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2008 Government IT Events Calendar

To submit items for listing on this calendar, please fill out this form.

Veritas NetBackup Platform Webcast Series
Join Carahsoft and Symantec in this three-part webcast series to find out how your agency can unlock the power of disk with NetBackup 6.5 and how additional NetBackup Platform products, including Veritas Backup Reporter and Veritas NetBackup PureDisk, can help you with trending, analysis and data deduplication.

First Webcast: Advanced Backup Reporting to Protect Mission-Critical Data - Veritas Backup Reporter 6.5 - Wednesday, April 30th @ 11am EDT.

Second Webcast: Eliminate Data Protection Challenges in the Data Center - NetBackup PureDisk and Deduplication - Wednesday, May 28th @ 11am EDT.

Third Webcast: Complete Protection for Your Physical and Virtual World - NetBackup 6.5 for VMware - Thursday, June 26th @ 11am EDT.

04/30/08 - 06/26/08 , Online Seminar
Results-Based Management for Government
05/05/08 - 05/08/08 , Delta Ottawa Hotel and Suites
NCAC ASPA Annual Awards Ceremony
Join Senator Voinovich in recognizing our great public servants and enjoy a stimulating view of management form across the federal spectrum. 5/8, 6-9 pm; Hotel Monaco, 700 F St., NW. Cost: Members/Non/Students $30/$35/$15; Contact: ncac@aspanet.org.
05/08/08 , Hotel Monaco
Washington Federal Practice Open House Recruiting Event
05/09/08 , THE RITZ CARLTON - TYSONS CORNER
SANS Security West 2008
Please join us for SANS Security West 2008, May 11-16, in the beautiful city of San Diego! This event boasts twelve courses designed to keep you up to date with today's changing IT environments.
05/10/08 - 05/16/08 , Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel
SANS Toronto 2008
SANS Toronto 2008, May 10-16. Auditors, managers, and hands-on technical staff at all levels will want to attend this important industry event.
05/10/08 - 05/16/08 , Delta Meadowvale Resort & Conference Center
Symantec Endpoint & Security Management Seminar
Today's government agencies are faced with the challenge of protecting endpoint devices from a rapidly growing number of threats. Agencies must make resources readily available to endpoint users while cost effectively minimizing the risk of intrusion. But, where can you find a trust-worthy endpoint security solution that meets your agency's budgetary needs?

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
* Improve your agency's Total Operational and Economic Impact (TOEI) by developing an efficient endpoint security program

05/13/08 , J.W. Marriott
2008 Federal Troux Directions
05/14/08 , Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center
Women in Technology Ninth Annual Leadership Awards
The Women in Technology Annual Leadership Awards Ceremony honors the women in greater Washington who connect, lead, and succeed in their professional endeavors. Nominations are now open and will be accepted until March 14, 2008. The theme of this year’s Leadership Awards is “All Woman, All Leader."

05/15/08 , Hilton McLean
Platform Global Conference 2008
Platform Global Conference 2008 will bring together Platform customers, high performance computing enthusiasts, business partners, media and analysts from around the world. Represented industries include: Electronics, Automotive, Aerospace, Oil and Gas, Life Sciences, Financial Services, Government and Education.

PGC08 will provide an unparalleled opportunity to share, learn and connect.

