[Infowarrior] - FBI Invites Academics to Confer on Security

[Richard Forno]

In support of the FBI's Academic Alliance initiative, the San Francisco Division of the FBI and its Strategic Technology Task Force will co-host a conference to promote positive continuous dialogue between the U.S. Intelligence Community and the academic community. The San Francisco Bay Area Academic Alliance Conference will take place on Thursday, April 29, 2010. You are invited to attend this special event. If you cannot attend this event and know someone who is interested in this topic, please feel free to forward this invitation to them. This will be a great opportunity to meet with other academics and U.S. national security partners to discuss trends, observations, as well as security concerns.

The conference will be held at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 (please see enclosed maps for location and parking). Registration for visitor's badges will begin at 8:00 a.m. The conference will begin at 9:00 a.m. and conclude at 2:00 p.m. (agenda enclosed).

We are honored to announce that Dr. Graham Spanier, President of Pennsylvania State University, will speak about the National Security Higher Education Advisory Board ("NSHEAB"), which he also chairs. Established in 2005, the NSHEAB works to bridge historical gaps between the U.S. Intelligence Community and the academic community with respect to national security issues. Since its inception, the NSHEAB has been an invaluable tool in providing advice to the FBI on the culture of higher education, including the traditions of openness, academic freedom, and international collaboration, while serving as a forum for discussion of national security issues. The NSHEAB fosters understanding and cooperation between leaders in higher education and the U.S. Intelligence Community and develops outreach efforts to help the academic community better understand the missions and mandates relating to terrorism, counterintelligence, and homeland security.

In addition to Dr. Spanier, the conference will also feature guest speakers Julie Salcido, Special Agent in Charge, Department of Commerce, Office of Export Enforcement; Boris Yuzhin, former KGB Colonel; and Special Agent Cody Monk, FBI-Houston.

Please RSVP by email to Special Agent James G. Kang at james.kang3 at ic.fbi.gov no later than April 19, 2010. 

Please RSVP as soon as possible, as seating is limited to the first 200 respondents.

If you do not intend to participate in the Academic Alliance Conference, but wish to receive a security awareness and threat briefing for yourself and your facility personnel, please contact Special Agent Luther Jaffe at (650) 251-8371.