Dartmouth Institute for Security Technology Studies (ISTS)
Emerging Threats Assessment: Biological Terrorism
Emerging Threats Assessments Conference Summary
A Technology-Based Threat Assessment Workshop

Agenda

 

Purpose: Assess the Present & Future Threat from the Use of Biological Weapons by Terrorists

Scope: Broad-based Threat and Action Assessment Involving a Range of Technical and Other Professionals

Anticipated Results: Clearer Threat Assessment; Refined Key Research and Action Issues; Governmental, Public Health, and Other Organizations Recommendations

Conference will take place in the Dean's Conference Room at Thayer School located on Tuck Mall Drive off North Main Street, Hanover.


TIME TOPIC/SPEAKERS NOTES
FRIDAY

JULY 7

PRESENTATION PANEL DISCUSSIONS
8:00 am Light Breakfast Thayer
8:15 am Introductory Remarks

Richard Scribner, PhD

Joseph Rosen, MD

9:00 am Morning Session - Talks

Terrorist Threats - Brian Sullivan

Biothreats - Barbara Sneiders

10:15a.m Break

Emerging Biothreats - Raymond Zilinskas

Cyberthreats - George Cybenko, Ph.D.

Possible Terrorist Use of Modern Biotechnology Techniques. by Raymond Zilinskas

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12:00p.m. Lunch Time Presentation
Military Viewpoint -

Richard Hutchinson, Ph.D.

Part One: Threat Variables

Part Two: Threat Response

AFTERNOON

SESSIONS

PANEL DISCUSSIONS
1:00p.m. Emerging Local & State Response

Robert Gougelet,MD

William Bograkos, D.O., F.A.C.O.E.P.

Daniel Kaszeta

A Template for Medical Response to Biological Terrorism?

Bograkos and Kaszeta

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2:00p.m. Emerging Response Technology - Co-ordination of Local and National Teams

Mike Myjak

Jon Bowersox, Ph.D.

3:00p.m. Break
3:15p.m. Emerging Threat Protection - Biological and Cyber Threats

John Modlin

Dennis Klinman

Jian Zhao

Klinman Paper

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4:15p.m. Simulation, Nanotechnology, Robotics Panel & Genetic Engineering

Ursula Gibson

Daniela Rus

David Zeltzer

Chris Lowrey

Gibson Paper

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Rus Bio

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Lowery Paper

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5:30p.m. Dinner - Hanover Inn/Hayward Lounge

7:30p.m. Is the American Pubic Safe from Bioterrorism - open to community

Talk Given By: Dr. Ken Alibek on Biological Threats, followed by a discussion from a panel of experts. Moderated By: Dr. George Baer, Chairman of Strategy and Planning at the US Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island

Panel of Experts - Milton Leitenberg, Randall Murch, Raymond Zilinskas, David Franz, and George Baer.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Discussion will take place in Room 100 at the Thayer School

Franz Paper Text

SATURDAY

JULY 8

8:00 am Light Breakfast-Thayer

MORNING SESSION - Respond to Emerging Threats with Present Technology

Thayer
8:15 am Threat Team - Presents Terrorist Attack Scenario

Biothreat followed by a Cyberthreat

Lt. Col. Scott Moore

9:00a.m. Response Teams Meet

Three groups, with eight members, work in groups, planning response, after choosing 2000 to 2005 time frame

Support from Naval War College

10:15a.m. Break
10:30a.m. Group Presentations of Response Solutions

- Setting Research Agenda

12:00p.m. WORKING LUNCH Nature BioThreat - Dr. Tracey McNamara West Nile Encethalitis Experience in New York 1999

AFTERNOON SESSION

1:00p.m.

Response to Emerging Threats with Future Technology

Planning response set beyond the year 2005 Support from Naval War College

2:30p.m. Group Presentations of Response Solutions - Setting Research Agenda

3:45p.m. Break
4:00 Comparison of Group solutions

7:00p.m. DINNER - Dr. Joseph Rosen House,

New England Clam Bake

SUNDAY July 9th CONFERENCE WRAP-UP
8:00a.m. Light Breakfast

- Thayer
8:30 am Summary of Conference Findings

9:00a.m. Future Response to Strategic Terrorist Attack (2025)

presented by Dr. Joseph Rosen

Rosen & Lucey White Paper: Future Response to Strategic Terrorist Attack (2025)
9:45a.m. Break
11:30 am Future Conference Agenda Discussion

12:00p.m. Box Lunch