GOVSEC, U.S. LAW, and READY! Coming to Washington D.C.
July 28-29, 2004
ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- In less than a month, thousands of
government security, law enforcement, and emergency management professionals
will assemble at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. for the
annual GOVSEC, U.S. LAW and READY! Conferences and Expositions. These events
will be held July 28-29, 2004.
Attendees will benefit from keynote presentations by Asa Hutchinson, Under
Secretary for Border and Transportation Security, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security; and Dr. David Kay, the former Special Advisor on Iraqi Weapons of
Mass Destruction to the Director of Central Intelligence. More than seventy
dynamic speakers will be featured, including Colonel Edward Badolato, USMC
(Ret), Former Deputy Secretary of Energy.
In its third year, GOVSEC has become the leading national forum for
federal, state, and local government professionals responsible for physical
and cyber security. The conference includes twenty sessions presented by
security veterans who will discuss diverse concerns for government security
professionals, including the challenges of secure information-sharing, which
departments are meeting their security objectives, the role of the Chief
Security Officer, and current case studies from the security frontline.
GOVSEC also provides physical and information security professionals
across government and industry with a focused opportunity to share strategies,
form collaborative networks, and learn about current security products and
services for government practitioners. The GOVSEC Exposition features the
newest and most innovative products and services from hundreds of industry-
leading vendors. Attendees will be able to compare solutions for access
control, anti-hacking tactics, biometrics, biological and chemical substance
detection, computer forensics, forced entry tools, encryption, and Internet
security. New for 2004, GOVSEC IT will focus on information technology
security tools and strategies.
GOVSEC is collocated with two related conferences, the U.S. Law
Enforcement Conference and Exposition (U.S. LAW) and READY!, the Emergency
Preparedness and Response Conference and Exposition. These three events
combine to provide attendees from these diverse, yet related groups with the
opportunity to discuss the latest management strategies, technologies, and
policies that impact their operating environments.
In its second year, the U.S. LAW Conference and Exposition addresses
national requirements for improving interagency communications and
technological innovation throughout the law enforcement community. Sixteen
conference sessions examine priority topics including terrorism, street drugs,
electronic crime scenes, wireless and mobile identification, voice analysis
techniques, and other options to support officers in the post 9/11/01
environment.
READY!, The Emergency Preparedness and Response Conference and Exposition
concentrates on the key areas of emergency response and homeland security --
preparation, prevention, response, and recovery.
READY! has become a platform for discussion of the Department of Homeland
Security's National Response Plan (NRP) and National Incident Management
System (NIMS), which recently established emergency response protocols for
federal, state, and local governments to follow in the event of natural and
manmade disasters.
Dr. David Kay will speak on Wednesday, July 28, 2004, from 1:00-2:00 p.m.
in a joint session of GOVSEC, U.S. LAW, and READY!, and Under Secretary Asa
Hutchinson will speak on Thursday, July 29, 2004, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Colonel
Badolato will speak to conference attendees during a luncheon presentation at
noon on Wednesday, July 28, 2004.
Other featured conference speakers include Sue Mencer, Director of the
Office for Domestic Preparedness, Department of Homeland Security; Bob
Stephan, Special Assistant to the Secretary of Homeland Security for
Information Analysis, Department of Homeland Security; and Rodney Loose of the
Investigative Training Unit, FBI Academy.
On Wednesday July 28 at 2 p.m., the National Terrorism Preparedness
Institute of St. Petersburg College will present Live Response: "Coordination
of Intelligence Collection," a 60-minute discussion of how to collect and
share intelligence information for improving homeland security. This session
will be broadcast from the GOVSEC Exposition Hall. GOVSEC's Title Sponsor is
USProtect (http://www.USProtect.com).
Attending GOVSEC
For information on press registration for GOVSEC, or a specific full
calendar of sessions, contact Linda Dickerhoof at ldickerhoof@ntpshow.com, or
call 703-243-4515.
For information on exhibiting at or attending GOVSEC, contact Missy Moran
at 703-706-8210 or mmoran@ntpshow.com.
About GOVSEC
The Government Security Expo and Conference (GOVSEC), is produced and
managed by National Trade Productions, Inc. GOVSEC, created by government
security experts for the government community, is a forum for those
responsible for protecting government's physical, information and cyber
security at the federal, state and local levels. Since its launch in July
2002, GOVSEC has experienced exponential growth in exhibitors and attendance.
In November 2003 Tradeshow Week recognized GOVSEC during a celebration
honoring the fastest 50 growing tradeshows. GOVSEC's Title Sponsor is
USProtect (http://www.usprotect.com). For more information on GOVSEC, call
703-243-4515 or visit http://www.govsecinfo.com.
About National Trade Productions, Inc.
Celebrating its 27th anniversary, National Trade Productions, Inc. (NTP)
is a leader in the production, management, and marketing of trade expositions,
conferences and special events. NTP has expertise in a variety of industries,
including security, transportation, government, communications, health care,
public works, information technology, education, manufacturing and
engineering. NTP also has the industry's longest history of launching and
managing events for the federal government, including GOVSEC, U.S. LAW, and
FOSE. For more information on NTP call 703-683-8500 or visit
http://www.ntpshow.com.
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CONTACT:
Linda Dickerhoof, +1-703-243-4515, or
ldickerhoof@ntpshow.com, for GOVSEC
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