Terrorism
Symposium:Sustaining Our Vigilance – Now More Than Ever
featuring
International, National,and Local Terrorism Experts
November 4 &5,2004
Another Fantasic Line Up Of Presenters!!!!
Sustaining the Vigilance, Now More Than Ever. Ray Semko “DICE
Man,â€
Senior
Intelligence Officer, National Security Agency, Interagency
Operational DICE Briefing
(Defensive Information for Counter Espionage)
Mr.Semko will provide the most current
threat information and reinforce
the importance of individual awareness and vigilance.
Role of the First Responder in Agro-Security. Timothy Moore,
Animal/Plant Health Inspection
Service, Liaison to Center for Domestic
Preparedness, Department of Agriculture. An
over view of terror threats
confronting U.S. Agriculture and what first responders need
to know
when responding to known or suspected animal or plant disease events.
Mr. Moore will also speak about the activities of ALF/ELF and other
activist groups
in Minnesota.
Principles of Biological Warfare. Mr. Bill Patrick, Owner, Bio Threat
Assessments Bill Patrick
has 52 years experience in the United States
Biological Warfare Program. 21 years were
spent in the U.S.Offensive
Program with the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of
Infectious
Disease at Fort Dietrich, where he served as Chief of the Product
Development
Division. In 1969, his efforts turned toward research to
counter bio-war fare agents of
adversary nations. Mr. Patrick will
discuss the principles of biological war fare including
agents,
munitions, meteorology and decontamination.
The New Face of Al Qaeda and the Threat to the United States. Rohan
Gunaratna,
Head of International Centre for Political Violence and
Terrorism Research, Singapore.
The author of six books and the foremost
English-speaking expert on the Al Qaeda
terror network, Dr. Rohan
Gunaratna was principal investigator of the United Nations
Terrorism
Prevention Branch and has served as consultant on terrorism to several
governments and corporations. Dr. Gunaratna will discuss the increased
number of
attacks on American interests since 9-11-01 and propose a
multi-pronged response.
10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions (choose one)
I. Anti-Terrorism for Law Enforcement. Rich Johnson, Director of Law
Enforcement Training,
Souder Betances and Associates, Inc. An over view
by a nationally recognized authority
on terrorism will answer the
question, “Are we winning or losing the global war on
terrorism �
Mr. Johnson will provide strategies to effectively analyze and respond
to terrorism threats.
II. Myths of Hospital Preparedness Dr. John L. Hick, Faculty Emergency
Physician, Hennepin
County Medical Center. Dr.Hick will discuss
commonly held misperceptions regarding
hospital preparedness and
problems hospitals face concerning disaster response and
preparedness.
III. Fusion Unit Concept – Intelligence and Information
Sharing:
Putting the Pieces
Together Mary Meyer, Intel Coordinator, Minnesota
Department of Public Safety, Homeland
Security and Emergency Management
An over view of the intelligence cycle and how it
applies to the war on
terrorism across our state and nation.
IV. EMS and Bomb Squads Collaborating: Issues in Scene Management
Jonathan Bundt,
Law Enforcement Advisor, Masa Consulting. Sergeant Dan
Wulff, Commander, Minneapolis
Bomb Squad. Dr. Allen Autrey Medical
Director & Emergency Department Physician Health
East, St.Joseph
Hospital Transportation/ Disciplines come together to deal with the
unique challenges of bombing incidents in an age of terrorism. Issues
of protocol development
for the most effective life saving tactics will
be presented. Also, models for future training
and collaboration will
be discussed.
Surviving the Rhetoric …Planning the Response. Paul
Maniscalco,
Deputy Executive
Director, Response to Emergencies and Disasters
Institute, The George Washington
University Medical Center. An over
view of the continued and expanding threat directed
at state and local
responders that highlights enhancements of the understanding of
effective planning for operational doctrine analysis and response to
acts of terrorism.
DO NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY!!!
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The Des Moines Register
New firefighter training plan proposed
Iowa officials say that untrained people should not be exposed to
perilous situations.
REGISTER STAFF WRITER
August 5, 2004
A state panel has proposed new minimum training standards that could
affect
many of Iowa's 20,000 firefighters.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=
/20040805/NEWS04/408050378&SearchID=73179940051391