What happened at the Symposium?

The 2009 Homeland Security Symposium, "Protecting Large Facility Complexes" was held on May 13, 2009 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. Large facilities and complexes represent high-value targets and pose unique risk management challenges. Because such sites often perform critical functions, security programs must address multiple hazards spanning both physical and cyber dimensions. This fourth annual symposium is co-hosted by IIIA and the Federal Facilities Council of the National Academies.

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The Institute for Infrastructure and Information Assurance (IIIA) facilitates development, coordination, integration and funding of homeland security activities and capabilities of the James Madison University academic community to enhance information and critical infrastructure assurance at the federal, state and local levels.

IIIA emphasizes collaborative interdisciplinary research that focuses on developing technologies with student participation and that have potential for public benefit and possible commercialization. Further, the Institute focuses on the integrative, interdisciplinary nature of real-world problems and strives to bridge traditional academic departments to develop solutions to the critical security problems facing our nation.

IIIA Vision is a society strengthened and enriched by increasingly dependable infrastructure fostered by a strong university role in leadership, interdisciplinary education, research and problem-solving.