ASIS International Announces Rudolph Giuliani as Keynote Speaker For Its 50th Annual Seminar & Exhibits.

Business Editors

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2004

Rudolph Giuliani, a major icon of New York City's 9/11 recovery, will be the keynote speaker at the ASIS International 50th Annual Seminar & Exhibits, to be held at the Dallas Convention Center from Sept. 27-30, 2004. His topic will be "Leadership and Vision in Challenging Times." There will be a Q&A for ASIS members following his address.

Another highlighted keynoter is Lester Thurow, MIT professor of management and economics, who has been dubbed by the Financial Times as "one of the sharpest intelligences currently dissecting economic policy." The prolific author will speak about how "Fortune Favors the Bold."

The ASIS Seminar also presents educational sessions that are selected by security professionals for security professionals in a rigorous peer-review process. This year, there were more than 300 submissions from which 135 were selected. The ASIS International Seminar & Exhibits is the premier networking and educational event in the security world. It is also the world's largest show dedicated to security.

More than 800 vendors will display the newest in security-related products and technologies in nearly 2,200 booths spaces, utilizing at least 500,000 square feet of the convention center. At least 17,000 people are expected, and, three out of four who attend report that the ASIS Seminar will be the only national or international security-related trade show they attend this year.

For more information, go to www.asisonline.org or call Member Services at 703-519-6200.

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.