Symposium VI

The theme for this year’s leading public forum on homeland defense and security has been set.

“Securing our Homelands Through International Collaboration; Neighbors Helping Neighbors” will include presentations from the US, Canada, Mexico, Australia, and other nations.  Symposium VI will take place from October 28-30, 2008 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO.

Topics include:

Foreign and Domestic Collaboration on Homeland Security and Defense

Intelligence Sharing at Home and Abroad

Building Civil-Military Cooperation

Coordinating International Disaster Response

Active Warfare in Cyber Space  

Respecting Cultural Differences

Partial List of Presenters:

• General Gene Renuart, Commander, NORAD/USNORTHCOM
• Robert Stephan, Assistant Secretary of Infrastructure Protection, DHS
• Bret Stephens, Author of "Global View", appearing weekly in The Wall Street Journal
• CAPT James Terbush, USN, Command Surgeon, NORTHCOM
• LtGen Robert Elder, USAF, Commander, 8th Air Force
• Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Simon Wiesenthal Institute
• Tony Pearce, Director General, Emergency Management, Australia
• BG Mike Aguilar, USMC (ret.), Federal Security Director, TSA, San Diego Airport

Watch this space for updates on speakers and special events, to reserve exhibit space, and to register to attend Symposium VI.