Organizing Committee Invited Speakers Presentations Call for Participation Workshop Agenda Registration Contact
Date: August 27, 2009
Points of Contact
Dr. H. R. Rao
Professor, MIS, UB
mgmtrao@buffalo.edu
Dr. Shambhu J Upadhyaya
Director, CEISARE
shambhu@cse.buffalo.edu
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Workshop Agenda
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August 27,
2009 110 Jacobs Management Center, University at Buffalo, North Campus, Amherst, New York, USA
Check out the Invited Speakers Page for
more information on the Speakers
8:00 - 8:45 AM |
Registration and Coffee/Juice (Jacobs Annex - Alfiero Center 2nd Floor Atrium) |
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Morning
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8:45 - 9:00 AM
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Opening Remarks by Prof. Arjang Assad Dean School of Management, UB |
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9:00 - 9:45 AM
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Keynote Speech by Mr. Gregory W. Skibitsky followed by Q&A Commissioner, Erie County Department of Emergency Services Topic: Flight 3407 Introduction by: Mr. Harry Meyer |
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9:45 - 10:15 AM |
Invited
Talk 1: Mr. Jason Bechtel, General Dynamics, Buffalo, NY Topic: The Integrated Incident Management System (IIMS) and how it is used to improve incident response in New York City Introduction by: Dr. Rui (Ray) Chen |
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10:15 - 10:45 AM |
Break (Coffee/Muffin) |
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10:45 - 11:05 AM |
Invited Talk 2: Dr. Daniel Hess, Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Planning, UB Topic: Enhancements to Hospital Resiliency: Improving Emergency Planning for Extreme Events Introduction by: Rr. Raj Sharman |
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11:05 - 11:25 AM |
Invited Talk 3: Dr. Catherine Cook-Cottone, Associate Professor, Educational Psychology and Priscilla David (Health Net) Topic: Transition of First Responders from Normal Incident Response to Disaster Level Patterns - A Grounded theory Approach Introduction by: Dr. Raj Sharman |
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11:25 - 11:45 AM |
Invited Talk 4: Dr. Rui Chen, Assistant Professor, Miller College of Business, Ball State University Topic: Data Model Development for Fire Related Extreme Events Introduction by: Dr. Raj Sharman |
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11:45 - 12:45 Noon |
Panel Discussion
Title: Progress and Challenges in Emergency Management - A Focus on Western New York
Panel:
Dean Messing (Deputy Commissioner, Emergency Services) (Retd.)
Captain Gregory Blossatt (Buffalo Police)
Gerald W. Schoenle Jr. (Chief of Police, UB)
Coordinator Dennis Carson, Emergency Services, Town of Tonawanda
Facilitators: Prof. Raj Sharman, Department of Management Science and Systems, UB
Prof. Catherine Cook-Cottone, UB Department of Educational Psychology
Capt. Stephen McGonagle, Amherst Police
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| 12:45 - 1:30 PM | Lunch & Afternoon Registration (Jacobs Annex - Alfiero Center 2nd Floor Atrium) |
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Afternoon Session |
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1:45 - 2:00 PM |
Opening Remarks by Prof. Jorge V Jose VP for Research, UB |
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2:00 - 2:45 PM |
Keynote Speech by Mr. Thomas X. Grasso, Jr. followed by Q&A Supervisory Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation Topic: 21st Century Crime: Inside the Cyber Underground Introduction by: Mr. Thomas Horrigan |
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2:45 - 3:15 PM |
Invited Talk 5: Dr. Paul Thompson, General Dynamics, Buffalo, NY Topic: Semantic Hacking and Information Infrastructure Protection Introduction by: Dr. Shambhu Upadhyaya |
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3:15 - 3:45 PM |
Coffee Break/Networking (Jacobs Annex - Alfiero Center 2nd Floor Atrium) |
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3:45 - 4:15 PM |
Invited Talk 6: Dr. Victor Piotrowski, Lead Program Director, NSF Topic: New Initiatives in Cyber Security Education Introduction by: Dr. Timothy Fossum |
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4:15 - 4:45 PM |
Invited Talk 7: Prof. Tejaswini Herath, Brock University, Ontario, Canada Topic: Information Security in Organizations: Empirical Examination of Security Practices in Western New York Introduction by: Dr. H. R. Rao |
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4:45 - 5:30 PM |
Host Presentations:
Prof. Shambhu Upadhyaya (UB) (Presentation)
Prof. Donna Kaputa (ECC)
Mr. John Schunak (President, Infragard, Buffalo Chapter)
Dr. Sandy Augustine (Hilbert College) |
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Wrap-up |
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