Housing was once the most common way most families built wealth in America, but today, it is a primary driver of financial insecurity for millions of people. Before COVID-19, over 100 million people across the United States were struggling to afford housing. The pandemic exacerbated people’s short-term housing challenges – putting almost 40 million people at risk of eviction by the end of 2020 and even more on a trajectory toward l...

The need to effectively manage wildfires is obvious. California’s 2018 wildfire season resulted in the deaths of 104 people and $24 billion dollars in damage alone. The numerous wildfires that have ravaged Australia during the country’s 2019-20 wildfire season continue to show that effective wildfire management is a principal issue for governments, companies and the public at large. Since 1970, wildfires have increased in frequency...

October 22nd, 2020 | via Live Online Broadcast Defense Strategies Institute's Earth Intelligence 2020 Summit will take place this October 22nd, broadcasting live from Alexandria, Virginia. Earth Intelligence 2020 will address the challenges and requirements needed to maintain the IC and DoD’s global leadership in geospatial intelligence. As the world continues its shift toward great power competition, the need to develop and adopt emergi...

The Public sector Coffee Hour series is a bi-weekly videocast featuring luminaries from technology, society and the world of STEM. Topics for discussion will include governmental and societal impacts of technology, open source in Sci/Tech/Med., as well as the role of technology and work/life balance. George Takei features in the Star Trek TV series and movies as Hikaru Sulu, and George is also an accomplished author, public speaker and activis...

This SERDP and ESTCP webinar presents tools to assess conservation efforts and endangered species communities on DoD installations. Specifically, investigators will discuss SERDP-funded efforts to evaluate cross-boundary habitat crediting programs and summarize experiments using environmental DNA as a method of documenting pollinator communities.

Energy storage is becoming increasingly important to support affordable, reliable, and resilient energy delivery. Thermal energy storage can be particularly useful to buildings since significant fractions of energy in the built environment are used to meet thermal loads. Though their value has been successfully demonstrated, thermal energy storage systems are not ubiquitous throughout the building stock. To help catalyze further development in...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been rescheduled due to COVID-19 concerns. New Dates: 7/28-7/30/2020 MegaRust is conducted annually to provide a consolidated focus on Navy corrosion issues. Corrosion is a major factor in the readiness and total ownership cost of naval systems and this conference is intended to provide updated information on programs, policies, standards and Fleet experience related to corrosion an...

Don’t miss the chance to hear from Air Force Assistant Secretary Dr. Will Roper about the economic and national security impact of Covid-19 on the U.S. innovation ecosystem and how the DoD and AFVentures can engage the emerging technology market during crises. To be the first to know about Dcode events, sign up for our newsletter at dcode.co/subscribe

Please join The Virginia PTAC and JSchaus & Associates for Sustainability & Clean Tech In Government. We will bring together government and industry for a half-day of valuable content covering innovation and current opportunities within defense and intelligence agencies. Networking and sponsorship opportunities are available. To include how the government is meeting energy regulations - ie. smart buildings, vehicles, etc.

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been rescheduled due to COVID-19 concerns. New Dates: 7/8-7/10/2020 A WHO’S WHO OF ADVANCED BIOECONOMY LEADERS At ABLC, you’ll meet the leaders of the global advanced bioeconomy, in one place, at one time, for real dialogue on the opportunities and challenges of this amazing industrial movement towards sustainability and renewables. Owners & operators, project devel...