Build a Smarter, More Innovative Government Do you know how you can connect your apps, devices, and citizen data all with one powerful Platform designed to enhance the citizen and government exeperience? Find out how at the Salesforce educational awareness seminar promoting government innovation! Come learn how revolutionary technology platforms easily integrate with your current infrastructure enabling automation, collaboration, mobile, and r...

Mark your calendars for the third annual UT Energy Week, a gathering of experts from academia, industry, regulatory agencies, and non-profit organizations to explore and debate some of society’s most vital energy issues. The conference will be held February 7 – 10, 2017. UT Energy Week 2017 will be co-hosted by UT Austin’s Energy Institute, the KBH Center for Energy, Law & Business, and two student-run organizations ...

The TCEA Annual Convention & Exposition brings together campus and district-level educators to explore best practices for engaging students, increasing productivity, and innovating teaching and learning with technology. TCEA’s 37th annual convention will showcase hundreds of sessions to choose from for every educator to discover new ways to engage students and enhance learning. Who Attends: District and Campus Administrators Curricul...

Drive mission-based outcomes for government and education in Texas VMware's Government & Education Innovation Summit is the premier education, training and networking event for IT and management professionals serving the state, local and education sectors in the State of Texas. Our unique program is tailored specifically to the interests of public sector organizations. During our 2015 event, attendees will hear from VMware experts on topic...

Developing Winning Proposals – Proposal Preparation Techniques and Tips About the Program: Developing Winning Proposals, a one-day course designed to provide you with the nuts and bolts you need to review a request for proposal (RFP), put a proposal team together, and develop the detailed cost estimates you need to convince a customer that you can best satisfy their needs. This seminar is designed for everyone involved in the development...

8:30-9:00 Coffee and Registration 9:00-10:00 “Seven Myths about Academic Freedom and Tenure,” Greg Scholtz, Director of Programs in Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance 10:00-11:00 “Faculty Handbooks and Shared Governance,” Puri Martinez, Vice Chair of the Assembly of State Conferences 11:00-11:15 Coffee 11:15-12:15 “Government Relations,” Brian Turner, Secretary 12:15-1:15 Lunch “A Faculty Agenda...

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...