Convene. Connect. Collaborate. Join government officials and regulators in Washington, D.C. for DARE 2010 as we dispel what’s happening in both residential and commercial real estate and what might be stalling momentum in the U.S. financial markets. Participate in conversations discussing lenders’ unbooked losses on defaulted commercial real estate and construction loans, the diminished cash flows on both the residential and comme...

Energy/Facilities Connections Conference 2010 will be held in Leavenworth, Washington, May 12-14, 2010. The theme, Innovative Approaches for a New Decade, is appropriate for the direction of the conference. With so much focus on reacting to a tight economy, EFC aims to stack your toolkit with forward-thinking approaches and resources to better prepare you to handle the challenges of the next ten years and beyond. The conference will take place...

Better Data Means Better Business Performance Management and Quality Data—Keys to Profitability in a Recovering Economy Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned BI executive, we have courses that will not only add to your professional worth but will also advance your business’s potential for increased profitability. Our World Conference in Chicago offers access to six days of in-depth education from in-the-trenches experts and...

Recent research shows clearly that our critical infrastructure is under repeated cyberattack often from high-level adversaries like foreign nation-states. In fact the estimated cost from downtime, caused by major attacks, exceeds $6M per day. It's now confirmed: Our critical infrastructure is under repeated cyberattack from high-level adversaries. Register for this webinar to learn: The top cyber risks to public and private sector organization...

Contingency Planning & Management (CPM) began in 1997 to address business continuity and COOP. CPM is dedicated to the convergence of BC/COOP, Security and Emergency Management to help you form the most comprehensive plan possible to support a resilient enterprise. Attendees come from both public and private sectors and are experienced leaders in their fields. Topics range from lessons learned from H1Ni to natural disasters, quantifying en...

*Do you plan to attend the DOD & US DOD Contractors Only Session? Please visit the red 'Registration' tab above and follow all instructions for attendace. The 54th Annual NDIA Fuze Conference welcomes the participation of both domestic and allied fuze designers, manufacturers and component suppliers, along with government representatives. This year’s theme is “The Fuzing Evolution-Smaller, Smarter, and Safer”. This encomp...

For the past eleven years, government leaders have gathered to explore the latest mandates and best practices in performance management, program measurement and evaluation at the annual Government Performance Summit. The Summit is led by speakers from the upper echelons of the Executive branch and leading Government Managers who offer their experience and advice to managers looking to improve the results earned by their programs and agencies ...

Accidental/intentional destruction of data, hardware failure or cyber attacks can happen at any time and you may be called upon to respond, investigate, document, handle, and escalate the analysis to a formal investigation. In this two day hands-on workshop, you'll consider when investigations are appropriate or warranted, and learn how and when to recover lost or deleted information from the Recycler Bin (Info2 file), Disk Directory/Master-Fi...

Description: The two week BASIC program provides students with the foundation knowledge necessary to enter the IACIS Certified Computer Forensic Examiner process. Through a combination of lectures, hands-on practical exercises, and laboratory activities students will learn the underlying principals and skills of computer forensic examination, and learn how to apply these skills in practice. While previous computer knowledge is a plus, it is no...

Power to Purchase brings DIR contracted technology vendors together with IT and purchasing staff from state agencies, local and county government, K-12 and higher education to raise awareness about our Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Cooperative Contracts program. ICT Co-op Contracts is a streamlined cooperative purchasing program for state and local government, public education, and other public entities within and outside the...