Homeland Security Watch

Below is a list of homeland security policy events in the DC area next week (as well as the occasional listing outside of DC). Please note that many events require prior invitations and/or RSVPs.

10/16-10/17: IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence for Homeland Security and Personal Safety. Radisson Hotel Old Town Alexandria, 901 N. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA.
10/16: National Academy of Engineering symposium on “Engineering for the Threat of Natural Disaster.” 2101 Constitution Ave NW, 9:30am.
10/16: Heritage Foundation event on “The Maritime Transportation System: Security for International Commerce.” 214 Massachusetts Ave NE, 10am.
10/16: Sec. Chertoff speaks at the “other” HLS (Harvard Law School). Cambridge, MA, 5pm.
10/18: Contingency Planning Exchange DC chapter event on “Crisis Management: Past and Future.” McKenna Long & Aldridge, 1900 K St NW, DC.
10/18: GWU Elliott School event on “Southeast Asia’s Scorecard in Combating Terrorism.” 1957 E St NW, Suite 503. 12:30pm.
10/18: Hudson Institute book discussion of “Counterterrorism Strategies: Successes and Failures of Six Nations” with editor Yonah Alexander et al. 1015 15th St. NW, 6th Floor, 4pm.
10/19-10/20: Maritime Security conference sponsored by Technology Training Corporation. Crowne Plaza National Airport, Arlington, VA.
10/19: Brookings Institution briefing on “Assessing the Impact of Pandemic Flu.” 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, 10:30am.

(Please e-mail me if you have suggestions about additions to this list for this week, or future weeks).