Tag Archives: Government

OMB: No More Lavish Government Conferences

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Originally posted by Elizabeth Flock on U.S. News

New guidelines from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget say it's time to cut back on conference spending in light of the sequester. In a document, the agency said it had "taken aggressive steps to curtail conference spending," such as ensuring conferences that cost more than $100,000 were approved by the head of an agency, hotel costs were within per diem rates, and that a cyber conference was considered before any in-person event was planned.

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10 Tips to Make Your Government Events More Successful

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Originally posted by Allan Rubin on immixGroup

Several weeks ago I participated as a panelist at two events for government marketing professionals. At both theMid-Atlantic Marketing Summit, and the GovMark Council's panel on Life After Tradeshows Part II, much of the conversation focused on how marketers were dealing with decreased attendance from government attendees at live events.

Those in attendance shared common questions and angst. How long will the events drought last? What impact will Sequestration have? How do I get government speakers to commit and government employees to attend? How can I use money that was earmarked for cancelled trade shows to support my sales pipeline? Will virtual conferences replace in-person events? What should I tell my sales team?

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Federal government offices closed Tuesday

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Originally posted by Julia Ziegler and Jolie Lee on Federal News Radio

D.C.-area federal offices are again closed to the public Tuesday after Hurricane Sandy made landfall Monday on the East Coast, according to the Office of Personnel Management.

As with Monday, non-emergency federal employees, including those on pre-approved paid leave, will be granted an excused absence for the number of hours they were scheduled to work unless they are:

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The 2012 Warrior-Family Symposium Set For Sept. 13

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This year's Warrior-Family Symposium (WFS), to be held on September 13 beginning at 8:30 am at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, will focus on the theme "Saluting Their Sacrifice: A Decade of Challenges and Triumphs for Our Wounded Heroes and Their Families."

Presented by MOAA and NDIA and offering complimentary registration for all active military/reserve or guard and their spouses, this year's WFS will honor, as it has in years past, wounded heroes and their families

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4th Iraq Oil and Gas Summit 2012

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Originally posted on AOL Energy

One of the most important medium-term global oil market factors will be Iraq's production capacity build out and output volumes. The country has the potential to be the largest source of incremental global oil market supply in the coming years, but this outcome hinges on a complex web of factors that will be discussed at the 4th Iraq Oil and Gas Summit to be held in Houston this September.

And while Iraqi oil developments monopolize most of the headlines, the country's critically important natural gas industry often flies under the radar. However, gas will increasingly be needed to fire electrical power plants as Iraq's population increases and requires air conditioning, gas-intensive industry jobs, desalinated water and more.

At the same time, natural gas is needed to maintain pressure at producing oil fields and help coax the remaining crude from fields experiencing natural output decline rates, so valuable oil can be exported. Baghdad's fiscal requirements are heavily dependent on oil revenue. All this means the country will need enormous volumes of natural gas developed at great expense by companies that are often more attracted to developing oil.

These topics along with the technical details required to navigate Iraq's challenging investment climate will be discussed at the summit. Specifically, the following topics will be covered:

  • The Present Iraqi Organizational Structure and The Role of Government through the Ministry of Oil
  • Investing in Iraq
  • Prospects for Investments and Projects in the Iraqi Hydrocarbon Sector
  • Iraq Petroleum Contracts and Licensing Regulations
  • Challenges Facing Iraq's Crude Oil Production Industry
  • The Future of the Iraqi Oil and Gas Industry
  • Downstream Development Strategies

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