NASA/JPL, in coordination with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), is sponsoring the 22nd Annual High-Tech Small Business Conference on Tuesday, March 2 and Wednesday, March 3, 2010. The conference affords small businesses the opportunity to meet purchasing and technical representatives from major corporations and Federal Agencies during the Marketplace Forum to discuss contract opportunities. Participating agencies include: The Aero...

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...

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...

Advancing situational awareness with the next generation of SDRs: Cognitive Radios and Networks! IDGA’s Software Radio Communications Summit is the annual can’t-miss event for the SDR community. Members of the military, industry, and academia convene each year to discuss solutions and forge potential new partnerships for the continuous advancement in radio communications for DoD and Coalition forces. The goal of the 2010 Summit is...

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...

First Thursday Seminar #1 Introduction to Executive Order 13514 provides an overview of definitions, baseline measurements, and other requirements outlined by the new executive order. FEMP First Thursday Seminars provide training for Federal energy and environmental professionals. Leading experts address timely topics in 90-minute sessions offered live via satellite or through streaming video at your desktop.   Contact FEMP Central at femphelp...

AUVSI's Unmanned Systems Program Review Join AUVSI members and leading government officials for the unmanned systems industry's premier event on industry and government programs. AUVSI's Unmanned Systems Program Review 2010 will feature over 30 sessions covering the latest information on Air, Ground and Maritime programs. Topics for 2010 include updates on DARPA Robotics Initiatives, NIST Standards for Robot testing, updates from SPAWAR, Alli...