POSTPONED UNTIL EARLY MARCH: Risk and Information-Sharing Conference

In light of significant new snow accumulations expected tomorrow and Wednesday, immediately following the recent massive snowstorm that has shut down much of the Washington region, we have decided to postpone our February 10th conference on "The Relevance of Risk Management and Information Sharing to Homeland Security" until the first half of next month.

The conference will be held at the same location on the Arlington Campus of George Mason University. We are in the final stages of securing an exact date, and will communicate that information to you before the end of this week. Refunds will of course be available to all paid registrants who are unable to attend on the alternate conference date.

Our apologies for any inconvenience or disruption this may cause you.

For find out more information on this event, please click here.

To register, please click here.

We look forward to you joining us and to your active participation.
 
We hope you will consider submitting some of your related research work for consideration for presentation at the workshop.

To view the official workshop announcementfor details, go to: https://www.enstg.com/signup/passthru.cfm?ConferenceCode=WOR44111

The following is the table of contents from the current issue:

Commercial Facilities Sector ...............................2
Consumer Risks .................................................3
Protecting Malls .................................................5
Fusion Centers ...................................................7

Self Storage Security ..........................................9

Facilitiy Operators ..............................................11
Building & Fire Lab ............................................12
Spectator Sports Security ...................................15

Security By Design .............................................16
Commercial Insurance ........................................18
Mall of America .................................................19
Legal Insights .....................................................20

Save the Date ...................................................22

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The following is the table of contents from the current issue:

Chemical Sector Overview ...............................2
Inherent Safety ....................................................4
Security Regulations .........................................8
Higher Education Institutions.........................10
Local Emergency Planning ............................14                                                                                                                                                                                       Conference Overview.......................................15
Legal Insights ...................................................16
Press Release .................................................25

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Poste Italiane not only manages Italy’s postal service but also provides a group of related products, such as communications, logistics, and financial services.  They are currently in the process of establishing a Cyber Security Center of Excellence in Rome, Italy.   This Center of Excellence will have a global focus and partner with other international and national organizations to further the field of cyber security research and create a community of stakeholders around the world to pursue these issues.  It will also include training and education programs to help identify threats and prepare the international community for solutions. 

Mason, working through the Center for Infrastructure Protection, will have the opportunity to collaborate on joint cyber security research and development, advise on cyber initiatives and policy developments, assist in developing international cyber cooperation, develop and conduct training or other cyber security educational efforts, and exchange academic materials and other information.

The Center for Infrastructure Protection is proud to be implementing this international relationship and advancing its mission of studying and solving infrastructure protection related issues across all sectors, especially the Cyber Sector, one of the most fastest-growing.  This is the beginning of a fruitful collaboration.

The following is the table of contents from the current issue:

America’s Report Card...................2

Reviving Aging Infrastructure .......5

Intelligent Infrastructure...............7

Optimizing Investments..............10

Building Inspections....................11

Water Infrastructure....................14

Transportation Needs..................16

Infrastructure Security.................18

Bridge Diagnostics......................19

Legal Insights..............................21

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The following is the table of contents from the current issue:

Biosafety and Biosecurity ...............................2
Biosecurity Regulations ...............................4
Comments to Working Group...............................6
Legal Insights...............................10
GMU Biomedical Research ...............................12

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