ANN: IEEE 2009 International Technologies for Homeland Security Conference May 11 & 12, 2009

2009 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security With Technical Assistance From: U.S. DHS, Science and Technology Directorate U.S. DHS, Domestic Nuclear Detection Organization U.S. DOE, National Nuclear Security Administration May 11 &12, 2009, Greater Boston Area, Massachusetts, USA   Keynote and Plenary Speakers:  -Rear Admiral Richard Gurnon, USMS, the President of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy -Edward J. Turano, PhD - Director, Nuclear Technologies, Directorate, Defense Threat Reduction Agency -Starnes Walker - Director of Research, U.S. DHS, Science & Technology Directorate -Richard Kikla - Director of Transition, U.S. DHS, Science & Technology Directorate -Dr. Thomas Cellucci, Chief Technology Commercialization Officer, U.S. DHS, S&T Directorate -Capt. Dave Newton, DHS S&T, Border & Maritime Security Directorate -William Hagan, Acting Deputy Director, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office -Randall Weidman, Director of Nuclear Counterterrorism, DOE NNSA -Ruth Doherty, Ph.D., Program Executive Officer, C-IED, DHS S&T -Sean McGurk, Director, Control Systems Security Program NCSD, DHS -Doug Maughan - Program Director, Cyber Security, R&D, S&TD, U.S DHS -William Kiczuk, Technical Director - Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems and Director - Strategic Architecture Special Session:  DHS Standards and T&E Initiatives(Organized by DHS S&T Directorate and DHS DNDO)  - DHS Engagement with Standards Development Organizations: Development of Standards for Homeland Security (Bert Coursey, Director, Standards, Test & Evaluation and Standards Division) -Independent Test & Evaluation (IT&E) Transportation Security Lab (Susan F. Hallowell, Ph.D., Director, Transportation Security Laboratory) -DNDO Test and Evaluation (Walt Dickey, Deputy Assistant Director for Test and Evaluation, DNDO) -The SAVER Program (John J. Pennella, SAVER Program Manager, Test & Evaluation and Standards Division) -The GRaDER Program (Caroline B. Purdy, Ph.D., Principal Dep Asst Director for Systems Engineering and Evaluation, DNDO) Technical Tracks:  WMD (focus on nuclear and biological) Detection, Diagnostic and Forensic Technologies; Border and Maritime Security; Critical Infrastructure Protection; Counter IED; Disaster Response Conference Features: -Over 125 selected technical papers submitted from around the world -A Business Panel on The Commercialization of Technologies in the Homeland Security Market -An evening networking reception Sponsored By Raytheon -Exhibits and Poster Session -300 attendees from R&D, Government, Industry and Finance communities -The IEEE 125th anniversary networking reception (for all conference attendees; others-by invitation only) Visit the conference website for more information: www.ieeehomelandsecurityconference.org   Major Sponsors