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January 2002

DATE OF EVENT: January 7-9, 2002
EVENT NAME: Federal IT Pavilion @ Consumer Electronics Show
LOCATION: Las Vegas, NV

DATE OF EVENT: January 8-11, 2002
EVENT NAME: Int'l Consumer Electronics Show
LOCATION: Las Vegas, NV
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.cesweb.org/

DATE OF EVENT: January 10-12, 2002
EVENT NAME: TAM/EAST Conference
LOCATION: Reston, VA

DATE OF EVENT: January 13-16, 2002
EVENT NAME: Intelligent User Interfaces Conference
LOCATION: San Francisco, CA
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.iuiconf.org/

DATE: January 15, 2002
EVENT: ATIA
LOCATION: Orlando, FL

DATE OF EVENT: January 15-17, 2002
EVENT NAME: AFCEA West
LOCATION: San Diego CA
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.west2002.org/

DATE OF EVENT: January 16-17, 2002
EVENT NAME: InfoWorld Next Generation Web Services
LOCATION: San Francisco, CA
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.eventreg.com/nextgen/nextgen_1.htm

DATE OF EVENT: January 16-19, 2002
EVENT NAME: ATIA Conf
LOCATION: Orlando, FL
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.atia.org

DATE OF EVENT: January 21-24, 2002
EVENT NAME: Supernet
LOCATION: Santa Clara, CA

DATE OF EVENT: January 24-25, 2002
EVENT NAME: Accessibility and User Experience Design Forums
LOCATION: San Francisco, CA
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Take home detailed information on why you should be considering accessibility in your business. While today’s guidelines are directed to companies working with Federal Agencies, if you understand why they are important and apply them to your business you will benefit in reaching a broader audience.
CONTACT: Corrinda Brigandi 212-661-3500 X3056

DATE OF EVENT: January 28-31, 2002
EVENT NAME: COMNET
LOCATION: Washington, DC
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.comnetexpo.com/

DATE OF EVENT: January 28-31, 2002
EVENT NAME: Electronic Procurement
LOCATION: Washington, DC

February 2002

DATE OF EVENT: February 7, 2002
EVENT NAME: Achieving and Maintaining an Accessible Web site in compliance with Section 508-Accessibility through the Web project life cycle
LOCATION: Microsoft Corporation, 5335 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20015
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Developing a Strategy for Accessibility within your organization. Audience focus: Section 508 Coordinators, CIO's, IRM's, Procurement Officers, Agency Technical Staff, Webmasters, Content Managers, and others involved in Section 508 compliance.
CONTACT: Dana Louise Simberkoff 603-229-3055

DATE OF EVENT: February 11-15, 2002
EVENT NAME: Software Management
LOCATION: Anaheim, CA
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.sqe.com/sm

DATE OF EVENT: February 12, 2002
EVENT NAME: Section 508: Addressing the Procurement and Legal Issues
LOCATION: Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner, VA
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: This seminar is designed as an introduction to thebusiness issues related to Section 508 compliance,including procurement, the legal accessibility regulations, and how to implement these changessuccessfully. This seminar does not cover technicalcoding techniques, rather it targets the issues relevant to organizational decision makers.
CONTACT: Helen Ortel - 703-876-5060

DATE OF EVENT: February 19, 2002
EVENT NAME: Section 508 - Addressing the Technical Issues
LOCATION: Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner, VA
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: This half-day professional education session is designed for those who already have an understanding of the legal and compliance issues associated with the Section 508 regulations. This program will provide attendees with a more thorough comprehension of the technical aspects and implications of these compliance programs.
CONTACT: Helen Ortel - 703-876-5060
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.e-gov.com/events/2002/sec508adv/

DATE OF EVENT: February 18-21, 2002
EVENT NAME: Software Engineering Process Group
LOCATION: Phoenix, AZ

DATE OF EVENT: February 19, 2002
EVENT NAME: Technology Excellence in Goverment: Capital Planning & Control
LOCATION: Washington, DC
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.gcn.com/events/11640.html

DATE OF EVENT: February 27 - March 1, 2002
EVENT NAME: Accessibility Forum
LOCATION: Denver, CO
MORE INFORMATION: http://accessibilityforum.org/index.html

DATE OF EVENT: February 28 - March 1, 2002
EVENT NAME: Federal Telecom 2002
LOCATION: Reston, VA
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.gcn.com/events/12049.html

March 2002

DATE OF EVENT: March 3-7, 2002
EVENT NAME: IPIC
LOCATION: Orlando, FL

DATE OF EVENT: March 4-6, 2002
EVENT NAME: Web-enabled Govt
LOCATION: Washington, DC

DATE OF EVENT: March 4-6, 2002
EVENT NAME: Convergent Technologies
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.ctexpo.com/ctx/

DATE: March 4-7, 2002
EVENT:COMDEX
LOCATION: Chicago, IL

DATE: March 4-7, 2002
EVENT:KioskCom
LOCATION: Orlando, FL

DATE OF EVENT: March 5-8, 2002
EVENT NAME: AIIM
LOCATION: San Francisco, CA

DATE: March 18-23, 2002
EVENT:CSUN
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA

