2009 8th Annual Minnesota Symposium on Terrorism and Emergency Preparedness (M-STEP): Living In a World with Terror

Online: http://m-step.com/

The 2009 8th Annual Minnesota Symposium on Terrorism and Emergency Preparedness (M-STEP): Living In a World with Terror is hosted by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Hennepin Technical College on November 17 and 18, 2009, in Brooklyn Park, MN.

The conference is open to all individuals interested in making their communities safer, stronger, and better prepared for any type of hazard. The conference brings together high-level government and security experts that share strategies and insights on preparing for the unexpected. Registration is capped at approximately 500 participants to include Federal agency personnel, state and local elected officials, education and school personnel, emergency management professionals, military personnel, law enforcement and fire services, public health and emergency medical services, non-governmental organizations, private business and industry.

This annual conference brings together security professionals, law enforcement officials and government representatives, who plan, manage and/or respond to threats posed by terrorism. The conference will address the latest, most sophisticated terrorist and other unconventional threats. It is a ‘must’ for everyone concerned with the safety of their most valuable resource—their personnel.

The conference features over 25 in-depth presentations and 27 topic expert speakers providing the latest updates and best practices on preparedness from across the nation and selected foreign countries. Attendees share best practices on collaborative emergency planning, discussed preparedness outreach and education for targeted populations, learned innovative approaches to preparedness, hear updates on Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/FEMA initiatives, obtained updates on findings from preparedness research, networked with other participants, and much more.

Pandemics, improvised explosive devices, “homegrown” radical terrorists, cyber attacks and identity theft are a few of the topics to be explored.

Scheduled speakers and instructors include
Keynote Session – The Resilient Homeland: How to Prepare for, Prevent, and Withstand Terrorist Attacks
Keynote Speaker - Professor Amos Guiora, SJ

Keynote Session – Terrorist Attack Tactics and Techniques
Keynote Speaker - Howard Linett, Esq., was a member of the Suicide/Homicide Bomber Tactical Analysis Focus Group of the National Terrorism Preparedness Institute (NTPI), U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Technical Support Working Group, (TSWG) U.S. Department of Defense. He is a Sergeant-Major and sniper instructor in the Israeli Police (volunteer) Civil Guard and a veteran of the Israeli Defense Forces Combat Engineers.

Keynote Session – Virginia Tech Crisis Management - “Lessons Learned,”
Keynote Speaker - James W. Satterfield, President/Chief Operating Officer Co-Founder

Keynote Session – Living with Terrorism
Keynote Speaker - John Sulka is a nationally recognized fire training professional who has been a featured presenter at the Firehouse Expo in Baltimore, the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) in Indianapolis, the Fire Department Institute (FDNY) and the NY Firefighters Burn Center seminar Program, to just name a few. Chief Sulka is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine, and also writes articles for Fire Engineering, WNYF, and Size-up Magazines. He was also the recipient of the “2001 Training Achievement Award” at the 2001 Fire Department Instructors Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Please check http://m-step.com/ for full program content.