Navigating Today’s Challenges to Reach Tomorrow’s Opportunities: Expanding the Market for Renewable Transportation July 17th, 2012 | Washington, DC As the centerpiece of our Transportation Initiative, ACORE will convene our first Transportation and Renewable Energy Industry Forum on July 17, 2012 in Washington, DC to discuss the opportunities for expanding the market for renewable vehicles. This forum is the first in a series of fo...

WHAT'S COVERED The vast majority of BI professionals are excited about the prospects of data mining, but are fully mystified about where to begin or even how to prepare. Of those who did initiate a modeling initiative, a recent data mining industry survey of predictive modeling practitioners reports that 51% of data mining projects either never left the ground, did not realize value or the ultimate results were not measurable. Despite its elus...

This statewide Symposium, co‐hosted by the NCMBC and member(s) of the North Carolina Congressional delegation, will focus on developing dialogue between: military commands in North Carolina with tactical and installation future technology needs; businesses and R&D entities in NC developing technologies with defense applications; and prime contractors seeking small business team members capable of meeting their technology needs. The S...

Benefits Discover how to navigate the minefields of public contracting and procurement code with ease. Do you want to know how to minimize the looming pitfalls inherent in public contracting? Now you can - attend this seminar and enhance your knowledge of the complex and always changing system of laws and regulations involved in public contracting and procurement. You will find out not only how to effectively coordinate the public procurement...

Benefits Discover how to navigate the minefields of public contracting and procurement code with ease. Do you want to know how to minimize the looming pitfalls inherent in public contracting? Now you can - attend this seminar and enhance your knowledge of the complex and always changing system of laws and regulations involved in public contracting and procurement. You will find out not only how to effectively coordinate the public procurement...

Benefits This live audio conference will provide updates and analysis of the most recent court decisions relating to eminent domain, including the 'public use' limitation under federal and state law. In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Kelo v. City of New London in 2005, many state courts - and state legislatures - have addressed the question of whether a taking is truly for public use. The Kelo case has also raised interest in...

Benefits From the Affordable Care Act to the IRS's Tax-Exempt Divisions Workplan for 2012, there is a lot of changes and hot issues to keep track of. This live audio conference will give a quick rundown of the hot developments impacting exempt organizations in 2012 and beyond. Whether you work with charities, social clubs, business associations or one of the other 30 or so types of exempt organizations, you will have an updated sense of the re...

Diabetes, fibromyalgia and asthma might not have obvious symptoms, but they – and other “invisible” conditions – are still disabilities, and if your agency doesn’t address them properly you face potential EEO complaints. Here’s your only chance to hear firsthand guidance from the EEOC’s Kendra Duckworth, a federal practitioner with 20 years experience providing accommodation solutions, specifically for...

Benefits Buying existing developments, whether commercial or residential, carries added legal and financial risks not otherwise associated with ground-up development projects. These risks are further heightened when acquiring distressed property from bank foreclosure sales or under similar circumstances. Frequently, persons who acquire such developments fail to appreciate the additional due diligence and proactive measures required to successf...

The Air Force Association
 Invites You to a Presentation by 
Dr. Maybury, AF/ST
 Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=14038 July 17, 2012 
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. 

Crystal City Marriott 
(hotel entrance: 20th & S. Bell St) 
1999 Jefferson Davis Highway 
Arlington, Virginia 22202 7:00 a.m. Coffee Reception
 7:20 a.m. Doors open - Bre...