Cascading Infrastructure Failures: Avoidance and Response
2007 Spring Research Symposium
Location:
The National Academy of Sciences Building
2100 C St. N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Tel.: 202-334-2000
Click here for directions to the National Academy building: directions
Enter the National Academy building via the C Street entrance (across from the State Department building.) The Symposium will be held in the Auditorium with breaks and lunch in the Great Hall.
Event Logistics:
Symposium Registration is $100 per person; however, if you are a member of the Federal Facilities Council or from an academic institution, this event is FREE. Please note your membership on the registration form. Pre-registration is required to attend the event.
Symposium attendance is limited to the first 350 registrants. Please register by April 27 by clicking here. Lunch will be provided.
Basic Schedule:
| 8:00-8:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast (Registration and Networking) |
| 8:30-8:50 | Welcome and Symposium Introduction |
| 8:50-9:15 | Opening Address by Robert P. Crouch, Jr. Assistant to the Governor for Commonwealth Preparedness, Virginia |
| 9:15-10:15 | Panel One: Cascading Failure Examples and Case Studies (Moderator: Harvey Ryland) |
| 10:15-10:30 | Discussion on Panel One |
| 10:30-10:50 | Break |
| 10:50-11:50 | Panel Two: Multiple Hazards and Vulnerable Intersections (Moderator: Lt. Gen. Henry J. Hatch, Ret'd.) |
| 11:50-12:05 | Discussion on Panel Two |
| 12:05-1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00-2:00 | Panel Three: Cascading Failure Assessment and Modeling (Moderator: Massoud Amin) |
| 2:00-2:15 | Discussion on Panel Three |
| 2:15-3:00 | Keynote Speaker: Lieutenant General Russel L. Honoré, United States Army |
| 3:00-3:15 | Break |
| 3:15-4:25 | Panel Four: Cascading Failure Solutions (Moderator: Richard Little) |
| 4:25-4:45 | Discussion on Panel Four |
| 4:45-5:00 | Symposium Recap and Closing Remarks |
Click here for brochure with full schedule: Symposium Brochure.
Questions? Group Reservations? Please contact Cheryl Elliott (email) or call: 540-568-4442.
2007 Homeland Security Symposium is co-sponsored by the
The Federal Facilities Council of the National Academies
and
Institute for Infrastructure & Information Assurance
at James Madison University
May 16, 2007
The National Academy of Sciences Building
2100 C Street, NW
Washington, DC
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