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In A Moment's Notice: Surge Capacity for Terrorist Bombings

Featuring Daniel J. Kaniewski
June 16-17, 2009
Washington, DC
Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Emergency Physicians

Explosive devices and high-velocity firearms are the terrorists’ weapons of choice. The devastation wrought in other countries, demonstrates the impact that can be achieved by detonating explosives among densely packed civilians. In an instant, an explosion can wreak havoc—producing numerous casualties with complex, technically challenging injuries not commonly seen after natural disasters such as floods, tornadoes, or hurricanes. Because many patients self-evacuate after a terrorist attack, and prehospital care may be difficult to coordinate, hospitals near the scene can expect to receive a large influx—or surge—of victims after a terrorist strike. This rapid surge of victims typically occurs within minutes, exemplified by the Madrid bombings where the closest hospital received 272 patients in 2.5 hours. In addition, injuries to workers involved in recovery procedures can lead to a secondary wave in surge. More

A Tale of Our Cities: Planning for Interdisciplinary Response to Terrorist Use of Explosives Events: Boston

Featuring Daniel J. Kaniewski
June 15-16, 2009
Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Emergency Physicians

The conference built upon the success of previous “Tale of Cities" conferences that identified and proposed solutions to fill gaps in preparing and responding to terrorist bombings. Such conferences, comprised of delegations from large cities, afford invaluable opportunities to exchange ideas and information with counterparts from other cities who have had real world experience responding to terrorist bombings. This event included senior Metro Boston officials involved in medicine, emergency management and planning who collectively discussed lessons learned, identifed gaps in Boston readiness, and proposed how to cogently plan and address identified issues.

Russia and the West - Resetting the Relationship

Featuring Frank J. Cilluffo
June 11-12, 2009
Hosted by the Aspen Institute (Germany)

The event featured expert discussion on topics such as arms control and U.S.-European security structures. Cilluffo participated on a panel entitled, “Dealing with Radical Islam and Islamist Terrorism: Joining Forces.”

Men, Money, Mindset: the Evolving States of Terrorism

Featuring Frank J. Cilluffo
May 13, 2009
Washington, DC
Moderated by the New America Foundation and hosted by The Agenda

Cilluffo participated in a panel discussion focused on the evolution of U.S. counterterrorism policy, as well as lessons learned from other states as they counter extremist ideologies, track down financial networks, and rehabilitate terrorists and their recruits.

2009 Taiwan Executive Program

Featuring Frank J. Cilluffo
May 1-7, 2009
Washington, DC
Hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies

Cilluffo joined other national security experts to discuss homeland security issues with a select group of mid-level Taiwan military and civilian defense officials.

Homeland Security and Justice Series: US Response to Terror Information Dissemination

Featuring Frank J. Cilluffo
April 30, 2009
Washington, DC
Hosted by the Government Accountability Office

The series educates GAO staff about current events and policy issues that affect the reviews of homeland security and justice programs conducted on behalf of the Congress. In this session, Cilluffo discussed recalibrating counterterrorism strategy and policy, crafting a counternarrative to extremist ideology, and the implications of the findings of Presidential Study Directive-1: Organizing for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism.

Leading Thinkers Forum

Featuring Frank J. Cilluffo
April 27, 2009
Washington, DC
Hosted by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Cilluffo joined a select group of intelligence analysts, senior think tank experts and counterterrorism officials to examine techniques for improving counterterrorism methods based on "Homegrown Terrorists in the U.S. and U.K: An Empirical Examination of the Radicalization Process, " which empirically examined the behavioral manifestations of the radicalization process of terrorists in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Homeland Security in the Obama Administration

Featuring Frank J. Cilluffo
March 12, 2009
Washington, DC
Co-hosted by HSPI, Naval Postgraduate School, Homeland Security and Defense Education Consortium Association, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Cilluffo discussed how recent events have provided the nation with a unique opportunity to rethink its strategies, yet the homeland security discipline lacks coherent doctrine to unify our strategies and tactics, as part of a guest panel discussion during the Third Annual Homeland Defense and Security Education Summit. More

Public Safety Briefing on the Future of FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security

Featuring Daniel J. Kaniewski
January 27, 2009
Washington, DC
Hosted by The Congressional Fire Services Institute

Kaniewski discussed as part of an expert panel the need for FEMA to remain a robust, core component of the Department of Homeland Security’s mission to protect the citizens and infrastructure of the nation from all manner of threats. More

Radicalization/De-radicalization: Lessons for the Next U.S. President

Featuring Frank J. Cilluffo
December 4, 2008
Washington, DC
Hosted by the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation

Cilluffo discussed successes and challenges in efforts by the United States and its partners to counter radicalization and highlighted key lessons learned for the next administration as part of an expert panel discussion. More

International Dimensions of Homeland Security

Featuring Jan P. Lane
November 20, 2008
Washington, DC
Hosted by The Consortium for Homeland Defense and Security in America (a partnership of leading defense and security think-tanks, including the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the U.S. Army War College’s Center for Strategic Leadership, The Heritage Foundation, and the Homeland Security Policy Institute),

Lane moderated a panel discussion on the need to consider and integrate the international dimension into our understanding of security for the homeland as part of the Consortium’s annual Threats at Our Threshold conference. More

Disaster Preparedness and Response: What’s Next?

