This GovCONnections series is designed to educate our community of small and medium-size government contractors on a number of hot, topical issues of the day ranging from cyber security and emerging technologies to new government policies and regulations. Each panel will focus on four major themes including cyber threats, supply chain assurance, architectural impacts and training for the future, and each panel will feature notable figures and...

Agenda Thursday, October 13 8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments 9:00 am Opening Remarks John Letchford, Chief Information Officer, Commonwealth of Massachusetts 9:15 am Opening Keynote Open Roads Open Minds: An Exploration of Creative Problem Solving Steve Uzzell, Renowned Photographer Steve Uzzell is a veteran National Geographic photographer and one of the nation's leading corporate photographers. Steve's award-winning approach to...

The first annual OASIS International Cloud Symposium (ICS) brings together standards development organisations, government, network & research organisations, and others from around the world to chart the progress and define a path to enable robust trusted cloud deployments. Hosted at the beautiful historic Ditton Manor, located outside London, the Symposium combines high-profile keynote speakers, interactive roundtable sessions, moderated...

In today’s world, public safety officials are routinely confronted by the challenges of managing and sharing evidence in a world that runs on digital devices and where unrealistic public expectations are formed by television shows like “CSI” and “Criminal Minds.” How are you responding? At this event we will discuss how: Digital media and computers, laptops, flash drives, external storage devices, digital cameras...

TOPICS WILL INCLUDE Leadership and Succession Planning Transparency and Open Government Cloud Integration Challenges Health Care Reform and IT Shared Services: Best Practices and Opportunities Enterprise Data Sharing Mobile Technologies: Driving Change Virtualization Trends - Desktops and Applications Reaching Out: Community Digital Inclusion Operating Like a Business Managing Social Technology Agenda Tuesday, October 11 8:00 am Registration a...

Please register for Government Subcontracting - Reducing Risk & Meeting Requirements as a Prime Contractor on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM MDT at: https://student.gototraining.com/8l17l/register/5594743209029044736Sometimes your success as a Government Prime Contractor is dependent upon your subcontractors, vendors and consultants. Not only does the FAR/DFARS/DCAA provide requirements for proper subcontracting, of more co...

The 2011 Homeland Security Symposium will present an overview of the ongoing challenges associated with large-scale disasters (and their various forms) and the risks, strategies and investments necessary to address these ever-evolving and dynamic threats, including topics such as: Preventing and Responding to the Worst – Bio, Chemical and Nuclear Security Unpredictable Wrath - The Forces of Mother Nature Responding and Adapting – D...

Register at: http://www.cvent.com/d/lcqn7z/1Q. Beginning with the “Arab Spring” in 2011, the transition of the Middle East and North Africa is as significant during this decade as was the transition of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe during the 1990s. The opportunities to help empower the successful political and economic transition of a major part of the world are enormous.With this in mind, we are pleased to invite you to par...

You are invited to the the National Security Briefing, scheduled for Monday, September 26, 2011 in Washington.In advance of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, intelligence suggested that terrorist groups around the world have increased their plans to attack American and allied facilities abroad, Americans traveling throughout the world, and American infrastructure here at home.The National Security Briefing features law enforc...

About Event: This year’s theme, "Performance Measurement: Training, Teaching, and Action", highlights the importance of training and teaching of performance measurement applications in government and nonprofit organizations. The conference brings together leading practitioners and academics, showcasing best practices and effective performance measurement models. Conference Tracks include: Track 1: Bringing Experiential Learning to Teachi...