GRAND RAPIDS ? Paul Hightower, a senior level official for the Department of Homeland Security, will discus at Grand Valley State University on Nov. 6 private sector participation in security planning.

Hightower, Deputy Director, Infrastructure and Coordination Division, Directorate of Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland Security, also wants to know what?s on the public?s mind concerning homeland security. He?s inviting attendees to suggest topics for discussion, said Larry Shattuck, Midwest regional representative for Michigan InfraGard.

Possible topics include:

Training / Awareness

Impact on the private sector

Specifics on what?s the Public/Private Partnership initiative looks like, and your responsibilities within that framework.

Specific Sector initiatives

Private Sector stakeholders interested in learning more about the National Infrastructure Protection Plan.

If you have a Security topic you?d like Hightower to discuss, email it to hotmail.com[email protected]

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