[Full-Disclosure] Homeland Defense - Bio Terrorism - Grants Workshop - LA, San Fran, Phila - April

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From: "David Dickson" <market.access@verizon.net>
To: "full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com" <full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 14:40:02 -0500

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Homeland Defense Training Conference

Forecast and Budget Outlook
And
Grants Workshops

With special tracks addressing...

* Grants Workshop with expanded proposal tips and grants ID techniques (All sessions)
* Bio-Terrorism (San Fran and Philadelphia)
* Corporate Risk Mitigation - Protecting the Directors and Officers (Los
Angeles)
* R&D Program Opportunities (LA)

Dates and Locations:

April 3, 2003 - Omni Hotel, Los Angeles
April 8, 2003 - Hyatt Regency, San Francisco
April 10, 2003 - Philadelphia (Site to be announced)

Time: 7:00 AM Registration
Program Starts: 8:00 AM
Wrap-up: 5:00 PM

Continental Breakfast, Refreshments, Lunch included.

Conference Program will begin at 8:00 AM.

**** Hot line available: To view the most current list of speakers, topics,
hotel arrangements and how to register on-line, call our conference hot line
at 703-807-2027. This hot line is available 24 hours a day.

Budget and Outlook -- Morning Session

Federal agency and capital hill staff will present an overview of funding,
budget, new legislation, plans for implementing homeland defense in 2003.
Members of the new Department of Homeland Security have been invited. Names
will be announced once confirmed.

Invited speakers include:

* FEMA
* EPA
* Department of Justice - FBI
* Army
* State Emergency Management Executives
* State Government Grants Managers
* Department of Health and Human Services
* Food and Drug Administration
* Department of Homeland Security

Grants Workshop -- Afternoon Session -- Track 1

The Grants Workshop will provide the attendee with important information
about federal agency plans for over $3 billion in grants to first responders
for training, communications and outfitting. Attendees will learn where the
funding is located, how to obtain, win grants and how to survive the audit
process. Speakers will also address such subjects as writing grants, how
grants are evaluated, key actions to undertake while preparing for release
of the grant notice, how to prepare for the audit and compliance checks, and
resources for tracking new grant releases.

All workshop attendees will be given a free copy of the Homeland Defense
Grants Database -- a $395 value.

Speakers include:

* First Responder Grants, FEMA
* Michael Paddock, President, Grants Office LLC. (Mr. Paddock will chair
the Grants Workshop, proposal writing and grants opportunity identification
workshop)
* Stephen M. Sorett, Partner, Reed Smith, Washington, D.C. (Nationally
recognized Grants law specialist)
* Christopher L. Rissetto, Partner, Reed Smith, Washington, D.C. (Nationally
recognized Grants law specialist)

Bio- Terrorism Response -- Afternoon Session -- Track 2 (San Francisco and
Philadelphia only)

The speakers will represent DoD, federal and state agency personnel who will
present agency plans, programs, new initiatives aimed at developing key
technologies and products in support to homeland defense and homeland
security as they relate to bio-terrorism. Opportunities to be covered
include bio-technology, R&D and supporting technologies. Case studies, best
practices and lessons-learned will be featured. Names will be posted at
this web site when confirmed. *** Call our Conference Information Hot Line
at 703-807-2027 for more information.

Risk Minimization and Avoidance for Government and Corporate Executives --
Track Two (Los Angeles)

This track will examine practical safeguards that should be considered by
government and industry with respect to risk mitigation, continuity of
operations, and business planning.

Topics include:

* Vulnerability Assessments
* Site Safety and Security
* Facility Structural Evaluation
* Blast, Explosion and Impact Analysis
* Chemical, Biological and Radiological Threats
* Facility Protection
* Emergency Planning, Crisis Management and Crisis Recovery
* Cyber Security

About this conference

This administration will direct billions of dollars through federal and
state agencies with the goal of improving America's ability to detect,
respond, recover and reconstitute from terrorist attacks. Many of these
improvements will directly assist state and local leaders as they also
respond to national disasters and major industrial accidents.

Funding will include pending funds from the First Responder Initiative now
before congress. This $3.5 billion dollar initiative will be focused at
state and local needs for communications, emergency medical and first
responders. America's 3,000 counties and 18,000 cities all have varying
needs and requirements based on infrastructure and threat.

This conference will examine the development of strategies, requirements,
solutions and plans at the regional, state and local levels. Federal agency
support programs will also be examined.

