Calls for Papers

Virginia Hazardous Materials Conference and Expo (October 18-22; Hampton, VA) This year’s theme is “Moving Forward With Renewed Commitment.” The conference is soliciting proposals for presentations. View call for papers

Modeling for Public Health Action: From Epidemiology to Operations (December 9-10; Atlanta) The Centers for Disease Control Preparedness Modeling Unit invites abstracts for 20-minute conference presentations that illustrate the application of modeling to plan, implement, or evaluate public health action. Preference will be given to presentations that (1) illustrate the use of modeling to guide public health policy, program development, economic, or resource allocation decisions or (2) describe user-friendly model interfaces that permit non-modelers to use the models effectively. The perspectives of policy and decision makers, as well as those of model developers and analysts, are welcome. International modelers are encouraged to participate. The abstract submission deadline is September 15. View call for papers

2011 International Conference on Security Science and Technology (January 21-23; Chongqing, China) Among the topics of interest: Authentication and authorization, biometrics, critical infrastructure protection, interoperability and standardization, and vulnerability and threat analysis. The submission deadline is September 10. View call for papers

(April 3-6, 2011; Vienna, Austria) This ASIS Intl. conference addresses a full spectrum of topics in security management: supply chain security, loss prevention, hotel security, intellectual property, maritime piracy, terrorism, executive protection, internal theft and fraud, competitive intelligence, brand protection, physical security, cyber-security, investigations, due diligence, and global business issues. The submission deadline is October 15. View call for papers

IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence for Security and Defence Applications (April 11-15, 2011; Paris) The security topics on which papers are solicited for this Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers symposium: surveillance; suspect behavior profiling; automated handling of dangerous situations or people; stationary or mobile object detection, recognition, and classification; air, maritime, and land security; and network security, biometrics security, and authentication technologies. The submission deadline is October 31. View call for papers

World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine (May 31–June 3, 2011; Beijing) The conference welcomes poster or oral presentations in 27 categories. The deadline for submitting abstracts is December 1. View call for papers

TIEMS Conference (June 7-10, 2011; Bucharest, Romania) This annual conference of the International Emergency Management Society is seeking presentations on topics such as risk assessment professional practice, critical infrastructure protection, natural disaster and response, accident calamity and response, health emergencies and response, terrorism and security, geographic information systems in emergency management, global cooperation in emergency management, information and communication technologies, psychological aspects of disasters, training and education, and case studies. Abstracts are due by November 1. View call for papers

Workshop TIEMS (June 22-23, 2011; Alès, France) This workshop organized by the International Emergency Management Society will have a special focus on risk management as a tool for emergency and disaster management, climate change and emergency and disaster management, emergency and disaster management in the energy sector, information and communication technology in emergency and disaster management, earthquake-related emergency and disaster management, forest fires and bush fires emergency and disaster management. Abstracts are due by November 15. View call for papers

ASIS International 57th Annual Seminar and Exhibits (September 12-15, 2011; Orlando, FL) The seminar will present more than 175 education sessions designed and vetted by experts and peers to bring the latest intelligence and techniques from across the security spectrum and around the globe. Knowledgeable, articulate subject matter experts willing to share their insights and real-world experience are invited to submit proposals. The submission deadline is March 1, 2011. View call for papers

ASIS International Asia-Pacific Conference (December 5-7, 2011; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Abstracts on all-security related topics are welcome. Particular topics of interest include supply chain security, maritime piracy, and terrorism. The deadline for submitting presentations is April 22, 2011. View call for papers

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