Forensic Enabled Intelligence (FEI)

Description

Highlighted Speakers Include:

• Mr. John Manson, Forensics Branch Chief, Office of the Provost Marshal General of the Army
• Mr. John Boyd, Director for Defense Forensics and Biometrics, Department of Defense
• Mr. Christopher Munn, Chief for Identity Intelligence, Department of Defense
• Mr. Steven Martinez, Executive Assistant Director for Science and Technology, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Col Humberto Morales, Vice Commander, Air Force Office of Special Investigations
• Dr. Max Houck, Director, DC Consolidated Forensic Laboratories

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Countering Transnational Organized Crime (CTOC)

Description

Highlighted Speakers Include:

• General John Kelly , Commanding General, US SOUTHCOM
• Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Department of State
• A.T. Smith, Deputy Director, US Secret Service
• Kevin O’Keefe, Chief, Criminal Intel Division, ATF
• Alan Bersin, Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Chief Diplomatic Officer, US Customs and Border

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CARTES America

CARTES America is the region’s leading annual event dedicated to secure digital solutions. Around 140 international exhibitors present innovative products and solutions in card manufacturing, payment systems, identification and authentication, mobility and digital security.

The conferences gather industry experts and end-users from banks, telecom, retail, government and transportation, and provide high-level content around NFC, Mobile Payment and EMV migration.

2,200 decision makers from the US, Canada and South America are expected. It is a unique occasion to network and develop new partnerships, develop strategies for winning new business and breaking into strong growth markets.

CARTES America is produced by Comexposium, the organizer of the world’s leading event in smart security and innovative payments: CARTES, Secure Connexions Event, in Paris.

www.cartes-america.com

Counter Terror Expo

Counter Terror Expo, 24-25 April 2013, Olympia, London is the largest international event to protect against threats for: Police, Emergency Services, Government, Military, Intelligence & Security Services, Private Sector, Large Scale Sensitive Sites, Oil & Gas, Cyber, Maritime/Anti-Piracy and Critical National Infrastructure.

Forensics Europe Expo

Forensics Europe Expo, 24-25 April 2013, Olympia, London in partnership with The Investigator and sponsored by LGC Forensics, is the inaugral premier international event for sourcing forensics products, equipment and services in one dedicated forum. It is uniquely placed to provide the definitive source of education, best practice, training and networking for the entire forensics sector and supply chain.

‎11^th Annual Maritime Homeland Security Summit

IDGA’s 11^th Annual Maritime Homeland Security Summit will bring together all relevant stakeholders ‎to discuss the most pressing issues facing the maritime community, from efforts to build new ‎partnerships to modernizing security capabilities.

Departmental policy makers, uniformed service ‎leaders, law enforcement and industry partners will gather in Baltimore to network, share best ‎practices and explore potential paths to fortify United States maritime security.‎

2^nd Annual Middle East Homeland Security Summit

<strong‎> 05 May 2013 – 06 May 2013. Doha, State of Qatar

The year 2012 marked the successful launch of ‘Middle East Homeland Security Summit‘, an ‎event specifically designed to deliberate on diverse critical but vital issues pertaining to homeland security of the Gulf region. The Summit not only ‎became the focal point for homeland security professionals from the Middle East to meet their ‎fellow peers, but, the platform also became a rallying point for internal security experts, ‎decision makers, and solution providers to exchange their experiences first hand. ‎

The key challenges confronting the Gulf region with regards to homeland security are illicit ‎drug trade, human trafficking, cyber-security, gunrunning, organised crime, terrorism, radicalisation, emergency preparedness/ response to list a few. ‎

The ‘2_^nd Annual Middle East Homeland Security‘ will once again bring together homeland ‎security professionals, security experts, decision makers etc from the Gulf region and from across the globe to deliberate & brainstorm the diverse ‎challenges confronting internal security in the Middle East.‎

Airport Show 2013

<strong‎> May 06 – 08, 2013, Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre

Established to serve Dubai International Airport’s expansion as well as other developments in the UAE, the Airport Show has since developed into the premier aviation event for the entire MENA region and Indian subcontinent. Now in its’ 13^th edition, the event is renowned for providing global aviation industry leaders and a variety of prominent professionals a vital platform rich in content and knowledge, offering key insights into the regions development set in an ideal networking and business generating environment.

