SMi's 2011 conference in Social Media within the Military and Defence Sector aims to provide an in-depth knowledge of how the military from the US and Europe use social media tools. Social Media has been used in numerous ways by the military globally, and this conference will address the key security issues the military have to face when dealing with social media platforms. With huge military budget cuts, social media has been welcomed as a gr...

Don’t miss the launch of SMi's first Military Airlift Asia Pacific conference and exhibition - bringing together the most influential regional and international players from within the airlift community. Armed forces within the Asia Pacific region have seen a steady increase in defence budgets in recent years. With two of the world’s largest air forces - India and China - situated in the region there is no limit to the indigenous d...

MAST is the Global Maritime Security and Defence community’s dedicated conference and exhibition series. Uniting senior-level leaders from over 40 countries, MAST is the ultimate event at which to discuss future capabilities and concepts with the major maritime security and defence ‘shareholders’, and evaluate future and state-of-the-art technologies. MAST is organised by an unmatched international committee of renowned and r...

SMi are pleased to present our 2nd annual Air Mission Planning conference which is taking place in London in June. This is the perfect forum to discuss the strategic, tactical and operational air mission planning issues facing the military today; visit the website and register online. There will be a strong focus on operational lessons learnt from recent operations and how to improve air mission planning for future projects. There will also be...

Entering its 11th year, SMi’s International Software Radio conference will once again bring together the leading minds in the field of Software Defined Radio (SDR) and Cognitive Radio. Over the past year we have witnessed some rapid developments in the SDR industry, with many of Europe’s leading SDR programmes undergoing significant upgrade and development. However, it is outside of the military that Cognitive Radio has seen some m...

Taking place on the 23rd & 24th May 2011, SMi’s MilSatCom Asia will provide you with the ideal opportunity to keep up-to-date with the latest challenges, threats and solutions from across the SATCOM industry. Hear from major MilSatCom players as they come together to discuss issues ranging from procurement, to technological developments, national requirements and emerging capabilities. Hear from leading industry speakers including: ...

SMi are delighted to invite you to attend our annual Cyber Defence conference, held in Istanbul on the 16-17 May 2011. Following on from the success of last year's event, this exceptional conference will deliver industry-leading presentations from a diverse speaker faculty representing an array of military, civil and commercial organisations discussing the latest developments in cyber defence. Hear from our industry-leading keynote addresses:...

The OMB Circular, No. A–11, Part 7 PLANNING, BUDGETING, ACQUISITION, AND MANAGEMENT OF CAPITAL ASSETS says that all major projects will be managed using EVMS as defined in the Capital Programming Guide. That the information will be used to report to status against OMB 300 programs. EVM is a proven project management technique which will provide an early warning of project cost and schedule performance issues. On June 30, 2009, the Office...

Industry and Government Leaders Present Practical Solutions to Government COOP Requirements. Hear from industry experts and government managers leading Business Continuity Planning and Continuity of Operations Development. The instructor Team presents practical, real-life solutions required to establish or improve a business continuity program within your Federal, State, Local, Tribal, or Private Sector organization. The key to success in mov...

Workshop Description This Potomac Forum Training Workshop provides an overview of data center consolidation in compliance with the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative. The Workshop provides a detailed breakdown of major components, reporting requirements and intended goals of the Federal Initiative and how to implement the initiative in the government environment to achieve an effective, cost effective and compliant data center consol...