10th annual The Security Summit
“San Diego as a Living Test Bed”
May 1-2, 2013 in San Diego, CA
The Corky McMillin Event Center, 2875 Dewey Rd., San Diego, CA 92106
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Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Management & Humanitarian Relief for National Security
“Are We Ready? Do We Have What We Need?”
Keynote Speaker: Dr. David Boyd — Director, Command, Control, & Interoperability, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T)
Joining Dr. Boyd for a panel discussion on cross-border collaboration, using a case study of recent northern trans-border exercises between Canada and the U.S., New Brunswick and Maine:
Comprehensive Information Sharing and Informed Decision-Making
- Mark Lucero — Chief, IPAWS Engineering, FEMA National Continuity Programs
- Joel Thomas — DHS S&T Support; Program Manager
- Andrew Vallerand — Director, Center for Security Science, Defence R&D Canada
And just confirmed:
- Mark Ghilarducci — Secretary, California Emergency Management Agency
Additional Panel Topics:
- Infrastructure Readiness & Response
- Sensors, Monitoring, & Warning
- Secure, Reliable & Interoperable Communications
- Small Business Continuity & Resiliency
- Humanitarian Aid: Capabilities & Delivery of Crisis Medical Response
- Social Media & Emergency Response
- Resiliency & Recovery — After the First Responders leave
Day Two Keynote Address: SAFETY Act Updates
Cyber Presentations for First Responders — Including Cloud Security and Mobile Security
Featured Speakers include key government officials, industry innovation leaders and cutting edge academic researchers:
- Pete Coulter — Research Specialist, Department of Geography, San Diego State University
- Holly Crawford — Office of Emergency Services, County of San Diego
- Gary Eaton — Director of Operations & Maintenance, San Diego County Water Authority
- Eric Frost, Ph.D. — Director, Visualization Center, San Diego State University
- Mike Hanning — VP Marketing & Sales, TracPlus
- Gregory Jones, M.D. — Marine Corps Crisis Response
- Bill Maheu — Senior Director, Strategic Development, Qualcomm
- Scott Nebenzahl — Vice President Sales, Semsmic Warning Systems
- Joseph Trindal — President, InfraGard National Capital Region Members Alliance; former U.S. Marshal
PlugFest Challenge 2013 (First Prize: $2,500)
Exciting Array of Opportunity & Challenge for Technology Providers & Developers
PlugFest is demonstrating viability of rapid acquisition, showing advantage to small agile innovative firms, and benefiting the warfighter and first responder
Members of government and industry are taking concrete steps to address long-standing problems in the procurement community through plug fests — events that test the interoperability of network devices by plugging them into functioning networks. Various organizations within and outside of government have hosted such programs, but recently a group of public and private partners in the defense industry decided to organize plug fests specifically to address problems in the military arena. Federal clients explain issues they need resolved, then developers quickly provide interoperable solutions, speeding up response time while reducing compatibility problems. Input from troops in the field helps create technologies stateside that have valid applicability downrange.
A newly formed Rapid Integration Innovation Process (RI2P) special interest group is dedicated to showing the value of plug fests to government and industry. These designated PlugFests build on the objective to harvest the rapid evolution of commercial systems within a plug-and-play modular open systems approach (MOSA). The special interest group hopes to help resolve the lack of incentives in defense acquisition to support agile MOSA and the lack of usable, uniform definitions of “open.”