Marked by its soaring achievements in 2012, Airport Show will return as an annual event. The 13^th edition will be co-located with the Global Airports Leaders’ Forum and will feature newly introduced programs and features while highlighting the Passenger Terminal Experience.

Human Geography 2013

<strong‎> May 06 – 08, 2013, Washington DC Metro Area

Description

Highlighted Speakers Include:

• Anne Ward, IO Planner, CENTCOM, JB Management
• Dr. Robert Kerr, Associate Professor, Cultural Geography, U.S. Air Force Culture and Language Center
• Dr. Raj Singh, Director, Interoperability Program, OGC
• Reyes Cole, Insurgency and Counterinsurgency Practitioner, Center for Irregular Warfare
• Dr. David Matsumoto, Director, Culture and Emotion Research Laboratory, San Francisco State University

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Sample Prep 2013

May 9-10, 2013, San Diego Hilton & Resort, San Diego, CA USA

SAMPLE PREP 2013 Conference, a 7^th meeting in the Knowledge Foundation’s Sample Prep Conference Series – an internationally recognized meeting for experts in sample preparation technologies for detection, identification, diagnostics and analysis of biomedical, biological and chemical agents, substances  and threats in point-of-care, laboratory and field settings will explore the latest R&D developments, ready-to-market technologies, and their applications by exploring the following topical areas:

• Robust methodologies for sample collection, (pre-)concentration, lysis, and target extraction
• Critical role of sample prep in early diagnostics
• Rapid sample-to-sequence techniques
• Point-of-care sampling, detection and analysis
• Sample preparation with micro- and nanofluidics
• Sample prep-on-a-chip
• Robust sampling methodologies (automation, high-throughput, combinatorial approach in sample prep)
• Alternative amplification techniques for sensitive sample prep
• Sample preparation as a separate system vs. an integrated module approach
• End-user prospective for biodetection and sampling technologies and devices
• Alternative and disruptive approaches to sample preparation and applications
• Field-ready devices: compatibility/reliability/scalability

Novel robust sampling and bioforensic techniques will be reviewed as applicable to biodefense, field & point-of-care biomedical & clinical applications, food & water testing, and environmental & agricultural sampling. Our group of leading experts from government, academia and industry will address the following discussion issues and areas of focused technology development and implementation:

• Target enrichment and background depletion techniques
• Isolation of dilute objects on cell and molecular levels
• Immiscible phase purification
• Novel methods of extraction from tough (non-filterable) matrices
• Nucleic acid and protein based sample prep for next generation sequencing
• Nanotechnology and miniaturization challenges for sample preparation
• New assay and sequencing technologies for sample preparation, detection and analysis
• Standardization and regulatory issues in sample preparation across different applications
• Sample prep technologies for detection/diagnostics vs. pharma

Global Energy Security Conference 2013

May 20-22, 2013, Shangri-la Hotel, Dubai UAE

As threats evolve and transform, so must corporate security – this is not news to any ‎security professional. The question is rather how to evolve; how to stay ahead and at the same time to be cost effective!

‎Lessons from Egypt, Libya and most recently Algeria have thought many international companies to use their own internal ‎resources more efficiently and be less dependent on security providers.

Time is now up for us all to review our own ‎companies’ preparedness. Using crossfunction synergies, IS-solutions and especially security awareness training of employees are good ‎stepping stones in that process.

