Centrex Invited to Homeland Security Summit and Counter-Terrorism Drill.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers TULSA, Okla.--(BW HealthWire)--July 23, 2002 Centrex, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :CNEX) today announced that it has been invited to participate in the Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States Summit and Counter-Terrorism Drill to be held in Atlanta, Georgia, September 17-20, 2002. The Homeland Security Summit program will combine a national summit for education, discussion and training on issues of homeland security with challenging preparedness drills. Invited to the conference are the Governors and Homeland Security Directors from all fifty states, key administration officials, key members of Congress, and representatives from the Fortune 1000 companies. The conference already has over 300 confirmed attendees. The forum is designed specifically to demonstrate and discuss a variety of means to strengthen America's preparedness, response and recovery skills in the event of another terrorist attack. One year after the September 11th attacks On September 11, 2001, in the deadliest case of domestic Terrorism in the history of the United States, a group of 19 terrorists hijacked four U.S. airliners for use as missiles against targets in New York City and Washington, D.C. , the Summit will assess the current level of threat, review government-policy and private sector response, and identify the work remaining and the opportunities emerging to ensure security on the home front. Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 27 1945 near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives (1983–1995), Governor of Pennsylvania (1995–2001), Assistant to the President for Homeland Security has challenged the private sector to take a leadership role in homeland security. The Homeland Security Summit is one of the ways the private sector has answered that challenge. The purpose of the Summit is twofold: first, to provide a forum for discussion, education, networking and debate on the homeland security issues confronting the nation, and secondly, to provide an opportunity for the attendees to observe CBRNF (Chemical, Biological, Radiological radiological pertaining to radiology. radiological diagnosis see radiological diagnosis. mobile radiological apparatus x-ray machines that can be moved but are not portable because of their weight. , Nuclear, and Explosive) Drills in order to better understand the magnitude of the response necessary to counter a terrorist attack. Centrex, Inc. is a development stage company that owns the exclusive worldwide license to develop, manufacture and market a system for detecting microbial microbial pertaining to or emanating from a microbe. microbial digestion the breakdown of organic material, especially feedstuffs, by microbial organisms. contamination in air, food and water. For more information, visit the Centrex website at www.centrexcorporation.com or call Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. at 585/216-2072. This press release contains some forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Forward-looking statements in this document should be evaluated together with the many uncertainties that affect our business. Those uncertainties are discussed in the Company's SEC filings. |
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