Homeland Security Science & Technology Stakeholders Conference
May 21–24, 2007
Presented by the National Defense Industrial Association with technical assistance from the Homeland Security Department’s Science & Technology Directorate.
Held in Washington, DC, to inform the private sector, academia, and government at all levels of the direction, emphasis, and scope of the directorate’s research investments.
Available presentations
Pre-Conference Training Workshop
Doing Business with DHS S&T—Soraya Correa, Director, Office of Procurement Operations
Small and Disadvantaged Business Opportunities—Dan Sturdivant, Assistant to the Director for Outreach, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
DHS Research & Research Related Grants—Director, Grants and Financial Assistance Division, Office of Procurement Operations, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer
Open Communications and Soliciting to Public and Private Entities—Margo Graves, Team Lead/Contracting Officer, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Office of Procurement Operations
Unsolicited Proposal Process—Wanda Armwood, Associate Director/Contracting Officer, Office of Procurement Operations
Intellectual Property Considerations—Bob Webb, Office of the General Counsel
TechSolutions Training—Greg Price, Director, TechSolutions Transition, Rapid Technology Insertion
Plenary Sessions
A World in Change—Jay Cohen, Under Secretary of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Directorate
Borders and Maritime Security Division—David Newton, Acting Director, Border and Maritime Security Division
Overview of S&T Laboratory Infrastructure—Jamie Johnson, Director, Office of National Laboratories
Human Factors Division Overview—Sharla Rausch, Human Factors Division Head
Infrastructure and Geophysical Division—Chris Doyle, Acting Head, Infrastructure and Geophysical Division
DHS University Programs—Matthew Clark, Director, Office of University Programs
S&T Portfolio Director’s Panel—Robert Hooks, Director of Transition; Roger D. McGinnis, Sr., Director of Innovation; Starnes Walker, Director of Research
Explosives Division Overview—Jim Tuttle, Explosives Division Head
HITS and HIPS Overview—Rolf Dietrich, Director of Homeworks and Deputy Director of Innovation/Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency
Breakout Sessions
Borders and Maritime Security Division—David Newton, Acting Director, Border and Maritime Security Division
Explosives Research—Douglas Bauer, Explosives Research Program Manager, Explosives Division
Biometrics Program Overview—Thomas Coty, Biometrics Program Manager, Human Factors Division
Human Factors in Technology Development and Testing—Joshua Rubinstein, Human Factors Program Lead, Transportation Security Laboratory
Human-Systems Research and Engineering—Sharla Rausch, Human Factors Division Head
Explosives Prevention Transition Program—Herman Rediess, Transition Programs Lead, Counter-MANPADS Program Manager, Explosives Division
Maritime Security IPT—David Newton, Acting Director, Border & Maritime Security Division
Mission and Goals of the Human Factors Division Social-Behavioral Threat Analysis Thrust Area—Sharla Rausch, Jennifer O’Conner, Larry Willis, and Robert Burns, Human Factors Division
Detection/Home Made Explosives—Eric Neiderman, Program Manager, Explosives Detection Program, Explosives Division/Transportation Security Lab
Border Security IPT—David Newton, Acting Director, Border & Maritime Security Division
Partnering with Laboratories on Homeland Security Technology Development—James Johnson, Director, Office of National Laboratories
Strategies for Commercializing Solutions—K P Ananth, Associate Laboratory Director, National and Homeland Security, Idaho National Laboratory
Transportation Security Laboratory Core Lab Capabilities—Deborah Germak, Program Manager, FAA
Partnering with Laboratories for Deployment of HS Technologies—Gary Morgan, Senior Program Manager, NSD Commercial Partnership Team, National Security Division
User Facilities at Department of Energy National Laboratories—Michael Kuliasha, Chief Scientist, National Security Technologies, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Partnering with the National Laboratories: FAQs
Homeland Security: Partners in the Mission—Kevin “Spanky” Kirsch, Science and Technology Directorate
Technology Clearinghouse—Sonja Rodriguez, Director Tech Clearinghouse
Explosives: Vehicle Borne IEDs and Suicide Bombers—Mike Shepard, Science Advisor, Standoff Detection Programs, Explosives Division
Chemical and Biological Defense IPT—Dr. John Vitko, Jr., Division Head, Chemical and Biological Division
Risk Management for Resource Allocation—George Thompson, HSI Deputy Director, Programs
What Laboratory Partners Have to Offer—Thomas E. Kiess, Ph.D., Team Lead, Lab Utilization and Coordination, Office of National Laboratories
Response & Render Safe—Joe Foster, Program Executive, Explosives Division
Incident Management IPT—Mr. Chris Doyle, Head (Acting), Infrastructure and Geophysical Division
Science & Technology Assessments
Argonne’s BioChip Technology Incubator—Patrick L. Wilkey, Coordinator, Homeland Security Science and Technology
National Laboratory Testing “Lessons Learned Feedback” Is Critical for Vendors to Advance Future Product Designs—Carl J. Czajkowski, PhD, Head Detector Development Division, Nonproliferation and National Security Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory
INL Case Study on Current Vendor Partnerships—Julio Rodriguez, Idaho National Laboratory
From R&D to Products in the Hands of End-Users—Roger W. Werne, Chief Technologist, Industrial Partnerships and Commercialization, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Millimeter Wave Scanner Case Study—Gary Morgan, Senior Program Manager, NSD Commercial Partnership Team, National Security Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Panel 3: Oak Ridge National Laboratory and NucSafe Inc. Partnership on Advanced Radiation Detection—Dr. Michael A. Kuliasha, Chief Scientist, National Security Technologies, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Case Studies of Partnerships with the Transportation Security Laboratory—Susan Hallowell, Ph.D. Director, Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL), Office of National Laboratories within Division of Research
Counter-MANPADS—Herman Rediess, Ph.D., Transition Programs Lead, Counter-MANPADS Program Manager, and Don Roberts, ECMT Program Manager, Explosives Division
Infrastructure Protection IPT—Christopher Doyle, Acting Director, Infrastructure and Geophysical Division
Resilient Tunnel—Dr. John M. Fortune, Program Manager, Infrastructure and Geophysical Division
SENSIT—Brian Tait, Program Manager, Innovations/Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency
Future Attribute Screening Technology—Bob Burns, Program Manager, Office of Innovation/Human Factors Division
Cargo Security IPT—Captain David Newton, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director, Border & Maritime Security Division
Biometric Detector—Thomas Coty, Program Manager, Innovation/Human Factors Division
Biometrics Program Overview—Thomas Coty, Program Manager, Innovation/Human Factors Division
Project CHLOE—Kerry D. Wilson, CHLOE Program Manager, Innovation/Explosives Division
Levee Strengthening and Damage Mitigation—Mary Ellen Hynes, PhD, PE, Director of Research, Infrastructure and Geophysical Division
Tech Solutions for First Responders—Greg Price, Office of Transition-Rapid Technology Insertion, Science and Technology Directorate
Critical Infrastructure Change Detection—Dr. John M. Fortune, Program Manager, Infrastructure and Geophysical Division
Document Validator—Thomas Coty, Program Manager, Innovation/Human Factors Division
SAFECON—Ed Turner, Innovation Program Manager, Borders & Maritime Security Division
Explosives Prevention IPT—Jim Tuttle, Division Head, Explosives
Tunnel Detect—Ed Turner, Program Manager, Innovations/Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency
Blast Mitigation and Suicide Bomber Defeat—Joe Foster, Program Manager, Innovation/Explosives Division
People Screening IPT—Sharla Rausch, Ph.D., Human Factors Division Head
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