WASHINGTON DC – The InfraGard National Conference, August just ended Thursday, with well received keynotes from US Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, who spoke on protecting our agriculture sector, Tommy Thompson with Deloitte Center for Health, discussing the Avian Flu Pandemic, and John Hofmeister, President of Shell Oil, discussing global impacts.
Secretary Johanns keynote can be viewed at CSPAN.Org
9-11 Post Five Years
An event on Sept. 11, sponsored by the Michigan Homeland Security Consortium, featuring keynote speaker Representative Mike Rogers, member of the House Intelligence Committee. The event will take place in Downtown Lansing on Monday, 9-11-06 and will start promptly at 12 Noon, so all attendees must give themselves ample time to pass through security at the meeting facility (valid ID is required). Lunch will be provided and a $25 fee will be charged to defray expenses (cash or check). Those interested in attending should contact Bonnie Washburn (616) 954-9556 x106 for more details and to register.
SecureWorld Expo Detroit
SecureWorld Detroit, being held at the Ford Conference and Event Center September 19-20, in conjunction with the Infragard sponsored keynote kicking the day off on September 20. To register and for additional conference information, including detailed agenda, SecureWorld.Com
Readers of MItechNews.Com get a $70 discount off the registration price if they use this code: MITWB1.
If you have additional security related events you would like to have Michigan InfraGard involved with, please let us know.
This column was written by Hans Erickson, CIO of the Detroit Regional Chamber, and office of Michigan InfraGard. To email Hans, [email protected]
