April 7-9, 2009
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Perhaps the most compelling application of risk analysis is the realm of national security, where risk mitigation resources are scarce, the analysis of alternative scenarios is extremely challenging, and an uninformed strategy can have catastrophic consequences.
The Decision Applications Division and the Center for Nonlinear Studies of Los Alamos National Laboratory are pleased to announce the fourth annual symposium on the theory and application of risk analysis to homeland security and defense. This event brings together a broad range of theoreticians, computer modelers, analysts, domain experts, and decision makers from academia, industry, government, and the national laboratories. They meet to share their knowledge and ideas at a unique forum focused on the nation’s highest priority security threats.
The 2009 Risk Symposium will be held at the just opened Hilton Buffalo Thunder Resort in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The meeting will include several plenary speakers, as well as focused lecture and poster sessions.
We are accepting abstracts in the areas of:
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Homeland defense from biological/chemical/nuclear risks
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Decision support systems and uncertainty analysis for risk minimization
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Modeling and analysis of national critical infrastructures
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Threat interdiction and emergency response strategies
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Energy security and financial system modeling
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Food safety and defense
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Socio-technical aspects of risk analysis for national security
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Policy implications
Travel Grants
A limited number of travel grants are available to assist students and post-doctoral researchers making presentations at the conference. This grant consists of waived registration and $500 toward travel or hotel expenses. More information is available in the registration page.
Satellite Classified Meeting
This year, there will be a satellite meeting at Los Alamos National Laboratory to permit discussions in a classified forum. This meeting will be held on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 8, 2009. Transportation will be provided between venues. If you are interested in participating in this satellite meeting, please contact Edith Madrid at edith@lanl.gov or 505-606-0492 *BEFORE FEBRUARY 27th* for registration, clearance processing and unclassified abstract submittal information.
Sponsorship Opportunities
If you are interested in sponsoring the conference, booth space and advertising opportunities are available. Please contact David Izraelevitz via email.
Organizing Committee:
David Izraelevitz (LANL)
Feng Pan (LANL)
Advisory Committee:
Kevin Saeger (LANL)
Gregory Brouillette (LANL)
Eli Ben Naim (LANL)
Misha Chertkov (LANL)
Brian Bush (NREL)
Administrative Contact:
Adam Shipman
conferences@cnls.lanl.gov
505-664-0187
Speaker List
to be Announced