Smart Technology and Sustainability in a Cost-Cutting Era

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AFCEA Bethesda is pleased to announce an innovative educational symposium for government and industry participants who are or want to be on the cutting edge of smart technology and sustainability. The goals of the event are to make the business case for sustainability, show "big data" applications for energy management, highlight accomplishments with smart building technologies, illustrate saving from effective Federal fleet management, data center energy efficiencies and sustainability leading practices, articulate the connection between data centers and sustainability, and explain the impact of recent regulations and policy related to sustainability for IT procurement.

Register today and benefit from:

Collaboration opportunities with more than 300 technology and sustainability professionals and executives
Keynote presentation and panel discussions from key stakeholders at key agencies including GSA, EPA, DOE, DHS and DOD responsible for delivering increased operational efficiencies, reduced costs, and improved sustainability metrics
Receive continuing education credits from the Graduate School USA, an independent, educational, not-for-profit that prepares and advances your career in government, private sector and non-for-profit organizations

Who should attend:

Agency representatives from any agency releasing new IT contracts which must include new eWaste requirements as well as new FAR requirements on sustainable IT acquisitions
Agency representatives responsible for achieving Electronic Stewardship and Data Center goals in their agency’s Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan or their agency’s sustainability report card from OMB
Company executives that need to understand the business case for incorporating sustainable practices into their overall corporate strategy and operation
Federal business development, capture executives and program and project managers
Small business representatives and system integrators interested in real and planned set-aside programs
M&O contractors for DOE labs, EPA facilities, Military bases and BRAC operations, or other similar large operations infrastructure

Learning Objectives:

How agencies can leverage sustainability as a management tool to drive out costs
Ways agencies can leverage commercial best practices on sustainability
How agencies can enhance energy efficiency within the federal building complex
Strategies for driving waste out of data center operations, including e-waste
Case studies on how agencies have achieved cost savings by operating more sustainably
Information on new tools, processes and methodologies in sustainability
Details on agency requirements, including specific mandates and recent executive orders

Speaker and Presenter Information

-Sharon Hays, Vice President, Office of Science and Engineering, CSC -Bob Inglis, Director, Energy and Enterprise Initiative, George Mason University and Former Congressman (R-SC) -Kevin Kampschroer, Director of the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, U.S. General Services Administration

Expected Number of Attendees

300

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, USPS, SSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), Judicial Branch Agencies, CIA, FEMA, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID