A recent survey found that small businesses are working harder at securing government contracting opportunities – active small business contractors have invested an average of $103,827 seeking federal contracting opportunities in 2010, an increase of 21% from the previous year. To help business owners strengthen their chance to secure contracts, American Express OPEN in partnership with The Contracting Education Academy at Georgia Tech,...

Benefits Uncertain how public records and open meetings laws apply to you? Find out what Georgia 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 federal and state public records and open meetings laws. Join us for this seminar and you will get updates on recent developments in the...

Benefits Discover how to navigate the minefields of public contracting and procurement 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 public contracting and procurement. You will not only better understand the public procurement process for construction services, but also how to make str...

Join DOE for the ninth annual SSL R&D workshop. This gathering of solid-state lighting professionals is a crossroad where the nation's top researchers and lighting industry leaders meet to explore the science challenges and technology hurdles that must be addressed for SSL to succeed. As early products gain traction, a deeper understanding of the science drives impressive improvements and innovative new directions. This workshop offers a u...

2011 NMSDC Conference and Business Opportunity Fair Online Registration for the 2011 NMSDC Conference and Business Opportunity Fair to be held October 30-November 2 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta will open on Monday, June 13. Online Registration will end on Friday, October 7. After online registration has ended, the next available opportunity to register for the conference is Saturday, October 29, at the Georgia World Congress...

The Military Open Source community (Mil-OSS) is happy to host it's Third Annual Working Group (WG3) in Atlanta, Aug 30-Sep1. For more information, visit mil-oss.org/wg3.

Join colleagues to experience a hybrid conference pilot, (both in-person and virtual event), August 22-24, 2011. This first federally created, virtual event initiative will feature exclusive content and other rich subject matter from the physical conference in Atlanta: live-streaming plenaries, video education modules, trainings and more - all within a realistically rendered, virtual environment. Register for free to access the Virtual Confer...

Telework Exchange is hosting the complimentary Telework in a Box event on Wednesday, June 7, 2011 from 8:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. at The Atlanta Marriott Downtown in Atlanta, Georgia. Join government agency and industry professionals to discuss best practices in telework management and technology. Review Public Law 111-292, the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010, and discuss key considerations when establishing a telework program. Learn what i...

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE Deployment of RTLS (Real Time Location System) in healthcare allows for medical centers to better locate, track and utilize equipment, supplies, personal property, staff and patients. When properly deployed it is a tool that can enable more effective healthcare delivery in the VHA System. VHA's RTLS Program Management Office was established in January 2010 to assist in the organization with the support, coordination and co...

The premier conference on municipal video surveillance. For law enforcement leaders, city managers and urban security experts. Hear from cities who have already implemented city camera systems - Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas and others! » Designing municipal video systems» Financing and budgeting for systems» Live monitoring vs. recording» Technical challenges & solutions» Generating public support for a system...