Scrutiny of border protection initiatives has been growing in recent years, particularly due to a surge in transnational crime, the emergence of sophisticated terror organizations, as well as other illicit activity. This 3-day summit will focus on creating a forum for military, state, local, federal law enforcement officials as well as industry leaders, to tackle our nation’s most difficult challenges of finding workable solutions to bor...

The Society of Government Meeting Professionals (SGMP) will host its 37th Annual National Education Conference (NEC) in Detroit, Michigan from June 25-27, 2019. The conference is the largest annual event in the government meetings industry and where government planners and suppliers from across the country come together for non-stop education, resources and connections. Pre-conference sessions to extend learning are also available. Continuing...

The PRSA Public Affairs and Government Summit will focus on the multidisciplinary interests of public affairs professionals. The summit will also share valuable resources for communicators who hold public affairs roles in the private and NGO sectors, as well as in local, state and/or national government bodies and the military. The Summit will feature informative sessions on a wide variety of topics, including social media, crisis management,...

IDGA is excited to announce the launch of our Robotics and Autonomous Systems Summit. This is the only event of its kind in the United States. There is no other Robotic and Autonomous Systems event that is strictly military and government focused. IDGA will bring together leaders from across all sectors of the government, as well as leading industry experts, to talk challenges, upcoming strategies, and collaboration initiatives for Robotic and...

The World is changing. Enemies are more strategically savvy, new technologies are being rapidly disseminated, and threats are becoming more complex. To stay at the cutting edge of Military Strength, the Military has recognized the need to embrace new innovations as they become relevant. Unmanned Ground Systems (UGS) is one of those innovations. They have the potential to eliminate the human factor from a variety of tasks on the battlefield, wh...

With the recent release of the Army Combat Vehicle Modernization Strategy, it has become increasingly important for the Military to effectively communication emerging requirements to industry partners. The Army is specifically looking to address identified capability gaps in its existing Brigade Combat Teams by augmenting them in the Short, Mid, and Long Term with the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF), the Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (LRV), St...

BEYOND THEBORDER 2.0 The US/Canada Border Conference will bring together local, state, provincial and federal agencies, as well as business organizations, in a central location convenient to both nations, to advance the “Beyond the Border” Action Plan between the United States and Canada. Government and industry leaders share their knowledge and thoughts at a conference designed to enlighten, inform and educate the audience on the...

IDGA’s Military Vehicles Exhibition & Conference provides sweeping updates on the vehicle market, industry and community annually. MVEC is one of the of the largest vehicles shows in the United States, previously bringing together more than 200 exhibitors, 2000+ international/domestic attendees and 28 participating countries. The Vehicles Expo returns in its fifth year with a new expanded perspective that includes armored vehicles fo...

Join us in discussing advancements on the U.S. Canadian border such as, Automated Targeting Systems (ATS), Remote Video Surveillance Systems (RVSS), Maritime Radar Systems, Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), and the “Beyond the Border” action plan, so we can begin to work towards improving the security and efficiency of our shared border. Keywords: strategy, policy, capitol hill

Why Attend NTP? 21st Century reality Careers today require a great deal of education and training. After all, knowledge is placed at a high premium, and this is only going to become more evident as we move into the future. Take advantage of courses that will improve your promotion potential. Become more marketable in your current career field or in a new career field. Learn from dynamic teachers using the most current information available. Yo...