LOUISIANA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL ANNOUNCES ITS
8th ANNUAL HOMELAND SECURITY FORUM
Admiral Janice Hamby, HQ U.S. Northern Command Center and Clay Rives, Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Join Others to Address “Security in Transition”

WHAT: LOUISIANA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL presents its 8th ANNUAL HOMELAND SECURITY FORUM: "Homeland Security in Transition: Changes Under New Administrations"

WHO: A group of high level officials in the national and Louisiana military and government sectors discuss homeland security in transition

WHEN: APRIL 17, 2009 – 7 AM TO 1 PM

WHERE: Pan American Life Conference and Media Center
601 Poydras Street, NEW ORLEANS, LA

Other topics include: Communications Interoperability – More Lessons Learned from 9/11; Disaster Preparations; U.S. Coast Guard Implementation and Guidelines for Recovery; Louisiana’s Mission on Homeland Security Efforts to protect the Coast; Barksdale’s Air Force Cyberspace Command – Its Importance to our Country; Congressional Perspective on Homeland Security

Other Speakers Include:
q Deputy Chief Charles Dowd, Deputy Inspector & Commanding Officer of NYPD's Communication Division
q Lt. Gen. Robert Elder, Commander 8th Air Force, Barksdale Air Force Base
q Admiral Joel Whitehead, Commander 8th District, U.S. Coast Guard
q Rear Admiral Robert F. Duncan (ret.), Senior VP, Rivada Networks

COST: LTC Members and Government Personnel - $75;
Non-Members - $125

REGISTER: http://www.ltc-la.org/en/cev/244
For more information, call Michelle Hansen at 504-304-2910.