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The 2005 Homeland & Global Security Summit

The Most Influential Homeland Security Event in the United States!

March 1 - 3, 2005

Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC

Sponsored by:

Secretary Tom Ridge addresses The 2004 Homeland & Global Security Summit.

You are invited to participate in The 2005 Homeland & Global Security Summit, the most influential homeland security event in the United States and the 4th Annual Summit of Equity International. Through high-level general sessions, expert break-out sessions, a packed exhibit floor, and unparalleled networking opportunities, you will:

	Discover new business opportunities, providing homeland security solutions in critical infrastructure protection, biodefense, communications interoperability, intelligence, emergency management and response, aviation security, port and border security, facility protection, CBRN detection, and more!

	Get the latest information on international homeland security programs and contracts.

	Obtain the latest information on U.S. federal homeland security programs and contracts.

	Gain insight into future spending priorities, including detailed information on homeland security funding in the 05 and 06 federal budgets.

	Understand U.S. state and local homeland security programs and the priorities of First Responders.

	Get the latest information on international homeland security programs and contracts.

	Meet top U.S. government officials, key Congressional staff, select DoD officials, state and local officials, First Responders, and influential foreign diplomats.

	Identify potential business partners, contractors, and subcontractors.

	See the latest homeland security solutions, including cutting-edge technologies.

Confirmed Summit speakers include: Congressman Curt Weldon, Vice Chairman, House Homeland Security Committee; Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger, Member, House Intelligence Committee; Dr. Charles McQueary, DHS Under Secretary for Science & Technology; Nick Raynsford, UK Minister for Local and Regional Government; Al Martinez-Fonts, DHS Special Assistant to the Secretary for the Private Sector; Peter Verga, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense; Lieutenant General Ken Minihan, Former Director, National Security Agency; RDML Martin Brown, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Acquisition Management; Robyn Dyson Towles, Deputy Director, Acquisition Management, Justice Department; David Paulison, U.S. Fire Administrator; John Cummings, Director, Critical Infrastructure Protection, DHS; Mark Swanstrom, Director, Small Business Programs, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; Kevin Boshears, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, DHS; Frank Rapoport, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge; Darryl Moody, Senior Vice President, Homeland Security & Intelligence, BearingPoint; Ben Romero, Director of Intelligence & Homeland Security, Lockheed Martin; John Richard Freethey, Chief of Procurement Management, U.S. Coast Guard; and many other leaders.

Summit sponsors include: McKenna Long & Aldridge; BearingPoint; Boeing; KBR; Sun Microsystems; Emergent BioSolutions; Computer Sciences Corporation; The Federal Market Group; Chesapeake Innovation Center; HS Today; Aviation Week's Homeland Security & Defense; Jane's; Government Security News; GeoIntelligence; FDANews; Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments; Fairfax County Economic Development Authority; and other leaders. More than 120 leading companies and organizations are showcasing the best available homeland security technologies and solutions.

For U.S.-based firms and organizations interested in exhibiting or sponsorship, contact Taytana Pope at tpope@equityintl.us. For non-U.S.-based firms and organizations interested in exhibiting or sponsorship, contact Tatyana Pope at tpope@equityintl.us. For assistance with registration, call Monica Slovik at 202.756.2244 or email her at mslovik@equityintl.us.

	On-site Registration	Register by January 31	Register by February 28
Corporate	$495 per person	$395 per person	$445 per person
Non-profit/Trade Association/Academics	$445 per person	$345 per person	$395 per person
Government Employees, Diplomats, and Active Military Officials are complimentary. Complimentary access to view Exhibit Hall only.

Past Photo Highlights

Equity International’s annual Homeland & Global Security Summit is the most influential homeland security trade show and conference in the United States. The Summit is unparalleled in its quality and effectiveness. More than 5,000 industry and government leaders registered for the 2002, 2003, and 2004 Summits. The 2004 Summit featured Secretary Tom Ridge and 60 other prominent speakers.

Secretary Ridge addresses The 2004 Homeland & Global Security Summit

Penrose ("Parney") Albright, Ph.D, Assistant Secretary for Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security

Congressman Christopher Cox, Chairman, House Select Committee on Homeland Security

Congressman Hal Rogers, Chairman, House Homeland Security Appropriations

Darryl Moody, Senior Vice President of BearingPoint, discusses homeland security solutions during the Opening General Session

Sir David Manning, British Ambassador to the U.S., welcomes VIP guests to The 2004 Homeland & Global Security Summit

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