Measuring the Performance of Government Websites and Citizen Engagement Class Format: Two–Day Course Instructor: Alex Langshur, PublicInsite Date: Wednesday - Thursday, June 9 - 10, 2010 Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Place: Department of Labor (DOL) Directions to DOL Fee: $400 for federal, state or local U.S. government employees; $600 for non–government participants Course Description Session 1: The strategic imperative to measure...

A half day seminar on the fundamentals of government contracting The federal government procurement process presents a steep learning curve for individuals and companies new to the market. This seminar provides the essentials that will help you get a faster start to pursuing opportunities and growing your business. What You Will Learn: Structure of the federal government Federal budget process Federal buying cycle and selling approaches Key op...

CNi Expo will be the exhibition for solutions, products and ideas to effectively mitigate risk and ensure security from all threats to infrastructure.These threats and risks are applicable to many sectors whose assets or components are essential to the safe and continued delivery of essential services. The Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) defines nine sectors which deliver essential services: Energy Food Water Transp...

Content ROT: How to Find and Treat It Class Format: Seminar Instructor: Delia Konizeski, WelchmanPierpoint Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2010 Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Place: Department of Labor (DOL) Directions to DOL Fee: $50 federal, state, or local U.S. government; $75 for non–government Seminar Description With thousands of government websites, there is a lot of ROT (redundant, outdated, and trivial) content. You can't engage citizens...

Biotech has rebounded from the recession faster than most other industries in Maryland and with about 8% of the biotech companies in the country based in Maryland, the future of Maryland's tech scene is bright. Adding to the optimism is recent approval of plans to create a $10 billion, 17.5M SF "Science City" for bioscience research. How do the top Maryland tech players envision the future of the I-270 tech corridor? Where will future develop...

Video Bootcamp Class Format: Two–Day Course Instructor: Michael Rosenblum, Rosenblum TV Date: Tuesday – Wednesday, May 25 – 26, 2010 Time: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm NOTE: the time of this course is LONGER than other two–day WMU courses. Place: Mathematical Association of America Carriage House Conference Center Washington, DCDirections to MAA Fee: $1,950 federal, state, or local U.S. government; $2,925 for non–gover...

Michael J. Penders, Esq., President of Environmental Security International will convene Security and Sustainability Forum's May live webcast from Washington DC on International Standards for Supply Chains and innovations in safety, sustainability, and security. Included in this webcast will be discussions on water and agriculture supply. Large and small businesses in this rapidly growing industry will benefit as Penders brings experts togethe...

SSF's webcasts convene panels of current and former federal decision makers to tell you what a government agency is buying and how to position for its security and sustainability grants, contracts and R&D programs.One Katrina-like emergency can strain the resources of government response agencies. Multiply that by three and the Coast Guard, FEMA, Army Corps of Engineers, FBI, and a host of state and local control agencies hit the national...

Designing Forms, Surveys, and Dialogues for the Web Format: One-Day Course Instructor: Kathryn Summers, PhD, University of Baltimore Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Place: Department of Labor (DOL) Directions to DOL Fee: $200 federal, state, or local U.S. government;$300 for non-government Course Description This session will focus on designing registration forms, surveys, and engagement tools for a broad consumer audienc...