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May 20-21, 2009
“Port and Maritime Security” exhibition track & panel during the 6th annual The Security Summit in Liberty Station, San Diego.

• Conference panels
  • IA/CyberSecurity
  • Hastily Formed Networks
  • Port & Maritime Security
  • Finding, Evaluating and Employing best-of-breed technologies in Law Enforcement
  • Funding Innovative Security Companies
• Competition Categories
  • Command & Control
  • Communications Interoperability/Hastily Formed Networks
  • Disaster Preparedness & First Responders
  • IA/CyberSecurity & Security Software
  • Port & Maritime Security
  • Robotics
  • Surveillance & Sensors (including CBNRE)
  • Transportation & Logistics Security
• Keynote addresses:
  • Finding and Promoting Innovative Ideas
  • DHS S&T: Speeding Technologies to Market

Various 2009 dates
Maritime demo days

Fall 2009
Possible San Diego maritime community conference and maritime missions from Australia, Canada, and the U.K.

Mid-November 2009:

San Diego Maritime Collaboration Summit

The Maritime Collaboration Summit has three main objectives:

• Pull together the highly diverse elements of the regional maritime community to build collaborative bridges that will promote innovation and project advancement.
• Promote interaction between the scientific community and the makers of innovative technologies with a technology forum.
• Provide focus for international maritime missions to San Diego so that they can maximize interaction, networking and collaboration opportunities.

January 23, 2009 - "BioFuels, BioMedicines & Farming from the Sea... and Maritime Technologies Needed to Develop Them - the intersection of two San Diego growth industries"
Presentation & Panel Discussion:
Paul Jensen, Ph.D. - Associate Research Scientist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Paula Sylvia, M.S., M.B.A. - Offshore Aquaculture Program Manager, Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute
Shannon J. Williamson, Ph.D. - Dir. of Environmental Virology, J. Craig Venter Institute

November 12, 2008 - "Maritime Law Enforcement and Security" Event
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June 4-5, 2008 - “Port and Maritime Security” category in the Technology Competition and a Port & Maritime Security panel as part of the 5th annual The Security Summit. Information on attending/exhibiting available at: www.thesecuritynetwork.org. (Location TBD).

April 8, 2008 - April 2008 Meeting.

Panel Discussion :Participants will be representatives of nine private companies, one marine institute and several government and non-profit organizations.
Topic: "The St. John’s, NL Maritime Cluster—a leading maritime center in Canada reaching across the world"

Friday, February 15, 2008
Panel Discussion : Participants will be representatives of government, military, private sector, research institutions, and universities.
Topic: Making The Maritime Industry Visible: Is There a “Maritime Cluster” in San Diego and is government recognition & support of it important?
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Friday, November 30, 2007
Keynote speaker : Dan C. Boger, Dean of Research, Naval Postgraduate School
Topic: “NPS—the Premier Postgraduate Educational Institution for the U.S. Armed Forces: Technology Development Partnerships and Real World Applications Domestically and Around the World.”

September 14, 2007
Keynote speaker : Mr. Don Kent, President, Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute
Topic: “The aquaculture market—a maritime growth industry for the 21st Century”

July 13, 2007
Keynote speaker :Gary Eaton, Director of Operations & Maintenance of the San Diego County Water Authority (and Member of The Security Network Advisory Board)
Topic: "The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) is in the Midst of a $3.4 Billion Capital Improvement Program: The Entity, Its Growth and Business Opportunities in Addressing its Needs"
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Thursday, June 7, 2007
4th annual The Security Summit
San Diego Aerospace Museum, Balboa Park
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May 11 , 2007
Keynote speaker: Barbara Fletcher, Ocean Engineer in Ocean Technology Branch of SPAWAR Systems Center and member of the Core Study Team for the original Navy UUV Master Plan released 20 April 2000 and the 9 November 2004 Update. Ten minute technology talk given by Steve Koepenick of SPAWAR on the importance of the annual AUV Competition sponsored by AUVSI & ONR and its future.
Topic: "Direction, Importance and Opportunities emanating from the Navy’s UUV (Unmanned Underwater Vehicle) program”
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April 20, 2007
Keynote speaker: Dr. Tim Walzak, President, Innovation Development Corp., University of Victoria, and Chair, COIN Pacific from Victoria, BC, CANADA
Topic: "Opportunities in working together: The vibrant Canadian maritime technology industry, an update on the major Prince Rupert Port expansion, and the Oceans 2007 conference in Vancouver."
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March 9, 2007
Keynote speaker: Professor John Orcutt - Associate Vice Chancellor, Research; Director, Center for Earth Observations & Applications (CEOA) of Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Topic: "The $331 million NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative - Pushing the frontiers of ocean science and technology"
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February 9, 2007
Keynote speaker: Ing. Carlos Jáuregui, Director of the Port of Ensenada, B.C.
Topic: "Update on the major port project planned for Baja California and business opportunities that are expected to develop with it."
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January 12, 2007
Keynote speaker: Mr. John MacIntyre, Homeland Security Program Manager
Topic: "Evaluation of the Port of San Diego 2003-2006 Strategic Plan & Business Potential in the new 2007-2011 Plan."
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