05/19/08 - 05/21/08 , Santa Clara, CA
Tech Expo Top Secret Career Fair

Tuesday May 20th from 10am - 4pm
Hyatt Regency Suites Atlanta NW
2999 Windy Hill Road
Marietta, GA 30067
Call for Directions Only: 770.956.1234
05/20/08 , Hyatt Regency Suites Atlanta NW
Enterprise Architecture Conference & Expo
EA professionals who are implementing EA initiatives within government 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. Attendance is free to government.
05/21/08 , Ronald Reagan Building
BE Conference 2008
05/28/08 - 05/30/08 , Baltimore, MD
Strategic Internal Communications In Government-WEST
Attend this conference to discover actionable tools and successful strategies to help you leverage the power of internal communications to drive change and maximize performance.
06/02/08 - 06/05/08 , Coronado Bay Resort
AeA's Annual Technology for Government Dinner
Invited guests include: all Federal CIO's and CTO's along with senior procurement officials and program managers from throughout the government. This year, we have already received a number of acceptances from federal CIO's and top procurement officials. In addition to senior administration officials, we have also invited many distinguished Capitol Hill leaders. The dinner has been specifically scheduled to fit the Capitol Hill calendar, and as has been customary in past AeA’s dinner, we anticipate to have numerous members of the United States Congress join us.
06/03/08 , Grand Hyatt Hotel
Identity-Based Encryption and Beyond
Complete submission details can be found at the workshop website.
06/03/08 - 06/04/08 , NIST - Administration Building
SANS Rocky Mountain Bootcamp 2008
Sharpen your management and security skills at SANS Rocky Mountain Bootcamp 2008, June 8-13, in Denver, Colorado! Senior members of the SANS faculty will be in Denver to teach a wide variety of SANS' most popular courses .
06/08/08 - 06/13/08 , Sheraton Denver West Hotel
Local "Un-Conference for DC Social Media Community"
A web site and registration for the event will open in early March. All profits will benefit The Electronic Frontier Foundation. For additional details on when tickets will be available for purchase, check www.livingstonbuzz.com/blog.

06/13/08 , The State Theater
Washington Breakfast Club
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.
06/19/08 , Tower Club at Tysons
20th Annual FIRST Conference
FIRST is the premier organization and recognized global leader in incident response.
06/22/08 - 05/27/08 , Vancouver, BC, Canada
2008 USENIX Annual Technical Conference (USENIX '08)
The USENIX Annual Technical Conference has always been the place to
present groundbreaking research and cutting-edge practices in a wide
variety of technologies and environments and 2008 is no exception. There
will be an extensive Training Program and Technical Sessions, featuring
the Refereed Papers Track, Invited Talks, and a Poster Session. Join the
community of programmers, developers, and systems professionals in
sharing solutions and fresh ideas.
06/22/08 - 06/27/08 , Sheraton Boston Hotel
5th Annual Meeting on the NCI’s caBIG(TM) Initiative
Researchers, technologists, and visionaries from the cancer community will gather in Washington, D.C. on June 23-25, 2008 to drive a revolution in biomedical research at the National Cancer Institute’s cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG™) 2008 caBIG™ Annual Meeting.
06/23/08 - 06/25/08 , Omni Shoreham Hotel
2008 Army Sustainable Range Program Workshop
To ensure the accessibility and availability of Army ranges and training land, the SRP core programs are integrated with the facilities management, environmental management, munitions management, and safety program functions supporting the doctrinal capability.


07/07/08 - 07/11/08 , Grand-Hyatt San Antonio
Social Media For Government
Attend this conference to learn how social media can be embraced by your organization, along with helpful tools, tips and techniques to get started.
07/14/08 - 07/17/08 , The Melrose Hotel
Washington Breakfast Club
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.
07/16/08 , Tower Club at Tysons
SANS Boston 2008
SANS is pleased to announce SANS Boston 2008, August 11-16, where we'll be providing exceptional computer and Internet security training. Managers and hands-on technical staff at all levels will want to attend this important industry event.
08/11/08 - 08/16/08 , Hyatt Regency Cambridge
Washington Breakfast Club
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.
08/21/08 , Tower Club at Tysons
Washington Breakfast Club
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.
09/18/08 , Tower Club at Tysons
Internet Strategy & Murphy's Law: Planning for Bumps, Disaster, and Continuity
What happens when:üü• Your campaign is so successful, a surge in web traffic crashes your server?ü•…
09/20/08 , Teqcorner
Washington Breakfast Club
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.
10/16/08 , Tower Club at Tysons
Washington Breakfast Club
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.
11/20/08 , Tower Club at Tysons
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Doan's departure:

Soloway: Challenges are opportunities
GSA must seize the moment to rebuild relations with federal agency customers and Congress.

Doan's departure:

Aronie: The Eagle and the Arrow
Doan waged bold battles during her tenure, but those battles ended up being distracting.

Doan's departure:

Fox: Doan picked a good fight
By standing up to GSA’s inspector general, Doan showed she understood the proper role of IGs.

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