TO: VULN-DEVat_private Homeland Defense and Homeland Security in the 21st Century Regional, State and Local Strategies Homeland Defense Training Conference *** Includes special Grants Workshop and briefings by the new DoD Northern Command -- See below for details *** Colorado Springs, Colorado Three-day Training Conference and Grants Workshop Tuesday – Wednesday – Thursday * January 14, 15, 16, 2003 The Broadmoor Conference Center Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906 Hotel reservations and Information (800) 634-7711 (Special room rates have been established for conference attendees. When you call to make your reservation, register using the following code: HDJ03.) *** Call our Events Hotline at 703-807-2027 to learn how to register on-line and see updated speaker list *** ****** If your company has a product or service directed at the Homeland Defense Community, then this is the conference you should attend and exhibit at. Eaarly registrations indicate strong attendance by state and local emergency management leaders from the Western states. The new Northern Command will be in strong attendance. If yourf company sells products or services that will be purchased using grant funds, then you will not want to miss the Grants Workshop ******* About this conference This administration will direct billions of dollars through federal and state agencies with the goal of improving America’s ability to detect, respond, recover and reconstitute from terrorist attacks. Many of these improvements will directly assist state and local leaders as they also respond to national disasters and major industrial accidents. Funding will include pending funds from the First Responder Initiative now before congress. This $3.5 billion dollar initiative will be focused at state and local needs for communications, emergency medical and first responders. America’s 3,000 counties and 18,000 cities all have varying needs and requirements based on infrastructure and threat. An important element of planning is the development of regional agreements thus saving valuable resources by developing joint support agreements and response plans. This conference will examine the development of strategies, requirements, solutions and plans at the regional, state and local levels. Federal agency support programs will also be examined. Other topics include: * Report on federal and state grants to support homeland defense initiatives * Grants workshop with tips, tools, lessons-learned * Briefings by Northern Command on roles, mission and requirements * Report from Capital Hill on pending legislation, funding and new programs * Federal agency reports on roles at regional, state and local levels Who Should Attend * Regional, state and local emergency management executives and senior staff * Federal and DoD managers with an assigned mission in homeland defense * Industry executives with products and services that support homeland defense * Trainers and instructors in emergency response * State and local grants staff interested in updating their understanding of available grants and grants application techniques Speakers Include: * Rear Admiral Daniel H. Stone, United States Navy, Director of J4 Logistics and Engineering for North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM) * Dennisses Valdes, Deputy Director, Environmental Response Team (ERT) West, EPA * Dr. Ron Sega - Director, Defense Research & Engineering (DDR&E) (invited) * Dr. Charles Benight, Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs * Jeff Goldberg EMT-P, Emergency Management Advisor to the Director of Integrated Support Services, Library of Congress * Eric Mason - Supervisory Special Agent, CALEA Implementation Section, FBI * William E. Ayen Ph.D., Director, Network, Information, and Space Security Center (NISSC), University of Colorado * Robert E. Roberts, Regional Administrator, EPA * Valerie McNevin, Chief Information Security Officer and Privacy for the State of Colorado, State of Colorado Office of CIO for Info Security * LTC Frederick Hoon, Commander, 8th Weapons of Mass Destruction - Civil Support Team (WMD/CST) * Lyn McCall, COO, Will Interactive Inc * Speaker TBD, Colorado Department of Public Safety * Speaker TBD, Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) DOD (Invited) * Montana - Office of Emergency Management (Invited) Grants Workshop Speakers * Michael Paddock , President, Grants Office LLC. (Mr. Paddock will chair the Grants Workshop) * Stephen M. Sorett, Attorney at Law, Reed Smith, Washington, D.C. (Nationally recognized Grants law expert) * Christopher L. Rissetto, Partner, Reed Smith, Washington, D.C. (Nationally recognized Grants law expert) * Mary Beth Enggren, NASASP (National Association of State Agencies for Surplus Properties) * FEMA - First Responder Grants -$3.6 Billion (Name to be provided) Special Exhibit and Sponsor Opportunities Available. Call Cara Lombardi at 703-807-2743 for more information *** Call our Events Hotline at 703-807-2027 to learn how to register on-line and see updated speaker list *** Homeland Defense Training Conference Agenda Day One * 14 January 2003 Afternoon: Registration and check in Evening: Networking reception at the Broadmoor Hotel Day Two All day: Briefings by federal, state and local emergency management executives on plans, requirements, challenges and needs. Day Three Morning: Briefings by federal, state and local emergency management executives on plans, requirements, challenges and needs. Grants Workshop. Afternoon: Networking, check-out Special Grants Workshop During the three-day conference a workshop will be presented by the Colorado Springs Economic Development Corporation, the Homeland Defense Journal, Grants Office and the law firm of ReedSmith. This three-hour workshop will guide attendees through the maze of federal grants, provide tips and tools for preparing your grants and a proprietary database of over 160 federal, state and private grants for homeland defense and homeland security. Two distinguished legal experts in Grants law will walk the attendees through post award requirements for audit and compliance. No state, city or county grants manager should miss this important session. If your company has a product or service that will likely be purchased with grants funds, you should attend this very important workshop. Sponsor Exhibit Area A limited number of sponsor exhibits will be available for networking and information exchange. These exhibits will focus on industry and government agency solutions for homeland defense related products and services. Major corporations and Colorado small business will be featured. Exhibits, case studies and demonstrations will provide the attendee with a wide range of product and solutions information. Sponsors * Colorado Springs Economic Development Corporation * Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce * Homeland Defense Journal * University of Colorado * XAWare, Inc. * Disaster Recovery Institute International * Contingency Planning and Management Online * Grants Office, LLC * ReedSmith, LLC * INPUT * Colorado Space Enterprise (Formerly Colorado Space Council) Registration Information Corporate/Industry $795 Government $345 Small business (less than 100 employees) $495 University of Colorado Staff $295 Includes meals, reception, conference, proceedings binder, Grants training, Grants database researched and compiled by Market*Access. This database retails for $295.00 and is provided to each attendee at the training course for Grants. *** Call our Events Hotline at 703-807-2027 to learn how to register on-line and see updated speaker list *** __________________________________________________________________________ Homeland Defense and Homeland Security in the 21st Century January 14-16, 2003 Registration Form (Use additional pages as needed for multiple employees) Attendee Name: Title: Company/Agency: Company/Agency Web site: Address: City: State: Zip Code: Email: Telephone: Fax: Note: Payment requested in advance. Please check one of the following as your form of payment: [ ] Check Make checks payable to: Market*Access International Send to: Market*Access, 4301 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1003, Arlington VA 22203 [ ] VISA [ ] MasterCard [ ] American Express Account Number: ___________________________Exp. Date___________________ Cardholder Name: ______________________________________________________ Signature (required) or telephone order _______________________________________ Pre-Registration Fee: Industry: $795 Government: $345 Small Business (100 employees or fewer): $495 University of Colorado Staff: $295 Additional Information can be obtained by calling our EVENTS HOTLINE at 703-807-2027. Registration and Information: Call Parrish S. Knight (703) 807-2748 Fax this form to 703-807-2728. Thank you. This business communication was sent to you to inform you of a training conference for homeland security. If you wish to be REMOVED from this communication, please place REMOVE in the SUBJECT line and REPLY to this message. We do NOT wish to send you emails that you are not interested in receiving. 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