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	Organisation	Presenter	Title
1	NRC	Caroline Vachon, PhD, Project Manager	Sensor Technology for the Rapid Detection and Identification of Pathogens used as Bioweapons
2	DRDC Ottawa	Lorne S. Erhardt, PhD, Defence Scientist	Experimental Characterization of Risk for Radiological Dispersal Devices
3	DRDC Suffield	John E. McFee , PhD, Head Threat Detection Group - TBC	Defence R & D Canada Research on Nuclear Methods for Detection of Bulk Explosives
4	DRDC Ottawa	Shyam Khanna, Defence Scientist	Development of a Gamma-ray Spectrometric and Dosimetric System for use on UAV
5	Environnement Canada	Richard Hogue, Chief, Environmental Emergency Response Division, Operations Branch, Canadian Meteorological Center	Advanced Emergency Response System for CBRN Hazard Prediction and Assessment for the Urban Environment
6	DRDC Valcartier	Sylvie Buteau PhD, Defence Scientist	BioWarn : a Standoff Bioaerosol Sensing, Mapping, Tracking and Classifying System
7	DRDC Valcartier	Jean-Marc Thériault PhD, Defence Scientist	Passive standoff detection of chemical vapours and surface contaminants by differential FTIR radiometry
8	Telops inc.	Yan Montembeault, Systems Engineering	Use Of Differential Approach For Chemical Detection From An Hyperspectral Spectrometer
9	Infectious Disease Research Center - Laval University	Michel G. Bergeron, M.D., FRCPC, Director, Microbiology Division and Infectious Disease Research Center	Rapid, specific and sensitive dignostic DNA-based tests to identify bacterial biothreat agents
10	DRDC Valcartier	Hakima Abou-Rachid, Defence Scientist	Density Functional Theory Simulations of Crystalline FOX-7
11 TBC	National Institute of Standards and Technology	Laurie Locascio, Group Leader	Development of a US National Standard for Sampling Suspicious Powders

	Organisation	Presenter	Title
12	Argon Security Technology	Barry Hagglund	Rapid Deployment Surveillance for Force Protection
13	SimActive Inc.	Louis Simard, Vice-Président	3D Change Detection in Urban Environments
14	DRDC Valcartier	Marc-André Morin, Computer Scientist	TerroGate: A new Information Extraction Technology Designed for the Terrorism Domain
15	Los Alamos National Lab	Lori Dauelsberg, Technical Staff Member	Critical Infrastructure Protection Decision Support System

	Organisation	Presenter	Title
16	Institut maritime du Québec (IMQ) /Innovation maritime	Larbi A. Yahia, Project Manager/ Anjuna Langevin, Director of Navigation Division	Status of Implementation the Maritime Security Regulations in Canada
17	SNC Technologies inc.	John MacDougall, Eng., Manager, Business Development Simunition	Simunition® : A Canadian - made solution to the Global Terror Threat
18	DRDC Toronto	David Mandel, PhD, Defence Scientist	Managing Asymmetric Threats in a JIMP Environment
19	US Coast Guard	Carlos Comperator, PhD, R & D Center Groton, CT - TBC	Situation Awareness Through Knowledge Management
20	US Coast Guard	Ric Walker, R & D Center Groton, CT - TBC	Diver Interdiction System Prototype Development

	Organisation	Presenter	Title
21	DRDC Valcartier	Christophe Necaille, Defence Scientist; Marielle Mokhtari, Defence Scientist	Collaborative Capability Definition, Engineering and Management (CapDEM TD)
22	Pare-Chute Inc.	Lionel Léveillée, Directeur général et M. André Jean	Pare-Chute: a descent controlled device designed for evacuation of persons in danger or descent of equipment
23	AMITA Corporation	Sonny Lundahl, Vice President Research and Development	The Rapid Triage Management Workbench (RTMW)
24	Black Coral	Darrell O'Donnell, P. Eng. CTO	Command and Control Collaborative Dashboard (C3D) - Fused Situation Awareness
25	DRDC Ottawa	Mazda Salmanian, Group Leader, Secure Mobile Networking Group	Canada -US - Secure Wireless Data Communications Trial
26	Interagency Modeling Atmospheric Assessment Center	Nancy Suski, Director Emergency Preparedness and Response Portfolio	Capacity Integration Towards Emergency Preparedness

With the Special Cooperation of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada and the Department of Homeland Security (USA)

Jointly organized by the Technopôle – Defence and Security, Defence R&D Canada and PÔLE Québec Chaudière–Appalaches, Defence Security Innovation 2005 is a unique Canada-wide biennial forum on safety and security. It is intended to foster contact between industry, defence research centres, private and public research facilities and universities in order to establish an environment conductive to recognition and exchange among businesses.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Please note that the program is subject to change without prior notice.
