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Homeland Security S&T Stakeholders Conference West
"Putting First Responders First"
14 - 16 January 2008
Los Angeles, CA
Monday, January 14, 2008
Plenary Session Day 1
Secure Against Fires & Embers (SAFE)
- Christopher Doyle, Director Infrastructure Geophysical Division Science and Technology Directorate Department of Homeland Security
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Plenary Session Day 2
The DHS Science & Technology Directorate Jay M. Cohen, Under Secretary, Science and Technology, DHS
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S&T Directorate Division Heads Panel
- Mr. Jim Tuttle, Explosives Division
- Dr. Beth George, Chemical & Biological Division (Acting)
- Dr. David Boyd, Command, Control & Interoperability Division
- CAPT David Newton, USCG, Borders & Maritime Security Division (Acting)
- Dr. Sharla Rausch, Human Factors Division
- Mr. Christopher Doyle, Infrastructure & Geophysical Division
T&E and Standards
- Mr. George Ryan, Director, Test & Evaluation and Standards, S&T Directorate, DHS
- Mr. Robert Hooks, Director of Transition
- Mr. Roger McGinnis, Director of Innovation / HSARPA
- Dr. Starnes Walker, Director of Research
Basic Research to Enable a Safer Nation
- Mr. Bryan Roberts, Program Manager and Economist, University Programs, S&T Directorate, DHS
- Mr. James Johnson, Director, Office of National Laboratories, S&T Directorate, DHS
Los Angeles Regional Common Operational Picture Program (LARCOPP)
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Plenary Session Day 3
International Perspectives on S&T Research for Homeland Security
Sweden:
- Mr. Ivar Rönnböck Deputy Director-General, Swedish Rescue Services Agency
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- Mr. Richard Earland, Chief Information Officer, National Police Improvement Agency, United Kingdom
Interagency Partnerships in S&T Research for Homeland Security
Panelist:
- CAPT Paul Wiedenhoeft, USCG, Sector Commander/Captain of the Port, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles - Long Beach
- Mr. Mark Denari, Director, Aviation Security & Public Safety, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
- Mr. Daniel Hartwig, Manager of Security Programs, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), San Francisco
Monday, January 14, 2008
Pre-Conference Training Workshop
Training Session 3: Better Security via Randomization: A Game Theoretic Approach and its Operationalization at the Los Angeles International Airport
- Dr. Milind Tambe, Professor of Computer Science, USC
Training Session 4: Risk Communications and Public Warnings:Briefout from the July workshop
Moderator:
Training Session 5: Scholars in Homeland Security
Training Session 7: ALLHAZ Providing a Common Operating Picture for Emergency Management
- Elizabeth J. Matlack, Director National Center for Biodefense Communications
Training Session 8: Small and Disadvantaged Business Opportunities
- Ms. Phyllis Miriashtiani , Small Business Advocate Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Office of Procurement Operations, DHS
Training Session 9: Things to Remember When Doing Business in (H)omeland (S)ecurity
- Mr. David Olive, Olive Edwards & Cooper, LLC
- Mr. Rich Cooper, Olive, Edwards & Cooper, LLC
- David McWhorter, Olive, Edwards & Cooper, LLC
Training Session 10: Interoperability Training: An Introduction to Specific Tools for Communications Interoperability Improvement
- Luke Klein-Berndt, CTO, CCI, DHS S&T (confirmed)
Training Session 15: Current Science & Technology Business Opportunities
- Ms. Wanda Armwood, Associate Director Office of Procurement Operations
- Office of Procurement Operations
Training Session 16: What the Homeland Security Institute Is and Does
- Grants to Fund Your Homeland Security Projects, Michael Paddock, CEO, Grants Office LLC
Training Session 17: Federated Simulation Based Training, Exercise, and Lessons Learned
- Jalal Mapar, Program Manager, IGD, DHS S&T
Training Session 18: Crisis Communication 3 State Model Systems & Gaps
- Mr. Chris Logan, National, Governors Association, Program, Director for Homeland Security
Training Session 19: Explosive Detection Technology: What Do First Responders Really Want?
