Avvo has posted a free on-demand webinar on how to optimize a law firm’s website for mobile search and will discuss the world of mobile websites.

On its website, Avvo says it is almost impossible to buy a phone that is not “smart” today. Google estimates that in 2015 mobile devices will surpass desktop computers for accessing the Internet. We are going to cover eveything you need to know about mobile.

In this webinar, Jabez LeBret, best-selling legal technology author and co-founder of the law firm marketing agency GNGF, shows how to optimize for mobile search and discuss the world of mobile websites.

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The Clean Energy Solutions Center, in partnership with United Nations Foundation’s Energy Access Practitioner Network, will host a free webinar to showcase work under way in pay-as-you-go energy technologies and business models that Practitioner Network members are testing and scaling.

This webinar is part of the broader work that the UN Foundation is undertaking on energy access within the UN and the World Bank’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative.

The webinar will be Tuesday, Sept. 16, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time.

The speakers in this session will showcase their respective organizations’ approach to pay-as-you-go models, discuss and contrast specific geographic contexts, and share their respective challenges and successes to provide collective best practices. Practitioner Network members will present on their organizations’ work in this area.

Their brief presentations will be followed by a discussion among the panelists, moderated by Jacob Winiecki, Energy Sector Specialist, the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP). The webinar will conclude with an interactive question-and-answer session with webinar participants.

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Onvia has posted an on-demand webinar designed to provide an in-depth look at the latest trends in state and local cloud solutions and hear expert advice on how to win contracts.

On its website, Onvia says the webinar discusses what the term “cloud” means to agencies and vendors, why cloud is top of mind for government agencies, trends happening in the public sector at all agency levels, the types of vendors winning awards (and you’ll view actual projects and capital improvement plans), expert advice on understanding the cloud procurement process, what you need to know in advance and what the keys to success are, and  how you can win business in the cloud market.

Onvia tracks, analyzes and reports the spending of tens of thousands of federal, state and local government agencies, giving companies a single source for conducting open, intelligent and efficient business with government.

Along with providing an exclusive suite of integrated business tools for a wide variety of industries, Onvia offers DemandStar, the automated system that streamlines agency procurement processes.

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Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP presents a complimentary webinar, “Asserting Patents and Responding to Threats in the Age of State Anti-Troll Legislation.” The one-hour webinar will take place on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, at 11 a.m. CDT.

Patent law is a subject of exclusive federal jurisdiction, but many states have recently passed laws attempting to restrict patent demand letters. These laws are not strictly limited to “patent trolls,” although aggressive enforcement tactics are their raison d’être, the firm says.

Eighteen states have now signed acts into law defining what must be included in a cease and desist, royalty demand, or license offer letter if it relates to patents. Illinois recently joined this group of states with its Public Law 98-1119. Almost a dozen other states and Congress are considering similar legislation. As a result, patent holders have new considerations to take into account when they want to enforce their patents. Accused infringers have some extra rights and tactics, but those vary from state to state. In addition, the courts have begun to weigh in on these new laws—both at the state and federal levels.

This webinar will cover:

• Review state laws restricting patent demand letters (including a reference chart)
• Summarize how these laws interact with federal exclusive jurisdiction over patent law
• Evaluate strategic implications of these state laws, when sending or receiving patent assertion letters

Speakers will be Fitch Even attorneys Edward E. Clair and David A. Gosse. Ed has a diverse intellectual property law practice covering all aspects of IP creation, management, enforcement, and licensing. Dave’s practice includes invention and patentability analysis, patent drafting and prosecution, and a special focus on IP litigation.

CLE will be available in Illinois, California and Nebraska. Other states may also grant CLE upon attendee request to the appropriate state agency.

There is no fee to attend, but please note registration is required.

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Vichara Technologies will host a free webinar titled “Managing Financial Risk and Regulation with Big Data” focusing on how Big Data is being used in capital markets to manage financial risk and regulatory compliance.

The webinar will be Sept. 18 at 11 a.m. Eastern time.

Michael How, CTO at Vichara Technologies, will be the presenter for the webinar. He will highlight some of the success stories of Vichara’s clients and describe how Big Data is evolving in capital markets to uncover unique opportunities and manage risks.

Leveraging HP Vertica’s big data analytics platform, Vichara has designed software solutions to manage complex structured finance products’ risk and valuations. Using these solutions, Vichara’s clients:

• Analyse historical performance of loans using multiple billion row mortgage datasets
• Evaluate a multi billion dollar retail loan portfolio to meet regulatory requirements
• Develop and validate predictive models to analyse risks in Mortgage Backed Securities and validate accuracy of the models

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A webinar on the future of U.S. energy security hosted by the Energy Security Initiative (ESI) at Brookings Institution is now available on-demand at the Brookings website.