Join in with a broad spectrum of international companies and become one of ‎the companies on the security forefront! Welcome to the 2013 Global Energy Security Conference in Dubai!‎

CRM for Government

<strong‎> May 21, 2013, Washington DC Metro Area

Description

• A deep dive on the various CRM relationships: government to public, government to government, government to business, government to employee
• Standing up your CRM system: Costs, Benefits, Components, and Execution
• Focus on the various Federal transparency projects and their intersection with industry

Ensure that you are with the leaders that will change the face of Government CRM systems nationwide. Visit www.CRMforGovernment.com to register yourself and your team for this year’s event!

Social Media within the Military and the Defence Sector Europe

25 – 26 May 2013, London, UK

The social media phenomenon has created an emerging and critical communications platform which has, in turn, become a valuable strategic resource for today’s defence community.

Beyond the enhancement of civil-military engagement, recruitment opportunities and internal and strategic communications, the utilization of social media can also be a major contributor to mission success.

SMi Group’s conference will provide an in-depth analysis into how this evolving medium can further benefit the military and the defence communities, with case studies and presentations delivered by senior military personnel offering valuable lessons to learn from which will serve to improve your own communication strategies.

CYPNAVAL 2013

28-29 May 2013, Nicosia, Hilton Park Hotel, Cyprus

• General (R)Dr. Ephraim Sneh, Former Deputy Minister of Defense, Chairman of ‎the Center for strategic Dialogue, Netanya Academic College, Israel
• Mr Christos Malikkides, Permanent Secretary of the Defence Ministry of the Republic of Cyprus
• Mr Andreas Louka, 1st Administrative Officer of the Justice & Public Order Ministry of the Republic of Cyprus
• Captain (NAVY) Kyriakos N. Pochanis, Commander of the Cyprus Navy
• Captain (NAVY) Constantinos Fitiris, Commander of JRCC (Cyprus Joint Rescue Coordination Center)
• Superintendent B’ Kyriakos Mavris, Acting Commandant of Port Police & Marine Police of Cyprus
• Yiannis Loizou, Acting Superintendent B’, Assistant Chief of Fire Services officer of Cyprus
• Dr Charles Ellinas, Executive President of Cyprus National Hydrocarbons Company Ltd
• Mr Chrysis Prentzas, Chairman of the BoD of Cyprus Ports Authority
• Rear Admiral Andreas Xenos-Kokoletsis (HN Ret.) Security Director of 2004 OG (HN contribution)
• Representative of NMIOTC (NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre)
• Prof Elias Kyriakides, KIOS Research Center of University of Cyprus
• Dr Antonios Stylianou, Director of Law Clinic of the University of Nicosia
• Mr Piet Van Rooij, DAMEN Shipyards Gorinchem, Manager Design & Proposal
• Mr Konstantinos Koutsos, MILTECH HELLAS, President & Managing Director

Soldier Equipment Expo 2013

18-20 June 2013, Fort Bragg, NC

IDGA Exhibitions’ Soldier Equipment & Technology Expo & Conference is your opportunity to examine the immediate and future needs of Warriors, particularly Special Operations, whose demand has quadrupled since 9/11, and to strategize with military, academia and industry to ascertain ways to ensure Soldiers are properly equipped with clothing, individual equipment and protection, small arms and ammo, special munitions, power, electronics, communications and more. This is your opportunity to meet with key decision makers and top-notch innovators responsible for producing battle ready Soldiersr

Visit and Register at http://www.soldierequipmentexpo.com/

GIS for Government 2013

24-26 June 2013, Washington, DC Metro Area

GIS – GIS for Government will bring together 20 speakers to address the latest government challenges, strategies and initiatives in GIS, as well as the state of science in Big Data employments and technologies. Hear from GIS leaders on these developments to learn what’s actually happening on the ground. Join us at GIS for Government 2013 taking place June 24-26, 2013 in the Washington, DC Metro Area to find out everything you need to know about GIS.

