Intelligence sharing among public safety agencies is mission critical—where gaps in information can put lives at risk. Technology solutions designed to promote information sharing across the local, regional, state and national levels are entering the market at an almost mind boggling pace. At Emergency Management’s Public Safety Technology Summits, you’ll see firsthand the exciting best-of-breed technologies designed to get y...

As we embark on a new era of IT industry transformation, a critical question to ask is: Are we positioned for success across this increasingly competitive IT landscape? What will the world of technology look like in 3 years, 5 years, and beyond? Join us on September 22nd for predictions and insights as we explore the next wave of convergence and how clients and computing are being transformed by mobility and the cloud and vice versa. IDC's Tec...

GTC Southwest 2011 Renaissance Hotel 9721 Arboretum Boulevard Austin, TX 78759 June 13 − 14, 2011 TOPICS WILL INCLUDE Cloud Computing - Technologies and Opportunities Driving Operating Efficiencies with IT: Best Practices The Future of Mobile Technology Wireless Broadband: The Changing Landscape Social Media in Government Engaging the Mobile Citizen Texas.gov Update Implementing an Information Security Program IT Governance and Portfolio...

The 4th annual SANS What Works in Forensics and Incident Response Summit will be held deep in the heart of Texas this year. Not only is Austin home to the Texas state capitol, it is also the epicenter of the state's music, art, and avante garde scenes. Walk down the street and you are bound to find a bumper sticker or two proclaiming "Keep Austin Weird". Just 2 blocks from the Omni hotel, 6th street Entertainment District offers multiple music...

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is proud to announce the return of their annual IT symposium: USACE IM/IT Symposium 2011. The USACE IM/IT Symposium will take place at The Renaissance Austin Hotel the week of April 11-15, 2011, with exhibits open from Monday evening's reception through Wednesday lunch. Exhibitors will have the opportunity to network with approximately 130-150 USACE personnel in attendance while attending the conference s...

AUSTIN AWAITS!This year's NGAUS conference features the unique sights, sounds and tastes of the Texas capital. Join us in Austin, Texas for the 132nd NGAUS General Conference & Exhibition. More than 4,000 Guard members will convene along with defense officials, industry representatives and lawmakers to determine crucial Guard issues and plot NGAUS' legislative priorities for the following year. While offering professional development oppor...

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...

Digital Government Trends Managing in Challenging Times New Technologies Innovation Web 2.0 Security. TOPICS WILL INCLUDE •Where's Your Focus - How to Market Solutions to Business •Reaching Citizens through 2.0 •Texas Department of Information Resources DBITS Update •Texas ERP Project Update •Are You Ready to Star on YouTube? Policies to Support New Service Models •Doing the Right Things - Dashboards and Per...

NASCIO conferences provide a unique opportunity for corporate members to network with their state government business partners and to discuss the issues facing the information technology field in the public and private sector.

The Summit provides clean energy technology companies and entrepreneurs a venue for presenting their innovations to venture capitalists, Angel investors, and strategic investors that currently invest in clean energy, along with experts from Austin Energy, corporate partners, other utility executives and government leaders. This year’s theme “Bringing the Smart Grid to Life” directly relates to efforts from the Pecan Street Project. The Pecan S...