This event was the launch of ESI’s new report, “Changing Markets: Economic Opportunities from Lifting the U.S. Ban on Crude Oil Exports,” which looks at the economic and national security impacts of allowing U.S. crude oil exports based on a macroeconomic study contracted from National Economic Research Associates (NERA) Economic Consulting.

On its website, Brookings says that as unconventional oil and natural gas production in the United States skyrockets amidst increasing energy instability around the globe, the role of the United States in the global energy security landscape is changing. Countries such as China, India and Japan have looked to diversify their energy supply, offering a potential market for U.S. oil and gas exports. In the United States, intense debate has emerged around a decades-old ban on crude oil exports, with policymakers looking to balance the potential economic and security benefits of allowing free trade for crude oil with concerns about the role of fossil fuels in U.S. climate change mitigation.

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Corporation Service Company will present a free webinar about how legal departments are going paperless, realizing efficiencies and tracking key dates by utilizing a cloud-based solution.

The one-hour webinar will be Tuesday, Sept. 23, beginning at 1 p.m. Central time.

On its website, the company says this complimentary session will cover online security and availability, how to receive, file, organize, search, and track down contracts and associated documents, real-world legal department challenges and best practices they employed, and brief demonstration of CSC’s award-winning Contract Management solution, including how to reduce risk and allow for real-time collaboration within role-based permission sets.

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Meeting Professionals International has posted a free on-demand webinar on contract negotiations involving meeting planning.

On its website, MPI says contract negotiations can be a daunting and somewhat overwhelming process.  This webinar will take you through the common clauses of an event contract in working with meeting facilities as well as things to look out for, clarification on wording, and tips on how to make the entire process something to look forward to instead of fearing.

Objectives in the webinar include advice on how to learn what to ask for within your contract and how to get it through compromise, how to review what is negotiable and the relation to your meeting objectives, and how to review  the top confusing clauses and better understanding of them.

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A complimentary webinar planned by EnergyCAP will explore the emergence of sustainability strategy in business, government, and education and how it relates to energy efficiency and conservation.

The 30-minute webinar will be Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 4 p.m. Eastern time.

The webinar will cover the basics of sustainability planning, and the importance of linking energy efficiency and conservation efforts to an overall sustainability strategy.

Erik Foley of the Dais Consulting Group, a business consultancy focused on high performance sustainability strategy, will lead the presentation. He also is Director of Sustainability Planning and Operations at Penn State’s Sustainability Institute, where he recently wrote the Sustainability Planning Guidebook.

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Growing Mexican gas demand will provide a key outlet for burgeoning Texas production and will compete with flows heading to the premium Southwest and SoCal markets.

Platts has posted a complimentary webinar on the subject.

On its website, Platts says that LNG imports into constrained southern Mexican markets will eventually be displaced by increasing Mexican production and US imports. Find out what is driving natural gas demand in Mexico, where gas in the US will be displaced and how infrastructure will be built to accommodate this developing market in this complimentary webinar.

Speakers are analyst Ross Wyeno and senior analyst Jim Kahler of Bentek Energy.

Platts says the webinar covers:

• Texas production growth
• Future of Mexican Energy reform and creation of a “free” market
• LNG imports serving constrained markets
• Mexican Power demand growth
• Pipeline infrastructure build out and growing US exports

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ICF International will present a webinar on how North American natural gas liquids (NGL) markets find a new balance in the era of shale-gas associated production boom.

The webinar will be Tuesday, Sept. 30, beginning at 2:30 p.m. Eastern time.

On its website, ICF says the rapid turnaround in the region’s fortunes — from a significant importer to the world’s largest exporter — has resulted in great opportunities for some market participants and daunting challenges for others. As the shakeout continues, ICF experts have continued to work with the industry to address these key issues.

Additional webinar discussion topics include:

• How does the market balance the needs of retail consumers, petchems, and exporters?
• How does planned export capacity align with available supply?
• How are changes in infrastructure impacting propane markets?
• What is the need and the outlook for propane storage?
• Where will butane and pentane production find a home?
• What is the outlook for prices?

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Merrill DataSite has posted a complimentary white paper titled “Urgent problems requiring contract management solutions: Five key needs to get executive attention.”

The white paper can help you articulate your needs and concerns – and build a business case for a new contract management solution, Merrill says.

Such problems issues often stay below the radar until something pushes them to the forefront and gets the attention of senior management, creating urgency for a better solution.

