The politics of change Change has been slow to come in Mexico, but 2012 could be a tipping point. Over 1,700 elected positions will be filled at the federal, state and local levels, including the presidency, federal congress and the mayor of Mexico City. But five years into a crippling drug war, a convincing security strategy has yet to be put forward. And in an economy heavily dominated by monopolies and oligopolies, new rules for increasing...

ITAC 2012IT Audit & Controls ConferenceOctober 30 - November 1, 2012, Scottsdale, AZVenue: JW Marriott Camelback InnCo-Located with Mobile & Smart Device Security MIS Training Institute is proud to announce ITAC 2012, the 32nd Annual Conference on IT Audit & Controls, being held on October 30-November 1, 2012, at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, AZ. At this conference you will learn how world-class IT auditors deal with...

Examining Conflicts in Employment Laws (EXCEL) is the premier Federal training conference for EEO managers, supervisors, practitioners, HR professionals, attorneys and ADR specialists. This annual EEO conference is sponsored by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). During this year’s conference, attendees have a wide variety of offerings to choose from, including sessions on MD 715, job accommodations, social media in...

Ideas Economy: Information Big data and the evolution of smart systems June 5th-6th, 2012 Synopsis In 2011, The Economist hosted its inaugural Ideas Economy: Information summit, bringing together path-breaking entrepreneurs with pioneers of data science to advance conversations about how the information revolution impacts governments, businesses, and individuals--and how to make sense of the deluge. With greater understanding of how big data...

Ideas Economy: Innovation Stimulating economic growth March 28 2012, Berkeley, CA Staggering growth in developing economies—as well as new networking technologies and a renewed spirit of entrepreneurialism—is democratising innovation throughout much of the world. Yet, huge global risks threaten to impede the pace of innovation. Countries from America to Japan are reeling under the weight of enormous debts. Emerging economies from C...

The U.S. Public Health Service Scientific and Training Symposium is the pre-eminent event of its kind in the nation— offering an incomparable range of continuing education seminars on the latest trends and innovations in public health care delivery, administration and research. It also provides targeted training courses covering disaster preparedness, readiness response and other areas critical to maintaining our nation's security and pu...

Purpose The GMIS Educational Conference provides an opportunity to network with peers, learn from the experience of others, hear from experts in interesting subject areas, and to meet vendors in the conference showcase area. Mission The mission of GMIS International is to provide a forum for public sector agencies to exchange Information Technology best practices that enhance the delivery of government services.

Essential Components of a Successful GRC Strategy Topics to be Presented: - Transforming GRC into a Profit Center - Developing a Cost-Effective Ethics Training Program - Privacy: Should It be an Integral Part of Your GRC Strategy? - Building and Maintaining a Sustainable Compliance Function - 10 Key Aspects of a Strong Environmental Management System - Solid Remediation = Sustainable SOX Compliance - Developing a Fraud Response Management Prog...

The Cloud Security Alliance, the world's leading organization on cloud security and MIS Training Institute are assembling top experts and industry stakeholders to discuss the state of cloud security and best practice for cloud computing. This two day event will consist of four tracks consisting of Legal and Compliance Issues, Federal, Management and Security and Securing the Cloud. Cloud computing represents the next major generation of comput...

Aligning IT Audit with Business Risk for Optimum Value Now more than ever, aligning IT audit with business risk is critical to IT audit's effectiveness. Without conveying clearly to management the bottom-line risks of practices, procedures and technologies, IT audit faces a future on the sidelines of the enterprise. At the same time, never has IT audit faced so many game-changing technologies – from clouds to iPads, from Droids to virtua...