IDGA Summit provides venue at Southwest Border to address current and future border security initiatives

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA) announces the Border Management Summit – Southwest scheduled for May 23-25, 2011 in El Paso, Texas.

High-level officials from the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Patrol, Drug Enforcement Administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the FBI will convene in El Paso, Texas this May to discuss and evaluate the current and future border security initiatives.

In its second year, IDGA’s Border Management Summit – Southwest brings together thought leaders and key policymakers across local, state and federal law enforcement, the Department of Homeland Security, and international government organizations, to discuss security initiatives specific to the US-Mexico border.

IDGA’s Border Management Summit – Southwest is comprised of a Pre-Summit Border Security Technologies Focus Day and a comprehensive two day summit. The two day Border Management Summit will feature topical sessions on cross-border gang violence, drug interdiction, interoperable usage of intelligence, and an exclusive interactive border sheriff panel. The Pre-Summit workshop Day will focus on using C4ISR as a Force Multiplier and securing the border with fiber-optics and micro-robotics applications.

The Border Management Summit - Southwest speaker roster includes:

• Anh Duong (SES) - Director, Borders and Maritime Security Division, DHS Science and Technology Directorate
• Michael Fisher - Chief, Office of Border Patrol
• Lou Alvarez - Interim Director, Office of International Affairs, ICE
• Bill Newell - Special Agent in Charge, Phoenix Field Division, ATF
• Joe Arabit - Special Agent in Charge, El Paso, TX Division, DEA
• David Longoria - Deputy Director, El Paso Intelligence Center, CBP
• Kim Del Greco - Chief, Biometric Services Section, Criminal Justice Information Services, Division of the Science and Technology Branch, FBI

Access IDGA’s comprehensive Border Management Southwest Resource Center to see the latest Border Management articles, podcasts, whitepapers, and more. Be sure to view the 2010 attendee list for an inside look on last year’s participants.

For more information on speaking, exhibiting or attending IDGA’s Border Management Summit - Southwest, please visit http://www.BorderManagementSummit.com or contact Lindsay Kuczera at Lindsay.Kuczera@idga.org.

About IDGA

The Institute for Defense & Government Advancement (IDGA) is a non-partisan information-based organization dedicated to the promotion of innovative ideas in public service and defense. IDGA brings together communities comprised of military, government, vendors and academia for education, networking and advancing the communities in which it serves. For more information, please visit http://www.idga.org.

In addition to our live events, IDGA also offers an online community dedicated to providing defense industry professionals with breaking news, business opportunities, introductions, podcasts, webinars, and presentations from key industry leaders. Members of our online community are able to extend their live event experience and interact with the defense industry by leveraging the opportunity to network, share ideas, best practices and business solutions.

For more information, please visit http://www.idga.org.

CONTACT:

IDGA
Lindsay Kuczera, 212-885-2679
Email: lindsay.kuczera@idga.org

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