NCSC Sets First-Ever Technology Seminar to Thwart Cargo Thieves and Terrorism.ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Two-dozen Security Experts Will Reveal the Newest Technology to Protect Air, Sea, Rail and Truck Cargo National Cargo Security Council has organized its first-ever Cargo Security Technology Seminar in which two-dozen security experts will share the latest technology to outwit out·wit tr.v. out·wit·ted, out·wit·ting, out·wits 1. To surpass in cleverness or cunning; outsmart. 2. Archaic To surpass in intelligence. cargo thieves and terrorists. It is set for July 16-18 at the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS MITAGS Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies ) on July 18-20, 2004 in Linthicum Heights, MD, located less than 5 miles from BWI BWI abbr. British West Indies Airport. The seminar comprises 12 sessions on key cargo-security issues--from an Overview of Smart Containers and Port Automation to Perimeter Protection and Tracking Devices. Featured speakers include Dr. Roger Johnston from Los Alamos Los Alamos (lôs ăl`əmōs', lŏs), uninc. town (1990 pop. 11,455), seat of Los Alamos co., N central N.Mex. It is on a long mesa extending from the Jemez Mts. The U.S. National Labs; Chel Stromgren from SAIC SAIC - http://saic.com. , and John McGowan--formerly with U.S. Customs--from Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal . Scott H. Smith, seminar moderator and Vice Chairman of NCSC (National Computer Security Center) The arm of the U.S. National Security Agency that defines criteria for trusted computer products, which are embodied in the Orange Book and Red Book. said, "Today's cargo thieves and terrorists are using the ever-evolving world of technology to outwit law-enforcement and private-sector security teams. This seminar will leap-frog the methods used by cargo crooks and terrorists and complete NCSCs leadership position in protecting U.S. commerce." The seminar was designed for anyone involved with supply chain security, from manufacturers, transport carriers, service/solution providers and government sectors. Security vendors will display the latest technology to protect the nation's commerce and thwart terrorist attacks. Cargo theft annually amounts to $15-billion in the U.S., $50 billion worldwide. For more information and to register online, log on to www.cargosecurity.com or call NCSC at 410 956-0941. About NCSC The National Cargo Security Council, based in Annapolis, MD, is a professional association of 1,100 cargo-transportation and security professionals from the entire logistics spectrum: air, truck/rail, maritime and intermodal. NCSC members are committed to assuring the safe and secure movement of the nation's commerce. |
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