Benefits Discover how to navigate the minefields of public contracting and procurement with ease. Do you want to know how to minimize the looming pitfalls inherent in public contracting? Now you can - attend this seminar and enhance your knowledge of the complex and always changing system of public contracting and procurement. You will not only better understand the public procurement process for construction services, but also how to make str...

As the premium global geospatial industry event, Geospatial World Forum will bring the stakeholders —solution providers, policy makers as well as users— to a single platform, providing unparalleled opportunities for discussion, debate and interaction. Geospatial World Forum is a platform of convergence for all stakeholders of global geospatial community, policy makers and end users of geospatial information. Geospatial World Forum...

The world's largest unclassified event for defense, security, and sensing applications for industry and the environment starts in less than a month.SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing includes nearly 2,450 technical presentations in 58 conferences, 55 courses, more than 500 companies and agencies taking part in the three-day exhibition, workshops, panel discussions, networking events, and notable plenary speakers.NEW Final Technical Program |...

6th Annual INSA IC Industry DayUnderstanding the IC Budget in Order to Meet National Security Needs Registration is now open for the 6th Annual INSA IC Industry Day! The theme for this year's day-long, TS/SCI level event, "Understanding the IC Budget in Order to Meet National Security Needs," could not be more relevant in today's challenging budgetary environment. Briefings throughout the day will focus on how the IC intends to allocate budget...

COMPLIMENTARY CLOUD COMPUTING EXCHANGE (CCX) EVENTS On Wednesday, April 25, join MeriTalk's Cloud Computing Exchange (CCX) for its Quarterly Meeting and join CCX and Senators Brown (R-Mass.) and Carper (D-Del.) for the Cloud Computing Brainstorm event on Capitol Hill. The CCX Quarterly Meeting will take place at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill at 11:30 a.m. and the Cloud Computing Brainstorm event will take place at the Capitol Vi...

Overcoming System Challenges to Achieve Greater Capabilities and Efficiencies In today’s austere fiscal climate, unmanned air systems are assuming greater roles and continue to increase in importance for the US military. The DoD FY 2012 budget includes $4.8 billion for UAVs. While they are relied upon more and more heavily for a variety of missions, UAVs still face key challenges in regards to communications infrastructure, data manageme...

On November 16th 2012, the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission released its annual report to Congress reviewing topics including China’s military developments. The report states: “In order to defeat a superior opponent, the Area Control Strategy emphasizes degrading an opponent’s technological advantages; striking first in a conflict, and establishing military control over China’s periphery, especially the...

Young Professionals in Energy, the world’s premier energy networking organization, has announced a new round of programming for its second annual international conference, set for April 23-25, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.The three-day conference will feature panel discussions and presentations by YPE members from around the world on such vital energy issues as the world oil supply, shale, renewab...

Training & Collaboration for Citizens and the Government Workforce for the State of Alabama In today’s changing environments, Government agencies are now facing obstacles of managing diverse, often distributed work groups. Managing these populations and ensuring efficient/consistent knowledge transfer can be challenging – especially when employees are working various shifts in multiple locations. As a result, the need for colla...

On April 23 and 24, 2012, the NIST ITL Computer Security Division will host a two-day workshop about the cyber security needed for cyber-physical systems (CPSs), with a focus on results of research and real-world deployment experiences. The first day will have speakers that address CPSs across multiple sectors of industry (e.g., automotive, aviation, healthcare). The second day will focus on cyber security needs of CPSs in the electric Smart...