Homeland Defense Journal and IT*Security Magazine Training Conference

Physical Security: Securing America
One Building at a Time
Including a Special Segment on the Convergence of
Physical and IT Security

November 2-3, 2005
NRECA Executive Conference Center
Arlington, Virginia
 

Complimentary Registration for Government Employees

Day 1
Registration Time: 8:00 AM
Program Starts: 8:30 AM
Wrap-up: 3:00 PM

Day 2
Networking Starts: 8:00 AM
Program Starts: 8:30 AM
Wrap-up: 12:00 PM

Online Registration for this conference is closed, but seats are available for walk-in registrations. Please complete and bring a copy of the downloadable registration form with your payment to the registration desk.

Continental Breakfast, Refreshments, Lunch included.

About This Conference

The terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001 clearly demonstrated the interdependencies that exist between physical and cyber-infrastructures and how the destruction or degradation of one can have a catastrophic consequence on the other. In the days and weeks that followed the attacks, al-Qa'ida leader, Osama bin Laden, praised the attacks not only for the human losses, but also for the economic impact that the destruction of electronic infrastructure had on American companies and the financial markets.

Further assessing the long-term ramifications of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon will take years, but in the short term at least, it is clear that security is now uppermost in the minds of government and businesses.

September 11th showed how people, infrastructure and technology are the three primary ingredients of a functioning U.S. economy in the 21st century. Remove any one ingredient from the equation, and you cause disruptions that have the ability to ripple across many sectors of the economy, eventually having the potential to impact national security and/or public safety.

Recognizing how vulnerable power plants, computer networks, oil facilities, and other such entities are to the nation, officials have been clamoring to better guard and strengthen this infrastructure.

Homeland Defense Journal and IT*Security Magazine are teaming up to provide you with an integrated look at the issues surrounding physical and cyber security. At this conference you will learn state-of-the-art approaches to defending these integrated, critical infrastructures.

This conference will examine government programs, new initiatives, funding to implement and support new levels of physical and cyber security to include:

This conference will help the government security manager:

This is a conference that only we can offer and one that your enterprise cannot afford to miss.

What You Will Learn

 

Who Should Attend

• Agency facility managers and security staff
• Supervisors of security and guards
• Information technology professionals involved with physical and cyber security applications
• Manufacturers of physical and cyber security equipment, supplies, biometric technologies, scanners, inspection devices
• Companies with security audit, risk assessment, security plan services
• Agency executives looking to understand and assess the risks and alternatives

A Sample List of Early Registrants Includes:

 

Executive Steering Committee

The Executive Steering Committee develops the overall training conference strategy, provides guidance on key topics and speakers, and provides overall advice with respect to the technology and its application in a management/decision-making environment. The Executive Steering Committee for this conference includes:

Conference Agenda/Speakers

November 2

8:00-8:30am	Registration and Networking
8:30-8:45am	Welcome Remarks: Dan Verton, Vice President & Executive Editor, IT*Security Magazine/Homeland Defense Journal
8:45-9:15am	Wade D. Belcher, Architect, Security Standards, Office of the Chief Architect, GSA	Safety/Security for People, Mission, Property
9:15-9:45am	Charles Davis, Director/Branch Chief of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan Office, Department of Homeland Security	National Infrastructure Protection Plan: Overview and Update
9:45-10:00am	NETWORKING BREAK, Sponsored by IT*Security Magazine
10:00-10:30am	Hank Chase, Director of the Homeland Security Practice, Smart and Associates LLP	Risk model in Infrastructure Security
10:30-11:00am	Chris Decker, Program Director, Public Safety, Commander Navy Installations, Chief of Naval Operations	Navy Shore Installation's Access Control
11:00-11:30am	Charles Meyer PE, President, Henry Adams LLC, Director on the Board of the Architectural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Chair of the Technical Activities Committee of the new Building Security Council	The Building Security Council: A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Facility Protection and Preparedness
11:30-12:15pm	NETWORKING LUNCH: Sponsored by Homeland Defense Journal
12:15-12:45pm	Charles Hall, Special Agent, United States Secret Service	Integrating Physical and Cyber Security
12:45-1:15pm	Robert Dix, Vice President of Government Affairs and Corporate Development, Citadel (former Staff Director for the House Subcommittee on Technology Policy)	The Challenge of Cyber Security...From Nuisance to Economic and National Security
1:15-1:30pm	NETWORKING BREAK, Sponsored by IT*Security Magazine
1:30-2:00pm	Steve Trevino, President, Matrix Resilience	Moving Beyond the Security & Protection Paradigm to Resilience
2:00-2:30pm	Jeff Gaynor, Director, Emergency Response Senior Advisory Committee and Critical Infrastructure Task Force, Homeland Security Advisory Council, US Department of Homeland Security	Critical Infrastructure Resilence- A 21st Century National Imperative
2:30-3:00pm	Dr. James Ransome, CISSP, CISM, Vice President of Integrated Information Security, CH2M HILL	Pulling it all Together: A Solution Integrator’s Approach to Integrating Physical and IT Security

