Held on base at Fort Sam Houston! Earn 26 CME credits! DoD/VA Healthcare 2013 returns for its fourth year with its leading industry training forum showcasing the latest military medical technologies and providing an unparalleled educational experience for those involved in delivering patient care and support to service members and their families. 2013 speakers will include leading healthcare experts from military commands, university hospitals...

EAST: Joint Warfighting Conference 2013 Innovation in an Era of Austerity: What Capabilities Do We Needto Operate in a Non-Permissive Environment? May 14-16, 2013, Virginia Beach, VA Co-sponsored by AFCEA International and the U.S. Naval Institute, with support from the NDIA Greater Hampton Roads Chapter and the AFCEA Hampton Roads and Tidewater Chapters. This event offers an East Coast companion to the popular AFCEA-USNI West event held each...

This three-day course is designed for satellite communications engineers, spacecraft engineers, and managers who want to obtain an understanding of the "big picture" of satellite communications. Each topic is illustrated by detailed worked numerical examples, using published data for actual satellite communications systems. The course is technically oriented and includes mathematical derivations of the fundamental equations. It will enable the...

The demand for microgrids is growing—and the demonstrated performance of microgrids in the acid test of Superstorm Sandy will only accelerate the growth and adoption of microgrids within the military, campus, commercial, government, healthcare education and industrial segments. However, each of these segment areas has unique needs and requirements, performance goals and cost constraints that must be met by carefully chosen microgrid tech...

Join us as ACM Fellow Dr. Larry Davis discusses an intro and history of Computer Vision, with real life applications such as unmanned aerial vehicles and wide field vehicle detection systems. Agenda: 6:30 - Refreshments 7:00 - Announcements 7:15 - Lecture 8:15 - Q&A 8:45 - SIG-BEER Happy Hour Abstract: The field of computer vision was started in the 1960’s, in large part driven by applications in document image analysis (mail sorting...

This three-day introductory course has been taught to thousands of industry professionals for almost thirty years, in public sessions and on-site to almost every major satellite manufacturer and operator, to rave reviews. The course is intended primarily for non-technical people who must understand the entire field of commercial satellite communications (including their increasing use by government agencies), and by those who must understand a...

Military Offers Billions inRenewable Energy PPAs — Come to DC and Participate inthe Making of a New Market Join DoD Policy-Makers, Leading Renewable Energy Developers and Financiers to Discuss: Meeting the Needs of All Players in the New Market Overcoming the Obstacles in Military Renewable Energy Contracting and Deal Structuring Utilizing the DOE FEMP Guide for Development of Large-Scale Renewable Energy—New Contracting Guidelines...

Travel to a Historical Destination and Study Real Leadership Examples in a Very Different Time and Place Success in government can be measured in a number of ways and can be impacted by several factors. However, the one decisive factor in any successful endeavor is leadership. Strong and decisive leadership brings all of the other factors together and is the one indispensable component that can make the difference between success and failure -...

On March 1, automatic sequestration cuts took effect for the U.S. federal government. The cuts are evenly split between domestic and defense programs, with half affecting defense discretionary spending (weapons purchases, base operations, construction work, etc.) and the rest affecting both mandatory (Social Security or Medicaid) and discretionary domestic spending. As federal, state and local governmental entities work to enact the budget cut...

TechNet Tucson The TechNet Land Forces conference series recently evolved from and replaces the annual LandWarNet Conference. The purpose is to provide a forum for the Army and Marine Corps, as well as DoD Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard security forces, to discuss issues and share ideas for solutions. Check back soon! Information will be provided as soon as it is available.