Plan to attend this year’s conference at the Doubletree Hotel in Chesterfield where experts from Missouri and around the country will provide you with the latest information on community forestry topics. Our keynote speaker is globally recognized Dr. John Ball, always an energetic and informative speaker at conferences around the world. Thursday’s tour will include a stop at the new Citygarden site in downtown St. Louis, an innovative 2.9 acre...

Using Social Media to Communicate During a Crisis Class Format: One–Day Course Instructor: Shel Holtz, Holtz Communication + Technology Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Place: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Directions to FERC Fee: $200 federal, state, or local U.S. government; $300 for non–government Course Description The Internet—and, more recently, social media—have added new di...

It's Simple. Just Networking - Government Sector Networking! Come out and join The ASBC in the RED ZONE at the Velocity Five Sports Restaurant & Bar in Merrifield Plaza for an upscale casual government sector business mixer. This is a great opportunity for those interested in or already doing business with Government Agencies and/or their Contractors.We get started at 4:30pm and your pre-registration ($35 for Corporate Members, $40 for In...

Using a Blog to Engage Citizens Online Class Format: Webinar about our webinars Instructor: Steve Crescenzo, Crescenzo Communications Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST Place: Online Webinar* Fee: $50 federal, state, or local U.S. government; $75 for non–government Webinar Description Agency blogs are a great way to engage with the public on a conversational level and have discussions about ways to improve...

SPIE Medical Imaging is an annual meeting on the scientific and technical aspects of medical imaging. There are eight tracks including physics of medical imaging; image processing; computer-aided diagnosis; image visualization and image-guided procedures; biomedical applications in molecular, structural and functional imaging; image perception, observer performance, and technology assessment; advanced picture archiving and communication system...

Advanced Writing for the Web: Using Plain Language to Engage Citizens Class Format: One–Day Course Instructor: Leslie O'Flahavan, E–WRITE Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Place: Department of Labor (DOL) Directions to DOL Fee: $200 federal, state, or local U.S. government; $300 for non–government Course Description You can't engage people unless you communicate in plain, down–to–ear...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) was the first federal agency to use the NHIN as a tool to gain rapid access to electronic health information. In its partnership with MedVirgina, the Richmond-based regional Health Information Exchange (HIE), the partners used NHIN technologies to speed the delivery of clinical health records of patients awaiting medical disability decisions. In accelerating the process from weeks to days, the project...

Assess the public and political environment for health care reform and understand the agenda that rural hospitals must pursue, with or without national legislation, to achieve more effective, efficient and safer care. Gain strategies for achieving performance excellence in an environment of shrinking resources, changing hospital-physician relations, and new demands for collaboration. Learn how values-driven cultures translate into sustained co...

HEALTH IT SUMMIT FOR GOVERNMENT LEADERS OVERVIEW With the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Program and the very real possibility of national health reform this year, federal and state government leaders face a myriad of challenges associated with the use of information technology to tackle a range of complex healthcare issues. The Health IT Summit for Government Leaders is designed for federal and state government leaders who...

The national debate on reforming public healthcare continues. But what about healthcare inside the federal government? Healthcare technology has become an essential component in advancing productivity of federal healthcare delivery, policy development, research, and regulatory enforcement. Not including Medicare, the federal government will spend more than $385 billion on healthcare in GFY2010. How much of that will go to federal contracts? Wi...