Webinars & Events: Coming Webinars & Events

ENERGY STAR Online Training Sessions

PTI Staff Contact: Ronda Mosley, 937-667-4142.

Join no-cost ENERGY STAR® online training sessions and learn how to improve the energy efficiency of buildings by ten percent or more. Register now at this link.

Computer Power Management with ENERGY STAR

Tuesday, March 16, 1:00–2:00 PM ET

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Leveraging Geothermal

Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 1:00-2:30 PM ET

An ENERGY STAR Energy Management Networking Web Conference

Geothermal heating and cooling systems offer significant energy savings over conventional systems. By harnessing the constant temperature of the earth, geothermal systems can use 25 to 50% less electricity than conventional systems. This translates to lower energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions.

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Google Apps for Local Government

GoGovTV WebinarWednesday, March 17, 2010, 2:00 PM-3:00 PM ET

Cloud computing is one of the most important technology trends impacting IT in 2010. What does it mean to your organization?

For several months PTI has been promoting awareness of the various aspects of cloud computing to local governments nationwide. At this webinar, Google will explain how Google apps can fit into your cloud strategy.

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GovSec/U.S. Law Conference & Exposition

March 23-24, 2010, Washington, D.C.

GovSec and U.S. Law is the only comprehensive event for government that provides the insights, tools and tactics to anticipate, prepare for, prevent, respond to and recover from terrorist attacks, accidents and natural disasters.

Building a Business Case for 311/CRM during an Economic Crisis

GoGovTV WebinarTuesday, March 23, 2010, 1:00 PM-2:00 PM ET

The City of Philadelphia didn’t even have its new Philly311 system up and running before it lost roughly $3 million to budget cuts in 2008. Yet the city managed to launch the new service before the end of that year and handled about 1.1 million calls in 2009.

With customer satisfaction ratings around 89%, the city has good cause to celebrate its decision to move forward with the service.

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Conference Agenda Updated!

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Web 2.0/Social Networking and the Public Employer/Employee Relationship (Session III)

GoGovTV WebinarWednesday, April 7, 2010, 1:00-2:15 PM ET

This is the third of four webinars in the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) / PTI series on the policy implications on the use of Web 2.0 and social media tools by city and county governments.

This in-depth session will focus on the internal legal and policy issues between a public entity and its employees when dealing with social networking and other similar technologies.

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Summer Energy Outlook Conference

PTI Staff Contact: Ronda Mosley, 937-667-4142.

April 20-21, 2010, at the Brown Palace, Denver, CO

The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE), the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), and the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) are pleased to invite you to the Summer Energy Outlook Conference and a special, intensive Workshop on Energy Data and Assurance Planning.

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The National Hydrogen Association (NHA) will hold the 21st annual NHA Hydrogen Conference & Expo this year in Long Beach, CA, May 3–6, 2010 at the Long Beach Convention Center.

The NHA Hydrogen Conference & Expo, themed green energy, green jobs, green planet, is the largest hydrogen conference in the U.S. and the longest running annual hydrogen energy conference in the world.

Learn more and register for the 2010 NHA Hydrogen Conference & Expo at this link, or call the National Hydrogen Association at 202-223-5547.

Web 2.0/Social Networking and Litigation (Session IV)

GoGovTV WebinarWednesday, May 5, 2010, 1:00-2:15 PM ET

This is the last of four webinars in the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) / PTI series on the policy implications on the use of Web 2.0 and social media tools by city and county governments.

This session will discuss the following litigation-related questions:

  • Discovery issues with information hosted on third-party social networking site – You might be asked to produce this information at a later date.
  • Using information from social networking sites as evidence
  • Overview of decided and pending caselaw related to social networking
  • Explore cities/counties that have faced legal impediments and outcome.

The PTI member cost for this webinar is $99.00; $199.00 for non-members.

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