The overall
goal of this conference is to bring together experts from
a variety of disciplines and backgrounds who have a common
interest in preventing terrorist attacks and criminal activity
in ports, harbours, coastal waters, and inland waters around
the world. Specifically, the conference goals are twofold:
1. While taking into account the realities of security providers, government
policy, and business, advance
new maritime technologies in:
- Port protection
- Counter-piracy
- Counter-terrorism
- Protection of critical infrastructure
- Protection of high-profile events
- Small boat monitoring and stopping
- Protection of ships and energy platforms
- Prevention of underwater intruders
- Maritime interdiction,
maritime surveillance, and information sharing
2. Stimulate multi-disciplinary thinking on topics
such as:
- Quantitative threat analyses
- Communication of risk
- Cost-benefit analyses
- Quality and effectiveness metrics
- Best practices
- Table-top exercises
- Integrated systems and their evaluation
- Policy
- Recommended way ahead
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