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July 28 |
A Briefing from David Wennergren
David Wennergren, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Networks and Information Integration at the Department of Defense, will offer a DOD and Federal CIO Council perspective on cybersecurity issues. To RSVP, please email givanov@csis.org by Monday, July 21.
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July 22 |
CSIS Book Launch: Winner Take All
Strategy is everything. The strategic vision of the United States of America during WW2 led to the establishment of a nation with the greatest technological and manufacturing power the world had ever seen. That success and the wealth it produced, however, led America to move away from a strategic approach and cash in on its massive manufacturing and technological infrastructure to achieve short term profits and reduce capital investment. The results of this short term approach are that the U.S. is faced today with the loss of control over its economic destiny. Join our four distinguished speakers for a lively discussion of industrial policy and global competition. In Winner Take All: How Competitiveness Shapes the Fate of Nations, Silicon Valley business leader Richard Elkus tells us what it takes to be competitive and what America needs to do to regain what it has lost. As Elkus argues, the stakes are not only economic: a nation that loses control of its economic destiny, as the U.S. is rapidly doing, risks losing control of its political destiny as well. To RSVP, please email bjaffe@csis.org by Thursday, July 17.
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July 21 |
Can We Keep Space from Becoming a Shooting Gallery?
Michael Krepon, President, Henry L. Stimson Center; Theresa Hitchens, Director, Center for Defense Information; Ashley Tellis, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; and Jim Lewis, Director, Technology and Public Policy Program, CSIS will discuss the weaponization of space in a panel discussion moderated by David Logsdon, Executive Director, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Space Enterprise Council. Please RSVP to givanov@csis.org by Thursday, July 17.
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July 17 |
Biometrics for Security and Counterterrorism
There has been increased attention in recent weeks on the use of biometric data for security and counterterrorism. Please join us on July 17, 2008 as representatives from DOD, DHS, and OSTP discuss the challenges involved in U.S. government use of biometric data for counter-terrorism and homeland security. This event will also include a panel discussion with government and private sector experts. To RSVP, please email bjaffe@csis.org by Thursday, July 10.
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July 16 |
Internet Governance and the Future of ICANN
As it approaches its tenth year, ICANN faces new challenges. ICANN was an experiment, a new model for international governance that blended public and private functions. One challenge is the discomfort of some governments with how DNS is governed, and their desire to change this. Another, related challenge is determining the path the U.S. should take in its future relationship with ICANN. As highlighted in a recent letter from Chairman Edward Markey to Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, ICANN’s future and its relationship to the U.S. and to the world remains a subject of great interest to many different communities. Join us on July 16 as we discuss internet governance and the future of ICANN.To RSVP, please email ejia@csis.org by Wednesday, July 9.
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June 4 |
Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection: Is There a Better Strategy?
Roger Cumming, Deputy Director of the UK’s Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) spoke on how the UK approaches cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, and public-private partnerships. This event also featured a panel discussion.For more information, please contact techpolicy@csis.org
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April 30 |
Space Launch After 2010
Marc Kaufman, staff writer for The Washington Post; Rick Gilbrech, Associate Administrator for Export Systems at NASA; and John Logsdon, Director of GWU’s Space Policy Institute, will discuss the current status of the launch industry and where it will stand after the shuttle program ends in 2010. To attend, please RSVP to techpolicy@csis.org by Wednesday, April 23.
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April 28 |
Views from Beyond the Beltway: Cybersecurity Recommendations from Experts
CSIS’s Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency invites you to its second discussion on cybersecurity recommendations: Views from Beyond the Beltway: Cybersecurity Recommendations from Experts Monday, April 28, 2008 9:00 to 11:15 am 1800 K Street, NW / B-1B conference center John Koskinen, former Assistant to the President and Chair of the President’s Council on the Year 2000 Conversion Pamela Fusco,Executive Vice President of Security Solutions, Fishnet Security Stephen L. Squires, Independent Consultant Identity Theft Panel Discussionwith Julie Ferguson, VP of Emerging Technology, Debix; Jay Foley, Founder, Identity Theft Resource Center; David Mortman, CISO-in-Residence, Echelon One; and Lisa Sotto, Partner, Hunton & Williams To RSVP, please email arasmussen@csis.org by Wednesday, April 23. Presentations from Part 1 of this discussion can be viewed here.
