The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) will commemorate the 10th Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE) with panel discussions and analysis from DHS officials, federal partners, researchers and counterterrorism experts from around the country—addressing homeland security challenges and highlighting new technologies developed to enhance the DHS mission in an evolving threat environment. Funded by the DHS S&T, and led by the University of Southern California, CREATE is the nation’s first university-based terrorism research Center of Excellence.
RSVP to: Merrill Balassone - 213-740-6156 or balasson@usc.edu
| WHAT: | The 10th Anniversary of the National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events |
| WHO: | Bennie Thompson (Miss.), U.S. Representative Michael Chertoff, former secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) John Pistole, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration Robert Parker, Vice Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Daniel Gerstein, DHS Deputy Under Secretary for Science and Technology Lucy Jones, seismologist, U.S. Geological Survey Matthew Clark, Director of University Programs, DHS Science and Technology Directorate John Miller, Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence, New York Police Department Captain Richard Phillips, Maersk Alabama |
| WHEN: |
Thursday, April 24, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| WHERE: | University of Southern California, Tutor Campus Center – Grand Ballroom 3607 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles 90089 |
| PARKING: | We have made parking reservations for our guests in Parking Structure X (PSX) on campus which can be accessed via Entrance #3 off McCarthy Way and Figueroa Street. An interactive map is available at http://web-app.usc.edu/maps/#upc/. |
About the USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Engineering Studies began at the University of Southern California in 1905. Nearly a century later, the Viterbi School of Engineering received a naming gift in 2004 from alumnus Andrew J. Viterbi, inventor of the Viterbi algorithm now key to cell phone technology and numerous data applications. Consistently ranked among the top graduate programs in the world, the school enrolls more than 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students, taught by 174 tenured and tenure-track faculty, with 60 endowed chairs and professorships.http://viterbi.usc.edu
About CREATE
On April 24, 2014, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorm Events (CREATE) will celebrate its 10-year anniversary with a one-day event highlighting its contribution and advancements in homeland security and the future of the Center and its research. It is also 10 years since the establishment of the DHS University Centers of Excellence (COE) Program. Throughout these years, CREATE has made great strides in modeling the risks and economic impacts of terrorism and natural disasters, with results that have benefitted the nation. http://create.usc.edu/
Contact
Merrill Balassone - 213-740-6156 or balasson@usc.edu
