Justice and Public Safety Information Sharing LinkedIN Group
Please join the IJIS Institute’s LinkedIN Group:  Justice & Public Safety Information Sharing.  The Group is a technology forum for practitioners and industry from the state, local, and tribal justice and public safety communities.  The forum encourages organizations and individuals to share information about cross-agency, cross-jurisdictional, and cross-sector information sharing.  Participants will  discuss and share information on technology and standards to facilitate and assist one another to achieve information sharing.  In just seven months, nearly 1000 of your industry colleagues from across the country have joined the information sharing discussion.

NIEM Technical Training, Aug. 14-16, 2012
The IJIS Institute is hosting a three-day National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) technical training course on Aug. 14-16, 2012, Ashburn, VA.  This three day technical course is intended for information exchange developers and implementers and is designed to guide students through the NIEM in a structured process. The NIEM Technical Training curriculum is designed for developers and practitioners in the field to provide the information needed to enable them to build applications using NIEM and use it effectively.   Please visit the IJIS Institute website to find out more about the course and its location.

IJIS Institute Industry Briefing, July, 26*-27-28, 2012
Public safety, justice, or homeland security professional interested in information sharing, and national standards, or just beginning a new IT project?  Join your government and industry colleagues in Santa Ana, New Mexico for the IJIS Institute Summer 2012 Industry Briefing on July, 26*-27-28, 2012.  Learn more about the state of information sharing, the challenges others have faced, and the solutions they have implemented.

This year’s roster of speakers includes industry experts and government executives from Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New Mexico State Police, New Mexico Supreme Court, Albuquerque Police Department and many others.  Learn from prominent IT experts and practitioners in public safety, justice, and homeland security; Get insider perspectives on standards and tools, policy, and national programs;  and Explore the latest technologies and the FBI CJIS’ biometrics program.  Reserve your seat now by visiting the IJIS Institute registration website.

*IJIS Institute Committee meetings and opening reception will be held on July 26.

National Forum on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, July 29-31, 2012
Stay after the IJIS Institute Industry Briefing on July 28, and attend the National Forum on Criminal Justice and Public Safety on July 29-31, 2012 in Santa Ana, New Mexico.  The event is organized and hosted by the IJIS Institute and the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA). Learn more and register at www.national-fourm.net.