Connect with geography education leaders from around the world by attending the 2015 National Conference on Geographic Education, August 6 - 9, 2015 in Washington DC. NCGE’s annual meeting provides a forum for leaders in geography education to meet, exchange information, and ideas that inform national, state, and local programs and curricula. Check out our 2015 National Conference on Geography Education Preliminary Program (updated May 1...

For three decades, FDR has provided federal practitioners with guidance and best practices to help reduce workplace conflict, avoid costly claims and better manage their staff. The exhibit hall is the perfect opportunity to network with peers and visit leading federal vendors and associations offering federal employees' insurance options, legal services and more. For details visit www.FDRtraining.com

The nation's largest gathering of legislators and legislative staff for more than 40 years. The Summit is the meeting where Republicans and Democrats come together to work on the nation’s pressing problems, share experiences and influence federal policy. You’ll be inspired—fired-up by inventive ideas, bold solutions, new connections. Take a “deep dive” into critical issues and come up with a roadmap to results. Ne...

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is offering an exciting workshop open to K-12 teachers, English as a Second Language teachers, principals and other administrators, and librarians interested in learning more about the history and current lives of the Hmong who have come to Wisconsin over the past several decades after aiding the US during the Vietnam War. The workshop will feature presentations, act...

Contract changes are inevitable and must be anticipated and properly managed. “Contract Changes, Disputes, and Terminations—Mastering the Fundamentals” is a one-day National Education Seminar (NES) designed to provide the information you need to handle any and all ambiguities, differences of opinion, or potential and real conflicts between the parties. These can arise by verbal discussion, letter, the proposal, the basic cont...

Seminar Information Importers: Are you prepared for a Customs Audit? Sign up for our Import Audit Class and protect yourself from business disruption, fines and penalties that can result from regulatory intervention from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Learn how to prepare for a Focused Assessment. Explore strategies for self-auditing your import program. Learn record keeping requirements, how to exercise reasonable care, how to create a c...

Join us for a panel discussion looking at Alaska's economic history and possibilities for the future. Featuring panelists Margie Brown, former President & CEO of CIRI; Dr. Paul Dunscomb, professor of History at UAA; Larry Cash, founder, President & CEO of RIM Architects; and Dr. Rashmi Prasad, Dean of the College of Business and Public Policy at the University of Alaska Anchorage.

Young Government Leaders (YGL) and GovLoop are proud to present the NextGen Public Service Awards for superior public service and achievement. The 5th Annual NextGen Public Service Awards will be given at the 2015 NextGen Award’s Ceremony, which will kick off the NextGen Training Summit on July 19th in Washington, DC. Join us for the awards ceremony as YGL and GovLoop honor those dedicating their intelligence, exuberance and professional...

Students will learn the difference between qualitative and quantitative risk analysis. They will use a variety of methodologies (including MSHARPP & R3SME [asset owner's point of view], CARVER [aggressor's point of view], ABRA [combination] & CAIRA [analysis of energy systems supporting critical assets]) to evaluate single or multiple buildings and critical infrastructure nodes. This workshop is very “hands-on” with numerou...

Join us for this 3-part webinar series on designing, marketing, and managing online events, taught by consultant Karen Niles, who has overseen more than 15 online conferences since 2006. Each one-hour webinar will focus on a specific topic as listed below. Each session provides 1.0 hours of CAE credit. Tuesday July 14, 3:30 p.m. Eastern Session #1: Should We Try an Online Conference? Tuesday July 21, 3:30pm Eastern Session #2: Designing Partic...