Since 1996 The Annual Technology Expo in Parkersburg, WV has been the forum for technology vendors to interact with federal, state and local government personnel. Although headquartered in Wash DC the majority of Bureau of Public Debt personnel work in the Parkerburg office and make up a large part of the audience who attend. This program is the one opportunity each year that BPD Personnel have to interact with technology vendors who can help...

Enabling Secure Mobile Enterprise Operations: Free Seminar Mobility and security are hot topics now. In combination, mobile security is perhaps one of the highest priorities for many IT professionals across government agencies. As Federal enterprises are pushed by end users and Federal IT leadership to embrace more mobile devices and applications, specific questions about how to ensure trusted mobile computing have become of paramount importan...

Transforming Data to DecisionsA Roadmap to Revenue for Data AnalyticsThis two-day course will prepare functional managers and business practitioners to finally make sense of data analytics and take control of the analytic process. “Transforming Data to Decisions” develops core skills for business analytics and lays the foundation for data-intensive analytic projects that deliver insight, clarity, confidence and sound decision suppo...

Critical Security Controls International Summit Pre-Summit Course: April 26-30, 2013 Summit: May 1-2, 2013 London, England The British government's Center for the Protection of National Infrastructure describes the Critical Security Controls as the "baseline of high-priority information security measures and controls that can be applied across an organisation in order to improve its cyber defence." Many government Agencies, companies (large an...

Attend an upcoming National Contract Management Association (NCMA) National Education Seminar! The COR Member of the Acquisition Team: The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Guide to Performance and Quality The "COR Member of the Acquisition Team” National Education Seminar (NES) is designed to better illustrate the important role that the contracting officer’s representative (COR) plays in ensuring that the contract specia...

Attend an upcoming National Contract Management Association (NCMA) National Education Seminar! 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...

The ability of robots to save lives has secured a path for ground robotics’ future alongside the Warfighter. Ground robotics, rapidly adopted during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, has enabled the U.S. and its allies to be more effective, efficient, and protected in a range of different missions, such as Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Combat Engineering, and Reconnaissance. With a waning defense budget, uncertainty of future budgets,...

Appian World 2013 is the premier event for Appian Government and Commercial customers, partners and the BPM community at-large. Learn how to turn the mobile and social revolution into real business value. Interact with industry analysts and thought-leaders, Appian customers, Appian executives and product experts. Receive product training and get the insights you need to take your process improvement to the next level. With three distinct track...

The BFMA 2013 Conference is co-locating with the DOCUMENT Strategy Forum '13 and, combined, will feature 9 conference tracks, covering 3 days and offering attendees more than 70 sessions. You can choose to follow a specific track or mix and match sessions from any of the tracks being offered to customize your own learning experience. Click here for BFMA 2013 Conference details. Click here for the BFMA 2013 Conference guide to print.

Objectives »» Become knowledgeable about a conceptual model for evaluating and diagnosing governing board effectiveness »» Discuss case studies of highly functional and effective and highly dysfunctional governing boards »» Gain familiarity with tools for improving and sustaining the effectiveness of governing boards Description This workshop uses original research, case studies, and group discussion to focu...