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Research and Development (R&D) Exchange Workshop
October 28 - October 29, 2004
Monterey, California

The Industry Executive Subcommittee’s (IES) Research and Development Task Force (RDTF), of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC), cordially invites you to attend the Research and Development Exchange (RDX) Workshop on October 28-29, 2004, in Monterey, California.

Theme

The two-day event will be held at the Monterey Marriott. The Thursday session will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and the Friday session will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This year’s theme is A Year Later: R&D Issues to Ensure Trustworthiness in Telecommunications and Information Systems that Directly or Indirectly Impact National Security and Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP). Dr. John Marburger, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), and Dr. Charles McQueary, Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), are invited to present keynote addresses during the opening plenary session and to participate in the summation

Objective

The increasing reliance on the public switched network, the Internet, and computer applications to support national security, homeland security, emergency preparedness, and public safety places a premium on trusted systems (e.g., systems that are available, secure, reliable, and survivable even in the face of attacks, failures, or accidents). The August 14, 2003, northeast power outage has underlined the critical importance of networked information systems in supporting national crisis management and response previously demonstrated by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Ensuring national leaders, first responders, infrastructure owners, and the public receive timely, accurate, and complete information from trusted networked information systems is crucial to both national and homeland security.

The RDX Workshop will reconsider the R&D issues associated with trustworthy NS/EP telecommunications addressed at the 2003 RDX Workshop and examine progress made, unfinished work, and new challenges identified during the past year. Specifically, key leaders from the Federal Government, private industry, academia, and State and local governments are invited to explore and prioritize key R&D issues associated with trustworthiness. The goal of the event is to gather valuable information and constructive feedback, which will inform the RDTF as it develops proposed Presidential recommendations for the NSTAC. The R&D community’s feedback will help the task force frame key policy issues surrounding trusted networked information systems; discuss how stakeholders can cooperate and coordinate efforts as the communities of interest shift; provide key insights to OSTP and DHS as they formulate their research agendas and budget submissions; identify and characterize barriers and impediments inhibiting R&D of trustworthy systems; and develop an agenda for action. Break out sessions will focus on major cyber and software, physical, human factor, and integration (testing, evaluation, test beds, etc) research issue areas. These breakout groups will also be charged with addressing the question of how the R&D community can effectively share information and document activities.

Call for Papers

The exchange format does not include presentation of papers. Participants are welcome to provide written input either for sharing at the workshop or for inclusion in the proceedings, if appropriate.

Registration - The registration process is NOT being conducted by the NCS or the NSTAC.

The conference fee for the 2004 RDX Workshop is $230. To register for the event, please go to:

http://programs.regweb.com/ResourceOne/nstac2004/register.

If you plan to attend, please complete registration by October 15, 2004. A ranking of preferences for breakout session participation will be required at the time of registration.

Hotel Reservations/Parking

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Monterey Marriott for workshop attendees. To make your reservations, please call the Marriott Reservations at (800) 228-9290 or (831) 649-4234. In order to receive the group rate, you must call the hotel directly and identify your affiliation with the NSTAC RDX Workshop. You can not use an agent to make your reservations. Reservations must be received on or before Friday, September 24, 2004. All reservations are subject to a 48-hour cancellation policy. The following guest room rates will apply (exclusive of appropriate state and local taxes, currently 10%):

Group rates will be honored two days pre and post the workshop dates, subject to availability. All reservations must be accompanied by a first night room deposit, or guaranteed with a major credit card. In order to receive the government rate and be tax exempt, all government employees must supply a government ID and government credit card at check-in. Any reservations cancelled within 48 hours of arrival will be subject to a charge of the first night’s room and tax.

Transportation

A taxi ride from the Monterey Peninsula Airport to the Marriott Hotel is approximately $10-15. Additionally, several major rental car companies operate from the airport. A map to the hotel is provided. The parking rate at the Monterey Marriott is $15 a day.

Further Information

\We hope you – or a member of your staff familiar with R&D issues related to trustworthy computing a communications – will be available to attend the 2004 R&D Exchange Workshop. With the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security, we believe this event holds great potential for contributing to the Nation’s security technology R&D agenda.

Attached is the R&D Exchange Workshop Fact Sheet. For further information, please contact Ms. Alberta Ross or Ms. DeJuan Stroman at nstac1@dhs.gov. In addition, if you have questions or concerns, please feel free to call Ms. Ross at (703) 607-6218, or Ms. Stroman at (703) 607-6208.

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