Seminar Information Imagine not getting paid for your international sale! Unfortunately, it does happen. Learn to fully comply with Letters of Credit requirements to ensure that you receive payment for your shipments. Get involved in the set-up process, learn the basic terminology and significance of various documents, and learn how to prevent and handle discrepancies. Everyone involved in the international sale should learn about the Letters...

State and local governments are looking to the cloud for ways to improve services for and with citizens through open data initiatives, public safety modernization, education reform, citizen service improvements, and infrastructure programs. However, data centers remain critical to IT operations for many state and local governments, and a majority of workloads, such as legacy business applications and sensitive data, live on-premises. Many agen...

The newly combined Energy Exchange | Better Buildings Summit 2018 brings together two annual conferences for one expanded training and trade show event. The Energy Exchange | Better Buildings Summit is a three day educational and networking event for those seeking to expand their knowledge of building operations, energy security and management in the federal AND private sectors. Open to government and national lab employees as well as governme...

Learn about how SEWP, a Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) vehicle with the latest IT products and services, can assist all federal agencies with procuring critical technologies, solutions, and services to support mission and strategic goals. On Tuesday, July 24, 2016, from 3:30pm - 4:45pm, SEWP is hosting a Breakout Session, “F04 - Supply Chain Risk Management". This session discusses how the ISO standard on “Supply Chain...

World Congress is the National Contract Management Association’s largest education event for contract management, procurement, and acquisition professionals. Individuals from government (federal, state, and local); industry; and commercial business come together for networking and training for all career levels. World Congress is what you make of it! Whether you want sessions focused on a specific topic, compelling main stage and interac...

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...

Seminar Information Take the fear out of international shipping. Learn to control your international shipments by directly coordinating your documents with transportation rules and procedures. This seminar is an overview of the air and ocean transportation process. Registration includes a copy of "Managing Forwarders, Brokers & Carriers In Your International Supply Chain" reference book. Classes Earn NCBFAA credits. Register 30 days in adv...

Check back for more information on this event. The American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) is an international association composed of members from the United States, Canada and other countries actively involved with pretrial, probation, parole and community-based corrections, in both criminal and juvenile justice arenas. All levels of government including federal, state/provincial, local and tribal agencies are counted among its cons...

CYBER_ATTACKS? CLIMATE RISK? GMD? EMP? ARE WE PREPARED? Our civilization vitally depends on the continuous and assured availability of critical resources such as clean, safe, sustainable, and affordable electrical power, clean water, secure food, transportation, and related services. Major dynamic global changes present new opportunities, but also threats that confront not only the energy sector but critical infrastructure, with the potential...

Building upon the successes of the last ten conferences on the east and west coasts, Maritime Security 2015 NSSE is the first edition of the Maritime Security program series to focus solely on security planning and execution for National Special Security Events. Maritime Security 2015 NSSE’s topics of discussion and speakers are carefully chosen to assist law enforcement, government personnel, port representatives, and community leaders...