13 OPERATORS REPRESENTING 12 NATIONS TO SPEAK FOR A DEVELOPING UPSTREAM INDUSTRY... Building on 16 years of leading conferences within data management the SMi Group are delighted to introduce there 17th Annual E&P Information and Data Management Conference. Our 2015 conference will bring leading industry experts from across the globe to discuss the latest issues and developments in the industry. The two day programme and 4 workshops will b...

As defense budgets are squeezed and the nature of modern war fighting changes, military projects and procurement are increasingly focusing on the unification of air, land, maritime and special operations forces. As a result, a more holistic approach is being taken in the way training capabilities are delivered. Countries are embracing the need to develop training tools and simulators that enable the forces to react quickly to any situation. In...

Overview: Hiring federal employees was never an easy process, and so it is especially frustrating to both line managers and HR offices when a new hire might leave after just a year or two. In today’s budget environment, with hard or soft hiring freezes, and early out and buyouts becoming ever more common, it is especially important that once a job offer has been accepted that the hiring manager be able to retain the new hire for a reason...

AGILE Development in Government Training Workshop IV: Implementing and Managing Agile Development in Government: What Managers and Development Staff Need to Know -- A “How to” Workshop Discussing Best Practices and Lessons Learned Overview of the Workshop:Many federal agencies have begun adopting Agile principles and Lean methodologies with the goal of reducing risk and accelerating successful delivery of their IT investments. Acro...

Following from its successful conference series, SMi Group are proud to introduce its masterclass taking place on 11th December 2014 in Central London. As the vast majority of flight test activity at traditional flight test centres and operational evaluation units now comprises systems test and evaluation, rather than envelope expansion testing, we examine the case for more specific training in systems procurement, evaluation, integration and...

The World BORDERPOL Congress is the only multi-jurisdictional transnational platform where the border protection, management and security industry policy-makers and practitioners convene annually to discuss the international challenges faced in protecting not only one’s own country’s borders, but those of neighbours and friends. A high level conference delivering discussions and debate on policies, implementation and technology tha...

Following from its successful conference series, SMi Group are proud to introduce its masterclass taking place on 9th December 2014 in Central London. Night Vision operations continue to grow in importance with EASA/CAA/FAA licensing and aircraft clearances being extended into civilian air operations. The military has always had these clearances since early 1970s. Training is still generally carried out using the aircraft but with some simulat...

Following from its successful conference series, SMi Group are proud to introduce its masterclass taking place on 4th December 2014 in Central London. At the completion of this C4ISR Masterclasss attendees will: Have a deeper understanding of the operational principles and underlying technologies of modern C4ISR systems Have a wider understanding of the complex linkages between technology, people, process, tools, business benefit and balance o...

While piracy has drawn the media's attention, maritime security is much more all-encompassing. Africa in particular has seen many discussions about maritime security issues in recent years and various documents have been signed on the regional and continental level. Translating good intentions into practice, however, will take time. Short-term capability gaps will have to be addressed much sooner; private maritime security companies could play...

SMi Group’s 15th Annual Military Airlift: Current Missions and Capability 2014 will be held on 2nd-3rd December 2014 in Italy's capital Rome. The conference will focus particularly on ongoing missions being carried out across the world and how the correct and appropriate airlift capability is deployed and the development of new capability. There will also be an emphasis on the changing landscape of airlift with changes in multinational c...