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Sponsors:	National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). National Security Agency. Defense Information Systems Agency. Department of Homeland Security.
Audience:	Security Managers and Staff, IT Professionals Interested in Improving IT Security, Security Professionals Interested in Developing Security Content, Security Content Tool Vendors, IT products vendors, testing laboratories, and auditors.
Format:	Conference, lecture, workshop, vendor exposition.
Purpose:	Demonstrate how using specific open standards enables automation in: Government and private industry today/tomorrow. Vulnerability and security configuration management. Impact analysis for emerging security issues. Policy compliance verification.
Topics:	Public-Private Partnerships and Government Collaboration. Information Security Automation Program (ISAP) Helping to automate FISMA, HIPAA, PCI, and STIG Compliance. Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) update (governance, settings, etc.). Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) Update. Industry Requirements and Standards. Product Demonstrations.
Registration Contact:	Angela Ellis, NIST, phone: 301/975-3881, email: angela.ellis@nist.gov
Technical Contact:	Vendor POC: John Banghart , NIST, phone: 301/975-8514, email: john.banghart@nist.gov Presenter POC: Stephen Quinn, NIST, phone: 301/975-6967, email: stephen.quinn@nist.gov
Website:	http://nvd.nist.gov/events.cfm
Registration:	On-Line Registration Registration fee: $95 Registration closed on 09/16/2008 Refund requests must be submitted in writing by 09/16/2008
Accommodation:	A block of rooms has been reserved for the nights of September 21-24, 2008 at the Holiday Inn Gaithersburg, Two Montgomery Village Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20879. The special rate is $113.00 per night plus 12% tax.To make your reservation, please contact the hotel directly at 301/948-8900 by September 2, 2008 and mention that you are attending the "NIST/Security Automation Conference".