Technology Conferences

The third annual ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit will be held from February 27 – 29, 2012 at the Gaylord Convention Center, Washington, D.C. Now in its third year, the Summit is designed to unite key players from all sectors of the nation’s energy innovation community to share ideas for developing and deploying the next generation of clean energy technologies. The event is co-hosted by ARPA-E and Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Organization (CTSI). Among distinguished keynote speakers are Bill Gates, founder and chairman of Microsoft; Fred Smith, chairman, president and CEO of FedEx; and Lee Scott, former CEO of Wal-Mart; Secretary Chu and Director Majumdar.

The event will feature a technology showcase with more than 150 exhibits from ARPA-E-funded projects and applicants in areas such as grid-scale storage, power electronics, batteries for electric vehicles, building efficiency, advanced carbon capture and electrofuels. The showcase will also feature new ARPA-E programs such as rare earth alternatives, plant engineering for fuel applications, advanced thermal storage, network integration architecture for the electrical grid, and power electronics for PV applications. A wide range of other energy technologies and new topic areas will also be discussed at the Summit.

The GSA Training Conference and Expo 2012 will be held May 15-17, 2012, at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. As GSA’s signature training conference and exposition, this event is specially designed to benefit federal, state and local government employees and military members who make or influence procurement decisions. An invaluable experience for acquisition or program managers, the GSA Training Conference and Expo provides you with opportunities to:

• Meet with GSA vendors who provide technical expertise and products and services;
• Network with hundreds of experts from GSA and other agencies;
• Build acquisition knowledge with extensive, three-day, Continuous Learning Point (CLP)-certified training class program;

The Solar POWER-GEN Conference and Exhibition will take place in California, the leading U.S. state for solar energy development, and will run from February 14-16, 2012 at the Long Beach Convention Center.

Solar POWER-GEN Conference and Exhibition will provide a dynamic and engaging forum dedicated to large-scale solar power. Co-located with the 9th annual Renewable Energy World Conference and Expo North America, the event will delve into the specifics of developing, supporting, and growing large-scale solar power in America.

The Interagency Workshop on the use of Next-Generation DNA Sequencing for Human Identification and Characterization will be held on January 31, 2012 in
Gaithersburg/227.

The DoD Forensic Working Group would like to convene a workshop to discuss the impact that rapidly advancing Next-Generation DNA sequencing technologies will have on Government Human ID and forensics applications, and develop a cooperative interagency development plan that will efficiently leverage limited S&T funding to accelerate research and development in this area. The workshop will include brief overviews of the current state of Next Gen DNA sequencing technologies, applications of DNA sequence analysis to human ID and forensics, time for each Government agency to review their anticipated needs and planned investments in this area, and an open discussion period to identify common interests, concerns, and priorities.

The anticipated output of this workshop is a draft set of clearly defined Government-wide needs and goals for Next-Generation DNA Sequencing applications for human ID and forensics that is grounded in understanding of interagency needs and the technical underpinnings of near-term sequencing capabilities.

Common needs and goals within this set could provide opportunities for future cooperative interagency efforts to accelerate the development and application of this technology using a model similar to that used in current efforts to develop and field rapid DNA analysis prototypes based on STR analysis.

Registration Contact: Erica Butts
DNA Biometrics Project
erica.butts@nist.gov
301-975-5107

eTech Ohio 2012, Educational Technology Conference, will be held February 13-15, 2012, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus Ohio. eTech Ohio hosts the third largest state educational technology conference in the U.S where more than 6,500 educational innovators gather once a year and share their successes and challenges with one another. The conference boasts over 500 sessions, workshops and displays that demonstrate student work, highlight new technologies.

The 12th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, ICARCV 2012, will be held on December 5-7, 2012 in Guangzhou, China. The conference is co-organised by the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore, Chinese University of Hong Kong and IEEE Guangzhou Control Chapter. ICARCV focuses on both theory and applications mainly covering the topics of control, automation, robotics and vision. In addition to the technical sessions, there will be invited sessions, panel sessions and keynote addresses.

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The Government Web and New Media Conference will be held on May 16–17, 2012 at the Renaissance Hotel, Washington, DC. The annual Government Web and New Media Conference is the premier networking and educational event of the year. Hear from your peers and industry thought leaders on the latest trends and tools, learn practical strategies for improving your online strategies, see innovative projects happening throughout government, and connect with colleagues from across the country.

Who Should Attend?
Government employees and contractors who use online tools and social media to meet their agency mission, including: agency web and new media directors, CIO/IT staff, program managers, public affairs personnel, web content writers and editors, usability specialists, designers, customer service advocates, and anyone else interested in and involved with government web and new media efforts.

Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition 2012 will be held February 27 – March 1, 2012 in Glendale, Arizona. The 2012 Membrane Technology Conference focuses on membrane applications in North America. For the first time, AWWA and AMTA have teamed together to host this joint conference and exposition that will showcase membrane applications and developments:

• Learn how membrane technologies and processes can solve water system problems
• Advance your product knowledge and find out how to reduce your operation costs
• Network and share industry knowledge with North American and international membrane technology professionals and experts

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The Knowledge Engineering Conference will be held on December 23-25, 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. The conference will cover the latest developments in areas related to the building, maintaining and development of knowledge-based systems.