The global small drone market will reach $10 billion by 2020 according to a forecast by research firm MarketsandMarkets – this reflects a compound annual growth rate of 11.6 percent from 2015. Drone manufacturers who to date have been feeding the huge defense market are being joined by an ever increasing number of non-defense drone developers who are targeting the potentially enormous markets for civil and commercial capabilities. The a...

Join us in Denver, CO, June 22–24, 2016, for the Twelfth Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS 2016). This symposium will bring together an interdisciplinary group of researchers and practitioners in human computer interaction, security, and privacy. The program will feature technical papers, workshops and tutorials, a poster session, panels and invited talks, and lightning talks. Interested in participating? The deadline for...

VETS2016 (Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium) www.veterantrainingsymposium.com June 20-24th Norfolk, Virginia. Mark your calendar! PAST EXHIBITORS at the Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium have included: Advanced Environmental Solutions, Inc.All Business Machines, Inc.American Freedom FoundationAmerican Indian Chamber Education Fund PTACAmerican Plaque CompanyAvKAREBAE SystemsBonneville Power AdministrationCalifornia Disabled Veteran...

THIS IS NOT A TACTICAL TRAINING COURSE Given today's ever-changing threat environment, preparing for and training employees to cope with active threats and workplace violence should be a key piece of an organization's emergency action plan. A Unique Training Opportunity The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department /Office of Community Engagement/Southern Nevada Counter Terrorism Center, and the The National Protection Programs Directorate are...

Fourteenth edition of the Trade-show, conference, and hosted buyer program for the global maritime security and defence community. Long established as the only international conference and exhibition dedicated to senior-level technologists in maritime defence and security, MAST promotes debate amongst experts from surface, undersea, and air & space domains, giving new perspectives on developments to meet future capabilities. MAST boasts an...

Mega Rust 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 and to promote discussion and sharing of information on technologies and strategies for controlling corrosion. The conference provid...

The data stolen during a breach is used for many purposes, but especially for fraud. Security and fraud teams are working ever more closely together, both pre- and post-breach, to ensure that they are in the best possible position to defend, detect and respond. In this dual-track event intended for senior InfoSec and fraud professionals, we’ll focus on the latest fraud techniques and technologies, as well as a holistic, strategic approac...

Unlike traditional manufacturing, which involves creating a smaller object from a larger source material, additive manufacturing takes raw materials, feeds them through a digital manufacturing system and creates a customized object from that material, eliminating excess material waste. This potential ability to exchange AM design and manufacturing capabilities via file sharing has enormous potential ramifications for reducing shipping and prod...

The 8th USENIX Workshop on Hot Topics in Cloud Computing (HotCloud '16) will bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry working on cloud computing technologies to share their perspectives, report on recent developments, discuss research in progress, and identify new/emerging "hot" trends in this important area. While cloud computing has gained traction over the past few years, many challenges remain in the design,...

Amazon Web Services will host our seventh annual Public Sector Summit for government, education and nonprofit organizations on June 20-21, 2016 in Washington, DC. The AWS Public Sector Summit is one of the world’s largest public sector cloud gatherings and brings together developers, IT, and line of business leaders to address current best practices and trends in cloud computing as well as solutions that can be instantly applied. Session...