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The Goldman Environmental Prize ceremony is held at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House every April, followed by a ceremony in Washington, D.C., two days later. Both events are by invitation only.

More than 3,000 people attend the always packed, emotion-filled event. The ceremony features short documentary films to provide an introduction to the Prize recipients and their accomplishments. A member of the Goldman family presents the recipients with their Ouroboros statuettes, following the recipients’ address to the audience.

The celebration continues at a reception at San Francisco City Hall featuring organic and seasonal ingredients. We make every effort to compost and recycle, keeping our celebration as sustainable as possible.

On March 5, 2018, North and South Korea officials met face to face for the first time. Later, Kim Jung Un visited Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping—his first foreign visit since he assumed office. Now, President Trump has agreed to meet with the North Korean leader in May. What does this mean for the Korea Peninsula? How will these talks affect the North Korea nuclear weapons program? How will a reversal in North Korean foreign policy change the security and geopolitical dynamic of East Asia?
Join the World Affairs Council-Washington, DC with its expert panelists as we explore changing power dynamics and Asia, and its effect on U.S. foreign policy.

Enterprise Architecture has become one of the pillars of the federal IT world to help make operations run smoothly, seamlessly and maneuver easily. No matter what technology is touted, or how service oriented and agile the applications are — especially cloud-based or SAAS environments — technology systems must be designed and implemented to support the business or mission and enable processes. If integrated IT systems don’t work or fail, the business or mission may be in jeopardy. The only insurance any enterprise or organization has is a fully articulated and robust EA program.

EA is about understanding the business, the mission and how to maintain, improve, fix or transform it, often involving IT as a transformational mechanism. It helps an agency understand inter-relationships between investments, minimize duplication, improve interoperability and compatibility between systems, and is essential to any agency’s modernization. Every agency has an EA now, but it is not something that can be deployed and forgotten. EA must be kept current and every agency must regularly evaluate how it is working, in order to avoid damaging the enterprise or jeopardizing secure network systems.

Learn how to keep your EA plans relevant and effective for today’s challenges at the 17th annual Enterprise Architecture Conference & Expo.

Big data, business intelligence, predictive analytics, key performance indicators, risk analysis, marketing research – these buzz terms are prolific in the C-suite. At the Second Annual Smith Analytics Conference on April 27, 2018, you will learn how to leverage the latest analytics best practices to help improve your company’s bottom line.

Hosted by the Smith Analytics Consortium at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, the day-long forum will feature speakers from industry, government and academia who will discuss their experiences and challenges in analytics. Smith School faculty will present cutting-edge research in the field.

On Friday, April 27th, Best Buddies Capital Region will host its fifth annual Best Buddies Prom at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center in downtown Washington DC. Local students of all abilities will dance the night away with their Best Buddies while enjoying DJ Neekola’s fantastic music, a photo booth to help capture the memories, and delicious appetizers and soft drinks throughout the evening. Everyone deserves an unforgettable Prom night!

Adults will delight in a VIP tasting with bites from some of the region’s top chefs, as well as passed hors d’oeuvres, a complimentary open bar, and an expansive silent and live auction guaranteed to have something enticing for everyone. As they mix and mingle with professionals from every industry around the Beltway, our attendees and supporters will also be able to see the Best Buddies mission in action and experience the true meaning of inclusion for all.

This premiere festival is a one-day, interactive, educational event that is free of cost and open to the public.

This year’s theme, “Universal Explorers,” is designed to provide Washington and surrounding area families with an unique exposure to international customs from a wide variety of cultures, all conveniently located in one central location. Every child will become a ‘global explorer’ and will have the opportunity to:

• Travel from booth to booth to get passport stamped

• Sample international cuisine

• Make traditional arts and crafts

• Learn about the diverse traditions and world geography

• Try on attire of countries around the world

• Enjoy international dance, music, and comedic acts. Many groups will delight children and their

families by inviting them on stage for interactive lessons.