionals at a...

Does being beyond US shores mean relief from US export controls? Not as far as the US Government is concerned. This webinar is designed for non-US companies and US companies desiring a better understanding of how the US regulations impact their foreign affiliates, customers and distributors . US restrictions on reexports and other transactions (EAR, ITAR & OFAC) apply to companies physically located outside of the United States. This incl...

The ISNA Education Forum on the west coast is a unique professional development conference for educators to share their knowledge and learn from each other’s experiences. Board Members, Administrators and Teachers are invited to Learn, Teach, and Network! Topics to be discussed Building Language Foundations: Vocab, Vocab, Vocab!- Thouraya Boubetra Enhancing Effective Instruction in the Weekend Schools-Layla Bahar Al-Aloom Effective Tools...

The 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (3rdWCDRR) will be held in Sendai, Japan in March 2015, and the successor arrangement of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA2) which will serve as the global guiding principle for the following years is expected to be adopted on this occasion. In addition, the negotiations on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be conducted in autumn 2015. Program at a glance ● Day1 (Wednesday, 14...

How to Get Data Mining Off the Ground and Into OrbitA Free One-Hour Live, Interactive Web EventProduced by The Modeling Agency“Guidance & Results for the Data-Rich, Yet Information-Poor”Presented by TMA Senior Consulting Staffhttp://www.the-modeling-agency.com/data-mining-webinarWHAT'S COVEREDThe vast majority of BI professionals are excited about the prospects of data mining and predictive analytics, but are fully mystified ab...

This webinar is designed to provide the participant with a 1.5 hour overview of the current requirements for measuring performance and reporting it. The most recent version of this information and guidance included updates derived from the OMB Circular No. A-11 dated July 25, 2014 and it's companion supplement, the Capital Programming Guide. This webinar emphasizing knowledge and talking points to help orient or refresh project managers, progr...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) presents an updated series of training courses focused on Renewable Energy Technology Applications for federal sites. Renewable energy technologies can help Federal sites meet agency goals and legislative mandates, improve energy security, and reduce environmental impact while efficiently providing electricity, heating, cooling, and other applications. This course wil...

The Office of Management and Budget's Digital Government strategy charges agencies with enabling citizens and the growing mobile workforce to access high-quality digital government information and services anywhere, anytime, on any device. From the warfighter or law enforcement investigator in the field to the medical researcher or food inspector, mobile technology is being implemented across government to share and analyze information instant...