Benefits NIMBYISM or 'not in my backyard' is a phenomenon that occurs when a vocal minority comes together to form an opposition group against proposed developments that are brought to their area. Whether a project is large or small, no project is immune to NIMBY-type opposition. Unfortunately, all too often, public opposition to projects can often have distressing results to developers in the form of costly delays or even the cancellation of...

Benefits This live audio conference will describe the major elements and issues under the 1996 Federal cell tower zoning statute, including the FCC's 2009 shot clock rule setting 90/150 day deadlines to act on zoning applications, the pending FCC Notice of Inquiry on cell tower zoning, the major federal zoning cases involving cellular towers and practice pointers on how municipalities can successfully handle cell tower zoning cases. You will g...

Benefits With the United States having an estimated 100 year's worth of undeveloped gas reserves, the exploration for and the extraction of natural gas from shale formations throughout the United States have taken the forefront in the oil and gas industry, but not without some controversy. There is great controversy and concern over the methods and chemicals used to extract gas from shale formations, especially the use of hydraulic fracturing....

Meet potential buyers face-to-face, not on the phone or through email. Pre-schedule 15 minute one-on-one, face-to-face meetings and ask your questions. This conference provides opportunities to meet buyers and contracting officers from major military bases, the surrounding states and large companies to discuss business opportunities. Educational sessions will provide current information on emerging new standards and provide you with the tools...

IntroductionA major conference focusing on improving acquisition and performance of Defense programs and systems, including net-centric operations and data/information interoperability, system-of-systems engineering and all aspects of system sustainment, will be convened in San Diego, CA, October 24-27, 2011. This conference is sponsored by the National Defense Industrial Association, Systems Engineering Division, with technical co-sponsorship...

In this two day workshop you will learn how to actually prepare your own company's GSA/VA Schedule with the assistance of two GSA Schedule Preparation experts having over 25 years of GSA/VA Schedule Preparation experience. Upon registration, each attendee will receive a detailed listing of the required information they will need to bring to the workshop. Each participant will also receive a detailed "Hands-on GSA Schedule Preparation" workbook...

Save The Date:Thursday, November 4, 2010 Top Federal Opportunities of 2011 Companies are winning federal contracts every day—is your business among them? Let INPUT show you where the top opportunities are. More than $200 billion in federal spending goes to INPUT members each year; FedFocus is your catalyst to that success.INPUT’s FedFocus event will provide you with detailed, independent research and analysis on the top federal opp...

FBC and the Los Alamos National Laboratory's (LANL) Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) Project Office will once again jointly host the 5th Annual Summer Science and Information Technology Expo at the Los Alamos Research Park. LANL’s ESD Project Office is the Laboratory's premier resource for software procurement.This is an excellent opportunity to communicate directly with many of the Laboratory's scientists, engineers and programmin...

Washington Breakfast Club™ (WBC) is a monthly information exchange which features legislators, agency executives and officials from all branches of federal government presenting on relevant and timely information to interested industry participants.For the November 2009 WBC we are pleased to welcome our friend Mary Parks of the U.S.General Services Administration who was selected as Deputy Associate Administrator of GSA’s Office of...