Though the world seems to be nearing the corner related to controlling the pandemic, the effects have been traumatic and will be long-standing. What remains plaguing our communities and society at-large is the need for criminal justice reform. Regardless of what side of the aisle that your perspective may come from, those involved in the broader justice community understand well that improvements in efficiency, parity in the application of the...

Our second annual event is now transitioning to digital, where public communicators across the United States can learn the best social media strategies that are working right now. Get a handle on 2020 and learn from your peers on how to confidently communicate with the public you serve. S4SCON is a fully interactive experience where attendees can engage with speakers and other participants!

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been rescheduled and shifted to a virtual format due to COVID-19 concerns. New Dates: 7/29-7/30/2020 Achieving true public safety is bigger than any one agency or even one LEAPS discipline. Public safety happens in collaboration when modern technology allows for deep insights into information. Technical innovation has brought us artificial intelligence and machine learning embedded...

The SMILE Conference is the leading training conference devoted to Social Media, the Internet and Law Enforcement initiatives. The SMILE Conference, now together with the iSMILE Conference, has pioneered the adoption of social media by law enforcement agencies across the world for public outreach, crime prevention, and forensics since 2010. The SMILE Conference has become both the go-to and most trusted source by law enforcement agencies world...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. Our 2020 event is changing to entirely virtual due to recommendation by public health officials in King County, WA that large gatherings be cancelled due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak. New virtual event will be scheduled in the future. Join 1,000 government social media professionals for the only major social media conference in the Unite...

The Executive Women in Government (EWG) 2020 Leadership Summit On Thursday, March 12, the Executive Women in Government (EWG) 2020 Leadership Summit will bring together professional women in government for a day of extraordinary speakers, enlightening panels, and networking opportunities. This year's event will unfold at a very special location in the D.C. area, the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at the Arlington National Cemet...

What’s coming over the horizon? At the 2019 edition of Defense One’s annual look into the future, we will discuss global threats, industry trends, advanced technology, national-security policy, and 2020 politics through interviews with top leaders and conversations about bold ideas.

The 10th Annual Open Source Digital Forensics Conference (OSDFCon) will be held October 15-17, 2019 in Herndon, VA. This event allows attendees to learn about new software and meet the developers. Oct 15: Workshops: A series of 3-hour in-depth workshops (need separate ticket to attend) Oct 16: Conference: A full-day of 35-minute talks focused exclusively on open source digital forensics tools Free for government attendees through Oct. 5 Oct 17...

The 2019 United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) is coming September 5-8 at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC. We hope you will join us and thousands of your colleagues to celebrate the resiliency and diversity of our movement. Register now for this year’s USCA to take advantage of all the training, networking, and skills-building opportunities the conference has to offer. Take a look at our website for a current list of Institutes,...

Presented by the Security Industry Association, the 2019 SIA GovSummit focuses on how government leverages security technologies to drive success across a wide spectrum of missions. Held annually in Washington, D.C., GovSummit examines emerging policy trends, technology needs of the government and changes in the risk environment that shape development of products and advanced systems integration to meet evolving security challenges.