Conferences

Conferences form a critical component of the University's Outreach mission. They provide a venue for the dissemination of faculty research, opportunities to bring experts together to develop new knowledge and applications, and provide the opportunity to network with and learn from the best in a wide variety of fields. While Penn State offers more than 300 programs via conferences annually, the following have sections that are particularly relevant to issues of homeland security:

Date	Conference	Location
Feb 23-26, 2009	Homeland Security S&T Stakeholders Conference – West	Bellevue, WA
Feb 25-26, 2009	Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association HS Conference	Washington, DC
March 3-5, 2009	32nd Annual Airport Conference	Hershey, PA
March 9-12, 2009	Preparing Law Enforcement for Threats to National Security	San Antonio, TX
March 11-12, 2009	GovSec and Law	Washington, DC
March 12-13, 2009	3rd Annual Homeland Defense and Security Education Summit	George Washington University
March 19-21, 2009	Homeland Security Innovation Conference	Charleston, SC
March 24, 2009	Asymmetrical Warfare Symposium	Ft. Myers, VA
April 4-8, 2009	Integrated Medical, Public Health, Preparedness, and Response Training Summit	Dallas, TX
April 7-9, 2009	Risk Analysis of Complex Systems	Santa Fe, NM
April 19-22, 2009	Geospatial Infrastructure Solutions Conference	Tampa, FL
April 21-23, 2009	Science & Engineering Technology Conference	Charleston, SC
April 27-29, 2009	Simulation and Virtual Reality for Defense	Orlando, FL
May 2-6, 2009	Fire-Rescue Med 2009	Las Vegas, NV
May 11-13, 2009	IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security	Waltham, MA
Aug 9-12, 2009	National Conference on Community Preparedness	Arlington, VA
Nov 9, 2009	National Homeland Defense Symposium	Colorado Springs, CO