Coast Guard Podcamp is coming… will you be there?

I mentioned mid last month that there was the possibility of a Podcamp happening at this years Coast Guard Innovation Expo in Virginia Beach, VA (November 17-19)- well it’s now official and we’re moving ahead with it. Yesterday our official site, Podcamp USCG, was launched which will be the central information site leading up the [...]

Readers Poll: Interested in a Coast Guard Social Media PodCamp during the Innovation Expo?

We mentioned there may be a social media function during the Coast Guard’s Innovation Expo ‘09 and sure enough one is officially in the works. We’re looking at doing a PodCamp style event- better said it’s an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is [...]

Coast Guard’s Innovation Expo 2009 is coming

Yesterday on the public CGMS archive ALCOAST 478/09 announced the Expo is to be held at the Virginia Beach Convention Center in Virginia Beach, VA from November 17-19, 2009. Last year Peter and I, along with dozens of other Coast Guard bloggers, attended the expo. Though I didn’t make it to the blogging presentation it [...]

Not just the US Coast Guard implementing innovative ideas

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Save a life; throw a bottle.
Seems the Japanese Coast Guard has taken to inexpensive plastic bottles to serve as rescue flotation aids: PET bottle lifesavers catch on with coast guard
Regional Japan Coast Guard offices have started introducing inexpensive lifesavers made with used plastic bottles instead of using expensive lifesaver vests.
The [...]

The Coast Guard Innovation Expo 2008 comes to a close

This year’s Coast Guard Innovation Expo officially ended yesterday with the Commandant’s closing remarks. The show, in my own opinion, was great. This was the first one I’ve been to so my opinion may also be skewed. Either way, it doesn’t matter, what does matter, however, were the great products that were on display. The [...]

Learn much at the 2008 Coast Guard Innovation Expo (Bumped and updated, again)

May 2008 meetup
By Cory.Lum
Even if you haven’t paid the full price for admission. Or even if you have…
Coasties attending the Innovation Expo this week in Virginia Beach and Tidewater-based Coasties who have a hankering for learning, have we two opportunities for you.
Today, both in room 3DE, upstairs at the Convention Center:

Coast Guard Measurement Summit [...]

Visit the Innovation Expo in Virginia Beach for FREE (Updated and Bumped)

If you live in the Hampton Roads/Tidewater area, and you didn’t register for next week’s Innovation Expo, but you want to visit the expo floor to see the exhibits, you are in luck.
Coast Guard Innovation Expo – Free Pass to expo floor
Get your own at Scribd or explore others: Government [...]

Coast Guard Innovation Expo: Evangelizing Intelink-U

Each year, the Coast Guard hosts a Coast Guard Innovation Expo. The Expo is part trade show, part Coasties showing off cool stuff, and part professional development.

Coast Guard personnel can host a spot on the Expo floor to show off and talk about innovations they’ve developed or use. We’ve had things like home-grown data base [...]