Merrill says that, if you face any of the following situations, it’s time to make a change:

1. Imminent contract management system phase-out
2. Missed sales and lost revenue
3. Forthcoming audit needs
4. Recent contract errors and/or disasters
5. Impending mergers and/or acquisitions

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office will present a complimentary webinar on the Patent Litigation Online Tool Kit, a web site designed to assist consumers and small business owners who receive letters accusing them of patent infringement.

The webinar will be Thursday, Sept. 18, beginning at noon Eastern time.

The webinar will discuss the litigation tool kit, which answers common questions about patent litigation such as:

• What are my options for responding to the suit?
• How can I tell whether or not I’m infringing?
• How do I find a lawyer?
• How can I challenge a patent or patent application?

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Anaqua  will present an IAM Leadership webinar will discussing the importance of building a strategic patenting process for companies of any size.

The complimentary webinar will be Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 11 a.m. Eastern time.

Barry Brager, Managing Partner of Perception Partners, will be the presenter.

He will outline the near-term, mid-term, and long-term strategies and goals to consider when starting the inventive process. This webinar will outline concrete steps to build a cohesive portfolio that will enable freedom to operate, a powerful defensive signal, licensable assets, and an opportunity to monetize in the future

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DLA Piper offers a free on-demand webinar discussing the relative merits of various contract forms and approaches and discusses what the firm considers to represent best practice in agile contracting.

The firm says on its website that evidence of robust contracting around agile software development projects is still relatively thin on the ground. There are some examples of template contracts, particularly in Scandinavia (Danish K03 and similar examples in Norway and Sweden), but these are as yet little known and little used.

There are also developing hybrid contract forms which mix elements of traditional waterfall with agile contracting to try to balance agility with risk control and certainty, the firm says on its website.

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Crowell & Moring will present a complimentary webinar titled “Federal Contracting Policy By Executive Order: What Does It Mean for Contractors?” The webinar will be Thursday, Sept. 11, beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern time.

Attorneys making the presentation have experience in government contracts, public policy, and employment law will discuss the use of Executive Orders by the Obama Administration and its predecessors, evaluate several recent EOs targeting contractor labor law compliance, including the “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Executive Order.

On its website, the firm says the panel will also discuss potential new EOs on the horizon, and talk about what, if any, measures contractors and other interested parties can take to influence or challenge the substantive provisions of recent Executive Orders.

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Bridgeway Software will present a free webinar revealing several innovative ways to present data about your law department using compelling graphics. The webinar will be Wednesday, Sept. 17, beginning at noon Central time.

The webcast will cover: which data to gather, how to interpret the data, and how to use your gathered data to convey your department’s value.

Rees Morrison, principal at Altman Weil, Inc., will be the featured speaker.

On its website, Bridgeway says, “In today’s data-driven business world, every member of your organization needs to be able to use data metrics to show their personal and departmental value.”

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Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP will host a free webinar covering hot topics in the EB-5 Visa Immigrant Investor Program.

The webinar will be Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 12:30 p.m. Pacific time.

Congress created the EB-5 program in 1990 to stimulate the U.S. economy through job creation and capital investment by foreign investors.

This free webinar will cover the hottest topics in EB-5, including the trends and ever-changing landscape of EB-5 projects; an update on adjudication centralization in Washington, D.C.; and the China visa backlog that will occur for investors born in China in Fiscal Year 2015, according to Wolfsdorf Rosenthal.

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Convercent will host a free webinar to unveil its new Risk Management Global Compliance Solution module on Thursday, Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. Eastern time.

On its website, Convercent says the software is “a significant product enhancement that weaves risk throughout the Convercent platform to better prioritize compliance and risk management efforts. Convercent offers a single software solution for compliance tools and data to work together to address an organization’s most pressing risks, enabling compliance professionals to design a risk-based program; implement initiatives; and measure and enhance the effectiveness of those efforts.”

Joe LeBas, Chief Strategy Officer for Convercent, will present the webinar to provide attendees a look at the latest additions to Convercent’s software, including risk heat maps and risk-based program dashboards.

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DocuSign and Selectica participated in a webinar on the effective use of contracts to manage increasing amounts of information and unstructured data across business processes including compliance, legal, procurement, and sales.

That webinar is now available for free viewing on-demand.

Presenters explainthe impact of digital on businesses, so participants can understand why and how corporate law, strategic sourcing, procurement, and IT teams collaborate to utilize contract management solutions to address C-level strategic imperatives including regulatory compliance, driving process efficiencies, and accelerating revenue growth.

They also help participants gain insights on industry trends with research via Selectica, DocuSign, Gartner, Forrester Research, and Spend Matters. Presenters also cover how eSignature enables remote approval on mobile devices, lowers costs, and improves the experience for requesters, approvers, and vendors alike.

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