Monday, May 4, 2009

ANN: IEEE 2009 International Technologies for Homeland Security Conference May 11 & 12, 2009


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2009 IEEE International Conference on

Technologies for Homeland Security

With Technical Assistance From:

U.S. DHS, Science and Technology Directorate
U.S. DHS, Domestic Nuclear Detection Organization
U.S. DOE, National Nuclear Security Administration

May 11 &12, 2009, Greater Boston Area, Massachusetts, USA

 
Keynote and Plenary Speakers: 
-Rear Admiral Richard Gurnon, USMS, the President of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy
-Edward J. Turano, PhD - Director, Nuclear Technologies, Directorate, Defense Threat Reduction Agency
-Starnes Walker - Director of Research, U.S. DHS, Science & Technology Directorate
-Richard Kikla - Director of Transition, U.S. DHS, Science & Technology Directorate
-Dr. Thomas Cellucci, Chief Technology Commercialization Officer, U.S. DHS, S&T Directorate
-Capt. Dave Newton, DHS S&T, Border & Maritime Security Directorate
-William Hagan, Acting Deputy Director, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
-Randall Weidman, Director of Nuclear Counterterrorism, DOE NNSA
-Ruth Doherty, Ph.D., Program Executive Officer, C-IED, DHS S&T
-Sean McGurk, Director, Control Systems Security Program NCSD, DHS
-Doug Maughan - Program Director, Cyber Security, R&D, S&TD, U.S DHS
-William Kiczuk, Technical Director - Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems and Director - Strategic Architecture

Special Session:  DHS Standards and T&E Initiatives(Organized by DHS S&T Directorate and DHS DNDO) 

DHS Engagement with Standards Development Organizations: Development of Standards for Homeland Security (Bert Coursey, Director, Standards, Test & Evaluation and Standards Division)
-Independent Test & Evaluation (IT&E) Transportation Security Lab (Susan F. Hallowell, Ph.D., Director, Transportation Security Laboratory)
-DNDO Test and Evaluation (Walt Dickey, Deputy Assistant Director for Test and Evaluation, DNDO)
-The SAVER Program (John J. Pennella, SAVER Program Manager, Test & Evaluation and Standards Division)
-The GRaDER Program (Caroline B. Purdy, Ph.D., Principal Dep Asst Director for Systems Engineering and Evaluation, DNDO)
Technical Tracks:  WMD (focus on nuclear and biological) Detection, Diagnostic and Forensic Technologies; Border and Maritime Security; Critical Infrastructure Protection; Counter IED; Disaster Response
Conference Features: -Over 125 selected technical papers submitted from around the world
-A Business Panel on The Commercialization of Technologies in the Homeland Security Market
-An evening networking reception Sponsored By Raytheon
-Exhibits and Poster Session
-300 attendees from R&D, Government, Industry and Finance communities
-The IEEE 125th anniversary networking reception (for all conference attendees; others-by invitation only)

Visit the conference website for more information: www.ieeehomelandsecurityconference.org

 
Major Sponsors
 
      raytheon          saic                    eads







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