This 12th Annual Homeland Security Week will bring together top homeland security leaders from government, industry and academia to dive into current challenges and future requirements necessary for numerous government agencies directly or indirectly responsible for U.S. homeland security. Through interactive keynote presentations, large scale panel discussions, project updates, case studies, and intimate roundtables, we’ll facilitate a...

With recent threats from various terrorist organizations, radical factions, and lone wolves becoming more and more sophisticated, the need to ensure that our nation’s security at home and abroad are strongly monitored at all times by a multifaceted, interagency effort, is a necessity. Without superb intelligence, operational assets, and flawless unified communication across all stakeholders, the threat of a catastrophic outcome is an eve...

This year’s schedule has been finialized, please click the link below for the schedule of events and speakers. This year's schedule will include a Gangs 101 class for those who arrive the night before and the 9th Annual NCGIA Awards Banquet. NCGIA will have a FREE two day leadership training during the gang conference. The link below will give you details. http://www.ncgangcops.org/#!conferences/gchyy

The global small drone market will reach $10 billion by 2020 according to a forecast by research firm MarketsandMarkets – this reflects a compound annual growth rate of 11.6 percent from 2015. Drone manufacturers who to date have been feeding the huge defense market are being joined by an ever increasing number of non-defense drone developers who are targeting the potentially enormous markets for civil and commercial capabilities. The a...

The confluence of machine intelligence and aeronautics is the next great revolution in air transportation. In attempting to introduce an entirely new approach to vehicle management into the world’s safest transportation system, the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) industry must merge two entirely different cultures: 1) Aviation safety-based and inherently risk averse2) Market-driven and experiment-based — while managing performance an...

STRENGTHENING OPERATIONAL IMPACT For the eighth year, AFCEA Bethesda is gathering the law enforcement IT community, plus expanding the scope this year to include first responders. The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Technology Forum will bring together more than 400 executives, IT professionals and operators from across federal, state and local law enforcement, homeland security and public safety agencies with alignment around three focus ar...

AUVSI has been the industry’s go-to organization for over 40 years. We are at an exciting inflection point today, where advancements in technology are allowing us to build upon our noble heritage of protecting citizens around the world. XPONENTIAL captures the potential of this industry and defines AUVSI’s commitment to you — now and into the future. Serving as the intersection for commercial and defense applications, and adv...

Lithium-ion batteries contain more energy per unit of weight than conventional batteries, which, while contributing to their success, also triggers safety concerns. These same properties that result in high-energy density also pose potential hazards if the energy is released at a fast, uncontrolled rate. Therefore, safety is of great interest to the industry, resulting in areas of intense research. The 6th Annual Battery Safety conference addr...

Flightglobal’s Flight Safety Symposium is poised to be the definitive safety event in the aviation calendar for 2015. Over 250 attendees are expected to gather near Heathrow on 15th - 16th September for this exceptional two day conference. Our Symposium is made up of three distinct safety conferences: In 2015, delegates will benefit from unrestricted access to all of these events, so you can choose the talks you want to listen to and the...

Firehouse World is the largest gathering of fire service professionals on the West Coast. Firehouse World provides superior education and affordable education and learning opportunities to the fire service at all levels, including: 80+ educational sessions taught by top industry experts Unmatched networking opportunities — connect and share solutions Exclusive preconference workshops, Command Competency Clinic, hands-on training and mode...