Network with Peers and Share Your Experiences The continuous threat hurricanes and other natural disasters pose for the Houston area require emergency management officials to constantly update plans and collaborate on best practices. As a Tier 1 UASI region, there is a heightened need to improve the city’s capacity to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist incidents. This is truly a must attend event for all res...

Network with Peers and Share Your Experiences Whether it's a catastrophic accident, a cycle of major hurricanes, or an act of terrorism, Miami officials cannot predict when or how disasters will strike. What we do know is that expanded regional collaboration and response capabilities will be critical to the public’s safety. Sharing information and lessons learned is imperative for Miami’s all-hazards planning. This is truly a must...

GOVgreen is the one event where government stakeholders connect to learn how to transform green policies into actionable plans and programs in order to achieve the interrelated goals of sustainability in all sectors including energy, water, facilities and transportation. Based in Washington, D.C. and free to government and military professionals, GOVgreen includes 25 educational sessions organized into four tracks: Procurement, Contracting and...

The Pecora Symposium series was established by the USGS and NASA in the 1970s as a forum: 1) to foster the exchange of scientific information and results derived from applications of remotely sensed data to a broad range of land-based resources; and 2) to provide a forum for discussing ideas, policies, and strategies concerning land remote sensing. Nearly forty years ago, the launch of Earth Resources Technology Satellite-1 (now known as Lands...

Network with Peers and Share Your Experiences Los Angeles emergency management officials and first responders must be at the forefront of emergency preparedness, ready to respond to the multitude of natural and man-made threats that could strike without warning. As a Tier 1 UASI region, the city can set the bar for expanded regional collaboration and response capabilities that may be replicated nationwide. This is truly a must attend event for...

The DoD is making alternative energy a bigger priority than ever before. Conserving energy, lowering costs, reducing reliance on foreign oil, and increasing tactical and strategic security are the goals of new efforts toward “greening” the services. With a new partnership with the DoE and a new Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs, the DoD has gotten serious about taking action. In time with the...

The Department of Veterans Affairs is hosting this event on August 15-18th, 2011, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana being assisted by Halfaker and Associates LLC. The largest nationwide conference of its kind, the National Veteran Small Business Conference provides Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs and SDVOSBs) an opportunity to learn, network and market their businesses....

MAST is the Global Maritime Security and Defence community’s dedicated conference and exhibition series. Uniting senior-level leaders from over 40 countries, MAST is the ultimate event at which to discuss future capabilities and concepts with the major maritime security and defence ‘shareholders’, and evaluate future and state-of-the-art technologies. MAST is organised by an unmatched international committee of renowned and r...

Philadelphia's risk for natural and man-made disasters, combined with its densely-populated urban area, makes it critical for all stakeholders to collaborate and share information. Its Tier 1 UASI status heightens the need for expanded response capabilities to manage crises that pose the greatest risk to the region, its critical infrastructure and key resources. Join your peers across all areas of homeland security and emergency preparedness t...

The much lauded 2011 Energy/Facilities Connections event is scheduled for May 2011. The theme is Now...More than Ever. The conference attracts top-of-the-line facility experts to provide attendees with critical resources for tackling fiscal and operational restraints. A potpourri of disciplines, such as facilities, energy, construction, custodial, business, safety, regulatory and associated professionals would be well-served to attend. Attende...