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March 25 |
Export Control Reform: Commerce Department Reforms
Agenda AUDIO (mp3 00:33:33) 2:00 Introduction Bill Reinsch, President, National Foreign Trade Council 2:10 Commerce reforms Mario Mancuso, Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Commerce reforms to process and policy implemented in 2007 Presidentially directed reforms DEAC 2:30 Question and Answer period AUDIO (mp3 00:41:16) 2:40 Panel Discussion Moderator: David Scruggs, Senior Associate, CSIS Matt Borman, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Industry and Security Beth McCormick, Deputy Under Secretary for Technology Security Policy and National Disclosure Policy, DOD 3:15 Adjourn
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March 12 |
Improving Cybersecurity: Recommendations from Private Sector Experts - Part 1
Featuring opening remarks by Howard Schmidt, R & H Security Consulting, LLC And a panel discussion with Rodney Petersen and Jack Suess, Educause/Internet2 Security Task Force Larry Clinton, Internet Security Alliance (presentation) John Carlson, BITS (presentation) Steve Crocker, ICANN (presentation) Michael Aisenberg, IT-SCC; Guy Copeland (presentation)
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March 6 |
Infusing IT into Healthcare: Implications and Promise
Ensuring access to affordable and quality healthcare is one of the most important issues facing Americans today. Information technology can improve healthcare delivery while decreasing costs, but unlike other industries, the healthcare sector has not taken full advantage of IT. Please join this distinguished panel for an open discussion on the effect and ramifications of IT on healthcare delivery, privacy, efficiency, and cost. The discussion will focus on best practices and lessons learned from both government and private sector healthcare systems and the policy changes needed to maximize the benefits of IT. Moderator: Honorable William S. Cohen, former Secretary of Defense Honorable Jim Peake, Secretary of Veterans Affairs and former U.S. Army Surgeon General Honorable Susan Collins, Senator from MaineRepresentative Allyson Schwartz, Congresswoman from PennsylvaniaDr. Martin Harris, Cleveland Clinic CIO and Member of the Wounded Warrior Commission
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February 26 |
Export Control Reform: State Department Reforms
AUDIO (mp3, 01:29:40) Opening Remarks: Arnold Kanter, The Scowcroft Group Keynote Address: John Rood, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, U.S. Department of State State reforms to process and policy implemented in 2007 Presidentially directed reforms UK and Australian defense trade treaties Panel Discussion: Frank Ruggiero, U.S. Department of State Beth McCormick, U.S. Department of Defense
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February 8 |
National Space Forum (Day 2)
Friday the 8th of February 2008 0800 Policy Choices: Space Management Listen to the Audio (mp3, 01:03:21)
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February 7 |
National Space Forum (Day 1)
NATIONAL SPACE FORUM 2008: SPACE CHALLENGES FACING THE NEW AMERICAN ADMINISTRATION OF 2009 7TH AND 8TH FEBRUARY 2008 Washington, DC
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January 18 |
Innovation and Education: Are we investing well?
Listen to the Audio (mp3, 2:22:27) The National Academies “Rising above the Gathering Storm” devoted an entire chapter to “What Actions Should America Take in K–12 Science and Mathematics Education to Remain Prosperous in the 21st Century?” and concluded, “The competitiveness of US knowledge industries will be purchased largely in the K–12 classroom.” On January 18th, 2008, ASTRA and CSIS will sponsor a discussion that will critically examine the role of education in driving innovation. We will also review how well American students are doing relative to their peers in other nations. Our objective is to shed a little light on this highly complex area to find out where we appear to be doing well and where we need to consider changing to improve our education outcomes.
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