NEW! ONLINE EVENT FORMAT...The Wildfire Management Summit promotes collaboration, coordination and communication across the varied agencies involved in wildfire management throughout the US and the world. The speakers, events and programs address the use of innovative strategies and emerging technologies for more efficient wildfire prediction, prevention, detection, and suppression. 

CANCELLED...Biodetection Technologies, an internationally recognized event for experts in the detection and identification of biological and chemical threats, will explore the latest R&D developments as well as ready-to-market systems for major biothreat detection, identification, and analysis - both in the field and at the point of care. This event focuses on strategies for the identification of global biological threats and translational gaps in bringing technologies from lab to field.

This year’s conference will focus on trends and how they impact technology, human capital, policies, and design as you plan and implement your sports and entertainment industry safety and security programs. This gathering of top professionals in the field provides an environment dedicated to security/safety technologies, products, services, and education for safeguarding assets and spectators.

CANCELLED...The 21st Annual Great Lakes Homeland Security Training Conference and Expo brings stakeholders together for training, demonstrations, and networking relevant to existing homeland security issues and initiatives. The primary objectives of the conference are to raise awareness with regard to terrorist threats, mitigation strategies, and response capabilities necessary to protect Michigan citizens.

NACCHO 360: Raising the Reach of Public Health connects the traditional NACCHO Annual conference with PHIITS: Public Health Informatics, Information Technology, and Surveillance. This event goes beyond informatics to also explore local health department information technology infrastructure and public health surveillance.

The National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference is the largest meeting of county elected and appointed officials from across the country. Participants from counties of all sizes come together to shape NACo's federal policy agenda, share proven practices and strengthen knowledge networks to help improve residents’ lives and the efficiency of county government.

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.

NEW DATES ANNOUNCED...The Preparedness Summit is the first and longest running national conference on public health preparedness. The summit presents new research findings, shares tools and resources, and provides a variety of opportunities for attendees to learn how to implement model practices that enhance the nation’s capabilities to prepare for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies. This year’s theme is “Fixing Our Fault Lines: Addressing Systemic Vulnerabilities.”

NEW DATES ANNOUNCED...The Counter-UAS Summit provides a forum for military leaders, program executive officers, industry executives, academics, and researchers from across the United States to share and discuss both theoretical and practical knowledge of advanced UAS technology. Themes include securing airports, drone swarms, directed energy weapons, electronic warfare systems, science and technology challenges, and counterterrorism. The summit takes a closer look at how to integrate the latest technology designed to combat emerging drone threats, while working toward improving the regulatory issues facing all sectors.

NEW DATES ANNOUNCED...The global marine transportation system is changing and nowhere is that more apparent than in seaports. PORTCON is a unique professional learning opportunity for the entire seaport and marine terminal industry designed to help management professionals stay abreast of current and emerging topics and trends in the industry.

NEW DATES ANNOUNCED...The 2020 Joint Civil & DoD CBRN Symposium provides a forum for members of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), federal government, state and local government, private industry, academia, and other relevant chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) stakeholders to discuss the latest updates in advancing a government-wide approach to improving CBRN defense, readiness and response strategies, and capabilities.

The Food Safety Summit is a solution-based conference and expo designed to meet the educational and informational needs of the entire food industry – including growers, processors, retailers, distributors, foodservice operators, regulators, and academia. This educational program provides opportunities to learn from subject matter experts, exchange ideas, and find solutions to current challenges.

NEW DATES ANNOUNCED...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.