All presentations will be made in English.
Registration fee includes banquet and meals.

PARTNERS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR PUBLIC SECURITY
More than 70 presentations and 40 posters delivered by well-known experts

	TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2005            REGISTRATION 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Registration and opening cocktail, a privileged networking activity WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2005            DEVELOPING S&T PRIORITIES FOR PUBLIC SECURITY BALLROOM 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Networking Breakfast Registration 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Official Opening Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC) by Ms. Margaret Bloodworth, Deputy Minister U.S.Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Forging R & D Collaborations in Public Security Across Borders by Mr. Charles E. McQueary PhD, Under -Secretary for the Science & Technology Directorate 9:30 - 9:50 a.m. CA-US Public Security Technical Program (PSTP): Defence Research and Development Canada, Department of National Defence by Mr. Robert Walker PhD, Chief Executive Officer of Defence R&D Canada and Assistant Deputy Minister of Science & Technology (ADM(S&T)) within the Department of National Defence U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by Ms. Holly Dockery PhD, Special Assistant for International Policy Science and Technology Directorate 09:50 - 10:20 a.m. Break 10:20 - 10:50 a.m. Ministère de la sécurité publique Québec Les menaces émergentes : un défi pour la sécurité civile by Mr. Michel Doré, Associate Deputy Minister, Direction générale de la sécurité civile et de la sécurité publique 10:50 - 11:20 a.m. NBC Industry Group: Role of Industry in Public Security by Neil Bloomfield , Director, Aviation Security, GE Security 11:20 - 11:50 a.m. École Polytechnique de Montréal The Need for an Integrated, Multidisciplinary and Innovative Vision of Risks by Mr. Benoît Robert, Teacher Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering 11:50 - 12:20 p.m. Hicks & Associates inc.: Transferring Military Technology for Homeland Security by Mr. Robert V. Tuohy, VP Strategic Planning 12:20 - 13:50 p.m. Lunch buffet Poster Session 13:50 - 14:20 p.m. Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC) Science and Technology for a National Emergency Management System by Mr. Peter Hill, Deputy Director General Emergency Management Policy 14:20 - 14:40 p.m. Defence Research and Development Canada, Department of National Defence Canadian Public Safety and Security S&T by Mr. Robert Walker PhD, Chief Executive Officer of Defence R&D Canada and Assistant Deputy Minister of Science & Technology (ADM (S&T)) within the Department of National Defence 14:40 - 15:00 p.m. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS): DHS Science & Technology Approach and Program Priorities by Ms. Holly Dockery PhD, Special Assistant for International Policy Science and Technology Directorate 15:00 - 15:30 p.m. Break 15:30 - 16:00 p.m. National Security Division Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Australia; Science, Engineering and Technology Unit: Australia’s Counter-Terrorism Research Priorities by Mr. Karsten Lehn 16:00 - 16:45 p.m. Risk Assessment: Defence Research and Development Canada Department of National Defence by M. Alain Goudreau MSc PEng, Portfolio Manager Public Security Technical Program (PSTP) U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by Mr. Stephen Dennis PhD, Senior Engineering Advisor, Threat Awareness Portfolio, Science and Technology Directorate 16:45 - 17:15 p.m. Overview of the CA-US Public Security Technical Program (PSTP) Mission Areas and Priorities by Defence Research and Development Canada, Department of National Defence, Mr. Robert Walker PhD, Chief Executive Officer of Defence R&D Canada and Assistant Deputy Minister of Science & Technology (ADM(S&T)) within the Department of National Defence U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by Ms.Holly Dockery PhD, Special Assistant for International Policy Science and Technology Directorate 17:15 - 18:15 p.m. Cocktail Poster Session 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. Banquet – Ballroom Business meetings will take place throughout the day via the Defence Security Innovation online appointment service. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2005           FOUR CONCURRENT CHALLENGE SESSIONS Choose from among the great challenges: Prevent, Prepare for and Respond to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE) Threats Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Human Aspects of Counter-Terrorism and Borders and Territory Protection (Disruption and Interdiction-DI) Capacity Integration Towards Emergency Preparedness (System Integration, Standards and Analysis-SISA) 7:30 - 8:45 a.m. Breakfast - Networking CHALLENGE: 1. Prevent, Prepare for and Respond to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE) Threats FRONTENAC ROOM 8:45 - 9:25 a.m. Opening Challenge: Prevent Prepare and Response to CBRNE Threats: Defence Research and Development Canada, Department of National Defence by Mr. Camille A. Boulet PhD, Director CBRN Research and Technology Initiative U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by Mr. Bert Coursey PhD, Director, Standards Portfolio, Science & Technology Directorate 9:30 – 9:55 a.m. Advanced Integrated MicroSystems Ltd : Lab-on-a-Chip Technology for Biological Sample Processing by Mr. Abebaw B. Jemere PhD, Scientist 10:00 - 10:25 a.m. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS): Standards for Homeland Security CBRNE Science & Technology by Mr. Bert Coursey PhD, Director, Standards Portfolio, Science & Technology Directorate 10:30 - 10:55 a.m. DRDC Suffield : The Reactive Skin Decontaminant Lotion (RSDL ® ) – Development and Future Initiatives by Mr. Andrew Burczyk PhD, Defence Scientist 11:00 - 11:25 a.m. Break 11:30 - 11:55 a.m. DRDC Suffield : Bio Detection and Identification at DRDC Suffield by Mr. William Lee PhD, Defence Scientist 12:00 - 1:55 p.m. Lunch Buffet Poster Session 2:00 - 2:25 p.m. Cangene Corporation : Therapeutic Antibodies for Ebola and Marburg viruses by Mr. Donald Stewart PhD, Director, Research 2:30 - 2:55 p.m. Association of Analytical Communities: Evaluation of Bacillus Anthracis Hand Held Assays by Mr. Scott Coates, Senior Managing Director, AOAC Research Institute 3:00 - 3:25 p.m. DRDC Suffield : Industrial Chemicals as Weapons of Mass Destruction by Ms. Joan Armour PhD, Defence Scientist 3:30 - 3:55 p.m. Break 4:00 - 4:25 p.m. U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology: Development of a US National Standard for Sampling Suspicious Powders by Ms. Laurie Locascio PhD, Group Leader 4:30 - 5:00 p.m. DRDC Suffield : Prophylactic Efficacy of Recombinant Human Butyrylcholinesterase AAgainst G-Nerve Agents in Domestic Swine by Mr. Thomas Sawyer PhD, Defence Scientist 5:00 - 5:25 p.m. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS): Domestic Nuclear Detection Office: Using Science & Technology for Homeland Security by Mr. Daniel J. Blumenthal PhD, Technical Advisor 5:25 p.m. Optional Activities CHALLENGE: 2. Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) PLACE D’ARMES ROOM 8:45 - 9:25 a.m. Opening Critical Infrastructure Protection: Science and Technology Dimensions: Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC) by Mr. Christopher Tucker PhD, Senior Scientific Advisor, Emergency Management Policy Directorate U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by Mr. Paul Domich PhD, Director, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Science and Technology Directorate 9:30 – 9:55 a.m. DRDC Valcartier : TerroGate: A new Information Extraction Technology Designed for the Terrorism Domain by Mr. Alain Auger PhD, Defence Scientist 10:00 - 10:25 a.m. Los Alamos National Laboratory: Critical Infrastructure Protection Decision Support System by Ms. Lori Dauelsberg, Technical Staff Member, U. S. Department of Energy 10:30 - 10:55 a.m. DRDC Suffield : Evaluation and Prediction Capabilities for Improvised Explosive Threats to Urban Environments by Mr. Akio Yoshinaka PhD, Defence Scientist 11:00 - 11:25 a.m. Break 11:30 - 11:55 a.m. DYCOR USA Inc .: Protecting People and Things: Different but the Same by Mr. Tony Brunetto, VP Special Applications Division 12:00 - 1:55 p.m. Lunch Buffet Poster Session 2:00 - 2:25 p.m. DYCOR USA Inc .: Challenges to Mitigating CIP Vulnerabilities by Mr. Tony Brunetto, VP Special Applications Division 2:30 - 2:55 p.m. U.S. Department of Homeland Security ( DHS): Homeland Security: Cyber Security R & D Initiatives by Mr. Douglas Maughan PhD, Program Manager , HSARPA, Science & Technology Directorate 3:00 - 3:25 p.m. DYCOR USA Inc .: CIP Assessments and Vulnerability Identification – Much More Then Just Physical Security by Mr. Tony Brunetto, VP Special Applications Division 3:30 - 3:55 p.m. Break 4:00 - 4:25 p.m. U.S. Department of Homeland Security ( DHS) and Homeland Security Advanced Research Agency (HSARPA): Domestic Municipal End-to-End Water Study by Mr. Will iam Rees PhD, Program Manager, HSARPA , Science & Technology Directorate 4:30 - 5:00 p.m. École Polytechnique Montreal : Static Analysis to Discover Security Flaws in PHP Applications by Mr. Pierre-Marc Bureau 5:00 p.m. Optional Activities CHALLENGE: 3. Human Aspects of Counter-terrorism and Borders and Territory Protection (Disruption and Interdiction-DI) LAVAL ROOM 8:45 - 9:25 a.m. Opening Mission Area: Disruption and Interdiction: Centre for Operational Research and Analysis , Department of National Defence , Ms. Maria Rey PhD, Director General U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by Ms. Jeanne Lin, Director, Border s and Transportation Security Portfolio, Science and Technology Directorate 9:30 – 9:55 a.m. DRDC Valcartier :Harbour Infrastructure and Ship Protection Against Underwater Threats Using Detection/Identification by Active Imaging by Mr. Georges Fournier PhD, Defence Scientist 10:00 - 10:25 a.m. U.S. Department of Homeland Security ( DHS) : DHS Cargo Security Initiatives by Mr. Robert Knetl, Program Manager for Cargo Security, HSARPA, Science & Technology Directorate 10:30 - 10:55 a.m. Optosécurité Inc. : Automated Threat Detection for Airport Security Screening by Mr. Luc Perron, VP Product Development 11:00 - 11:25 a.m. Break 11:30 - 11:55 a.m. NSim Technology : ViSim: Prospective Event and Situation Management Technology by Mr. Jimmy Perron MSc, Scientific Director 12:00 - 1:55 p.m. Lunch Buffet Poster Session 2:00 - 2:25 p.m. DRDC Atlantic: From Maritime Defence to Marine Security: Research and Development Challenges by Mr. Mark McIntyre PhD, Defence Scientist 2:30 - 2:55 p.m. Old Dominion University : System of Systems Engineering in Border Security by Mr. Charles B. Keating PhD, Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Director for Engineering Management 3:00 - 3:25 p.m. Biokinetics and Associates Ltd : Performance Evaluation of Personal Protection Systems by Mr.Nicholas Shewchenko, President 3:30 - 3:55 p.m. Break 4:00 - 4:25 p.m. U.S. Department of Homeland Security ( DHS) : The Challenge of Explosives Detection in Mass Transit Environments by Mr. Adam Hutter PhD, Director, New York Project Office, Countermeasures Test Beds, Science & Technology Directorate 4:30 - 5:00 p.m. Protection of Our Shared Border – Today and Tomorrow : DRDC Corpo byMr. Jon ThorleifsonDSTM 5 RCMP IBET National Coordination by Sgt Dwight Kirkup 5:00 p.m. Optional Activities CHALLENGE: 4. Capability Integration towards Emergency Preparedness System Integration, Standards and Analysis-SISA) JACQUES-CARTIER ROOM 8:45 - 9:25 a.m. Opening Public Security Technology Program, Systems Integration, Standards and Analysis Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC) by Mr. Richard Saucier, Director Science and Technology Policy Division U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by Mr. Stephen Dennis PhD, Senior Engineering Advisor, Threat Awareness Portfolio, Science and Technology Directorate 9:30 – 9:55 a.m. Collation and Link Analysis Tools Supporting the Intelligence Analyst : DRDC Valcartier by Mr Gaétan Thibault, Defence Scientist and Maj Michel Gareau, Military Advisor and by Fujitsu Consulting by Mr. François LeMay, Program Manager 10:00 - 10:25 a.m. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS ): Regional Technology Integration (RTI) Making our Cities Safer by Ms. Nancy Suski PhD, Director, Emergency Preparedness and Response Portfolio, Programs, Plans & Requirements 10:30 - 10:55 a.m. DRDC Suffield: Terrorist Scenarios – Real or Imaginary by Ms. Joan Armour PhD, Defence Scientist 11:00 - 11:25 a.m. Break 11:30 - 11:55 a.m. The Applicability of an Architecture Based Approach for the Development of Complex Situation Scenarios for Support Multi-Level Interagency Collaboration : Greenley & Associates by Ms. Anet Greenley DRDC Center for Operational Research and Analysis (CORA) by Mr. Kendall Wheaton PhD 12:00 - 1:55 p.m. Lunch Buffet Poster Session 2:00 - 2:25 p.m. Lyrtech: Software Defined Radios: towards Fully Integrated Communications for Improved Emergency Response by Mr. Dakx Turcotte, Corporate Sales Director – Defense and Security Group 2:30 - 2:55 p.m. Intelligence Technology Innovation Center (ITIC): Knowledge Discovery & Dissemination by Mr. Richard Wilson, Technical Director, Multi-INT Research 3:00 - 3:25 p.m. Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC) : Agro-terrorism: a Continental Challenge to 21 st Century Innovation by Mr. Shane Roberts, Policy Advisor, Science & Technology Policy 3:30 - 3:55 p.m. Break 4:00 - 4:25 p.m. National Visualization and Analytics Centers (NAVC) Consortium : Detecting the Expected – Discovering the Unexpected presented by Mr. Stephen Dennis, DHS Senior Engineering Advisor, Threat Awareness Portfolio, Science and Technology Directorate 4:30 - 5:00 p.m. Oerlikon Contraves Canada: A Systematic Approach for Employment of Military Technologies to Improve Homeland Security by Mgen Ret'd Mr Pierre Daigle, Senior Consultant 5:00 p.m. Optional Activities FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2005            BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND PARTNERSHIP 7:30 - 8:25 a.m. Breakfast - Networking   PLACE D’ARMES ROOM FRONTENAC ROOM LAVAL ROOM 8:30 – 8:55 a.m. U.S. Department of Homeland Security ( DHS) and Homeland Security Advanced Research Agency (HSARPA): HSARPA Overview by Mr. Will iam Rees PhD, Program Manager, HSARPA, Science & Technology Directorate International Science and Technology Center: The International Science & Technology Center’s Role in Global Security / CBRN Within Countries of the Former Soviet Union by Mr. Leo Owsiacki, Deputy Executive Director, Global Security & Strategic Planning Société générale de financement du Québec : SGF – A Strategic Partner to Sustain Innovation by Mr. Alain Poirier, Senior Vice-president, Investments, Information and Communications Technologies 9:00 – 9:25 a.m. International Trade Canada Serving Canadian Business in Canada and Abroad by Mr. Jacques Fleury, Délégué commercial Canadian Research Technology Initiative (CRTI ) CBRN Research & Technology Initiative by Mr. Camille A. Boulet PhD, Director CBRN Research and Technology Initiative CRIM: CRIM's Speech and Vision at your service by Mr. Jacques Ouellet, Vice-President R & D 9:30 – 9:55 a.m. Technopôle – Defense and Security: Canadian Defence and Security Technopole: Business Opportunities by Mr. Alain Fecteau, Director general Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) Security is Everybody’s Business by Mr. Norm Weir, Senior Account Executive Security Products DRDC Valcartier : Business Opportunities at DRDC Valcartier Technologies and Capabilities by Mr. Gilles Bérubé PhD, Chief Scientist 10:00 – 10:25 a.m. National Research Council Canada NRC’s Industrial Research Assistance Program and Security Sector Activities by Mr. Michel Mirota, Industrial Technology Advisor, Industrial Research Assistance Program Defence Research and Development Canada – Valcartier (DRDC Valcartier): Sensors for Detection of Illicit Activities and Border Security Enforcement at DRDC Valcartier by Mr. Jean-Marc Garneau, PhD, Optronic Surveillance Section Head   FRONTENAC ROOM 10:30 – 11:55 a.m. PANEL CBRNE Challenge : Session Summary Defence Research and Development Canada, Department of National Defence by Mr. Camille A. Boulet PhD, Director CBRN Research and Technology Initiative U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by Mr. Bert Coursey PhD, Director, Standards Portfolio, Science & Technology Directorate CIP Challenge : Session Summary Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC) by Mr. Christopher Tucker PhD, Senior Scientific Advisor, Emergency Management Policy Directorate U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by Mr. Paul Domich PhD, Director, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Science and Technology Directorate DI Challenge : Session Summary U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by Ms. Jeanne Lin, Director, Borders and Transportation Security Portfolio, Science and Technology Directorate DRDC, Centre for Operational Research and Analysis by Ms. Maria Rey PhD, Director General SISA Challenge : Session Summary U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by Mr. Stephen Dennis, Senior Engineering Advisor, Threat Awareness Portfolio, Science and Technology Directorate Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC) by Mr. Richard Saucier, Director Science and Technology Policy Division MODERATOR Defence Research and Development Canada, Department of National Defence byMr. Robert Walker PhD, Chief Executive Officer of Defence R&D Canada and Assistant Deputy Minister of Science & Technology (ADM(S&T)) within the Department of National Defence 12:00 – ¨12:30 p.m. Keynote speaker:Public Security Challenges for the Civilian Sector by Mr. Richard T. Roca PhD, Director, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee (HSSTAC) Member 12:30 – ¨14:00 p.m. LUNCH Complementing Defence Security Innovation, organizers are proud to join the Conference Board of Canada to inform you of the Business and Technology Opportunities in National Security and Public Safety Conference to take place at the Toronto Convention Centre on December 6 and 7, 2005.