What is the effect of energy prices on economic competitiveness? The US shale revolution continues to redefine the global energy map and is said to strengthen the competitiveness of US industry. At the same time Europe and Japan continue to experience rising energy costs, with implications for economic competitiveness and potentially long-term growth. Understanding the impact of energy costs on economic competitiveness is critical to developin...

The Project Management Exchange is an annual event focused on project management in higher education IT and administration. Leaders, project managers and project teams from colleges and universities share their experience in navigating this unique environment. Our program focuses on Higher Education and Texas State Agencies. With new networking opportunities and two full days of breakouts and keynotes, Project Management Exchange is bigger th...

The National Geospatial-Intelligence will be hosting the 2014 NGA Cyber Security Day at the NGA Headquarters in Springfield, VA. Featuring government and industry speakers, the focus will include such topics as continuous monitoring, cloud migration, software assurance, insider threat, wireless and mobility security, and emerging threats. NGA Strategy (from www.nga.mil): The global security environment continues to evolve at an unprecedented r...

Join us in Broomfield, CO, for the 2014 Conference on Timely Results in Operating Systems (TRIOS '14). TRIOS '14 will take place immediately before OSDI '14 on Sunday, October 5. TRIOS '14 is the second iteration of an experimental conference that was first held in conjunction with SOSP 2013. Like OSDI, TRIOS solicits papers presenting original research results on all aspects of computer systems software. The OSDI symposium has an outstanding...

The 2014 Workshop on Supporting Diversity in Systems Research (Diversity '14) is a forum to support traditionally underrepresented students in systems research. The workshop is part of the CRA-W/CDC program on Discipline-Specific Workshops. It provides minority and female students at the graduate or advanced undergraduate level with valuable opportunities for mentorship and networking. However, the workshop is open to everyone. We encourage a...

Join us in Broomfield, CO, for the 10th Workshop on Hot Topics in System Dependability (HotDep '14). HotDep '14 will take place immediately before OSDI '14 on Sunday, October 5. HotDep '14 will bring forth cutting-edge research ideas spanning the domains of systems and fault tolerance/reliability, drawing from the two associated research communities (i.e., researchers who attend traditional "dependability" conferences such as DSN and ISSRE, an...

Join us in Broomfield, CO, for the 6th Workshop on Power-Aware Computing and Systems (HotPower '14). HotPower '14 will take place immediately before OSDI '14 on Sunday, October 5. HotPower provides a forum in which to present the latest research and to debate directions, challenges, and novel ideas about building energy-efficient computing systems. In addition, researchers coming from diverse fields such as computer architecture, systems and n...

Join us in Broomfield, CO, for the 2nd Workshop on Interactions of NVM/Flash with Operating Systems and Workloads (INFLOW '14). INFLOW '14 will take place on Sunday, October 5, immediately before OSDI '14. The goal of INFLOW '14 is to bring together researchers and practitioners working in systems, across the hardware/software stack, who are interested in the cross-cutting issues of NVM/Flash technologies, operating systems, and emerging workl...

Description: As a prerequisite for registration with APEGA and APEGBC, Engineering, Geologists, and Geophysicists graduates and other first time applicants are required to successfully complete an examination on the topics of professional practice, ethics and law to be able to practice their profession in Canada. Special Features: At the end of the two day workshop, you will write a mock exam and get it marked before you go home with your res...

The 2013 Goddard Cyber Expo will be a dedicated Information Technology & Cyber Expo at this secure facility hosted by the Office of the Chief Information Officer. The OCIO will be recruiting speakers to provide informational sessions on relevant Cyber issues. Industry exhibitors may sit in on the sessions. This event will be promoted to all NASA Cyber and IT-focused personnel, as well as the entire workforce at this location.