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MAY 2008

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  May 12 - 13, 2008 in Boston, Mass.
  2008 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security

  Sponsored by IEEE
  Description: The 2008 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security (May 12 & 13, 2008) will focus on novel and innovative technologies addressing the most pressing national security problems. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology (S&T) Directorate will provide technical assistance to the conference. The Conference is seeking technical papers in Software Security, CBRNE (w Focus on Transportation Infrastructure), CyberSecurity and Surveillance; and Risk Assessment, Incident Response, Information Sharing. Technical papers submitted should focus on next generation technologies capable of deployment within 3 to 5 years. Abstract deadline is November 10, 2007.
  
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  Contact Information:
  Name: Robert Alongi
  Phone number: 781-245-5405
  E-Mail: information@ieeehomelandsecurityconference.org
  Web site: http://www.ieeehomelandsecurityconference.org

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  May 13 - 13, 2008 in Washington, D.C.
  Symantec Endpoint Security & Management Seminar

  Sponsored by Symantec | The Alchemy Solutions Group | Carahsoft
  Description: Join Symantec, The Alchemy Solutions Group and Carahsoft at our complimentary seminar to learn how Symantec Endpoint Protection can effectively help your agency implement the most logical and practical endpoint protection strategy for your agency, validate the integrity of the endpoints that connect to the government network, ensuring compliance with overall security requirements, simplify and centralize management to reduce overhead while achieving complete endpoint security, and improve your agency's Total Operational and Economic Impact (TOEI) by developing an efficient endpoint security program. Event details - Date: Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Time: 8:00am - 12:00pm Venue: J.W. Marriott, Washington DC 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20004. Please visit http://www.carahsoft.com/events/symantec/05-13-08/symantec05-13-08.php?ref=govexec for complete details.
  
  Contact Information:
  Name: Anne Borman
  Phone number: 703-871-8526
  E-Mail: anne.borman@carahsoft.com
  Web site: http://www.carahsoft.com/events/symantec/05-13-08/symantec05-13-08.php?ref=govexec

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  May 16 - 16, 2008 in Seattle, Wash.
  Federal Grants Update 2008

  Sponsored by Management Concepts
  Description: Learn how changes in federal grants administration affect your job now and in the future. This year's seminar brings you up-to-date on new and proposed financial, performance, and property reports; impact of the new FFATA database; changes to OMB Circular A-133; status of GMLOB implementation; and the Grants Policy Committee strategic plan for further grants streamlining.
  
  Contact Information:
  Name: Customer Service
  Phone number: 703-790-9595
  E-Mail: CustomerService@managementconcepts.com
  Web site: http://www.managementconcepts.com/portal/serv...

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  May 19 - 21, 2008 in Washington, D.C.
  Converting Strategy Into Action

  Sponsored by IPS and Stanford Center for Professional Development
  Description: Get a fascinating introduction to the full range of approaches and emerging concepts for aligning project initiatives with strategic objectives. As the foundation course in the Stanford Advanced Project Management curriculum, this course introduces a framework for aligning your organization's project and program initiatives with its strategic objectives. You'll see why it's imperative that your organizations' strategy, structure, and culture all align, what the payoffs can be, and how to get there. You'll explore the "knowing-doing gap," including its lessons, causes, and remedies. And you'll get hands-on experience applying a comprehensive organizational mastery model that helps organizations focus on getting project work done. You'll emerge with a firm grasp of what it takes to execute business strategies consistently through projects and programs. Developed by IPS and the Stanford Center for Professional Development at Stanford University, this three-day course teaches strategic management concepts, techniques, and tools for building an effective project-based organization.
  
  Contact Information:
  Name: Stanford APM Government Support Team
  Phone number: 800-643-0404
  E-Mail: fedsapm@ipsassociates.com
  Web site: http://www.ipslearning.com/gov/

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  May 19 - 23, 2008 in Vienna, Va.
  Contracting Officer's Representative Course

  Sponsored by Management Concepts
  Description: This comprehensive training course is designed to provide non-contracting personnel with knowledge of the federal acquisition process as well as the knowledge and skills to execute their responsibilities as a representative of the contracting officer, including Contracting Officer's Representatives (CORs), Contracting Officer's Technical Representatives (COTRs), Technical Officers (TOs), and Project Officers (POs). After successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: describe his or her role and authority in the acquisition process; participate in the acquisition planning, contract formation, and contract administration processes; develop a contract administration plan; monitor contract performance; assist the contracting officer (CO) with processing changes, equitable adjustments, claims, disputes, and awards.
  
