Participants will explore various issues and opportunities that the industry is likely to face in 2021 and assess how their organizations can plan ahead for them. In many ways, the past year was an economic, political, regulatory, and competitive rollercoaster for the power, utilities, and renewables industry. What new factors are likely to shape the industry in the coming year and beyond? We'll discuss: Sector by sector outlooks on key trends...

The oil and gas industry’s history of adapting to rapid change, disruption and volatility has prepared it to tackle enormous challenges. However, recovery this time around is requiring companies to not only leverage that resilience, but also design a new vision that meets the shifting demands customers. KPMG and leaders from three major oil and gas companies are pleased to invite you to join us for a discussion on how oil and gas compani...

This webinar will review field inspection of concrete structures for dams, water conveyances, and levees. Specific topics to be covered will include foundation preparation, reinforcing steel inspection, embedded items, formwork, concrete joints, waterstop installation, and concrete mixes and placement. Five learning objectives of this webinar: Pre-construction preparation that should be completed prior to the start of construction of a concret...

Salesforce Government Cloud Plus enables government customers to lower overall cost, rapidly customize as needed, accelerate time to value, and scale the impact of their mission and charter. Partnering with AWS Gov Cloud further accelerates the ability to deliver the required security and compliance controls to protect the most sensitive, unclassified data. Through this partnership, the Government Cloud Plus inherits AWS GovCloud’s alrea...

This webinar will review the 1938 construction failure of the upstream slope of Fort Peck Dam, Montana. The failure began at about 1:15 PM on September 22, 1938 as the construction work had progressed to within 20 feet of the final dam crest elevation. One hundred eighty men were working in the area. Thirty four men were injured. Eight men lost their lives, six of whom were never found and are buried somewhere in the dam. As a result of this s...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) will present a new First Thursday Seminar, Electric Vehicle Charging for Employee Vehicles and Agency Fleets, from 1:30 to 3:00 pm EST on January 5, 2017. This First Thursday Seminar will provide fleet and facility managers with an overview of how meeting electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) goals can decrease greenhouse gas emissions, save money, and lead by exam...

Understand the current Clean Air Act landscape and other current regulatory and enforcement efforts at USEPA. Clean Air Act regulations and possible rule changes affect business and commerce all over the country. They also affect the quality of life. Clients want timely and pertinent information to guide their decision making. Lawyers, engineers and consultants need to understand company specific detail, but they also need to know the "big pic...

Learn about key issues including keeping trespassers off utility or other easements. This topic will include legal and practical advice on identifying the priorities in land rights and responsibilities regarding easements and rights of way as the dominant estate and as to competing interests with respect thereto. Whether the servient estate holders, other easement holders or other third parties, determining what can, may and can't be done on...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) will present a new First Thursday Seminar, Federal Thought Leaders Roundtable,from 1:30 to 3:00 pm EST on June 2, 2016. FEMP Director Timothy Unruh will facilitate a round table discussion on cutting edge topics among senior agency officials. Federal energy and environmental leaders will share insights and discuss sustainability goals, policies, and initiatives. Panel...

The US Department of Energy Federal Energy Management Program is pleased to announce the First Thursday Seminar Data Center Energy Efficiency Best Practices that will air on Thursday, April 7th, 2015 from 1:30 to 3:00 pm EST. This seminar will cover why energy-efficient data centers are critical, energy-efficiency opportunities, and energy management improvement processes. Topics include best practices for acquisition, benchmarking, performanc...