Past

• Run for Your Lives: The Human Element in Managing Emergency Evacuations
• Sponsor: Visa
• Join GOVERNING for a compelling panel discussion on the intricacies of disaster management. Take away lessons learned from emergency management experts that have first-hand insights on critical topics.

• Open Books: Transparency, Accountability and the Economic Stimulus Package
• The federal money states and localities are receiving as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act comes with new requirements for keeping track of every dollar spent, every contract signed and every job produced. Recipients also are responsible for making sure that information is available to federal overseers and the public. Hear from a panel of experts as they share insights and discuss anticipated challenges associated with managing the money that will flow in from a variety of federal sources and through a host of state and local agencies, many of which do not currently track spending in ways that are necessarily compatible or easily shared.

• Does Going Green Compute?
• The push for green IT has many constituencies, but what does it really take to implement? Join GOVERNING as state and local IT leaders and other industry experts discuss the challenges and rewards of going green. Our panel will share real-world examples that will help answer these questions and more: What are the essentials for implementing green IT?

• Intake: Streamlining Social and Health Services Enrollment
• Sponsor: Accenture
• Join GOVERNING as we chat with senior executives from state and local government—and private sector partners—to gain insights into ways in which states are streamlining social and health services enrollment. This in-depth, online forum probes a host of issues and hot topics.

• Fiscal Crisis: Smart Moves in Challenging Times
• Join us as we explore Smart Moves in Challenging Times. Hear from the GOVERNING editorial team, as well as experts from leading state and local government organizations, who will share insights on the current economic crisis and its impact on budget formulation and revenue forecasting. Find out how this crisis is playing out across multiple levels of government and how each is responding. In addition, learn what states and localities are currently doing to help provide stability during this challenging time.

• Justifying Your Data: The Mission Critical Experience of Florida Turnpike Enterprise
• Join Governing Magazine, Cognos and Florida Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) to hear how the FTE, the agency responsible for all operations, over 600 miles of roadways and 80% of all toll facilities in Florida are using business intelligence.