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First Annual DHS University Network
Summit
on Research and Education
Sponsored by:
The Office of University Programs
Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
DHS University Programs will hold its first annual DHS University Network Summit on Research and Education. This conference is open to homeland security officials, professionals, researchers, educators and students, as well as other interested parties in government, academia and industry.
| Date: | March 15-16, 2007 |
| Location: | L’Enfant Plaza Hotel |
The Summit will include presentations and discussions on the university-based Centers of Excellence research areas including:
- Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events
- Security of Agriculture and the Food System
- Studies of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism
- Preparedness and Catastrophic Event Response
- Information Analysis and Visualization
- Advances in Microbial Risk Assessment
DHS officials will also be on hand to discuss research and education needs in the key Divisions of the Science and Technology Directorate:
- Explosives
- Chemical and Biological
- Command, Control and Interoperability
- Borders and Maritime Security
- Human Factors
- Infrastructure and Geophysical
To register please visit our registration page.
This Summit will be a major event leading up to the 2007 Homeland Security Science and Technology Stakeholders Conference, set for May 21-24, 2007, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.
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Photos used with the permission of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Student photos shown in the header are Copyright John Consoli, University of Maryland.