The seminar provides comprehensive instruction in inspection and evaluation techniques for dams. The principles, concepts and procedures taught will be readily adaptable to any organization conducting dam inspections and evaluating their compliance with current design standards. Participants learn about a variety of dam types and their appurtenances, the function of typical dam features, and common dam failure modes and the conditions that can...

APCO 2019, APCO International’s Annual Conference & Expo, is the premier event for public safety communications officials, from frontline telecommunicators to comm center managers to public safety communications equipment and services vendors. Starting August 11, APCO 2019 offers four days of educational sessions, committee meetings and special events, paired with two full days of exhibits. The 5,000+ attendees represent a wide range...

This course is a three-day introduction of HEC-RAS and a one-day introduction to HEC-RAS 2D, with applications to dam safety. The three-day introduction course provides hands on opportunity to use the program and resolve specific questions. The objective of this course is to review the principles of open channel hydraulics as they relate to the natural stream environment with application to dam safety. Both steady and unsteady flow modeling wi...

Join the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) in Baltimore, MD, as they co-sponsor the 3rd Annual FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Symposium. The Symposium provides stakeholders with the opportunity to talk face-to-face with a cross-section of government and industry representatives about regulations, research, and other initiatives to integrate UAS into the National Ai...

Course Objectives This course is intended to provide both the novice and experienced dam or levee safety emergency planner with valuable lessons and sk.ills that will allow them to develop new EAPs and improve the effectiveness of exist­ing EAPs. The course is a hands-on, interactive workshop, covering the basic elements and knowledge required to prepare, implement, update, and review effective EAPs that will mesh with the constantly chang...

The Knowledge Foundation's Second Annual Biodefense World Summit brings together leaders from government, academia, and industry for compelling discussions and comprehensive coverage on pathogen detection, sample prep technologies, point-of-care, and biosurveillance. Across the four-track event, attendees can expect exceptional networking opportunities in the exhibit hall, across panel discussions, and shared case studies with members of the b...

The Hazmat Conference is a four-day event offering hands-on training across a range of essential topics, including: Biothreat response and sample collection Incident management best practices Chemical and physical properties of hazardous materials Recognizing and responding to commercial explosive incidents The training offered at the Hazmat Conference provides immediate, practical and valuable information designed to ensure you successfully...

Overview: We will be discussing the history and evolution of HIPAA Privacy/Security and the major points you need to understand to proactively protect your practice or business from the imminent federal auditing process: Specific areas covered will be: HIPAA now has teeth and funding - a background Be proactive NOT reactive - importance of this based on real life experiences What is involved in a HIPAA audit - from real life events Patients su...

Lithium-ion batteries contain more energy per unit of weight than conventional batteries, which, while contributing to their success, also triggers safety concerns. These same properties that result in high-energy density also pose potential hazards if the energy is released at a fast, uncontrolled rate. Therefore, safety is of great interest to the industry, resulting in areas of intense research. The 6th Annual Battery Safety conference addr...

Firehouse Expo 2015 will feature more than 80 educational sessions, new preconference sessions, hands-on training, product debuts from leading fire service companies and many new special events. This year's enhanced event is better than ever. In addition to the ever popular hands-on training and core educational conference sessions, we put together a variety of new and exciting opportunities for you to experience like — Fast-paced Rip an...