Export Control Reform for Ground Vehicles and Vessels The time for talk is over, and the moment for action is now! Learn what you need to know to prepare your organization to take advantage of the new rules. Time is short -- these changes will come into effect before you know it. Join us as we tackle these topics and more:First export control reform came by air. Now it has arrived by land and by sea. Major changes are coming to both the Intern...

The Council on Federal Procurement of Architecture & Engineering Services (COFPAES), invites you to attend a workshop on "Qualification Based Selection (QBS) Contracting for A/E Services" on Tuesday, May 14 in Washington, DC. This class, to be taught by Bruce Ware, US Army Corps of Engineers, will provide the elements of the acquisition of firms via the 40 USC 1101/10 USC 2855 and FAR part 36.6 QBS process. This U.S. Army Corps of Engineer...

What you need to know if you have affiliates, customers, or suppliers in the EU or UK. Have you ever wondered why your EU colleagues seem to speak a different compliance language to you? Join us on December 5, 2012 and find out what you need to know from a business and compliance perspective on the EU/UK export controls. We will not make you an expert on UK controls but you will learn about potential pitfalls and learn to speak the language. D...

Protecting Military Airbases and Commercial Airports against the Forces of Nature 2012 Exposition and New Technologies Presentations The #1 threat to our airports and airbases continues to be the devastating forces of nature! Hurricanes Tornados Lightning Fire Snow and Ice Seismic Activity / Earthquakes Flooding Objective of this Event: Provide concise, factual overviews and demonstrations of new technologies, innovations, and procedures for m...

WINGS WHEELS ROTORS & EXPO is a public event on the military base and airfield, Joint Forces Training Base and Army Airfield, Los Alamitos, California 90720. Attendance is 32,000 and growing. General Admission is FREE. This is the 11th year of the event. SPONSOR and EXHIBITOR opportunities available now. The PURPOSES of the day: - people with a passion for machines and transportation learn and have fun together - to service the community o...

Do you handle any part of the travel management process or need insight into the procurement side of managed travel? Gain valuable procurement insights and best practices at GBTA Procurement Symposium 2012. GBTA has partnered with the Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM) to present the GBTA Procurement Symposium 2012 - October 23-24, Los Angeles, CA. This event features up-to-date insights, tools, best practices, and strategies to help...

Objectives »»Understand the basics of negotiating public sector collective bargaining agreements »»Gain insights into union positions and perspectives »»Learn about various collective bargaining strategies Description Fraught with legal and human resource conundrums labor and management relations can be a difficult area to navigate. Learn negotiation fundamentals as workshop leaders in this session of the Ci...

Enhance your self-awareness and make emotions work for you to build more productive relationships-professionally and personally-through emotional intelligence training. Understand and improve the crucial connection between emotions and actions to business and personal success. Now you can actually develop and enhance the skills which will positively impact your work—and in doing so, tap into a whole new level of achievement in your caree...

Attend the GBTA National Travel Forum (NTF) , June 4 – 7 in Phoenix, AZ where you will be delivered a tool box of industry best practices that will immediately benefit your agency by lowering travel spend and drive transparency through data. Hear from GSA executives like Tim Burke and the best in corporate travel management on how to save your department 20% in travel spend. Corporations react quickly to changing economic, political, an...

US-UK Treaty Relaxes ITAR--Is the Cure Worse than the Disease? On April 13, 2012, the US finally relaxed US ITAR controls on the UK. The big question is whether this helps you, and right now that is a tough question to answer. Some who have tried to read the new rules have already decided to ignore the complicated relaxation and continue to get licenses and agreements. The fact is a lot of ITAR controls remain and many companies will continue...