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Events

Nov 12, 2009, 8:00 AM
Homeland Security Policy Institute: “Homeland Security’s ‘Wicked’ Problems: Developing a Research Agenda for Homeland Security.”


When: November 12 & 13, 2009

Where: Washington, DC

Annual Homeland Security and Defense Symposium Sponsored by the Consortium on Homeland Defense & Security in America, a partnership of the US Army War College’s Center for Strategic Leadership; the Center for Strategic & International Studies; the Heritage Foundation; and HSPI.

Nov 13, 2009, 9:00 AM
AEI: Troubled Waters for the U.S.-Japan Alliance?


When: November 13, 2009: 9:00 AM

Where: Washington, DC

A panel of experts will convene at AEI to discuss Obama's prospects for success in Tokyo: Japan studies director Kent E. Calder, who heads the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS); Patrick Cronin, a senior adviser and director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security; and James Shinn, who served as Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs in the last Bush administration. AEI's director of Japan Studies Michael Auslin will moderate.

Nov 16, 2009, 8:00 AM
Instittute for Defense and Government Advancement: Cyber Security For National Defense


Where: Washington, DC

This summit will address the administration’s cyber security review and present a roadmap for future cyberspace operations.

Nov 16, 2009, 8:00 AM
Institute for Defense and Government Advancement: Light Armored Vehicles & Stryker Summit


Where: Vienna, VA

At this summit areas such as armor, communications, firepower, drive trains, battery power, and other important components to the family of LAVs will be discussed. The summit also provides a forum for military and industry to network and forge new partnerships and solutions.

Nov 16, 2009, 8:00 AM
Marcus Evans: 6th Annual Countering IEDs: Attacking the Network to Combat Current and Future IED Threat


When: November 16, 2009

Where: Arlington, VA

This year the marcus evans 6th Annual Countering IEDs conference will focus on exploiting the weaknesses within the insurgency attacks and disabling the insurgent IED construction and deployment mechanisms before the bomb is in place. It will also focus on the different efforts both at home and abroad and the ability to achieve interoperability among all forces.

Dec 09, 2009, 9:00 AM
Jamestown Foundation: The Changing Strategic Gravity of Al-Qaeda


When: December 9, 2009: 9:00 AM

Where: Washington, DC

The Jamestown Foundation's 3rd Annual December Terrorism Conference

Jun 28, 2010, 8:00 AM
Homeland Security Program: The Aspen Security Forum


When: June 28, 2010: 8:00 AM

Where: Aspen, CO

More than eight years have passed since 9/11 without another terror attack. Though America is safer, we are not yet safe. While the dismal state of the economy understandably dominates the national agenda today, terrorism remains a major short-term and long-term threat to the nation. To answer critical questions about America's preparedness for security threats, the Aspen Institute Homeland Security Program presents the Aspen Security Forum. The Forum will bring together top-level government officials, industry leaders, and leading thinkers for two days of in-depth discussions, at our Aspen Meadows campus in Aspen.