Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) are becoming an increasingly important resource for Navies and Coast Guards around the world. As shipbuilding technologies continue to advance the mission scope for a single OPV platform greatly increases. Policing missions such as Counter-Piracy and Counter-Terrorism operations can be supplemented now by survey and Mine Countermeasure operations simply by swapping equipment on board the ship. This is all done w...

7th annual International Port Security conference1 – 2 June 2016London, UKContact e-mail: zgale@smi-online.co.ukContact tel: Paul Deller +44 (0) 207 827 6194www.internationalportsecurity.com/govevents The SMi Group is proud to announce the 7th annual International Port Security Conference. The event will be held in London on the 1st and 2nd of June 2016. The conference aims to bring together key decision makers in the industry to discuss...

SMi Group's are delighted to announce the 6th annual MilSatCom Asia-Pacific, which convenes in Singapore on 26th-27th May 2016. This year's conference will provide national updates on space and MilSatCom programmes and how the development of these programmes is satisfying current critical regional requirements. Our unrivalled speaker lineup will provide critical SatCom programme updates from across Asia-Pacific as well as the strategic role of...

Overview: On January 20, 2017 there will be a new President of the United States, but beneath the surface the transition period really has already begun. The last year of a President’s term poses both great dangers and opportunities for career civil servants, and the higher rank of those civil servants, the greater are both the opportunities and the risks. As outgoing political appointees focus intensely on both getting a new job outsid...

Focus on December 2016 OMB/NARA eMail Retention Deadline Overview: With the current headlines regarding government email retention and e-discovery, it is important to understand how the upcoming deadlines will impact your agency. This one-day Potomac Forum Workshop will focus on the activities mandated by the NARA/OMB Records Management Directive. Key executives from NARA and government agencies will discuss the directive and its implementatio...

With an impressive attendance of 160+ delegates from around the globe and a stellar line up of project-based presentations including: TÜPRAŞ’ RUP at Izmit, eni’s EST Commercial Unit, OMV Petrom’s upgrade and Lukoil Burgas’ upgrading unit, International BBTC 2015 in Istanbul was widely considered to be the best BBTC to date, and certainly the most important event on Residue Upgrading in the industry. BBTC 2016...

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) – Training for Government to Avoid the Frustration of Not Awarding a Contract the Government Knows May Not Meet its Best Long Term Program and Cost Interests.Almost every discussion with government CXOs, Program Managers, Contracting Officers and other Managers revolve around the challenges of evaluating proposals and selecting contractors based upon Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) a...

The International OGS event will bring together IRN’s global network of oil and gas heads of security from across our regional events in one global conference and exhibition with hours of networking and private meetings built in. It will address pressing issues faced by the security industry, including key risks to security operations in multiple regions and important strategies to manage emerging threats. OGS 2016 HIGHLIGHTS:• 250...

This year has brought much volatility in oil and gas prices, and it is more important than ever for refiners to evaluate their technologies, operations and energy management techniques in order to remain competitive in a continuously shifting global marketplace. Widely recognised as the best downstream knowledge sharing forum and now into its 16th year, IDTC will again provide valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities for the int...

Following the success of our inaugural event in Istanbul, International OpEx 2016 will again include all the key elements of Operational Excellence, including strategy, people, projects, asset optimisation and how to leverage technology to achieve success. The conferende and exhibition will take place in Madrid, Spain on 9th May 2015. Key Topics will Include: PeopleHow to Achieve Organisational Excellence AssetsHow to Maximise Reliability, whi...