The Advanced Combat System Engineering – Lessons Learned course is designed for participants with a minimum of five years’ experience. This course will include a detailed focus on engineering incorporating threat analysis and algorithms – participants will also perform calculations. The instructors will share their lessons learned and participants will be required to present at least one of their lessons learned for discussion.

Working in a ship or repair yard is a dynamic environment. Shipyard Safety and Familiarization is a four hour course that introduces professionals to basic shipyard organization and safety practices. The course is designed to familiarize personnel entering the industry. It discusses organization and safety from both a vessel and shipyard perspective. The course is designed for new port engineers, project managers and industry personnel. The fo...

Join the Alaska World Affairs Council on Friday, February 26th from 12-1pm at the Hilton Hotel for the program, Turkey’s Role in the Shaping of a New Middle East presented by Dr. Sinan Ciddi. Doors open at 11:30am. This event is open to the public and admission varies.

Overview: Writing SOPs or procedural documents can be challenging at times. However, writing SOPs is overall a straightforward process. However, enforcing what you already created and implemented in the pipeline is another story. The term SOP is very obvious. We have seen "clearly written description of how specific tasks are to be done." Another satisfactory definition would be "detailed written instructions that achieve the uniformity of the...

Overview: Paul Hales, with a team of expert advisors and practical field testers, have created a method of making all HIPAA regulations accessible to the everyday person, explained in plain language with exact citations to each regulation for the benefit of the organizations' legal counsel who may not be experienced in HIPAA. Save money, save time, save research. It will create a level of quality to the advice that the legal counsel provides....

Overview: This webinar will cover the major issues facing the multifamily housing market with an emphasis on the outlook for new construction. Coverage will include discussion regarding the preference for owning vs. renting, availability of credit for residential purchases by the consumer and for developers, the direction and speed of change in interest rates, the outlook for multifamily condominium units, and availability of labor for constru...

Overview: This session shows practitioners how to develop and create a Paynter Chart for predictive warranty management. Attendees will see how to actively utilize representative return data, observe the construction of a sample Paynter and then observe the results of the predictive analysis. Successful examples will be shared. Attendees will walk away with a model that they can apply to their own organizations while learning how to mitigate b...

With the advancement of digital computers and embedded systems engineering design and practice is evolving into a multidisciplinary field. A sound knowledge of mechatronics, a new field that deals with the integration of computers, electrical, mechanical, and controls engineering, is now a necessity rather than an advantage. This course provides a compact, intensive, hands-on introduction with engaging hands-on assignments and activities. An o...

Overview: This seminar is about "why we do what we do" as it relates to our value system, and our core values. It explains in detail why our values drive our behavior. It covers the main agents that cause injuries in the workplace, and identifies the six injury causal factors. We discuss the various tools safety practitioners use to assess risks originating from conditions, and goes into great detail in discussing why injuries occur because of...

Course "The A to Z's of HIPAA Compliance" has been pre-approved by RAPS as eligible for up to 12 credits towards a participant's RAC recertification upon full completion. Overview: This two day seminar takes the participants through HIPAA compliance from start to compliance. The presentations explain the history of HIPAA, why it came to being and its evolution. This covers what HIPAA is, what steps have to be performed to be HIPAA compliant an...