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¢ RESOURCES
¢ FIRE SERVICES
¢ PLANNING

¢   EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
¢   HOMELAND SECURITY-COUNTERTERRORISM
¢   IT/PHYSICAL SECURITY
¢   LAW ENFORCEMT TRAINING
¢   INTEROPERABILITY AND COMMUNICATIONS
Ä   HANDS-ON TRAINING SESSION 
*     Included with Full Conference Registration.  Additional fees may apply to Exposition only    attendees.


TUESDAY, MAY 8

7:30am - 4:00pm      Registration open

8:00am - 5:00pm         HANDS-ON TRAINING 
    Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings And Prevention/Response to Suicide Bombings Ä 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9

7:30am ‑ 4:00pm      Registration open

8:15am - 8:30am      Event Welcome featuring United States Color Guard and
                                Armed Forces Band

8:30am ‑ 9:30am      Opening Keynote with Governor Tom Ridge 

10:00am ‑ 4:00pm     EXPOSITION 
                                 U.S. Law and Ready! Town Squares on the show floor

10:00am - 11:30am   U.S. Law Keynote Panel
                                It Could Happen to You: Violence and Our Children

10:00am - 11:30am     CONCURRENT CONFERENCE SESSIONS*
    Economic Interdependencies: Risk Analysis and Assessment ¢¢
    Homeland Security and The Nationwide Plan Review ¢
    Impacts of a New Congress on Homeland Security Funding ¢ 
    Inside Al Qaeda ¢ 
    The Convergence of IT and Physical Security ¢
    Working with Diverse Communities ¢  

10:15am - 12:00pm    Photos with Buzz! 
                                 GovSec, U.S. Law and Ready! Booth #1030 

10:30am - 12:00pm    Bob Woodward Book Signing
                                           State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III
                                           Plan of Attack
                                           The Choice: How Bill Clinton Won

12:00pm - 1:00pm      Dr. Rohan Kumar Gunaratna Book Signing 
                                            Inside Al Qaeda: Global Network of Terror

1:00pm - 2:00pm        Malcolm Nance Book Signing 
                                            The Terrorist Recognition Handbook: A Manual for Predicting and

                                                Identifying Terrorist Activities

1:00pm - 2:30pm       CONCURRENT CONFERENCE SESSIONS*
    After the Cyberstorm: Improving Interagency Coordination ¢ 
    Grant Writing: What You Need to Know to Get Federal Grant Money (Part I) ¢ 
    Planning for Pandemic Flu: Boston Emergency Patient Tracking System ¢¢
    Search and Rescue at a Terrorist Site ¢
    Tactical Sensors: Techniques for Effective Information Distribution ¢ 
    The Bullet Proof Mind: Mitigating the Psychological Impacts of
        Violence By and Against Children ¢
 
   The NIPP and What It Means to Government Facilities ¢
    What to Do with No Staff: Considerations from Mississippi ¢¢¢¢ 

1:00pm - 3:45pm       Photos with Buzz!
                                 GovSec, U.S. Law and Ready! Booth #1030 

1:00pm - 5:00pm       HANDS-ON TRAINING 
   Dartmouth Institute for Security Technology Studies Presents: 2007 Cyber Terrorism
       Exercise
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 2:45pm - 4:15pm      CONCURRENT CONFERENCE SESSIONS*
    A Model for Interdisciplinary, Cross-Jurisdiction Emergency Preparedness Training ¢¢ 
    Emergency Shoring Techniques in a Collapse Incident ¢
    Homeland Security and the Press ¢¢
    Information Assurance: Is the threat of Cyber Terrorism Real? ¢ 
    Maritime Domain Awareness for Security and Law Enforcement ¢
    New Swords of Jihad - The Global Expansion of Terrorist Tactics from Iraq to the World ¢
    The War Room Concept for Information-Rich Policing ¢
    The Great Smart Card Debate: The Do's and Don'ts of Current Implementations ¢¢¢
    Grant Writing: What You Need to Know to Get Federal Grant Money (Part 2) ¢   

3:00pm - 4:00pm       Lt. Col. Dave Grossman Book Signing 
                                    On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society

4:00pm - 6:00pm      The Patriot Reception Networking Event*

 

 

 

THURSDAY, MAY 10

7:30am ‑ 2:30pm      Registration Open 

8:00am -  5:00pm       HANDS-ON TRAINING 
    Maximizing Emergency Preparedness Grants for Your City, County and Region Ä 

