GEAR UP West is a collaborative regional conference for college access practitioners from the western states of the US. The conference will be held October 21-23 at the Grand Hyatt in Seattle, WA. This year's conference will feature: Pre-conference session on dropout prevention Bill Gates, Sr. First Generation film screening and Q&A with the filmmakers Dr. Debra Saunders-White, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs Leade...

Step Up To The Microphone With Confidence Representing yourself and your organization to the media and other external audiences is an essential leadership skill. Yet even the most seasoned professionals and executives can be intimidated when it comes to speaking in public. Curriculum Through hands-on experience, participants in this workshop will develop the self-confidence to overcome their anxiety and become more effective communicators, le...

The Air Force Research Institute (AFRI) is conducting a conference to consider strengthening and expanding the way we are organizing the unified response to future cyber incidents. The aim of the conference, is to refine existing conversations by bringing together policy makers and practitioners who are engaged in new-style partnerships across the interagency, along with technologists who can judge the feasibilities of proposed efforts. Since...

The federal government plans to spend at least $75 billion on IT investments in fiscal year 2012. The size of this investment highlights the importance of reliably estimating the costs of IT acquisitions. A reliable cost estimate is critical to the success of any IT program, providing the basis for informed decision making, realistic budget formulation, and meaningful progress measurement. Without the ability to generate such estimates, progra...

The VA SCAN Conference is an annual IT security conference that brings together over 150 information security professionals from all over the Commonwealth of Virginia and surrounding states. This year's conference is being held at the Virginia Military Institute's new Center for Leadership and Ethics, on October 9-10, 2012, in Lexington, VA. The keynote speaker for the 2012 VA SCAN Conference is Stacy Halota, the head of Information Security a...

MEDAL OF HONOR CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH October 4, 2012 Food and refreshments will be served - 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Medal of Honor Presentation - 7:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. Closing - 7:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Felix Fraga Campus301 N. DrennanHouston, Texas 77003Multipurpose Room6:00 PM – 8:00 PMFor More Information Contact:James Corona at 713-718-6826 or james.corona@hccs.edu

Military Appreciation Day- Honoring all Soldiers, Veterans and their Families. When: Saturday September 22nd 10am-3pm Where: At all 9 locations of Porter and Chester in Massachusetts and Connecticut Join Porter and Chester Institute for a family friendly day as they show their support to our Military PCI students and staff at all 9 of their campuses. PCI will be honoring all Soldiers, Veterans and their Families. FREE Hotdogs and Hamburgers Bo...

TMA’s Government Talent Management Summit is coming up September 18th -19th in Washington DC. In this environment how can federal leaders still attract, develop and retain a world-class workforce? As the economic climate improves, how will the government compete against the private sector for coveted talent? TMA’s Government Talent Management Summit will provide a forum to tackle these tough questions. By attending this event you w...

201: Effective Tribal Consultation Why take this training? Essential to government-to-government (G-to-G) consultation between Federal agencies and Federally recognized tribes is a grounding in the rights and responsibilities of sovereigns, as well as the acceptable trust-based protocol for interaction. Executive Memoranda and Executive Orders shape the general parameters of G-to-G consultation directing federal agencies to consult with federa...

Enhance your self-awareness and make emotions work for you to build more productive relationships-professionally and personally-through emotional intelligence training. Understand and improve the crucial connection between emotions and actions to business and personal success. Now you can actually develop and enhance the skills which will positively impact your work—and in doing so, tap into a whole new level of achievement in your caree...