Research in Domestic Preparedness

Research in Domestic Preparedness:

Ensuring Security, Protecting Infrastructure, and Preventing Violence

Final Agenda

AAAS Research Competitiveness Program

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

March 14-16, 1999

Sunday, March 14

All Conference Sessions held at the Center for International Trade Development (CITD)

10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Registration, Buffet Lunch and Poster Set-up

Opening Plenary Session - The Preparedness Environment

Chair: Robert Rich, AAAS

12:00 - 12:05 Welcome: AAAS (Scott Hauger)
12:05 - 12:10 Welcome: Oklahoma EPSCoR (Hans Brisch)
12:00 - 12:15 Welcome: Oklahoma State (James Halligan)
12:15 - 1:15 Keynote: Jeffrey Hunker, Director, Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office
1:15 - 2:00 A Scenario for the Worst Case: Joseph Soukup, SAIC
2:00 - 2:30 Research in the National Interest - A New Paradigm: Tom Collins, OSU

2:30 - 3:00 pm - Break and Poster Set-up

3:00 - 5:30 pm - National Needs for Domestic Preparedness Research

Chair: Steve Rinaldi, Office of Science and Technology Policy

A view from the Department of Justice - David Boyd
A view from the National Science Foundation (NSF) - Gary Strong
A view from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – Frank Alexander
A view from the Commerce Department - Jeffrey Hunker

5:30 - 7 pm - Dinner and Poster Session

Monday, March 15

8:00 - 10:30 am - Ongoing Research in Participating States

The Oklahoma Memorial Institute - Robert A. Goodbary, Oklahoma State University
Preparedness Research in Maine - Dan Dwyer, University of Maine
Preparedness Research in Oklahoma - Lee Williams, University of Oklahoma
Preparedness Research in South Carolina - Alvin Fox, University of South Carolina
Preparedness Research in Alabama - Joan Lorden, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Preparedness Research in West Virginia - Alan Cogley, West Virginia University

10:30 - 11:00 am - Break

11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Theory and Practice of Multi-Institutional Research Collaborations

James Myers, Pacific Northwest Laboratory
Norman Metzger, National Research Council

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm - Lunch and Poster / Demo Session

1:30 - 4:30 pm - Breakout Session 1: Identifying Collaborative Opportunities

Group 1 - Computer and network security - minimizing vulnerability to attacks - Facilitator: Joanne Carney, AAAS; Panelist: Dr. Jim Alves-Foss, University of Idaho
Group 2 - DNA and biological forensic analysis - Facilitator: Bob Rich, AAAS, Panelists: Carla Noziglia, Tulsa Police Department; Anjali Swienton, US Department of Justice
Group 3 - Geographical information systems (GIS) and remote sensing - Facilitator: Lee Williams, Oklahoma EPSCoR
Group 4 - Image processing, visualization and virtual reality - Facilitator: Frank Calzonetti, WV EPSCoR; Panelists: David Ebert, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Anil Jain, Michigan State University.
Group 5 - Sensors for the detection of chemical and biological agents - Facilitator: Ed Derrick, AAAS; Panelist: Jiri (Art) Janata, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Group 6 - Social Science Research - Facilitator: Scott Hauger, AAAS; Panelist: Joseph Young, NSF

4:30 - 5:15 pm - Optional Caucuses

Caucus I: Networking Resources for Research

For those interested in networked research collaboration
Chair: Dan Van Belleghem - NCSA

Caucus II: Defense Department Funding and EPSCoR

For those interested in pursuing funding from the Department of Defense
David Seitz - Army Research Office

5:30 - 7 pm - Reception and Hors D'Ouevres.

Speaker: Governor Frank Keating

7:15 - 8:15 pm - Chuck Wagon Dinner

Tuesday, March 16

8:30 - 10:30 am - Breakout Session II: Developing Collaborative Teams

Individual project teams identified in session # 1 meet to define objectives, goals, action plans and other details.

10:30 - 11 am - Break

11 am - 12 pm - Concluding Plenary Session

Hear reports from collaborative teams and plan follow-up actions.
Chair: Scott Hauger and Robert Rich, AAAS