8:00am ‑ 9:30am      The Infrastructure Security Partnership (TISP) Breakfast 

8:00am - 12:00pm     HANDS-ON TRAINING 
    Enabling Infrastructure Resiliency for a New Threat Spectrum – An Open Public Seminar Ä 

9:00am ‑ 3:00pm      EXPOSITION 
                               U.S. Law and Ready! Town Squares on the show floor

9:00am - 10:00am    Photos with Buzz!
                               GovSec, U.S. Law and Ready! Booth #1030 

8:00am -  9:30am      CONCURRENT CONFERENCE SESSIONS*
    Achieving the Next Level of Interoperability ¢¢
    Case Study - The Beslan School Massacre ¢
    DHS Funding for 2007-2008 ¢
    Mutual Aid Agreements: What Really Works? ¢¢¢
    Privacy and Security: We Can Have it All ¢¢
    Response to Suicide Bombers VBIED’s ¢

    Securing Major Venues: The 61st United Nation’s General Assembly ¢
    The Networks Within: A Detailed Look at Terrorist Attacks in the America ¢
    Where Does ICS End and NIMS Begin? ¢
    Where Risk and Probability Meet ¢
 

9:45am - 11:15am      CONCURRENT CONFERENCE SESSIONS*
    After the Attack: Response for Government Facilities ¢
    Developing an Operational Security Plan That Maximizes Your Investment ¢
    Harbor Incident Response ¢¢
    Managing Security in Outsourced IT Services ¢
    Overcoming Legal Constraints to Improving Regional Disaster Resilience ¢¢
    Recognizing Threat through Interoperability of Police and Dispatch Incident Systems ¢ 
    Developing Cognitive Skills and Non-Technical Expertise in Incident Command ¢¢¢
    Who Becomes a Terrorist? ¢ 
    WMD Response for Law Enforcement¢

10:00am - 11:00am     John Miller Book Signing
                                   The Cell: Inside the 9/11 Plot and Why the FBI and CIA Failed to Stop It

10:00am - 12:00pm     HANDS-ON TRAINING 
    Understanding Arabs, Arab-Americans & Islam Ä 

11:00am - 12:00pm     Luke Ritter Book Signing
                                             Securing Global Transportation Networks

11:30am ‑ 1:00pm      Keynote Luncheon with Frances Fragos Townsend* 

12:00pm - 1:00pm      John Horgan Book Signing
                                            The Psychology of Terrorism
                                            The Future of Terrorism

12:00pm - 1:45pm      Joe Theismann Autograph Session
                                  Free GovSec, U.S. Law and Ready! footballs

12:30pm -  2:30pm      HANDS-ON TRAINING  
    Arabic & Islamic Names Analysis Ä 

1:00pm - 2:00pm         John Giduck Book Signing
                                             Terror at Beslan 

1:00pm -  2:45pm        HANDS-ON TRAINING  
    What’s New in Security Awareness Ä 

1:00pm -  4:00pm        HANDS-ON TRAINING  
    Air Force Research Lab Presents:  2007 Hacker’s Challenge Ä 

1:30pm - 2:45pm         Photos with Buzz! 
                                   GovSec, U.S. Law and Ready! Booth #1030 

1:15pm -  2:45pm       CONCURRENT CONFERENCE SESSIONS*
    Changes in Homeland Security after the Next Disaster ¢¢
    Current and Future Terrorist Threats ¢
    Effects of Bomb Blasts and Mitigation Techniques ¢
    First Responders Guide to Pre- and Post-Deployment Under EMAC ¢¢
    Interoperability: Are Regional Approaches Adequate? ¢¢
    Programs for Free Equipment, Training and Education (Part I) ¢
    Public and Private Collaboration for Improved National Cyber Security ¢
    The Mind of Our Opponents: Coming Face to Face with Osama bin Laden ¢
    Thwarting a Terrorist Attack on Our Schools: Fusion Centers in Action ¢
    WMD Response for Emergency Operations Centers ¢¢ 

3:15pm - 4:30pm      CONCURRENT CONFERENCE SESSIONS*
    Access and Authentication: What’s the Answer? ¢¢¢
    Considerations in Selecting Outsourced Guard Services ¢
    Electronic Jihad ¢
    Evolving Role of State Fusions Centers ¢
    Interoperability and Wireless Solutions for School Safety ¢
    Our Allies' Abilities: Domestic Management of Terrorist Attacks in the UK ¢¢¢
    Role of Academia in Homeland Security: Just What Does that "Degree" Mean? ¢¢
    The Apex Explosion: A Review of the Response and EOP ¢¢
    Wi-Fi for First Responders ¢¢¢

 
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