November 3

8:00-8:30am	Breakfast and Networking
8:30-8:45am	Recap of Day 1: Dan Verton, Vice President & Executive Editor, IT*Security Magazine/Homeland Defense Journal
8:45-9:15am	C. Danny Spriggs, Assistant Vice President, Protection Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (Former Deputy Director of the United States Secret Service)	Critical Infrastructure Protection
9:15-9:45am	Leo E. Labaj, President, Telemus Solutions	Are All Vulnerability Assessment Methodologies Created Equal?
9:45-10:00am	NETWORKING BREAK, Sponsored by IT*Security Magazine
10:00-10:30am	Cristin Flynn Goodwin, Director, Homeland Security & Strategic Policy, BellSouth	Hurricane Response, Critical Infrastructure Protection, and the Public Private Partnership
10:30-11:00am	Dr. Teresa R. Pohlman, Tenant Activities Group Leader at the Pentagon Renovation Office (PRO)
11:00-11:30pm	William J. Daly, Senior Vice President, Crisis and Security Management, Control Risks Group
11:30-12:00pm	Dan Verton, Vice President & Executive Editor, IT*Security Magazine/Homeland Defense Journal

Agenda is subject to change

Media Sponsors

The Homeland Defense Journal is free to government managers and decision-makers! Visit us at www.homelanddefensejournal.com

 

IT*Security magazine is the nation's first professional journal focusing on the nexus between IT security and infrastructure protection. The monthly magazine, debuted in February 2005, and is written by leading experts from industry, government and academia. For more information or subscribe to IT*Security magazine go to our website www.itsecuritymagazine.com.
 

Organizational Sponsors

INPUT is the authority on government business. Established in 1974, INPUT helps companies develop federal, state, and local government business and helps public sector organizations achieve their objectives. For more information about INPUT, visit www.input.com or call (703) 707-3500.
 

Founded in 1988, the Wireless Communications Association, International (WCA) is the principal non-profit trade association representing the wireless broadband industry. WCA membership, which includes the industry's leading carriers, vendors and consultants, has grown to over 530 member companies spanning six continents.

The WCA organizes the world's largest annual business conference and exhibition devoted exclusively to wireless broadband. This conference and exhibition annually convenes experts from around the world to discuss market strategies, emerging technologies, new applications and financing/regulatory options.
 

Medical Planning Resources, Inc. provides consultative services for medically managing the threats associated with complex emergencies, natural and man-made disasters and asymmetrical events. Medical Planning Resources is dedicated to the mission of providing expert medical advice to help Prepare, Respond, and Recover from Complex Emergencies, Disasters, and Asymmetrical Threats…Worldwide.

 

Corporate Sponsors

ISACA is a recognized global leader in IT governance, control and assurance with more than 47,000 members in over 140 countries, serving the IS audit and control and security management communities. Here in Winnipeg we focus on providing our members with educational and informative professional development opportunities as well as opportunities to network with fellow professionals.

The Infrastructure Security Partnership (TISP) was established following the tragic events of 9/11 as a forum for U.S. based public and private sector non-profit organizations to collaborate on issues regarding the security of the nation's built environment, including resilience to natural and man-made disasters.

 

Lantronix (NASDAQ: LTRX) has been a leading provider of secure network management and device connectivity solutions to government institutions for nearly two decades. Lantronix gives government agencies the power to access and manage data center infrastructure equipment regardless of location, even when servers and networks are down.

 

Prepared Response Inc. develops crisis management systems that enable police, fire, and other emergency responders to save lives and mitigate property damage. The company’s flagship product, Rapid Responder™, runs on laptop computers and allows facility personnel, police, and fire units to instantly access over 300 site-specific data points, including tactical plans, satellite and geospatial imagery, interior and exterior photos, floor plans, staging areas, hazardous materials locations, utility shut-offs, and evacuation routes for virtually any facility.
 

 

 

Become an Exhibitor or Sponsor

If you would like to become a sponsor or exhibitor at this event, please contact Andrea Feinberg, at (201) 592-6477.

 

Registration Fee

• Industry - $695
• Small Business (100 employees or less) - $595
• Government - Complimentary

Government Attendees are complimentary, but must register onsite by bringing a completed Registration Form to the conference registration desk.

Registration Options

Online Registration for this workshop is closed, but seats are available for walk-in registrations. Please complete and bring a copy of the downloadable registration form with your payment to the registration desk.
 

Registrations are payable by Visa, Mastercard, American Express, check or government purchase order.

CANCELLATION POLICY:  You may designate a substitute in writing any time before the conference. If you need to cancel your registration, you must send your notice in writing and will be subject to a $50 processing fee. No refunds are given for cancellations received 3 business days prior to the conference start date or later. PLEASE NOTE: No shows will be liable for the entire registration fee.

 

Contact Us

• For registration information, contact Pam Greenstein, (703) 807-2753
• For government speaking and best practices presentation opportunities, contact Kim Hovda, (703) 894-1096
• For product and solutions companies interested in sponsorship information and related speaking opportunities, contact Andrea Feinberg, (201) 592-6477

If you have any questions about Homeland Defense Journal events, please see our Event FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions).

 

Conference Location/Nearby Hotel Accommodations

The conference will be held at the Executive Conference Center, NRECA Headquarters Building, 4301 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22203. The Conference Center is one block from the Ballston Metro stop on the orange line.
 

Map and directions to the conference location

Nearby hotels include:

• Hilton Arlington Towers, (703) 528-6000 (one block from conference site)
• Comfort Inn Ballston, (703) 247-3399 (four blocks from conference site)
• Quality Inn Courthouse Plaza, (703) 524-5000
• Holiday Inn, (703) 243-9800 (three blocks from conference site)

 

Download Your Free Special Report

Networks Without Borders: A Security Threat Assessment, this special report by Dan Verton, vice president and executive editor of IT*SECURITY magazine, offers the latest intelligence on current and future security threats and reviews what the state-of-the-art practices are in network security today. The report can be downloaded at www.itsecuritymagazine.com
 

 

To download a PDF of planned training conferences and workshops
for 2006, please click here.

 

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