General visits Fort Hood, speaks at AUSA meeting

Originally posted by Rose L. Thayer on KDHNews.com

Central Texas-Fort Hood Chapter of the Association of the United States Army welcomed back an old friend of Fort Hood's for its general membership meeting Wednesday.

Maj. Gen. Frederick Rudesheim, who spent 10 of his 32 years in the Army in Central Texas, visited his old stomping grounds from his new position in San Antonio as commander of U.S. Army South.

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WCO IT Conference and Exhibition 2013 Announces Day 2 and 3 Agenda

Originally posted on WAM
WAM Dubai. The 2013 WCO IT Conference and Exhibition 2013, themed "Effective Solutions for Coordinated Border Management" today announced the agenda and names of speakers for day 2 and 3 of the event.The conference will be held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and attended by HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. Running from 14 - 16 May at Atlantis - The Palm in Dubai, the conference will host 19 activities that will discuss ways to facilitate legitimate trade, border security, and customs coordination between countries.

Jill Singer and John Gilligan Selected as AFCEA Cyber Committee Co-Chairs

Originally posted on MarketWatch

FAIRFAX, Va., PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- AFCEA International announced today that Ms. Jill Singer and Mr. John Gilligan have been selected as the new co-chairs for the AFCEA Cyber Committee. In this position, they will work with the committee to coordinate and enhance AFCEA's outreach to the responsible communities, and to cultivate a spirit of partnership among the public and private sectors. Committees also serve as a forum to develop new ideas regarding technical, operational challenges and capabilities in support of AFCEA chapters and members worldwide and other information exchange services.

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West Coast States Project Development: EnergyOcean International Session Spotlight!

Get an in-depth look at a series of West Coast projects this June at EnergyOcean International Conference and Exhibition! This informative session identifies trends in development, wins and losses for the region and a snapshot of what's to come.

Ocean Energy: Progress Towards Development in Oregon

Two key efforts are underway that underpin Oregon's efforts to promote the development of wave energy. First is the completion of Oregon's Territorial Sea Plan (TSP) in early 2013. Second is the NNMREC in-water test site launched in 2012 and USDOE award of $4 million to fund phase two development of a full scale, grid-connected ocean energy demonstration center that can accommodate multiple devices of various technology types and scales. Oregon's Wave Energy Trust will present how balancing stakeholders and industry are key determinants for site quality and usability, as well as how they bridged the gap between R&D efforts and commercial development with the fishing industry and others.

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GovSec Conference Delivers Comprehensive Agenda to Prepare Government Security Professionals to Handle 21st Century Threats

Originally posted on Fort Mill Times

Seven Tracks Focus on Strategies and Tactics for Addressing Emergency Situations, Disasters and Cyber Attacks

WASHINGTON --

With an increase need to prevent and respond to incidents impacting our nation on a local, state and federal scale, government agencies, law enforcement and first responders have realized that they all have a stake in protecting their communities and the homeland from natural disasters and manmade threats. Scheduled for May 13-15 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., GovSec - the Government Security Conference and Expo, taking place in conjunction with TREXPO and CPM East - is presenting seven paid conference tracks that will help enable these security professionals to engage effectively in a national approach to prevention, mitigation and response to 21st century threats.

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