Every June since 1933, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio's science, skill, and service to communities and the nation. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills all in a single event.

The defense and intelligence sector is combatting cyber real-world threats and attacks. As more defense commands demand cybersecurity solutions to protect the country, the conversation must be expanded. The 4th Cyber Security for Defense covers priorities from the nation’s top military agencies on defending the United States from cyberattacks. 

The Robotic and Autonomous Systems Summit is military and government focused. Leaders from across all sectors of the government, as well as leading industry experts, highlight challenges and the upcoming strategies for maintaining overmatch capabilities and implementing new technologies, which ultimately give the military better protection, better situational awareness, and more resiliency. 

The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have joined forces to present this conference. The joint conference is the nexus for environmental health education, training, networking, and career advancement. Included within the major environmental health and healthy homes topics are emerging issues such as medical marijuana, the opioid crisis, and workforce management and development.

The Security Industry Association (SIA) GovSummit focuses on how government leverages security technologies to drive success across a wide spectrum of missions. SIA’s government summit examines emerging policy trends, technology needs of the government, and changes in the risk environment that shape development of products and advanced systems integration to meet evolving security challenges.

Biodefense World Summit brings together leaders from government, academia, and industry for compelling discussions and comprehensive coverage on pathogen detection, point-of-care, biosurveillance, sample prep technologies, and bio recovery. Across three days of programming, attendees can expect exceptional networking opportunities in the exhibit hall, engaging panel discussions, and shared case studies with members of the biodefense community from technology providers to policy makers.

The IAEM-Canada 2018 Emergency Management Leadership and Innovation Conference brings together leaders in emergency management to share the latest in technologies being used – and lessons learned around the world – to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters.

The National Homeland Security Conference provides a direct bridge to connect and share best practices among those charged with keeping the nation safe. The conference brings together over 1,000 attendees from the homeland security and emergency management disciplines, representing local, state, and federal governments, as well as the military and private sector.

The Serious Play Conference offers practical, hand-on training for first responders and other emergency personnel. The full track of sessions, part of a larger conference on serious games and experiential learning, is led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of State. Military trainers and Department of Defense contractors provide cutting-edge advice on developing leaders and preparing them to handle every kind of emergency situation. This conference is great for federal, state, and local government employees, including police, fire department, medical, and other emergency workers.

The 2018 International Conference on Animal Health and Veterinary Medicine brings together leading academic scientists, researchers, and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results related to all aspects of animal health and veterinary medicine.

The Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Asia conference brings together leading stakeholders from industry, operators, agencies, and governments to collaborate on securing Asia. The conference looks at developing existing national or international legal and technical frameworks, integrating good risk management, strategic planning, and implementation.

To answer critical questions about national and homeland security, the Aspen Security Forum explores key security issues via in-depth discussion among: top-level present and former government officials from all relevant agencies; industry leaders; thought leaders in other think tanks and academe; and nationally noted print and broadcast journalists.

The Pandemics, Bioterrorism, and Global Health Security: From Anthrax to Zika workshop is designed for professionals and academics, both domestic and international, in public health, the life sciences, the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, international affairs, law enforcement, emergency management, and national security who have responsibilities for preventing, preparing for, or responding to pandemics, bioterrorism, and other threats to global health security. 

MIT's Crisis Management & Business Continuity course will help prepare you for the inevitable. This comprehensive course provides up-to-date assessments and knowledge on issues that affect you and your organization – cyber security, supply chain, terrorism, pandemic, DR trends, emergency response, leadership, data breach, communications, news media, social media – from the experts involved with these efforts. 

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International Annual Conference & Expo is for public safety communications officials – from frontline telecommunicators to communication center managers to public safety communications equipment and services vendors. APCO 2017 offers four days of educational sessions, committee meetings, and special events, paired with two full days of exhibits. 

Fire Rescue International (FRI), the annual conference and expo of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), provides senior-level leadership training to fire chiefs, company officers, and chief officers. The IAFC’s commitment to excellence is seen throughout FRI – from the classroom to the expo. FRI offers comprehensive education, new ways to connect with vendors and colleagues, and the latest solutions to today’s toughest challenges.

The 2018 National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) Annual Conference offers a comprehensive fire prevention program providing new ideas and best practice examples for all attendees.

The Crimes Against Children Conference provides practical and interactive instruction to those fighting crimes against children and helping children heal. The conference is conducted to provide training to those employed by government or nonprofit agencies in the fields of law enforcement, child protective services, social work, children's advocacy, therapy, and medicine, who work directly with child victims of crime.

