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National Security and Intelligence Meeting to Be Held at Embry-Riddle

Prescott, Ariz., Nov. 3, 2009 -- A panel of some of the nation’s leading experts in security and intelligence will discuss “Challenges for Homeland Security in the 21st Century” at a daylong meeting Nov. 5 at Embry-Riddle’s campus in Prescott, Ariz. The gathering is the fifth annual National Security and Intelligence Symposium, which is organized and hosted by the Global Security and Intelligence Studies (GSIS) Department at the campus.

The experts will provide commentary on national and Arizona state border security issues, followed by a question-and-answer period with the audience. Representatives from the American Society for Industrial Security, Federal Homeland Security Department, FBI, Sky Harbor Airport, Arizona Public Service, Arizona Counterterrorism Center, Phoenix School of Law, the FBI’s Directorate of Intelligence /Domestic Intelligence Information Center will join faculty members from Embry-Riddle’s GSIS program as panelists.

Embry-Riddle’s GSIS program develops security and intelligence professionals with broad knowledge in security, intelligence, emergency management, and global interrelationships in politics, economics, social thought and social change, culture, science and technology, military affairs, public health, and cyber security. To learn more visit: http://prescott.erau.edu/degrees/undergraduate/global-security-intelligence-studies/index.html.

AGENDA

8:40-8:45 a.m.
Welcome by Frank Ayers, Executive Vice President, Embry-Riddle, Prescott campus

8:50-8:55 a.m.
Symposium Introduction by Richard Bloom, Chief Academic Officer, Embry-Riddle, Prescott campus

9-10:15 a.m.
Panel 1: Private and Public Partnerships in Protecting the Homeland
Panelists: Special Agent Paul Schaff, FBI; Randy Parsons, federal security director, Sky Harbor Airport; Robert Parrish, director of security, Arizona Public Service; Daniel Hattis, legislative assistant, Office of Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick

10:30-11:45 a.m.
Panel 2: Cooperative Intelligence in Defense of the Homeland
Panelists: Special Agent Steven R. Hooper and Mark Gygi, FBI Directorate of Intelligence/Domestic Intelligence Collection Program; Detective C.J. Wren, Arizona Counterterrorism Information Center

Noon-1 p.m.
Panel 3: Homeland Security and the Law
Panelists: Murray Henner, professor of global studies, Embry-Riddle; Michael P. O’Connor, professor, Phoenix School of Law; Celia Rumann, professor, Phoenix School of Law

2:15-3 p.m.
Pakistan: A U.S. Security Dilemma
Speaker: Phil Jones, professor and department chair, Global Security and Intelligence Studies, Embry-Riddle

The symposium is free and open to the public.

To learn more about the event, contact Bob Baker, associate professor of Global Security and Intelligence Studies, at (928) 777-3938 or robert.w.baker@erau.edu.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world's largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more than 30 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering. Embry-Riddle educates students at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through the Worldwide Campus at more than 130 campus centers in the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Middle East, and through online learning. For more information, visit www.embryriddle.edu.