Visit and Register at http://www.gisforgovernment.com/

International Symposium on Protection against Chemical and Biological Warfare

3-5 June 2013, Stockholm, Sweden

• scientists to present and discuss their results,
• scientists and persons in charge of civil and military preparedness plans to share information,
• discussions between scientists and enterprises,
• an enterprise exhibition.

2^nd Annual Prisons & Correctional Facilities West

June 17 – 19, 2013 – Denver, Colorado

Description

• Brad Livingston, Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice
• Charles Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections
• Tom Clements,  Director,  Colorado Department of Corrections
• Gregg Marcantel, Cabinet Secretary, New Mexico Department of Corrections
• Ray Roberts, Secretary, Kansas Department of Corrections
• Colette Peters, Director, Oregon Department of Corrections

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Biodetection Technologies 2013

June 18-19, Alexandria, VA

BIODETECTION TECHNOLOGIES 2013 – the 21^st conference in our Detection Technologies conference series – is an internationally recognized meeting for experts in detection & identification of biological threats and point-of-care analytical methods. This conference will review feedback from the end-users on biodefense and biomedical technologies and explore the cutting-edge in R&D and commercialization efforts in the field, including:

• Point-of-care/clinical applications for pathogen/virus/threat detection and identification
• Rapid/cost-effective/sensitive/selective/reliable detectors for low resource conditions
• Simple, easy-to-use devices for air-, water-, and food borne pathogens without PCR
• End-users, vendors, OEMs, and first-responders perspective and experience from deployed and near deployment stages
• Point-of-care assays for resource limited, lab and clinical settings; mobile labs
• Technological challenges for rapid/early/specific sensitive detection; multi-sensing
• Reagentless vs. reagent biodetection systems
• Use Raman, Mass spectroscopy, TIRF and other spectral methods for robust biodetection
• Role of nanotechnology and system miniaturization; MEMS and bioMEMS
• Use of biochip technology; micro- and nanofluidics
• Advances in microarray and sequencing technologies
• Bioinformatics and forensics for biodefense
• Reducing false positives vs. detector sensitivity
• Field-deployable devices: portability/compatibility/reliability/scalability
• Non-PCR vs. PCR based detection techniques
• Issues of sensitivity/testing/evaluation/validation

3^rd Annual Cyber Defense and Network Security

June 24 – 26, 2013, Washington DC Metro Area

Description

Highlighted Speakers Include:

Dr. Mark Maybury, Chief Scientist, U.S. Air Force and author of Air Force Cyber Vision 2025

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Border Management & Technologies Summit

July 2 – 5, 2013, Istanbul, Turkey

Border Management is becoming a top priority in Europe with an increase in human trafficking, illegal immigration and drug smuggling and acts of Terrorism. Many border agencies are developing new efficient ways to protect borders and lower the risk of illegal activities taking place in their respective countries.

With international travel and imports and exports increasing annually there is a greater need for countries to implement tougher borders, to lower the risk illegal activities occurring on their border.

Border Management & Technologies Summit will discuss key topics such as the increased use of biometrics at international borders, access controls, ABC, Surveillance, Profiling, CBRN Detection, Countering IED’s, analysis of individual border controls, international cooperation and the daily threats border agencies face daily.

• Samir Rizvo, Assistant Minister, Head of Sector for International Relations and European Integration, Ministry of Security, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Sasa Rasic, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Kosovo
• Robert Mocny, Director, US Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT), US Department of Homeland Security
• Chief Superintendent SIDDIK EKICI, Chief of Police, Yildirim District, Bursa National Police Force, Turkey
• Chief Superintendent Mustafa Ozguler, Deputy Chief of Elmadag Police Vocational College, National Police Academy, Turkey
• Chief Superintendent Ibrahim Gultekin, Chief of Organised Crime Advisory Section, Department of Security and Public Safety, OSCE Mission on Kosovo
• Colonel Shaban Guda, Director, Border Department, Border Police, Kosovo
• Franco Fiore, Principal Scientist anc C-IED Project Manager, Head of the ISR Capability Area Team, NATO Communications and Information Agency
• Adem Keles, Identification Systems Division Director, General Directorate of Civil Registration and Nationality, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Turkey
• Major Andrzej Prokopski, Deputy Head of the Communications Security in Border Management Border Guard Headquarters, National Border Guards, Poland
• Alberto Andreani, Programme Officer, OSCE
• Robert Mugavero, President, Observatory on Security and CBRNe Defence (OSDIFE)

