Homeland
Security Conference
February
19, 2002 - 8:00 AM-12: 30 PM
TECHNOLOGY
AGAINST TERRORISM:
A Conference for Businesses with Counter-Terrorism
And Homeland Security Technologies and Products
- DOES
YOUR FIRM PRODUCE A PRODUCT RELATED TO COUNTER-TERRORISM
OR HOMELAND SECURITY?
- ARE
YOU INTERESTED IN IMPROVING YOUR RELATIONSHIPS TO KEY
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR DECISION-MAKERS?
- WOULD
YOU LIKE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PROCUREMENT AND PURCHASING
PROCESS?
- DO
YOU HAVE IDEAS FOR HOW THE GOVERNMENT AND DEFENSE PROCUREMENT
PROCESS CAN BE IMPROVED?
If so,
you are urged to attend a conference for Southern California
companies that produce technologies or services that can
be used in counter-terrorism, homeland security or emergency
response. There is no charge to attend, but you must RSVP
to
(RSVP@southbaypartnership.com) in order to be admitted.
Panels
feature executives and decision-makers from Federal, state
and local agencies and large government contractors - responsible
for procuring and purchasing products and services that
government agencies use for counter-terrorism, homeland
security or emergency response.
Government
entities expected to participate include:
The Department of Defense, DARPA, In-Q-Tel (the CIA's venture
capital fund),
The State of California, The County of Los Angeles.
In addition,
a panel of selected small and medium-sized businesses will
present their products and experiences as vendors and contractors.
Finally,
policymakers and key executives will discuss ways of improving
the process of interaction between the public and private
sectors.
CONGRESSWOMAN
JANE HARMAN, RANKING MEMBER ON THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON
TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY WILL GIVE AN OPENING KEYNOTE
AND LEAD THE POLICY DISCUSSION.
The
conference features an "expo" of selected products,
services and technologies related to counter-terrorism,
homeland security or emergency response. If you are interested
in participating in this expo, you MUST email a description
of your product and company by C.O.B. Friday, February 8
to EXPO@southbaypartnership.com <mailto: EXPO@southbaypartnership.com>.
We will
accommodate as many qualifying requests as possible.
WHAT:
Technology and Homeland Security Conference
TECHNOLOGY AGAINST TERRORISM
WHEN:
February 19, 2002 - 8:00 AM-12: 30 PM
WHERE:
University Hall, Loyola Marymount University,
One LMU Drive, Westchester (Los Angeles), California
WHO
WILL BE THERE: Procurement and purchasing managers and
executives from
Federal, state and local governments, and large defense
contractors.
WHO
SHOULD PARTICIPATE: Companies with technologies related
to counter-terrorism and homeland security interested in
better information and stronger relationships with procurement
and purchasing managers.
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