Boston to host anti-terrorism research and development collaboration meeting

More than 500 research scientists and engineers working in government, the private sector, and the academic community will present their innovative work to make the US nation safer at the conference, “Working Together: R&D Partnerships in Homeland Security.” The conference, sponsored by Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), will be held between April 27th-28th, 2005, at the Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center in Boston, Mass.

The conference features 30 technical and four poster sessions on research and development advances to better understand, counter and respond to high-consequence chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosives and cyber terrorist threats.

Governor Mitt Romney will officially open the conference. Keynote speakers include Under Secretary for Science and Technology Chuck McQueary; Assistant Secretary Parney Albright; and Eric Mazur, Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics at Harvard University.

Pre-conference events scheduled for April 26th include a presentation and discussion of S&T’s solicitation process for research and development, a briefing on the National Response Plan, and a workshop showcasing the Department’s university-based Homeland Security Centers of Excellence.

www.homelandsecurityresearchconference.org

•Date: 8th April 2005 • Region: N.America •Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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