Featuring Daniel J. Kaniewski
November 19, 2008
Washington, DC
Hosted by The Consortium for Homeland Defense and Security in America

Kaniewski discussed as part of an expert panel progress in building our disaster preparedness and response capabilities, as well as key questions facing the next administration as part of the Consortium’s annual Threats at Our Threshold conference. More

Meeting Complex Challenges Through National Security Reform

Featuring Frank J. Cilluffo
October 17, 2008
Washington, DC
Hosted by the Institute for National Strategic Studies at National Defense University

Cilluffo noted prospects and perspectives of reform within the intelligence community and Defense Department as part of a panel discussion. More

Workshop on Transatlantic Homeland Security

Featuring Frank J. Cilluffo
October 16, 2008
Washington, DC
Hosted by the Atlantic Council of the United States

Cilluffo discussed creating integrated transatlantic homeland security structures and strategies during the capstone sessionof the Council’s latest Intelligence Series event.

Office of the Director of National Intelligence Open Source Conference 2008

Featuring Frank J. Cilluffo
September 11, 2008
Washington, DC

Cilluffo discussed a range of open source analytical tools as part of an expert panel on “Creating Decision Advantage with Open Source.” More

The George Washington University Candlelight Vigil

Featuring Daniel J. Kaniewski
September 11, 2008
Washington, DC
The George Washington University

Kaniewski delivered the keynote address. More

National Emergency Management Association 2008 Annual Conference

Featuring Jan P. Lane
September 10, 2008

Lane presented preliminary findings and recommendations of the HSPI Presidential Transition Task Force as part of an expert panel on “Academic and Think Tank Perspectives on Administration Transition and Homeland Security Issues.” More

Counter-Terrorism and the International Community: Waxing Fatigue, Waning Commitment?

Featuring Frank J. Cilluffo
September 5, 2008
New York, NY
Hosted by the Century Foundation and Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation

Cilluffo, along with Indonesia’s ambassador to the United Nations and Deputy assistant foreign minister for counterterrorism, participated in a panel discussion exploring the political priority of counterterrorism as an international issue seven years after the World Trade Center attacks, the readiness of governments to work together – bilaterally or multilaterally – to deal with violent networks, and the obstacles to effective action both in the United Nations and among individual governments. More

2008 Fire-Rescue International Conference

Featuring Frank J. Cilluffo
August 14, 2008
Denver, CO

Within the context of a constantly revolving homeland security landscape, Cilluffo provided an update in on critical homeland security issues and terrorism threats at a briefing entitled “Where Do We Go From Here? Keeping Your Homeland-Security Efforts on Track.” More

International Crime Science Conference

Featuring Frank J. Cilluffo
July 17, 2008
London, United Kingdom

Cilluffo discussed the threat of radicalization in the U.S. and a range of preventative measures as part of a broad panel discussion on “Terrorism prevention and radicalization.” More

California Office of Homeland Security Annual Conference

Featuring Frank J. Cilluffo
May 28, 2008
Palm Desert, CA

Cilluffo delivered remarks on “Homegrown Terrorism” as part of a panel of law enforcement officials discussing “Managing the Threats of Today and Tomorrow.” More

Forum on Enhancing U.S. Partnerships and Countering Trans-National Terrorism

Featuring Frank J. Cilluffo
April 22, 2008
Washington, DC

As part of the General Accountability Office’s initiative to advance the dialogue on how partnerships can mitigate the conditions that foster transnational terrorism and to identify potential strategies for overcoming challenges faced in engaging in such partnerships, Cilluffo moderated the GAO’s Comptroller General’s Forum. More

Future Trends in Terrorism

Featuring Frank J. Cilluffo
April 11, 2008
Los Angeles, CA

Cilluffo participated on an expert panel on as part of the Los Angeles Joint Regional Intelligence Center annual symposium on intelligence and counter-terrorism hosted by Los Angeles Police Chief Bratton, L.A. County Sheriff Baca and the FBI.

South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Conference and Festival

Featuring Frank J. Cilluffo
March 8, 2008
Austin, TX

Cilluffo discussed “Online Extremism - And the Muslims Who Fight It” as part of a panel symposium with Muslim activists and Department of Homeland Security civil rights officials. More

Building Strategic Concepts for the Intelligence Enterprise

Featuring Frank J. Cilluffo
January 25, 2008
Arlington, VA
Sponsored by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Cilluffo was featured as a guest speaker on “Deepdive on New Methods for a New Threat” as part of a multi-day conference. More