CNi Expo will be the exhibition for solutions, products and ideas to effectively mitigate risk and ensure security from all threats to infrastructure.These threats and risks are applicable to many sectors whose assets or components are essential to the safe and continued delivery of essential services. The Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) defines nine sectors which deliver essential services: Energy Food Water Transp...

The International fib Congress and Exhibition presents a very unique opportunity. Congresses are only held once every four years, and in a different member’s country each time. The last Congress in 2006 was held in Naples, Italy. Congresses are fib’s high points. Unlike its Symposia, which take place during non-Congress years and focus on specific themes, Congresses encompass all aspects of structural concrete, bringing together p...

Content ROT: How to Find and Treat It Class Format: Seminar Instructor: Delia Konizeski, WelchmanPierpoint Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2010 Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Place: Department of Labor (DOL) Directions to DOL Fee: $50 federal, state, or local U.S. government; $75 for non–government Seminar Description With thousands of government websites, there is a lot of ROT (redundant, outdated, and trivial) content. You can't engage citizens...

Biotech has rebounded from the recession faster than most other industries in Maryland and with about 8% of the biotech companies in the country based in Maryland, the future of Maryland's tech scene is bright. Adding to the optimism is recent approval of plans to create a $10 billion, 17.5M SF "Science City" for bioscience research. How do the top Maryland tech players envision the future of the I-270 tech corridor? Where will future develop...

Video Bootcamp Class Format: Two–Day Course Instructor: Michael Rosenblum, Rosenblum TV Date: Tuesday – Wednesday, May 25 – 26, 2010 Time: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm NOTE: the time of this course is LONGER than other two–day WMU courses. Place: Mathematical Association of America Carriage House Conference Center Washington, DCDirections to MAA Fee: $1,950 federal, state, or local U.S. government; $2,925 for non–gover...

SSF's webcasts convene panels of current and former federal decision makers to tell you what a government agency is buying and how to position for its security and sustainability grants, contracts and R&D programs.One Katrina-like emergency can strain the resources of government response agencies. Multiply that by three and the Coast Guard, FEMA, Army Corps of Engineers, FBI, and a host of state and local control agencies hit the national...

Make no mistake, the successful and timely development and deployment of NextGen will dramatically enhance America’s air traffic system. The question is – how do we get from there to here? How do we overcome the numerous bureaucratic roadblocks, system hurdles and regulatory challenges that are impeding NextGen development? At NextGen Ahead you will gain answers to those questions and hear directly from the FAA executives who are...

Designing Forms, Surveys, and Dialogues for the Web Format: One-Day Course Instructor: Kathryn Summers, PhD, University of Baltimore Date: Wednesday, May 19, 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 This session will focus on designing registration forms, surveys, and engagement tools for a broad consumer audienc...

2010 Government Web Managers 2–Day Conference: Open Government and Citizen Engagement Date: Tuesday – Wednesday, April 27 – 28, 2010 Time: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM (both days) Place: Renaissance Hotel, Washington, DC Fee: Fee: $250 for federal, state, or local U.S. government employees. Due to space limitations, this event is open to government employees only. Conference Description Join your peers for our biggest networking e...