In 2015, we explored our future in an urbanized world. By all indications, the future sees population increasing and densifying within urban areas, and growth halting elsewhere. Whether we face a future where technologies increasingly reduce cities’ dependence on the hinterlands for food, water and energy, or whether we face a future where the ecological stress on the hinterlands continues to grow, we are faced with hard choices about th...

Innovation and integration are essential, nowhere more so than with academic uses of technology. As new and improved technologies emerge, innovation is striking out in new directions while integration is enhancing through consolidation. Without purposefully integrating the new, innovation is random and integration is stifled. The City University of New York’s 14th Annual IT Conference will look at how innovations can become more visible...

USGIF is partnering with the American Geographical Society for their annual fall symposium in New York City. Join other thought leaders from academia, industry, government, and the social sector who care about the future geography of our cities. EXPLORING OUR FUTURE IN AN URBANIZED WORLD In 2014, AGS mounted an “Expedition to the Future”, and a topic that prominently recurred through much of the dialog was “urbanization....

The 37th IAEE International Conference will take place in New York City between June 15 and 18, 2014, and will focus on the relationship between economic growth and energy. This relationship grows ever more important as economies around the world struggle to reinvigorate themselves and to develop energy resources in sensible, sustainable ways. Can economic growth be stimulated even with pressure to reduce if not forego certain forms of energy...

Big Data That Works Everyone's talking about big data, but who's actually doing it right—and how? Find out at Strata + Hadoop World, where thousands of the best minds in data gather to learn, connect, share knowledge, and explore. No matter what you do with big data, you'll miss out if you don't attend:Data scientists, CTOs, and analystsExplore emerging topics and cutting-edge architectures for analyzing and exploring data, including mac...

Advanced Energy 2013 http://www.aertc.org/conference2013/ Before “Superstorm Sandy” forced its postponement, the eagerly anticipated 2012 Advanced Energy Conference was poised to be a groundbreaking event. This spring, Advanced Energy 2013 will open at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center as The New York State Partnership of Energy Conferences, and it will showcase a broader, even more ambitious program. Not only...

The 2013 World Green Energy Symposium (WGES) will be held March 26, 2013 at Hunter College, The City University of New York (CUNY). The programs are carefully developed with a focus on green/renewable energy technology and innovations as the vantage point in the new economy creating and maintaining jobs, contract and exporting opportunities, and new policies leading to economic vitality and a healthier planet. The WGES.US consistently attracts...

Enterprise IT's Two Biggest Game Changers Under One Roof – Cloud Computing & Big Data Join Us at Cloud Expo New York in June – Introducing Our All-New Big Data Expo! Recent IDC research shows that worldwide spending on cloud services will grow almost threefold, reaching $44.2 billion by 2013. And a recent Gartner report predicts that the volume of enterprise data overall will increase by a phenomenal 650% over the next five ye...

The City University of New York and the Center for Digital Education are proud to host the The CUNY 2012 Mathematics Conference: Effective Instructional Strategies on the changing shape of mathematics education.This day-long conference will feature faculty panel discussions on new and best practices in mathematics instruction related to technology, curriculum, pedagogy and faculty development. Also featured will be faculty poster presentations...

The Federal Council of EEO & Civil Rights Executives is hosting the Thought Leadership Training Conference for Executives on Diversity & Inclusion. The Executive level Think Tank Training & Round-table Exchange Sessions will take place March 26-28, 2012 and will be held in New York City (Midtown Manhattan), New York. The focus of the conference is compliance with Executive Order 13583, which establishes a coordinated Government-wid...