CEQA compliance is an uphill battle - do you know what you're up against? The California Environmental Quality Act is the cornerstone of the state's environmental protection laws. CEQA is enforced by litigation and therefore tends to be a focus for lawsuits challenging the land use decisions of public agencies. Developing strategies for surviving potential litigation is an important aspect of preparing good CEQA documents. Attend this seminar...

Uncertain how public records and open meetings laws apply to you? Find out what Louisiana law has to say about balancing the public's right to information with the individual's right to privacy. If you're involved with a public entity or if you represent the media, you need to know the ins and outs of public records and open meetings laws. Join us for this seminar and you will get updates on recent developments in the interpretation of these l...

This seminar will focus primarily on three fundamental questions that must be faced by any effort to strengthen social protection in the region: how can programs protect the most vulnerable without promoting informality and dampening incentives to work and save? How can programs ensure that scarce public resources are used for subsidies that are transparent, fair, and effective-and not for badly targeted and regressive benefits for formal sect...

Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick argue in their new book that the three broad components of immigration reform — better immigration enforcement, a lawful pathway for future migrants, and the legalization of current unauthorized immigrants — must work together to produce a viable immigration policy. Our immigration law is 60 years old and has been patched over so many times that it is hopelessly complex and contradictory. Recent reform at...

NCMA's 51st Annual Aerospace + Defense Contract Management Training Forum will be held in San Diego, California, March 14–15, 2013, at the Westin San Diego. Charting the Course for Contract Management Excellence! This year's event focuses on four core competencies: • Fiscal Responsibility & Accountability • Ethics & Compliance • Collaboration in Government & Industry • Developing a Quality Workforce Atten...

(DoDAF) Department Of Defense Architecture Framework What’s New in DODAF 2.02? Step-by-Step Examples for Constructing DODAF Architecture Products Meeting the Latest JCIDS CJCSI 3170.01G and CJCSI 6212.01F Integrated Architecture Requirements How to get the most ROI from your Architecture Products Tips on Using DoDAF to Guide You Through the DIACAP Process How to Transition from DoDAF 1.5 to DoDAF 2.02 ABOUT THE PROGRAM This year, the DOD...

OUR SUMMIT DELIVERS: Over 20+ Speakers 2 Days of Programming 16 Sessions Case Studies from Pharma and Health Plans Multiple Networking Events Why You Should Attend Medication non-adherence has been estimated to be a $290 - $300 billion dollar problem in the U.S. alone. While this alarming statistic is often quoted, the industry needs to convene for senior-level discussions as to how healthcare professionals can do something about that statisti...

The IADIS Information Systems Conference (IS 2013) aims to provide a forum for the discussion of IS taking a socio-technological perspective. It aims to address the issues related to design, development and use of IS in organisations from a socio-technological perspective, as well as to discuss IS professional practice, research and teaching. Conference Official Language: English. Please see the co-located events: Mobile Learning 2013 and e-So...

The 360 Government Contracting Workshop is a weeklong immersion into the basic elements of government contracting taught by leading experts in their field, and is designed for new professionals in both government and industry. This program combines detailed discussion on the foundational history of government contracts including formation and awarding of government contracts. It will also cover the major FAR principles that every government co...

SANS will be back in Orlando, Florida, for SANS 2013! Join us March 8-15, 2013 for more than 40 courses from six of SANS disciplines. Start making your travel plans now!Our courses are packed with the techniques and tools that you need at this point in your career. Below are the five-and six-day courses that will raise your level of security knowledge! Be sure to check our Schedule Page to find six additional one- and two-day, skills-based cou...