ADVISORY/ASIS International Presents Conference on Emerging Trends In Security.

News Editors/Assignment Desks

ADVISORY...Wednesday (April 2-4)

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 2003

ASIS International (ASIS), the preeminent organization for security management professionals worldwide and the leader in developing educational programs for the security industry, will present a 2 1/2 conference devoted to Emerging Trends in Security, on April 2-4, 2003, at the Renaissance Chicago Hotel in Chicago.

Media will be interested in attending to get an update on homeland security policymaking, as well as an exploration of the latest and emerging security-related technologies, and how they are being used to improve security. Discussions will also focus on the rapidly changing nature of terrorism and its immediate and long-term effects.

Corporate security directors and practitioners, facility engineers, and risk managers, among others, will be in attendance at more than 40 educational sessions - developed by and for security professionals - that will address the latest and emerging security issues that industry professionals face today. Topics include:

-- Physical security of the nation's nuclear power plants

-- Trends in bioterrorism

-- Corporate information technology security

-- New information concerning homeland security policymaking

-- Evolving trends in air, marine, and trucking security

-- Trends in security guidelines

-- Proactive CCTV surveillance techniques

-- Creating an emergency response plan for educational institutions

-- Emerging privacy trends and legislation for security professionals

-- The future of corporate risk integration

Complete details can be found at: http://www.asisonline.org/store/program_detail.xml?id=572, and registration can also be done online at http://www.asisonline.org/store/cart.xml?a=a&type=prog&id=572, or by calling 703/519-6200.

Media passes are available to credentialed press. Please contact Vicki Contavespi, 703/518-1466.

ASIS International (ASIS) is the preeminent organization for security professionals, with more than 33,000 members worldwide.

Founded in 1955, ASIS is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness and productivity of security professionals by developing educational programs and materials that address broad security interests, such as the ASIS Annual Seminar and Exhibits, as well as specific security topics.

ASIS also advocates the role and value of the security management profession to business, the media, government entities, and the public. By providing members and the security community with access to a full range of programs and services, and by publishing the industry's number one magazine -- Security Management -- ASIS leads the way for advanced and improved security performance.