National Security Technology Expo

Date:  February 6, 2012 - February 8, 2012

Location:  San Diego, CA

Please take a look at the confirmed program for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Technology Workshop. The two day Workshop will be run by Dr Tom Cellucci, Chief Commercialization Officer U. S. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate and will include a series of briefings on the ongoing and future requirements of the US Government.

The Workshop will be run alongside National Security Technology Expo held at the San Diego Convention Center February 6-8, 2012 and participation will be free of charge to one representative from the first 60 companies contracting to exhibit as part of the NST Expo exhibition and will include an invitation to attend the Government networking reception.

 

The Workshop aim is to encourage industry to engage with the Department of Homeland Security, discuss the technology requirements of the Department and to break-down some of the perceived barriers to doing business with the U.S Government.

 

The Challenge

The task of assuring the security of our homeland involves protecting the citizens of the United States, the nation's critical infrastructure and key assets. This is necessary to sustain the nation's vitality against terrorism and other threats. This protection must originate at the community level. It requires discovering, developing and deploying new technology that will support first responders and key decision makers in local communities.

The Mission

NIHS' mission is to discover, develop and deploy solutions that protect and preserve the critical infrastructure of the nation's communities.

The Institute

NIHS aligns projects and research objectives with the needs and requirements of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The strategy is to manage a distributed research enterprise that effectively transitions research and development into solutions. NIHS works with DHS to determine technology needs at the community level. Then, teams are quickly assembled from multiple universities to develop solutions to the needs.

The Strategy

Through management of the Kentucky Critical Infrastructure Protections Program (KCI), the National Institute for Hometown Security (NIHS) provides an ongoing, integrated program dedicated to developing new technologies and devices. NIHS works through qualified academic institutions to accomplish the technological objectives.