DATE OF EVENT: March 19, 2002
EVENT NAME: Section 508 Web Page Design for People with Disabilities
LOCATION: Santa Monica, CA
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: A 3 hour course going over steps to make your web page accessible, includes analysis of validations tools
CONTACT: Christine Louton 202-208-5481
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.nbc.gov/atc

DATE: March 19-21, 2002
EVENT:FOSE
LOCATION: Washington, DC

DATE OF EVENT: March 24-27, 2002
EVENT NAME: Disaster Recovery Using Telecommunications
LOCATION: W. Springfield, MA
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.idra.com/

April 2002

DATE OF EVENT: April 9, 2002
EVENT NAME: Section 508 Web Page Design for People with Disabilities
LOCATION: Washington, DC
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: A 3 hour course going over steps to make your web page accessible, includes analysis of validations tools
CONTACT: Christine Louton 202-208-5481
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.nbc.gov/atc

DATE OF EVENT: April 15-18, 2002
EVENT NAME: FTS Network Services Conf
LOCATION: Orlando, FL

DATE OF EVENT: April 17, 2002
EVENT NAME: CAP Partnership Training Seminar
LOCATION: Doubletree Hotel Denver Southeast, Aurora, CO 80014
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: CAP is sponsoring a one-day training seminar, "Accommodating Your Employees", Partnership Training Seminar. This seminar will provide a venue for Federal partners and Department of Defense (DoD) agencies to learn more about CAP programs and services. The seminar will feature presentations on CAP Services for Federal employees with disabilities, demonstrations of assistive technology solutions and CAP tools and resources.
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.tricare.osd.mil/cap

DATE OF EVENT: April 18, 2002
EVENT NAME: WITC's April Monthly Meeting- "Accessible IT and Telecom"
LOCATION:Remington Arms Room, Building 41, Denver Federal Center
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Making IT and Telecom accessible to citizens with disabilities is a challenge to government as well as commercial entities. The April WITC meeting will address the common hurdles and issues related to Section 508, ADA and FCC 255, among others.
MORE INFORMATION: WITC

DATE OF EVENT: April 20-25, 2002
EVENT NAME: Computer Human Interaction (CHI02)
LOCATION: Minneapolis, MN
MORE INFORMATION: http://www1.acm.org/sigs/sigchi/chi2002/

DATE OF EVENT: April 22-26, 2002
EVENT NAME: Software Dev Conf
LOCATION: San Jose, CA
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.sdexpo.com/

DATE OF EVENT: April 22-25, 2002
EVENT NAME: Knowledge Management
LOCATION: Washington, DC
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.e-gov.com/

DATE: April 28, 2002
EVENT: STC
LOCATION: Salt Lake City, UT

DATE OF EVENT: April 29, 2002
EVENT NAME: Transcending Boundaries - IT Opportunities for Women in Government and Industry
LOCATION: Washington, DC
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: No longer are IT professionals limited in their current career paths. Women are making the leap successfully from government to industry and from industry to government. Hear from a distinguished panel of IT professionals that have not only survived, but also thrived in the new environment.

DATE OF EVENT: April 30 - May 1, 2002
EVENT NAME: Federal Acquisition Conference
LOCATION: Washington, DC

May 2002

DATE OF EVENT: May 15, 2002
EVENT NAME: Section 508 Web Page Design for People with Disabilities
LOCATION: Portland, OR
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: A 3 hour course going over steps to make your web page accessible, includes analysis of validations tools
CONTACT: Christine Louton 202-208-5481
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.nbc.gov/atc

DATE OF EVENT: May 8-10, 2002
EVENT NAME: Call Center Demo and Conference
LOCATION: Orlando, FL

DATE OF EVENT: May 13-17, 2002
EVENT NAME: Star East 2002
LOCATION: Orlando, FL
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.sqe.com/stareast/

DATE OF EVENT: May 19-23, 2002
EVENT NAME: Navigating the Information Processing Seas (e-forms and e-documents)
LOCATION: Baltimore MD
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.bfma.org/symposium2002/program.htm

DATE OF EVENT: May 21-23, 2002
EVENT NAME: GSA Int'l Product and Services Expo
LOCATION: San Diego, CA

DATE OF EVENT: May 21-22, 2002
EVENT NAME: FedWeb Spring 2002
LOCATION: Natcher Center, NIH, Bethesda, MD
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: FedWeb provides educational workshops for and by government Internet professionals. All FedWeb workshops focus on practical solutions to pressing issues facing government professionals responsible for planning and implementing their agency internet presence. Workshop sessions offer expert advice, education, case studies and peer-to-peer sharing.
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.fedweb.org/

June 2002

DATE OF EVENT: June 2-6, 2002
EVENT NAME: Supercomm
LOCATION: Atlanta, GA
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.supercomm2002.com

DATE OF EVENT: June 11-13, 2002
EVENT NAME: TechNet
LOCATION: Washington, DC
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.technet2002.org/

DATE OF EVENT: June 14-27, 2002
EVENT NAME: E-Gov
LOCATION: Washington, DC
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.e-gov.com

DATE OF EVENT: June 24, 2002
EVENT NAME: FedStats 508/Accessibility Workshop
LOCATION: Bureau of Labor Statistics Conference Center, Washington, D.C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: To help the federal statistical community address the unique challenges they face in making their websites accessible to users with disabilities
CONTACT: Rosemary Gilbert or Marianne Zawitz
MORE INFORMATION: http://workshops.fedstats.gov

DATE OF EVENT: June 25-26, 2002
EVENT NAME: Digital Video Expo East
LOCATION: New York, NY
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.dvexpo.com/

DATE OF EVENT: June 25-27, 2002
EVENT NAME: IT & Telecom
LOCATION: New York, NY

DATE OF EVENT: June 27, 2002
EVENT NAME: RESNA 2002

July 2002

DATE OF EVENT: July 03, 2002
EVENT NAME: Free Web Cast on Achieving and Maintaining an Accessible Web
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Brought to you by HiSoftware and Microsoft

DATE OF EVENT: July 15-17, 2002
EVENT NAME: Excellence in Govt
LOCATION: Washington, DC

August 2002

DATE OF EVENT: August 1-2, 2002
EVENT NAME: Java Virtual Machine Reasearch and Tech Symposium
LOCATION: San Francisco, CA
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.usenix.org/events/jvm02/

DATE OF EVENT: August 8, 2002
EVENT NAME: Section 508 Accessibility with Dreamweaver MX
LOCATION: Alexandria, VA
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Hands-on class
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.digitaldivision.com

DATE OF EVENT: August 5-8, 2002
EVENT NAME: VA IT Conference
LOCATION: Austin, TX
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.aac.va.gov/itc.htm

DATE OF EVENT: August 20-22, 2002
EVENT NAME: TechScape 2002
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.afcea.org
LOCATION: Seattle, WA AUDIENCE: Gov't IT and Telecom

DATE OF EVENT: August 21-23, 2002
EVENT NAME: Sector 5 Global Summit
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.sector5.biz
LOCATION: Washington, DC
AUDIENCE: Gov't IT and Security

DATE OF EVENT: August 25-27, 2002
EVENT NAME: Innovative Gov't Forum
LOCATION: Sacramento, CA
AUDIENCE: State/Local Gov't IT

DATE OF EVENT: August 25-29, 2002
EVENT NAME: Air Force IT Conference
LOCATION: Montgomery, AL
AUDIENCE: DoD IT

September 2002

DATE OF EVENT: September 5, 2002
EVENT NAME: Incorporating Web Accessibility in your Test management and Post deployment Monitoring procedures
LOCATION: On the Web
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Please visit HiSoftware and Mercury Interactive for a FREE Web Cast on --Incorporating Web Accessibility in your Test management and Post deployment Monitoring procedures-Complying with Section 508.
CONTACT: Dana Louise Simberkoff 603-229-3055

October 2002

DATE OF EVENT: October 7-10, 2002
EVENT NAME: Milcom 2002
LOCATION: Anaheim, CA
MORE INFORMATION: http://admin.placewareforum.com/mercuryinteractive/page.cfm?p=event&subcatid=10433&eventid=16452
AUDIENCE: Military Requiring Officials

DATE OF EVENT: October 15-19, 2002
EVENT NAME: Closing the Gap
LOCATION: Bloomington, MN
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.closingthegap.com/conf/index.html
AUDIENCE: Disability Stakeholder Community

DATE OF EVENT: October 21-23, 2002
EVENT NAME: Services Summitt
LOCATION: Washington, DC
AUDIENCE: Program Managers, CRM Pro's, IT Pro's

DATE OF EVENT: October 21-24, 2002
EVENT NAME: Pocket PC Summitt
LOCATION: Hollywood, CA
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.pocketpcsummit.com

DATE OF EVENT: October 22, 2002
EVENT NAME: Achieving and Maintaining Accessible Web Site Solutions In Conformance With Section 508
Location: Microsoft Corporation, 5335 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20015
Contact: Dana Louise Simberkoff 603-229-3055
Website URL: http://www.hisoftware.com/access/AccEssDaysindc.html
Comments: Registration process: Online: http://www.hisoftware.com/access/AccEssDaysindc.html By mail: HiSoftware, 6 Chenell Drive, Concord, NH 03301 By fax: 603-223-9741

DATE OF EVENT: October 23-24, 2002
EVENT NAME: Digital Media Expo
LOCATION: Houston, TX
MORE INFORMATION: Contact Layne Skoyen at 952-808-3312
AUDIENCE: Communicators, AV

November 2002

DATE OF EVENT: November 5, 2002
EVENT NAME: IDEAS
LOCATION: Bethesda, MD
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.cessi.net/ideas/

DATE OF EVENT: November 14-15, 2002
EVENT NAME: E Business World Expo
LOCATION: Washington, DC

December 2002

DATE OF EVENT: December 2-6, 2002
EVENT NAME: Digital Video West
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.dvexpo.com/"

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