Do we really know what safe is? If you are a firefighter, Paramedic or EMT chances are you have repeated this question many times, "is the scene safe?" From our initial training to our recert classes, it's the first thing said at the start of all skills testing. The problem is do we really know what safe is? How are we determining that the scene is safe. And, more importantly, what actions did we do prior to even getting on scene to ensure our...

Captain Paul “Bones” Mitchell received his commission from the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) program at Carnegie Mellon University in 1995 where he earned a bachelor’s in electrical and computer engineering. In 2001, Capt. Mitchell was accepted to the United States Naval Test Pilot School and graduated with distinction. He has also earned an M.S. in systems engineering and Lead Systems Integration (LSI) at the...

The mission of the Cyber Conference is to provide a forum for small and mid-sized businesses in Howard County and the region to access industry and government leaders with current information on cybersecurity that will improve their market position, enhance their corporate security policies and infrastructure, identify potential business opportunities, and provide a take away of information and contacts for follow-up that assists businesses in...

GEOINT 2017 takes place June 4-7 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. Hosted and produced by the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), a non-profit, non-lobbying educational organization, the annual GEOINT Symposium is the nation’s largest gathering of industry, academia, and government to include Defense, Intelligence and Homeland Security Communities as well as commercial, Fed/Civil, Sta...

Securing Federal Identity 2017, a highly focused and high-energy event, will feature the significant policy issues and technology developments for today’s federal identity and security industry. The select group of speakers on the agenda and security companies in our exhibit area will highlight the present and future direction of the government’s efforts to manage identities and control access across all federal agencies. Don...

Join the discussion at the 2017 Alfresco Government Summit on June 6th at Washington Nationals Park! Speakers from NARA, GSA, EPA, DoD, AWS & more will tackle: Digital Transformation Records Management Application Modernization Cloud Strategy & More Stay after the sessions to test your batting and pitching skills at the ballpark! View the full agenda here and register now. Space is limited! Why You Should Attend? An Action-Packed Day o...

The Czech Air Forces 2nd annual Fast Jet Pilot Training Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) conference will return to Prague this summer, on the 5th and 6th June 2017. With growing external threats to national and regional security, the Czech Air Force has begun talks with regional partners in the pursuit of a regional training centre for fast jet pilots where partners can pool their resources, knowledge and expertise to create a joint capability...

Join us for our 5th annual conference! EnerGIS 2017 is an energy-focused Geographic Information Systems conference that brings together GIS professionals and spatial data managers from diverse market verticals to discuss innovation and technological advancement. EnerGIS operates under the auspices of the GITA Mid-Atlantic Chapter. GITA is the educational sponsor of all EnerGIS events and functions. EnerGIS 2017 will be held at Range Resources...

June 5, 2017, marks the 21st year for the Greater Washington Technology CFO Awards. The prestigious awards recognize chief financial officers for extraordinary achievement and excellence in promoting the development of the Greater Washington region's technology community. In addition, NVTC will honor posthumously Greg Kuykendall and Harry Weller, two industry leaders who passed away in 2016, for their contributions to the Greater Washington te...

The new AFA Breakfast Series: Capitol Hill Edition will address a variety of important topics such as the need to increase and train the necessary manpower to achieve the needed readiness to be an effective force, undertake the advanced research into the weapons and strategies of the future and build our airlifters, tankers, bombers jets and surveillance and reconnaissance platforms to ensure that America is protected into the future. We will...