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The 5th Annual National Dam Security Forum will be held in conjunction with the Dam Safety '12 conference in Denver, CO.  The program committee is soliciting abstracts of papers to be presented at this year's event.  A variety of topics will be considered for the forum agenda, ranging from security awareness and general threat considerations to emergency preparedness efforts. Abstracts will be selected based on the objective of enhancing dam security, protection, mitigation, response, recovery, and resiliency capabilities.  The submittal deadline is February 15, 2012.  Link directly to our on-line submittal system.

2012 Dam Security Workshop: Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7), Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection (2003), established a national policy to identify and prioritize U.S. critical infrastructure and protect it from a terrorist attack. In support of these efforts, ASDSO and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are collaborating to provide a Dam Security Workshop in conjunction with the ASDSO Southeast Regional Conference in Louisville, KY. May 7-9, 2012.


The Workshop will provide both technical and non-technical information pertaining to the safety, security and resilience of the Nation’s dams and related infrastructure. Presentations are directed toward state and local government officials, and public and private dam owners.

More information will be forthcoming.

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