The Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC) GITEC Emerging Technology Awards will recognize government and industry leaders who have made significant contributions to the advancement and implementation of technology innovations. The awards will honor the person or project team deserving of recognition for driving towards government transformation while delivering results. Awards include: Advancing Artificial Intelligence and Data...

Public sector innovation is needed now more than ever before. Using new approaches – from policy design to service delivery, new technologies and better use of data – to improve the performance and responsiveness of the public sector is critical if we are to bounce back from the recent challenges we have all faced. To recover faster and better, we need to collaborate, share ideas and accelerate innovation in the public sector, ulti...

Governments at all levels are being tasked to think outside the box to meet today's ever-growing list of challenges, especially in the midst of shrinking budgets and the ongoing pandemic. The only way to be successful is to modernize and innovate. But, many agencies are saddled with slow legacy systems, untrained personnel, and outdated processes. Governments need to find creative solutions to these problems, which often means looking at new t...

ATARC's Federal Reskilling Virtual Summit on August 25, 2020, will focus on the re-training of the Federal IT workforce on the newest technology innovations. Hear how the needed skill sets have changed and how team leaders are helping to educate their employees on how to use new technology developments effectively. This event will focus on identifying current major qualification needs in the emerging technology areas of cloud computing, artifi...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. New Dates: 7/14-7/30/2020 Women in Tech Summit (WITS) is the tech conference for women working in technical and non-technical roles. WITS includes hands-on tech workshops, discussions about trending topics in tech, and information on thriving through tech career phases and facets. WITS connects women working on the business and tec...

Registration is now open for BbWorld 2020! This is our flagship, annual conference where professionals like you come together to learn, share, brainstorm, network, and celebrate. This year, the event will be virtual and free. And, you don’t have to be a Blackboard customer to take advantage of this year's event. Our Government-focused track will help keep your agency mission-ready with online sessions addressing: Remote-learning best pra...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. New Dates: 6/22-6/26/2020 #SHIFTHAPPENS CONFERENCE 2020 IS NOW #SHIFTHAPPENS WEEK ONLINE Join us for the now FREE 2020 #ShiftHappens Week Online! Over the course of a week, you will learn best practices on digital workplace continuity and productivity from industry leading organizations. Each day will feature two amazing sessions f...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. The Digital Transformation Journey The June AFCEA Breakfast will serve as a bookend to the three chapters of Security, Automation and Modernization. To conclude the conversations, agency leaders will discuss how innovations in workforce, strategy, and policy in each of these areas must work together to support successful transforma...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. AFCEA Bethesda's Monthly Breakfast series features panel discussions led by senior-executive government representatives. The goals of the event series are to foster better inter-agency communication, share best practices and lessons learned and identify mission-critical IT issues affecting the federal IT community. With speakers dr...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. NPELRA provides progressive labor relations advice that balances the needs of management and the public interest. The Annual Training Conference is open to supervisors, managers or representatives of management in the public sector, not representing any union. Please visit our event website for a complete agenda, details on speakers, and furth...