Eric Westreich, defense C2 industry manager at Esri, sponsor of The Security Summit, and the industry lead for the group, says first the effort clarifies and communicates what warfighters really want. He dubs this step the menu. The next step he calls a list of ingredients-the pieces, or plugs, industry offers. “That’s where PlugFest gets its name,” Westreich says. When government customers carefully define what they need, industry developers can present specific answers, rather than having a situation in which everyone argues about what is necessary. It also makes products more consumable. If clients find out an item does not work as intended, they can replace it with another. “Where with big systems, there is a reluctance to go out and try something else,” Westreich states
The final piece is finding the right talent to put it all together. In the PlugFests’ mash-up challenges, participants receive specifications for various pieces of the overall solution. But instead of being burdened by many requirements, they can employ any technologies to perform their integration of the other pieces of the system. “So generally, we take the menu of answers, divide it into lots of little pieces, give each developer a third of that and have each develop a piece,” Westreich explains. “They can turn it around quickly. They are amazed how fast.” Read the article in September 2012 issue of Signal magazine
Enter the PlugFest Challenge for your chance to win cash scholarships:
$2,500 First Prize; $1,000 Runner-Up
Contact Bill Riedy, Executive Director, The Security Network at briedy@thesecuritynetwork.org or
Eric Westreich, Defense C2 Industry Manager, Esri at ewestreich@esri.com
Most Innovative Product & Services Competition
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Call for Exhibitors and Competitors!
Wanted: Providers of Innovative Solutions or Applications with Wide Array of Technologies Including:
Analytics
Biometrics
C4ISR
CBRNE
Counter-Terrorism
Cyber
Emergency Management & Response
GIS
Interoperability
Modeling & Visualization
Port & Maritime Security
Robotics
Sensors & Surveillance
Telecommunications
Transportation & Logistics
Warning and Notification
Updated information coming soon, so check back frequently
Or for more information contact Executive Director Bill Riedy
Email: briedy@thesecuritynetwork.org
Local 1st Responders Benefit
The San Diego Police and San Diego Fire-Rescue departments are among the numerous military and government agencies that have deployed technologies they found at The Security Summit, enhancing their ability to perform their duties. Read about their experience based on their testimonials …
The Security Summit – for and about those who serve and protect (sign up now)
First responders from the San Diego region – and beyond – are encouraged to participate in the 2013 summit along with many of the top law enforcement and public safety officials from the region.
Readiness, Response & Recovery – When Humanitarian Aid Is Mission Critical
Panel presentations will focus on the humanitarian side of safety and security – providing relief in the wake of natural and man-made disasters, delivering relief to areas of devastation, and enhancing regional and national security through effective crisis management, response and recovery. More information available on the website
Exhibitors will showcase technology innovation for public safety, emergency response, homeland security and defense. Let us help you find the technology solutions you need. Call today*
Not a Trade Show –
Level playing field: Every exhibitor gets a tabletop display (max 2 per company), so small companies on equal footing with large
Intimacy: TSN events are small affairs with no more than 60 exhibitors and a couple hundred attendees, but each contact will be high quality, accessible and willing to engage
Value: Reasonably priced event with high-impact networking; competition judges provide valuable feedback from the benefit of significant experience in industry, government and military
Innovation: The technology exposition is all about the innovation; influential decision-makers ask to be invited back to The Security Summit because they know it is fertile ground for leading edge technology
Hotel Registration Information:
Special TSN conference rates are available at the Courtyard by Marriott Liberty Station and the adjacent Homewood Suites by Hilton, both on Laning Road in Liberty Station just minutes from the San Diego airport and walking distance from the conference center — with free shuttle and free parking.
Courtyard by Marriott Liberty Station
2592 Laning Rd., San Diego, CA 92106
Reservations for The Security Summit attendees and participants at the discounted rate of $133 per night can be booked by calling the hotel directly at 619-221-1900 or 800-321-2211 and asking for the “Security Summit Conference” group rate and/or group code “TSN”.
Book Single King at Courtyard San Diego Airport/Liberty Station for $133.00 per night
Book Double Queen at Courtyard San Diego Airport/Liberty Station for $133.00 per night
To book a room at the Homewood Suites by Hilton at 2576 Laning Rd, San Diego, call the hotel direct at 619-222-0500. The group name for the Homewood Suites is “Security Network” and the group code is “SNT”. The links for online reservations should be available soon.
We would like to thank our sponsors and supporters:
With a special thank you and welcome to First Responder Connections:
