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FOSE Debuts Pre-Event Workshops to Deliver Valuable Hands-On Training
WASHINGTON --(Business Wire)--
FOSE,
the largest, most comprehensive event serving the government technology
community, is kicking off a day early this year with targeted half-day
and full-day workshops designed to provide attendees with hands-on
training in a variety of disciplines from winning government contracts
to understanding the impact of the knowledge age. These new pre-event
workshops, led by experts in the field, will take place on Monday, May
12, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.,
and will be followed by the FOSE 2014 conference and expo, May 13-15.
"By enhancing our attendees' experience in 2014 with intensive and
interactive workshops, FOSE is an even more valuable resource for
government technology professionals," said David Myers, event director,
Government Events at 1105 Media. "At a single location, and in just a
matter of days, FOSE attendees will be able to discover tools designed
to help them do their jobs better, learn about best practices to improve
agency operations and advance their personal career development with
educational sessions and the opportunity to secure in-demand
certifications."
Full-day workshops, which cost $499 for government employees and
contractors, and $599 for industry, include:
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"It's
the Knowledge Age. Do you know the impact on you personally?"
- In 1993, Peter Drucker described a coming transformation, just as
Knowledge Management (KM) appeared on the horizon. Most technologists
think KM is just another IT application, but it's really the first
wave of a radical transformation. Drucker's future is here, and as a
result many individual career paths and organizations will be
swallowed up by this transformation, especially those that don't lead
the adaptation. In this workshop custom-designed for FOSE, leader
Douglas Weidner, chairman of the International Knowledge Management
Institute and chief CKM Instructor at the KM Institute, will help
participants assess their individual prospects and career
opportunities, and for executives, explain the imperatives and
implications of the Knowledge Age. Those who complete the workshop
will gain credit toward either Certified Knowledge Practitioner (CKP)™
or Personal Knowledge Manager (PKM)™ certifications.
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Becoming
a Certified Information Professional - Denise Bedford, Goodyear
professor of Knowledge Management at Kent State University, will show
how, in this fast-paced world of technology, it's not enough to be a
deep subject matter expert - you have to understand the big picture.
In this workshop, participants will learn what it means to be a
certified information professional, including how they need broader
skills set than what is traditionally found within records management,
document management or IT departments. Today's certified information
professionals must understandthe management, use and application of
information, as well as the knowledge and social assets across the
organization.
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Information
Assurance (IA) for Managers - Led by Michael Riley, Information
Systems Security Line of Business manager for Edgesource, this
workshop will provide managers with topical information to complete
their responsibilities for overseeing information security programs
and employees. Attendees will participate in multiple group
problem-solving exercises, including a risk assessment exercise.
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Introduction
to Agile Business Intelligence - The challenges of meeting a
growing demand by stakeholders for the ability to harvest information,
gain insight, and share knowledge in support of proactive
decision-making grows ever more important as data volume and
complexity grow in our dynamic environment. This, coupled with a
dramatic evolution of business intelligence and sophisticated
analytics, will continue to drive user expectations of "anywhere,
anytime, anyway" on-demand intuitive access. In this workshop, Karen
Degner, an independent consultant with BlackBox Partners, will explore
agile, lean and hybrid approaches to business intelligence (BI), data
governance, data management and data warehouse. A Professional
Development Unit (PDU) for each hour of training will be offered for
the completion of this workshop.
Half-day workshops, which cost $299 for government employees and
contractors, and $399 for industry, include:
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Information
To Win™: FPDS-NG Beginner/Intermediate - Led by Guy Timberlake,
chief visionary officer for The American Small Business Coalition,
this interactive workshop will help neophytes and veterans of
government contracting to develop a better understanding of and
ability to use information they see and hear every day for
decision-making related to finding and winning government contracts
and subcontracts. Participants will learn how to leverage the data and
information contained in the Federal Procurement Data System Next
Generation (FPDS-NG), the primary source of government contracting
historical transaction data used by free and fee-based information
services.
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Guerilla
Market Intelligence for Small Federal Contractors™ - This
workshop, also led by Timberlake, will change how participants look
for, look at and use information. Guerilla Market Intelligence for
Small Federal Contractors™ is an abridged version of the Ethical
Stalking for Government Contractors™, an eight-hour lecture and lab
program that previous attendees credit with helping them to identify
key market information not available through traditional information
sources, and saving time and money for their companies in the area of
opportunity identification and capture.
Workshop participants on May 12 can benefit from further education on
May 13-15 at the free FOSE Expo,
which brings together hundreds of vendors - from local suppliers to
Fortune 500 companies that are among the most-trusted technology
suppliers servicing government and private industry. Government
personnel also receive entry to the FOSE conference
program, featuring sessions on the proven tools and strategies
presented by leading technology implementers in 7 tracks including:
Cloud & Virtualization, Cybersecurity, Cybercrime and Cyberterrorism,
Mobile Government, Big Data and Records Management , Project Management,
and Acquisition and Procurement. Government contractors and industry
personnel can attend the conference for one day, or all three days, at
an economic rate. To register, visit the FOSE
website.
About FOSE
For 37 years, FOSE has served as the nation's premier event for
government technology professionals seeking tools and best practices to
equip their agency for the 21st century. From policy updates-straight
from the Hill-to exclusive insights from today's leading authorities to
the most comprehensive showcase of technology in action-it's all at
FOSE. For more information, visit www.FOSE.com.
Please click here to
register as press.
FOSE is being held in conjunction with GovSec,
TREXPO
and CPM
East. GovSec
is the country's largest and most dynamic government security event.
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