Other topics include:

* Report on federal and state grants to support homeland defense initiatives

* Grants workshop with tips, tools, lessons-learned
* Report from Capital Hill on pending legislation, funding and new programs
* Federal agency reports on roles at regional, state and local levels

Who Should Attend

* Regional, state and local emergency management executives and senior staff

* Federal and DoD managers with an assigned mission in homeland defense
* Industry executives with products and services that support homeland
defense
* Trainers and instructors in emergency response
* State and local grants staff interested in updating their understanding of
available grants and grants application techniques

Exhibitors may include:

* IT security, command centers, database solutions, information sharing
* Mobile communications
* Perimeter security
* Personnel security
* Security planners and consultants
* Outfitting emergency response teams
* Federal systems integrators
* Personal protective equipment
* Bio-terrorism planning, response, and strategies
* ... and many others.

What you will learn:

* What are the programs and funding sources and their outlook
* New products in development and on the drawing boards
* Special needs and requirements for outfitting
* New initiatives being planned at the federal, state and local levels
* The role of grants in funding local needs
* Civil agency organization and planning
* Legislative initiatives that are expected to determine new programs and
funding sources
* How to write your grants proposal
* Strategies to prepare for grants audits and compliance checks.

HEAR WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE TWO PREVIOUS TRAINING CONFERENCES IN
THIS SERIES IN JAN AND FEB OF THIS YEAR...

- Hi Don: Your organization did a great job putting together the
conference on Feb. 6 in Washington.
J.S./Organizational and Grants Development
- Great job. Very substantive. High value. Thanks. (Federal agency division
chief)
- MarketAccess has put together some of the best programs out there today. I
found this Jan 2003 homeland conference substantive, diverse, and
informative. (Pres. and CEO).
- Networking opportunities were very useful. (County Admin. Officer)
- A very well organized, professional program. (Vice president)
- Excellent workshop. Diverse cross section of speakers. Workshop was
organized in a very effective format. (County Sheriff )
- Filled with information that can be used by Sheriff's office. (Deputy
Sheriff )
- Excellent staff and services. Presentations were clear and concise.
Timetable kept very well. Excellent information presented on grants. (Chief
of Police )
- Should be held annually. Very good information. (DoD Captain )
- Excellent conference. Met the objectives. (COO )
- Great location. Great job. Will recommend to others. (County IT Manager.)

About the Speakers

Michael Paddock
CEO
Grants Office, LLC

Michael Paddock has been in the business of grant seeking since 1993. A
graduate of Syracuse University, he has consulted with dozens of
organizations and municipalities in the Northeast US and the District of
Columbia. He is an active member of the US Interagency Electronic Grants
Committee's State and Local Subcommittee, and he helped found the New York
State E-Grants Project, on which he serves as a convening member.

Christopher L. Rissetto

Partner, Government Contracts & Export Compliance Group

Christopher L. Rissetto practices in the areas of grants and infrastructure,
including environmental law, government contracting, infrastructure
development and appropriations legislation. His practice emphasizes the
Clean Water Act, government contracts and other environmental law, such as
Superfund, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and other public
works legislation. Additionally, he counsels clients on transportation
issues including the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of
1992 and other transportation grant programs, including the FAA.

Mr. Rissetto's practice involves representation of large and small municipal
clients and private corporations. He is highly educated and informed in many
areas, including Clean Water Act regulatory programs, including EPA
construction grants audits, NPDES permit strategy, pretreatment, and
enforcement defense, wetlands permitting by EPA and the Corps of Engineers,
Superfund, hazardous waste cleanup contracting, and related procurement, bid
protest, construction claims, suspension and debarment, legislation, and
litigation. Mr. Rissetto also practices in grant programs of other agencies,
including the U.S. Agriculture, Commerce and Justice Departments.

Stephen M. Sorett
Partner, Government Contracts Group

Stephen M. Sorett is an attorney in the Washington, D.C. office of Reed
Smith who focuses on all phases of government contracting with an emphasis
on outsourcing, privatization, and project finance transactions. For many
years he has dealt with all aspects of the public contracting process at all
levels of government, and his experience includes contract formation,
administration, claims, and audit resolution; and in the past few years has
worked extensively with companies and governments in the emerging field of
electronic commerce including Business-to-Business and
Business-to-Government transactions.

..... Other speakers are being confirmed now. Call our Conference Hot Line
at 703-807-2027 to find out how to register on line, view the most current
agenda and obtain information about the conference, hotel and topics.