M2M for the Oil and Gas Industry

8-9 July 2013, Marriott Hotel Regents Park, London, UK

M2M technologies, Wireless Networking, SCADA Telemetry, and disruptive technologies are emerging as key differentiators in expediting oil and gas exploration and accelerating operational efficiencies. Wireless technologies and devices have played a key role for many operators in Europe and North American in their quest for energy independence.

Early adopters of telemetry, M2M, devices, sensors and connectivity technologies are able to monitor and manage remote locations more effectively, as well as benefit from faster more flexible control of assets from Wellhead to Pipelines; fiscal metering, drill monitoring, to fleet management and lone worker force safety and response.

M2M in Oil and Gas will address the role of Wireless Networks and Machine to Machine technologies, their current utilization, the future of devices and machine to machine connectivity and automation, and the role technical strategies play as operational business drivers for Oil and Gas applications.

The benefits of M2M and Wireless Sensor networks to the Oil and Gas industry are exponential.

For more information, visit http://www.smi-online.co.uk/m2m-oilandgas39.asp Alternatively, contact Alex Williamson on +44 (0) 20 7827 6115 or email awilliamson@smi-online.co.uk

US/Canada Border Conference

September 12-13, 2013, Cobo Center, Detroit, MI

The US/Canada Border Conference will bring together local, state, provincial and federal agencies, as well as business organizations, in a central location convenient to both nations, to advance the “Beyond the Border” declaration between the United States and Canada.

Government and industry leaders will share their knowledge and thoughts at a conference designed to enlighten, inform and educate.

When the conference is not in session, attendees are encouraged to visit the exhibition, filled with hundreds of companies showcasing their latest products, services, technology and innovations,

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The Emergency Management Summit

October 8-9, 2013, Tropicana Casino and Resort, Atlantic City, NJ

The National Emergency Management Summit is the premier event for hospital emergency preparedness and disaster response. National leaders provide the broad policy perspective, while providers at ground zero describe actions and lessons learned from recent events. The 2013 Summit features four “mini Summits” on use of social media, climate change and environmental, volunteer medical teams, and business continuity of operations, as well as a Basic Emergency Management 101 preconference and plenary sessions speakers on Hurricane Sandy and the Boston Marathon, bioterrorism threats, coalition building, mental health, and more. Registration is at www.emergencymanagementsummit.com/registration.php. Special discounts are available for hospitals and health systems, academics, and government employees, as well as group discounts. The conference is also streamed live over the Internet with a reduced webcast registration rate.

Milipol Paris 2013

19 – 22 November 2013, Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre

Worldwide meeting place for internal security professionals Milipol Paris is the major technological showcase for products and services in the public and industrial security sector, and, then, the worldwide meeting-place for internal security professionals.

Milipol Paris has held its 17^th edition last year. Milipol Paris 2011 welcomed:

• 887 exhibitors from 47 countries (34% French – 66% from abroad)
• 27,243 visitors from 150 countries (62% French – 38% from abroad)
• 110 Official Delegations from 59 countries
• 469 journalists from 31 countries

www.milipol.com

Border Security Expo 2014

Thousands of federal, state, and local law enforcement, military, international officials, and industry professionals will converge in Phoenix, at Border Security Expo, the world’s largest show and conference focused on issues confronting borders. The 2014 event will feature:

• A world renowned conference
• Awards presentations & memorial ceremonies
• Exhibition featuring over 200+ of the latest products and innovations
• Networking opportunities during and after the expo