What MeriTalk invites government and industry IT leaders to attend this full-day conference focused on Federal IT innovation – and its potential to change the fundamental performance and economics of government IT. Lean budgets are here to stay. Uncle Sam requires government to do more with less. Innovation is the only way forward. 1,000 government and industry IT thought leaders will convene to listen, learn, and teach about innovative...

Event Overview Join Cisco experts, selected partners, and industry leaders at the 2010 Government Solutions Forum. This intensive one-day program includes detailed discussions about compelling topics facing today's technology and program management professionals in governmental and educational organizations. The four conference tracks will review tools and techniques for more effective: Collaboration Cybersecurity Cloud computing Intelligent B...

Using a Blog to Engage Citizens Online Class Format: Webinar about our webinars Instructor: Steve Crescenzo, Crescenzo Communications Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST Place: Online Webinar* Fee: $50 federal, state, or local U.S. government; $75 for non–government Webinar Description Agency blogs are a great way to engage with the public on a conversational level and have discussions about ways to improve...

Faced with the challenges of modernizing healthcare and keeping projects on track, the Department of Veteran Affairs will be one of the big spenders in 2010 with a budget of $2.5 billion. So join us on February 23 at the Fairview Park Marriott as we host Veterans Affairs CIO Roger Baker who will discuss the challenges and opportunities his agency faces and how your firms can serve the VA mission and objectives. Following Roger, hear from a pan...

Advanced Writing for the Web: Using Plain Language to Engage Citizens Class Format: One–Day Course Instructor: Leslie O'Flahavan, E–WRITE Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Place: Department of Labor (DOL) Directions to DOL Fee: $200 federal, state, or local U.S. government; $300 for non–government Course Description You can't engage people unless you communicate in plain, down–to–ear...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) was the first federal agency to use the NHIN as a tool to gain rapid access to electronic health information. In its partnership with MedVirgina, the Richmond-based regional Health Information Exchange (HIE), the partners used NHIN technologies to speed the delivery of clinical health records of patients awaiting medical disability decisions. In accelerating the process from weeks to days, the project...

KEY TAKE AWAYS: Attend this conference to learn how to capture the power of social media in your organization, along with helpful tools, tips and techniques to get started, including: Developing a social media (blogging, Twitter, podcasting, wikis, social networks, etc.) strategy to drive performance-based communications Building senior management support for your social media programs Integrating social media tools into your internal and exte...

HEALTH IT SUMMIT FOR GOVERNMENT LEADERS OVERVIEW With the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Program and the very real possibility of national health reform this year, federal and state government leaders face a myriad of challenges associated with the use of information technology to tackle a range of complex healthcare issues. The Health IT Summit for Government Leaders is designed for federal and state government leaders who...