The 2010 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots will be held on December 6-8, 2010 at Nashville, TN, USA. The conference theme is "Intelligent and Dependable Humanoid Robots," reflecting growing interests in developing intelligent and dependable humanoid robots that can interact with humans to improve quality of life. Topics of interest include, but not limited to: Mechanism, design and control of humanoid robots Software, hardwa...

2nd annual Miami All-Hazards, All-Stakeholders Summit Join your regional peers for a complimentary summit designed to facilitate best practices and solutions for disaster preparedness and response in crisis – natural catastrophes, terrorism, attacks on strategic sites and other emergencies – specific to the Miami region. Topics Include: Innovative solutions and technology for improving community preparedness Best practices on colla...

DAY ONE: Monday December 6, 20108:30 Conference Registration & Continental Breakfast9:00 Discover the Power of Leadership in Projects• Learn the characteristics and skills of the best project leaders and discover your own potential• Recognize the impact the leader has on the project • Identify the difference between a leader and a manager 10:15 Break & Refreshments10:15 Learn Strategic Team Building• Understand the...

The GTRA Defense Council Meeting brings together senior IT leaders from across the Defense, Intelligence, and DHS communities to develop strategies and identify technologies to support today’s most pressing areas including Cyber Security, Information Sharing, Mobility, Infrastructure Modernization, and Military/Government/Industry/International Collaboration. With a curriculum built in partnership with agencies and departments across the...

The Congress of Cities and Exposition serves as the National League of Cities "annual convention" and offers a broad range of learning opportunities, access to governance and policy-setting meetings, and multiple opportunities for knowledge-sharing between peers. In 2009, 97 % of respondents to the conference's evaluation reported the conference fulfilled their reasons for attending, with 88% reporting conference programming as either good or...

Early bird registration incentive: Register before October 1 and receive a $100 spa gift certificate for Keswick Hall. What's next in government IT marketing? Is FOSE going to make a comeback? Will Intel relaunch the Pentium? What new technologies and marketing trends will remake our lives in the coming year? Attend the annual GovMark Council offsite to shape or reshape your 2011 marketing plans. This packed program provides: Gartner insight o...

The TechAmerica Foundation will be hosting a one day conference December 2nd in the San Diego area based on the findings of our two day Vision Conference, which is held annually in the Washington, DC area. Many companies use the information to develop their annual operating and long range strategic plans. Several Wall Street analysts also use the Vision Conference information in their market forecasting efforts and consider this a “Gold...

The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence are proud to present the Human Language Technology (HLT) Showcase. The Showcase will bring language technology professionals and industry leaders together to display, demonstrate, and discuss language tools, technologies, software applications, and programs that benefit the Department of Defense community. These technologies have a...

The OMB Circular, No. A–11, Part 7 PLANNING, BUDGETING, ACQUISITION, AND MANAGEMENT OF CAPITAL ASSETS says that all major projects will be managed using EVMS as defined in the Capital Programming Guide. That the information will be used to report to status against OMB 300 programs. EVM is a proven project management technique which will provide an early warning of project cost and schedule performance issues. On June 30, 2009, the Office...

The Defense Intelligence Agency will host the 2010 Worldwide DoD Defense Special Security System (DSSS) Conference from 30 November – 2 December in San Antonio, TX. All DoD Special Security Officers and DoD Contractors performing SSO functions are invited to attend. This will be the first Worldwide SSO Conference in over three years, and the goal is to review the present state of the DoD Special Security System and to learn, discuss, and...