Participation in Industry Events
MITRE engineers and scientists are encouraged to share their knowledge with the public through a number of avenues, including publishing papers and speaking at conferences and symposia.
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Event |
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Description |
3/26/2013 |
Ken Rapuano, MITRE director of advanced systems and policy analysis, presents an educational seminar: "DHS: Anatomy of an Evolving Enterprise" |
AFCEA Headquarters, McLean, VA |
Started by Jim Flyzik, former Senior Technology Advisor in the White House Office of Homeland Security, this two-day seminar explores the complexities of homeland security and provides an arsenal of information intended to prepare industry participants to work more effectively with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). |
2/26/2013 – 2/28/2013 |
AFCEA 12th Homeland Security Conference |
Ronald Reagan International Trade Center - Atrium
Washington, D.C. |
The AFCEA Homeland Security Conference is the premier event in the National Capital area to learn about our nation’s most significant homeland security issues. The conference offers an opportunity for participants to engage with key government and industry leaders on these critical matters.
The 2013 Conference addressed these current homeland security issues:
- Cybersecurity
- Critical Infrastructure Protection
- Biometrics/Identity Management
- Information and Intelligence Sharing
- Emergency Management
- Mobile Communications
- Training, Modeling and Simulation
- CIO Roundtable
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2/27/2013 |
IDGA 4th Annual Cloud Computing for DoD and Government Summit |
Alexandria, VA |
Dr. Jason Providakes, SVP and GM, MITRE Center for Connected Government, presented at the IDGA 4th Annual Cloud Computing for DoD and Government Summit. Dr. Providakes' presentation, titled "Cloud Computing covered:
- Creating a safe database for intelligence, with secure access;
- Improving the size of data available for the DoD agencies; and
Accomplishing a collaborative Cloud system |
2/10/2013 |
American Bar Association (ABA) Midyear Meeting |
Dallas, Texas |
The panel addressed the legality of varying degrees of "active" cyber defense, as opposed to passive efforts to lock down information through conventional cybersecurity measures. Panelists included Emily Frye, principal engineer, MITRE; Stewart Baker, former general counsel, National Security Agency; Steven Chabinsky, senior vice president, CrowdStrike; and Harvey Rishikof, chair, ABA Advisory Committee on Law and National Security. |
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Event |
Location |
Description |
12/6/2012 |
MITRE presents a DHS Educational Seminar:" Department of Homeland Security: Who Does What, With What, For What?" |
AFCEA Headquarters, McLean, VA
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Started by Jim Flyzik, former Senior Technology Advisor in the White House Office of Homeland Security, the two-day seminar explores the complexities of homeland security and provides an arsenal of information intended to prepare industry participants to work more effectively with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). |
11/29/2012 |
Toward Strategic Outcomes:
Envisioning the Future of the Homeland Security Enterprise |
CSIS, Washington, DC |
To offer perspectives on the complex systems dynamics of the homeland security enterprise, CSIS is collaborating with MITRE, operator of the DHS's Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute (HS SEDI) FFRDC, to characterize key crosscutting homeland security enterprise missions and frame transformational outcomes for the Department of Homeland Security. |
11/13-11/15/ 2012 |
2012 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security |
Westin Hotel, Waltham, MA |
The conference will focus on innovative technologies for deterring and preventing attacks, protecting critical infrastructure and individuals, mitigating damage, and expediting recovery. It will bring together innovators from leading universities, research laboratories, Homeland Security Centers of Excellence, small businesses, system integrators, and the end user community, and will provide a forum to discuss ideas, concepts, and experimental results. |
10/1-10/5/2012 |
The Citizens' Emergency Response Portal System (CERPS) Simulation Experiment (SIMEX) |
MITRE, McLean, VA |
The MITRE Corporation, in partnership with George Mason University, will test the hypothesis that information from the general public, communicated through social media during an emergency incident, will result in a better overall response on the part of emergency operators and public entities. The MITRE-developed Citizens’ Emergency Response Portal System (CERPS) will be tested during this first public Simulation Experiment (SIMEX). |
7/11/2012 |
Homeland Security Policy Breakfast Briefing:
Exploring Models of Cybersecurity Threat Information Sharing for Critical Infrastructure
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Hunton & Williams, LLP, Washington, DC |
This panel will explore emerging models for sharing cybersecurity threat information, the types of information that can be shared, the roles of government in each of these models, and the relative benefits of each of these models. |
3/29/12 |
2012 Virginia Emergency Management Association (VEMA) Symposium |
Richmond, VA |
The 2012 Virginia Emergency Management Symposium, unlike any predecessor symposia, will focus on the most diversified types of events to have directly impacted Virginia since the establishment of professional emergency management. |
3/08/2012 |
Homeland Security Policy Breakfast Briefing:
DHS Acquisition Management: A Vision for the Future
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Hunton & Williams, LLP, Washington, DC |
Discussion will focus on the history and evolution of the DHS acquisition management system. Panelists will:
(1) Explore how far DHS's acquisition management system has come since 2003
(2) Identify the real challenges that limit the effectiveness of DHS's acquisition management system
(3) Propose a framework and prioritized set of actions to tackle the challenges and make significant improvements to DHS's acquisition management system |
2/28-3/1/2012 |
AFCEA 11th Homeland Security Conference
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Ronald Reagan International Trade Center Atrium, Washington, DC |
The AFCEA Homeland Security Conference is a premier event in the Washington, DC area for learning about the most current homeland security issues facing our nation. It will include:
- Cyber and Homeland Security cross-over panels
- Procurement roundtable
- CXO/CIO/CFO
- Wireless Broadband – Doing More for Public Safety
- The Challenge of Deploying/ Engaging Social Media During Crises
- Cloud/Data Center Consolidation
- Improving How Small Businesses and DHS Work Together
Intelligence and Information Sharing Radio Show |
Date |
Event |
Location |
Description |
12/7/2011 |
Strategic Warning: Commemorating the Attack on Pearl Harbor |
University of Virginia, McLeod Hall Auditorium |
The conference will focus on innovative technologies for deterring and preventing attacks, protecting critical infrastructure and individuals, mitigating damage, and expediting recovery. It will bring together innovators from leading universities, research laboratories, Homeland Security Centers of Excellence, small businesses, system integrators, and the end user community, and will provide a forum to discuss ideas, concepts, and experimental results. |
11/15- 11/17/2011 |
IEEE International 2011 Conference |
Westin Hotel, Waltham, MA |
Andrew Gregorowicz will be presenting the MITRE project popHealth |
11/4/2011 |
Homeland Security in the Year 2025 |
The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC |
The Brookings Institution, in collaboration with MITRE's Homeland Security Center, will host a private half-day colloquium to discuss a vision for Homeland Security (DHS) in 2025. The colloquium will focus on three general areas related to the future of DHS: future trends and threats; the implications of increasingly cross-cutting homeland security missions; and systematic approaches to developing ‘whole-of-nation’ capabilities.
Following the event, a paper that provides an overview of the day’s discussion will be published.
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10/13/2011 |
Systems Approaches to Improving National Resilience |
MITRE, McLean, VA |
The MITRE Corporation and George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) will host a half-day workshop to discuss Systems Approaches to Improving National Resilience. We are planning two panel discussions led by risk and national preparedness experts and designed to promote robust dialogue among those assembled.
The goal of the workshop is to help shape strategic thinking on the development of national resilience to address risks from low to high severity.
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8/23/2011 |
RAND Workshop: Improving the Quality and Use of Analysis in Homeland Security and Defense Strategic Planning |
Arlington, VA |
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A federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) assists the United States government with scientific research and analysis, development and acquisition, and/or systems engineering and integration. Governed according to federal acquisition, regulations, FFRDCs operate as long-term strategic partners with their sponsoring government agencies. They are created by the government to address problems of considerable complexity, analyze technical questions with a high degree of objectivity, and provide creative and cost-effective solutions to government problems.
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