"First Responder Frontiers: Enabling First Responders Today and Tomorrow"

Early registration ends on January 19, 2009, so make you registration today at www.ndia.org/meetings/9690!

The 2009 Homeland Security S&T Stakeholders Conference West takes place February 23-26 in the Meydenbauer Convention Center in Bellevue, Washington, presented by the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) with subject matter support provided by the Science & Technology (S&T) Directorate of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The theme for the conference is “First Responder Frontiers: Enabling First Responders Today and Tomorrow.”

The S&T Directorate is the gateway into DHS for innovative ideas and technologies from the private sector and academia that support the homeland security mission at the national, state, and local levels. The purpose of the conference is to inform First Responders (Federal, state, and local), state and local governments, industry, and academia of the direction, emphasis, scope, and status of the research investments by the S&T Directorate, and to describe the business opportunities for private sector organizations and universities, in the United States and around the world.

Keynote speakers will include the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology, leaders in the First Responder community, and officials from government, academic, and private sector organizations partnering with S&T in science & technology research. The event will have a significant international component. Conference attendees will hear from the S&T Directorate’s Directors, who will describe their areas of responsibility, and highlight key deliverables and technologies.

Register now at http://www.ndia.org/meetings/9690. At this site, you can register online or download and copy of the registration form for faxing or mailing.

Agenda:
The agenda and conference brochure can be found at our website at http://www.ndia.org/meetings/9690.

Questions: If you have questions or concerns, contact Tia Pitt at tpitt@ndia.org (or reply to this message) or call (703)247-9467.

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