The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is currently transforming thousands of paper patent applications to enhanced digital copies. The captured patent content is published and disseminated on a regular basis. In order to increase efficiency, PTO needs a solution to help streamline this process. Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform (ADEP) can provide the tools and supporting services to create and deploy solutions that tightly integrate conte...

Performance based Lifecycle Product Support In a Time of Limited Resources Performance Based Logistics has become one of the Defense Industry's key strategies to extend the lifespan and improve the reliability of today's defense systems. Increased deployments and shifting acquisition budgets are driving logisticians to minimize system downtimes and improve warfighter support using innovative PBL approaches. The evolution of PBL is happening no...

Benefits Discover how to navigate the minefields of public contracting and procurement codes with ease. North Carolina public entities - and those who contract with them - face numerous legal and practical challenges unique to public construction. Do you want to know how to minimize the looming pitfalls inherent in construction contracting? Now you can - attend this seminar and enhance your knowledge of the complex and always changing system o...

Information Sharing in a Contested Cyber Domain, Post-Wikileaks What will be the ultimate impact of Wikileaks on information sharing initiatives? Many think that the impact will help drive information sharing into a standards-based approach with strong policy foundations. The unfortunate Wikileaks incident points to establishing fundamentally sound and responsible information sharing policies and procedures. Information is most powerful when...

Information Sharing in a Contested Cyber Domain, Post-Wikileaks What will be the ultimate impact of Wikileaks on information sharing initiatives? Many think that the impact will help drive information sharing into a standards-based approach with strong policy foundations. The unfortunate Wikileaks incident points to establishing fundamentally sound and responsible information sharing policies and procedures. Information is most powerful when...

Private companies and local government leaders come together for a trend-setting, one-day conference and networking event on the rapidly growing government services privatization movement. Join officials from Florida cities, counties, school districts and national industry leaders as they discuss privatization initiatives and emerging opportunities in Florida. Registration and continental breakfast begins at 7:30 am, sessions from 8:00 am to 4...

Agenda Monday, June 13 8:00 amRegistration and Morning Refreshments 9:00 amOpening Remarks 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 his photographic work is driven by the philosophy that an open mind allows sol...

In 2009, President Obama signed several executive orders tasking the government to reduce energy consumption and fossil fuel useage. As the nations single largest user of energy, the government is trying to lead by example. However, a large percentage of the energy used by the government is in the 500,000 buildings that they own. In FY2008, the government spent more than $7 billion of their $24.5 billion energy bill on facilities alone. This m...

Raleigh citizens creating solutions for open government CityCamp Raleigh is three days of open sourced talks, workshops, and hands-on problem solving, to re-imagine the way the web, applications, technology, and participation will shape the future of Raleigh. CityCamp brings together government, business, neighborhood, non-profit, and academic communities to work toward next generation solutions for Raleigh. You don’t need to be technica...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) invite you to participate in the 2011 Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration to be held in the Phoenix, Arizona area. Wednesday, April 27, 2011 Optional electronic Research Administration (eRA) Hands-on Computer Workshops Location: Arizona State University - Tempe, Arizona (Transportation provided from seminar hotel) *Additional fee required Thursday-Friday, April 28-29, 2011 2-Day...