Network with Peers and Share Your Experiences The continuous threat hurricanes and other natural disasters pose for the Houston area require emergency management officials to constantly update plans and collaborate on best practices. As a Tier 1 UASI region, there is a heightened need to improve the city’s capacity to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist incidents. This is truly a must attend event for all res...

Agenda Wednesday, December 7 3:00 pm Industry/Government Roundtable This informal and informative roundtable discussion is hosted by the State CIO and will focus on the state's plans, priorities and procurement process. 4:00 pm Welcome Reception Network with your colleagues and discuss technology solutions with the event sponsors. 4:30 pm Outstanding Leadership & Innovation Awards Applaud the winners of the "Ollie" awards for Outstanding L...

Network with Peers and Share Your Experiences Whether it's a catastrophic accident, a cycle of major hurricanes, or an act of terrorism, Miami officials cannot predict when or how disasters will strike. What we do know is that expanded regional collaboration and response capabilities will be critical to the public’s safety. Sharing information and lessons learned is imperative for Miami’s all-hazards planning. This is truly a must...

Agenda Thursday, November 10th 8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments Ballroom Foyer 9:00 am Opening Remarks Balboa/Columbus 9:15 am Opening Keynote Balboa/Columbus Open Roads Open Minds: An Exploration of Creative Problem Solving Steve Uzzell, Renowned Photographer Steve Uzzell is a veteran National Geographic photographer and one of the nation's leading corporate photographers. Steve's award-winning approach to his photographic work i...

Network with Peers and Share Your Experiences Los Angeles emergency management officials and first responders must be at the forefront of emergency preparedness, ready to respond to the multitude of natural and man-made threats that could strike without warning. As a Tier 1 UASI region, the city can set the bar for expanded regional collaboration and response capabilities that may be replicated nationwide. This is truly a must attend event for...

Agenda Thursday, October 27th, 2011 8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments 9:00 am Welcome and Opening Remarks Honorable Rick Sheehy, Lieutenant Governor, State of Nebraska 9:15 am Opening Keynote Open Roads Open Minds: An Exploration of Creative Problem SolvingSteve Uzzell, Renowned PhotographerSteve Uzzell is a veteran National Geographic photographer and one of the nation's leading corporate photographers. Steve's award-winning appro...

IntroductionA major conference focusing on improving acquisition and performance of Defense programs and systems, including net-centric operations and data/information interoperability, system-of-systems engineering and all aspects of system sustainment, will be convened in San Diego, CA, October 24-27, 2011. This conference is sponsored by the National Defense Industrial Association, Systems Engineering Division, with technical co-sponsorship...

This GovCONnections series is designed to educate our community of small and medium-size government contractors on a number of hot, topical issues of the day ranging from cyber security and emerging technologies to new government policies and regulations. Each panel will focus on four major themes including cyber threats, supply chain assurance, architectural impacts and training for the future, and each panel will feature notable figures and...

Agenda Thursday, October 13 8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments 9:00 am Opening Remarks John Letchford, Chief Information Officer, Commonwealth of Massachusetts 9:15 am Opening Keynote Open Roads Open Minds: An Exploration of Creative Problem Solving Steve Uzzell, Renowned Photographer Steve Uzzell is a veteran National Geographic photographer and one of the nation's leading corporate photographers. Steve's award-winning approach to...

In today’s world, public safety officials are routinely confronted by the challenges of managing and sharing evidence in a world that runs on digital devices and where unrealistic public expectations are formed by television shows like “CSI” and “Criminal Minds.” How are you responding? At this event we will discuss how: Digital media and computers, laptops, flash drives, external storage devices, digital cameras...