Part 1
- Dr. Susan Hallowell, Director, TSL
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Detection Technologies Primer, David Hernandez, Transportation Security Laboratory, S&T Directorate, US Department of Homeland Security
Training Session 21: Workforce Development at the Frontier of DHS: Relevant Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Moderator: Tom Kowalczyk, Office of University programs, DHS S&T
Panelist:
- Dr. Mike Zyda, Director of GamePipe Lab USC (ppt)
- Dr. Isaac Maya, Research Director CREATE, USC
- Mr. Adam Jascoff, NIST, Dept. of Commerce
- Ms. Cindy Randall, FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
Universal Detection Technology "Using the TS-10-5 Biothreat Detection Kit"
Training Session 22: 10 Reasons Why You Should Partner with DHS S&T
- Dr. Tom Cellucci, Chief Commercialization Officer DHS S&T Directorate
Training Session 28: SBIR Tutorial
- Ms. Lisa Sobolewski, DHS S&T
Training Session 29: Next Generation Tech Transfer: Incubation, Rapid Prototyping, Tech Scouting
- Mr. Roger London
- Next Generation Technology Transfer, Kelsey Kohler, Executive Director, Watervliet Innovation Center
Training Session 30: The Future of Wireless and First Responders
- Mr. Juan Deaton, Critical Infrastructure Protection Idaho National Laboratory
Training Session 32: National Trends in Homeland Security Education
- Mr. Eric Frost, Co-Director, Homeland Security Master's Program, San Diego State University
- Dr. Stanley Supinski, Director of Partnership Programs Naval Postgraduate School
- Dr. Tracy DeWitt, Professor University of Arkansas
- Dr. Hilda Blanco, University of Washington
Training Session 37: Preparing First Responders for Food Systems Disasters
- Jerry Gillespie, DVM, PhD Director, Western Institute for Food Safety and Security
Training Session 39: Technology Adoption & Innovation 1
- Dr. Neal Thornberry, Innovation Chair Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, Naval Postgraduate School
Training Session 41: TechSolutions: Solutions for First Responders
- Greg Price, Director, TechSolutions DHS S&T
Training Session 42: The SAFETY Act
- Ms. Sylvia Cabrera, Office of SAFETY Act Implementation, S&T Directorate, DHS
Training Session 44: GIS Response to the 2007 San Diego Wildfires
- Paul Hardwick, GIS Project Manager, Center for Homeland Security, SDSU Research Foundation
Training Session 45: Science As Diplomacy
Panelist:
- Dr. Mayya Tokman, Professor of Applied Mathematics, University of California Merced
- Mr. Andy Perkins, Science & Innovation Officer British Consulate-General Los Angeles, CA
- Terry O'Sullivan, PhD, Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE), University of Southern California
Training Session 48: How Real-Time Video Distribution Changes Homeland Security Mission Profiles
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Science & Technology Breakout Sessions
Breakout 1: TechSolutions: Solutions for First Responders
- Mr. Greg Price, Director, TechSolutions
Training Session 2: Who You Gonna Call?
Panelist:
Homeland Security Institute Overview
Breakout 3: Advanced Technologies for First Responders and Incident Management Teams
- Jalal Mapar, Program Manager DHS S&T
Breakout 5: Use of Modeling & Simulation for California's Golden Guardian Exercise 07
- Michael Mercer, Associate Program Manager Systems Solutions Group, Lawrence Livermore National, Laboratory
Breakout 6: Innovation at the Edge - Accelerating University and National Lab Research to First/Early Responders
Panelist:
- Dr. William Pottenger, Research Professor, Rutgers University
- Ms. Carol Maresca, Deputy Superintendent of Police/Deputy Director, Public Safety Department,NY&NJ Port Authority
Breakout 7: Managing the Cultural Change When a Common Operational Picture Platform is Implemented
- Mr. Wayne Tolosa, President and CEO, Future Concepts I.S., Inc.
Breakout 8: FirstResponder.gov
- Sonja Rodriguez, Director Tech Clearinghouse Science and Technology Directorate
Breakout 9: Critical Infrastructure Inspection Management System Working in Maryland
Moderator:
- Herb Engle, Program Manager, DHS S&T
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Science & Technology Breakout Sessions
Breakout 15: Chemical and Biological Division A
- Anne Hultgren, PhD, Program Manager Chem Bio R&D BBranch
Breakout 16: Borders and Maritime Security Division
Breakout 17: Explosives Division A Explosives Division: Counter-IED Program and the First Responder
- Joe Foster, Program Manager Explosives Division S&T Directorate, DHS
Breakout 18: IPT Process: Methods and Results
- Mr. Bob Hooks, Director of Transition, S&T Directorate
Breakout 20: S&T Pilot Programs in California: A User Perspective
- Steve Weiss, Five-Year NIMS Training Plan: An Example of an HSI Task
Breakout 21: International B: Sweden RAKEL Sweden's new shared digital radio communication system for emergency management
- Mr. Stefan Kvarnerås, Swedish Emergency Management Agency
- Mr. Anders Åkeson, SAAB, EADS and Eltel Consortium
Breakout 23: Mission and Goals of the Human Factors Division: Social-Behavioral Threat Analysis
- Sharla Rausch, Ph.D., Division Head, Human Factors Division: Social-Behavioral Threat Analysis
Breakout 24: Explosives Division B Response/Render Safe— Developing Future Requirements for the First Responder
- Mr. Joe Foster, Program Manager Explosives Division S&T Directorate, DHS
- Kelly Bray, Explosives Division S&T Directorate, DHS
Breakout 27: S&T Laboratories A: Environmental Measurements Laboratory Support to State & Local First Responders
- Dr. Adam Hutter, Director, EML
- Mr. Lawrence Ruth, Director, Systems Division, EML
Breakout 28: International C: United Kingdom National Police Improvement Agency
- Mr. Richard Earland, Chief Information Officer, National Police Improvement Agency
Breakout 29: Command, Control & Interoperability Division RDT&E for Emergency Responders
Panelist:
- Chief Charles Werner, Charlottesville, VA Fire Department
- Mr. Dereck Orr, Program Manager for Public Safety Communication Standards, Office of Law Enforcement, Standards National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Dr. Carolyn Ford, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, National Telecommunications and Information Administration
- Angela M. Ervin, Ph.D. Program Manager Chem Bio R&D Branch ChemBioR&DBran, Science and Technology Directorate Department of Homeland Security
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Breakout 30: Mission and Goals of the Human Factors Division: Human-Systems Research and Engineering
- Human-Systems Research and Engineering/Biometrics Sharla Rausch, Ph.D., Division Head, Human Factors Division
- Overview Sharla Rausch, Ph.D., Division Head S&T, Human Factors Division
Breakout 33: Technology Clearing House
- Ms. Sonja Rodriguez, Director, Tech Clearinghouse, DHS S&T
Breakout 34: The Transportation Security Laboratory
- Dr. Susan Hallowell, Director, TSL