The SPIE Security + Defence conference crosses the divide between fundamental optical science and the application of the underpinning technologies in advanced defense and security systems. Interact with fellow engineers, scientists, program managers and policy makers on the latest developments in sensing, data and signal analysis, quantum science, optical technologies, and funding programs. 

This summit will bring together an audience ranging from directors of security agencies, directors of operations, directors of IT, heads of acquisition, chiefs, directors of policy, biometric program managers, elected officials, ministries of interior, industry executives, and academia from across the globe to discuss the challenges at the forefront of national and global security operations, policy, and procurements.

The Critical Infrastructure Protection & Resilience Europe conference delivers discussion and thought-provoking presentations on many of the serious critical infrastructure protection and critical information infrastructure protection issues facing the industry. This high-level conference features leading industry speakers and professionals, an exhibit showcase, and networking events and opportunities.

The Ontario Disaster & Emergency Management Conference is planned and developed by the Ontario Association of Emergency Managers in partnership with federal and provincial government agencies, non-governmental disaster relief organizations, and emergency management professional and student associations. The conference focuses on lessons learned, new initiatives, and best practices on topics such as disaster response and recovery, community resilience, continuity of operations planning, and climate change.

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference and Exposition bring together dedicated professionals from federal, state, county, local, and tribal agencies for an unmatched educational program, renowned keynote speakers, community-building special events, and the largest collection of tactical equipment and technology solutions available for law enforcement.

The International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) brings together emergency managers and disaster response professionals from government, military, private sector, and volunteer organizations around the world. The annual conference offers education, collaboration, hands-on training, and exhibits of the latest technological advances in homeland security and disaster preparedness.

The 13th Annual Homeland Security Week provides the necessary dialogue to help drive homeland security initiatives to protect our homeland. The 1conference brings together 250+ individuals ranging from DHS officials, industry executives, elected officials, and academia from across the U.S. and global stakeholders to discuss the challenges at the forefront of homeland security operations, policy, and procurements.

Israeli Security Model seminar sessions provide an overview of Israel’s security threats and mitigation methods, with emphasis on the protection of critical infrastructure and key assets, emergency preparedness and response, and innovations in (and use of) security technology. Attendees acquire concrete methods for adopting strategies they have learned.

The 2018 Volunteer and Combination Officers Section (VCOS) of the International Association of Fire Chiefs Symposium provides leadership training to address the unique needs of volunteer leadership within departments, networking opportunities, and an exhibit hall with the tools and equipment necessary to ensure everyone on the team comes home.

SAVE THE DATE! Since the FAA updated their guidelines and removed the previous barriers that limited UAV use in commercial applications, the adoption of drones in the security industry has accelerated, with the product category growing substantially.

The National Healthcare Coalition Preparedness Conference (NHCPC) is expanding opportunities for learning about the implementation of healthcare coalitions and coalition activities within communities. While the NHCPC supports coalitions attempting to meet federal grant program requirements, the conference is independent and exists for coalitions, by coalitions.

CIPRNA’s unique two-track conference program delivers a leading line-up of international experts to discuss securing U.S. critical infrastructure, from both physical and cyber perspectives. The conference provides enhanced opportunities for discussions in combined plenary sessions, as well as focused discussions within each discipline in individual tracks.

RES/CON New Orleans (formerly the International Disaster Conference and Expo) focuses on the practice of successful resilience and disaster management in an evolving global environment. This conference facilitates thought leadership and innovation, which spans multiple sectors and promotes public-private collaboration for addressing disaster and resilience challenges.

This U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) symposium provides sessions covering a variety of topics including biorisk management challenges in a one health world, arthropods, high pathogen avian influenza, laboratory assessment programs and tools, and risk assessment. The symposium includes pre-symposium courses and 2.5 days of scientific presentations. Exhibits showcase the latest agricultural biosafety and biocontainment products and services.

The International Association of Fire Chief’s Wildland Urban Interface conference offers hands-on training and interactive sessions designed to address the challenges of wildland fires. Attendees include those responsible for protecting local forests or educating landowners and communities about the importance of land management.

The 2019 Volunteer and Combination Officers Section (VCOS) of the International Association of Fire Chiefs Symposium provides leadership training to address the unique needs of volunteer leadership within departments, networking opportunities, and an exhibit hall with the tools and equipment necessary to ensure everyone on the team comes home.