Conference on Terrorism, Political Instability and International Crime Starts Tomorrow 3/5/2002
From: Linda Dickerhoof of American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), 703-518-1493; e-mail: PR@asisonline.org News Advisory: WHAT: ASIS 20th Annual Conference on Global Terrorism, Political Instability and International Crime WHEN: March 6-8, 2002 WHERE: Wyndham City Center Hotel 1143 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20007 Starting March 6 and running through March 8, 2002, The ASIS 20th Annual Conference on Global Terrorism will address key concerns of security, law enforcement, military, and intelligence professionals regarding terrorism in all its varieties, as well as the techniques and tactics necessary to counter this phenomenon. Subjects covered will include: -- The Terrorist Arsenal, including sessions on Chemical Terrorism, Bioterrorism, Cyberterrorism, Tools of Terror-Past and Present, Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism. -- Critical Infrastructure Protection, including sessions on Air Transportation, the U.S. Postal Service, Agriculture and Food Supply, the Cruise Ship Industry, and Rail and Long Haul Trucking Industries. -- Political Instability, including sessions on Understanding What We Are Up Against, The Threat to South Asian Stability - An Indian Perspective, and the Public Health System. Speakers will include: -- Chris Matthews, Host, Hardball, MSNBC -- Billy Vincent, Former Director of Security, Federal Aviation Administration -- BG Jonathan Cofer, USA, The Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff -- John Malooly, Special Agent, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco And Firearms -- Paul Schulte, Director Proliferation & Arms Control, Ministry of Defense, Government of United Kingdom, UK Commissioner on the UN Special Commission for Iraq -- BG Peter D. Hidalgo, USA (Ret), Former Commander, U.S. Army Chemical Research & Development Center -- Col. Ron Williams, USAF-Ret., Intelligence Operations Specialist, Headquarters FBI -- James J. Rowan, Jr., Deputy Chief Postal Inspector for Security & Technology, U.S. Postal Inspection Service -- James T. Dunne, Senior Analyst, Intelligence & Threat Division, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Department of State -- Austin K. Yamada, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Combating Terrorism Policy and Support, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict NOTE: Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani, Chair, Islamic Supreme Council of America, speaking on The Challenges Facing Traditional Islam, is NOT allowing press into his session. A complete agenda can be found online at http://www.asisonline.org/. For more information on this conference, contact ASIS Public Relations at 703-518-1493, or via email at PR@asisonline.org. ------ The American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) is the preeminent international organization for security professionals, with more than 32,000 members worldwide. Founded in 1955, ASIS is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness and productivity of security professionals by developing more than 40 educational programs annually that address broad security interests, such as the ASIS Annual Seminar and Exhibit, as well as specific security topics. ASIS educational programs are developed and instructed by security leaders, experts and practitioners who can address the latest, most effective solutions to any security concern. By providing members and the security community with access to a full range of programs and services and by publishing the industry's number one magazine -- Security Management -- ASIS leads the way for advanced and improved security performance. For more information on this and other ASIS professional development programs, visit ASIS Online at www.asisonline.org. | |