Safety & Security

Welcome to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s homepage for U.S. Safety and Security companies. This page is your resource for finding direct exporting assistance, market intelligence, trade events, and other global expansion opportunities.

Our division of Commerce, the U.S. Commercial Service, has a global network of 100 offices located throughout the U.S. and over 100 offices located in about 70 countries. Our worldwide team of safety and security specialists is here to assist in your global growth.

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Upcoming Events: 

Title: Netherlands Delegation to ASIS 2012
Venue: Philadelphia, PA
Date: September 10-13, 2012
Website: http://www.asis2012.org/Pages/Seminar-Home-Page.aspx

The U.S. Commercial Service is facilitating the visit of Dutch security cluster, known as The Hague Security Delta (HSD) to the ASIS International Seminar and Exhibit in Philadelphia on September 10-13, 2012. Delegation members are listed below and they are interested in meeting with strategic U.S. partners during the convention. If you are interested in a one-one-one meeting with any of the companies below, please contact Natasha.Keylard@trade.gov and Khoa.Bui@trade.gov.

Title: U.S. Commercial Service Trade Mission to Egypt and Kuwait
Venue: Egypt and Kuwait
Date: March 10-14, 2013
Website: http://export.gov/trademissions/EgyptKuwait

Egypt and Kuwait are looking to improve and expand their infrastructures while cutting their reliance on oil, and to upgrade their safety and security systems at numerous borders. The U.S. Commercial Service is taking a trade mission to Cairo and Kuwait City to help interested U.S. businesses tap these opportunities. Apply now for this mission if you have products and/or services for the construction of roads, railways, port facilities, communication networks, hospitals, and water and wastewater treatment plants; traditional, renewable, and nuclear power; and surveillance technologies, tracking, scanning, and detection services for sea ports, airports, and other checkpoints. Contact Anne.Novak@trade.gov at 202-482-8178.

Title: Security Essen 2012
Venue: Messe Essen– Essen, Germany
Date: September 25-28, 2012
Website: www.security-messe.de/en/security/index.html

The Security Essen 2012 will follow on from its successful predecessor, the security 2010. It was the most successful event so far of this world fair with record results. The facts and figures speak for themselves: A total of 1,100 exhibitors from 38 countries presented new products and professional services. With 41,230 trade visitors the security 2010 attained the best result in its successful history. For more information, please contact Nils Roeher at Nils.Roeher@trade.gov

Title: The 4th Shanghai International Disaster Reduction & Security Exhibition
Venue: Shanghai, China
Date: October 10-12, 2012
Website: http://www.sidrschina.com

The Commercial Section of the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai cordially invites American firms to participate in our U.S. Pavilion at the 4th Shanghai International Disaster Reduction and Security Exhibition 2012 to promote American disaster protection products and services to China’s emerging disaster response and safety market. This DOC-certified exhibition is the premier and most important event of its kind in China, and the largest platform for government procurement. More information, please contact Jane Shen at Jane.Shen@trade.gov.

Title: 1st Global ABC (Automated Border Control) Conference & Exhibition
Venue: Warsaw, Poland
Date: October 25-26, 2012
Website: www.frontex.europa.eu/news/global-abc-conference-and-exhibition-IQS5lH

Co-organized by Frontex and the European Commission, this event will constitute the 1st global initiative dedicated to ABC technologies and will serve as a platform for dialogue among relevant stakeholders in the field. The aim is to bring together government officials from national border management and immigration authorities, Ministries of Interior, other law enforcement agencies responsible for border security, policy makers, and technologies and products relevant to ABC. The Conference will focus on the operational and practical challenges linked to the use of automation, the need for and benefits of global interoperability, and the ways this can be achieved and promoted.

Title: SecureTech 2012
Venue: Ottawa Convention Center – Ottawa, Canada
Date: October 30-31, 2012
Website: www.securetechcanada.ca

SecureTech 2012 is a two day public safety and security omnibus Conference and Exhibit, organized by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) to be held on October 30-31 2012, in conjunction with a major 55,000 square foot exhibit at the new Ottawa Convention Centre. This event will focus on Perimeter and Cyber Security. Maximize your exposure in Canada’s security sector by being a part of the U.S. Embassy’s delegation at SecureTech 2012. For more information on being a part of the U.S. Embassy-led delegation, please contact Lucy Latka, lucy.latka@trade.gov, at 613-688-5219 or Luz Betancur. Luz.betancur@trade.gov, at 613-688-5216.