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EMININT 2006
Emerging Issues in National and International Security
March 20-21, 2006 - Agenda
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Monday, March 20th

8:00 AM - Outside Room 603
Check-in and Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM - Room 603
Greetings from the American University Washington College of Law
Daniel Marcus: General Counsel, 9/11 Commission

9:05 AM - Room 603
Opening Remarks
Kelly McClanahan: International President, National Security and Law Society

9:15 AM - Room 603
Petro-Security in the Post-9/11 World
Description: A discussion considering the efficacy and viability of current energy policy within the context of national security factors and potential remedies to resolve concerns of energy-dependence. 10:30 AM
15-minute Break

10:45 AM - Room 603
War on Terror in the Foreign Media
Description: A panel of Washington-based correspondents for international news agencies describing the depictions and explanations of the War on Terror in their home countries. 12:15 PM - Outside Room 603
Sandwich Luncheon

1:30 PM - Room 603
Legislative Interpretation of National Security
Description: A discussion on national security legislation that has been proposed or enacted since 9/11 to ensure adequate Congressional oversight, implement meaningful reforms for the Intelligence Community, modernize the FOIA process, and strengthen U.S. efforts to combat terrorism. 2:45 PM
15-minute Break

3:00 PM - Room 603
Cyber-Security and the Electronic War on Terror
Description: An assessment of the legal and policy factors involved, as well as the technologies employed, in assessing, forecasting, and preventing electronic threats to national security. 4:15 PM - Outside Room 603
Book signing

5:00 PM - 6th Floor Student Lounge
Keynote Banquet
Keynote Speaker – His Excellency Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the United States.

Tuesday, March 21st

8:00 AM
Check-in and Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM - Room 603
International Adjudication of Terror
Description: A panel of international judges discussing their experiences presiding over terrorist cases in their home countries. 10:15 AM
15-minute Break

10:30 AM - Room 603
FBI vs. MI-5: The War over Domestic Intelligence
Description: A discussion debating the potential viability of creating a separate, domestic intelligence agency and the legal issues that would be implicated. 11:45 AM - 6th Floor Cafeteria
Student/Professional Luncheon

1:00 PM - Room 603
Awarding of Governmental National Security Contracts
Description: An evaluation of the legal procedures and policy matters involved in securing, distributing, and overseeing government national security contracts awarded to private industry and organizations.

2:15 PM
15-minute Break

2:30 PM - Room 603
Immigration in an Age of Terrorism
Description: An evaluation of the degree to which immigration policy is linked to national security considerations, the legal mechanisms employed in ensuring immigration security, and the viability of proposed reforms. 3:45 PM - Room 603
Closing Remarks
Brad Moss: Chapter President, National Security and Law Society

4:00 PM - Outside Room 603
Farewell Wine and Cheese Reception



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