Network with Peers and Share Your Experiences Whether it's a catastrophic accident, severe blizzard, or act of terror, Boston cannot predict when or how disasters will strike. What we do know is that effective disaster preparedness and emergency management requires expanded collaboration and response capabilities with all stakeholders. This is truly a must attend event for all those responsible for the safety and well-being of the public. You...

This 3rd Annual SOA & Semantic Technology Symposium will focus on the technology, standards and semantic interoperability required to drive DoD IT inefficiencies, move towards enterprise services which promote reuse, lessen redundancy and waste, and enable the Department to share knowledge and achieve enterprise business analytics. This year the focus is on the necessity of semantic technology to achieve interoperable business operations t...

The U.S. Public Health Service Scientific and Training Symposium is the pre-eminent event of its kind in the nation— offering an incomparable range of continuing education seminars on the latest trends and innovations in public health care delivery, administration and research. It also provides targeted training courses covering disaster preparedness, readiness response and other areas critical to maintaining our nation's security and pu...

Announcement: Annual CSADC Federal Cloud Summit - June 22, 2011 If you're in the Federal sector, don't miss this Premiere Cloud Security event and connect with your peers. Vivek Kundra has been invited to kickoff this event and General Services Administration senior executive Sanjeev “Sonny” Bhagowalia will be our keynote speaker. Panelists will be made up of industry experts from the FCC, Google, Juniper, BSA, CA Technologies, Mic...

Securing a Healthier Future in a Changing World What will the world’s population look like in 20 years? If current demographic changes continue, the average age will be older in most parts of the world than it is today, more people will live in cities, and population growth will have slowed throughout the world except in Africa. These trends naturally result in changes in the burden of disease, most notably a transition from infectious t...

Visit www.afcea.org/events/nps to register online now! Join us for the inaugural Cultural and Organizational Awareness Forum, focusing on Africa and the role of the U.S. government in supporting African stability through enhancing partner capacity. General plenary sessions will be complemented by a series of focused breakout sessions on Security Sector Reform (SSR), using SSR to explore larger issues of the U.S. military’s role in suppor...

With the continuing uncertainty and accelerated change that defines our current era, companies are being challenged to think about and prepare for the skills and capabilities they will need for the future. At the same time, the demographics and competitive arena present challenges in securing and retaining the critical job groups and talent needed to drive strategy. Workforce planning is more and more top of mind to the senior and talent minde...

Philadelphia's risk for natural and man-made disasters, combined with its densely-populated urban area, makes it critical for all stakeholders to collaborate and share information. Its Tier 1 UASI status heightens the need for expanded response capabilities to manage crises that pose the greatest risk to the region, its critical infrastructure and key resources. Join your peers across all areas of homeland security and emergency preparedness t...

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) will convene providers and other stakeholders to discuss strategies for integrating and participating in an Accountable Care Organization framework on a local level that offers shared savings payments for improving the quality of care and costs. Real-world, case study examples of organizationscurrently participating in ACO pilots will be featured on the agenda and the...

On January 3, 2011, the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Registration and Attestation System portal went live, a major milestone in the government’s timeline to incentivize providers to demonstrate the “meaningful use” of certified EHRs to improve care delivery and for the exchange of information. Stage 1 Meaningful Use criteria have been published and Stages 2 and 3 requirements are currently open for debate. The...