  Contact Information:
  Name: Customer Service
  Phone number: 703-790-9595
  E-Mail: CustomerService@managementconcepts.com
  Web site: http://www.managementconcepts.com/portal/serv...

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  May 21 - 21, 2008 in Washington, D.C.
  Enterprise Architecture Conference & Expo

  Sponsored by Digital Government Institute
  Description: Enterprise Architecture professionals who are implementing EA initiatives within the public sector will gather at DGI's EA Conference to look beyond the policy and theory and discuss lessons learned, best practices, technology applications, and what's next from a practical perspective. Join your peers on Wednesday, May 21 for a full day of collaboration, education and networking with the leading EA professionals in the marketplace. The conference is free for government, and only open to government, speakers, sponsors, and DGI guests.
  
  Contact Information:
  Name: Kathy Hughes
  Phone number: 703-752-6243
  E-Mail: Kathy@digitalgovernment.com
  Web site: http://www.digitalgovernment.com/Seminars/Ent...

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  May 22 - 23, 2008 in Washington, D.C.
  Converting Strategy Into Action—An Executive Perspective

  Sponsored by IPS and Stanford Center for Professional Development
  Description: This streamlined, executive-level version of the foundation course for the Stanford Advanced Project Management curriculum gets you up to speed on the latest thinking in strategic execution in just two days. If you're an executive responsible for large programs and portfolios of projects, you need to understand how the organization's environment as a whole affects each project's results. You also need to understand the big picture of how projects contribute to your organization's long-term strategies and goals. Do you really understand how strategy is translated into coherent action at the project layer? Practicing strategic project management requires a whole new set of tools. The course introduces a framework for aligning your organization's project and program initiatives with its strategic objectives by treating strategic execution as an overall system. This fast-paced, two-day course covers strategic management concepts, as well as a high-level understanding of associated techniques and tools for building a strong and effective organization.
  
  Contact Information:
  Name: Stanford APM Government Support Team
  Phone number: 800-643-0404
  E-Mail: fedsapm@ipsassociates.com
  Web site: http://www.ipslearning.com/gov/

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  May 22 - 23, 2008 in Washington, D.C.
  Customer Service Skills and Techniques

  Sponsored by Management Concepts
  Description: Put people first! No matter your position, you play an important role in providing customer service in your agency. Customer Service Skills and Techniques is designed for customer service professionals, managers, supervisors, team leaders, and individuals who interact with customers. Upon completion, you will be able to understand the benefits of having a "customer focus," develop a personal customer service philosophy, resolve customer issues, and recover from service breakdowns. Enroll today!
  
  Contact Information:
  Name: Angela Pope Danquah
  Phone number: 703-270-4147
  E-Mail: adanquah@managementconcepts.com
  Web site: http://www.managementconcepts.com/portal/serv...

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  May 29 - 29, 2008 in Webinar, D.C.
  Webinar: Revisiting Best Practices for Estimating and Managing Program Cost - A GAO Perspective

  Sponsored by Main Sponsor: PRICE Systems, Endorsements: CPIC Forum, and Co-Sponsor: Federal Concierge
  Description: The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its Cost Assessment Guide Exposure Draft for input and feedback from the public. To date, the Guide has been well received by U.S. and foreign government agencies in addition to government contractors. Last October, PRICE Systems conducted a Webinar highlighting Best Practices for Estimating and Managing Program Costs with the key developer of the Cost Guide, Ms. Karen Richey, Senior Cost Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office. Now it is time to review the Guide again, since its August release, and to discuss the implications for the future. Join us as our panel will address new questions concerning the Guide's scope and effect on Government and Industry. The topics include: 1. How GAO will use the Cost Guide's best practices to formulate the concept of a "Compliance Scorecard". 2. Reactions to date from industry and government. 3. Implications on the management process of integrating Cost Estimating with EVM. 4. Emerging initiatives in response to the guide. To register: www.pricesystems.com/GAOwebinar/
  
  Contact Information:
  Name: Christopher J. Pfister
  Phone number: 856-608-7219
  E-Mail: chris.pfister@pricesystems.com
  Web site: http://www.pricesystems.com/GAOwebinar/

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