Upcoming Events: September 21, 2006

GWU/SAIC Homeland Security, Emergency and Risk Management Forum

Topic: DHS: Looking Ahead

Presenter:Clark Ervin, former Inspector General of the US Department of Homeland Security

When: Thursday - September 21, 2006 3:45 - 5:45 PM

Where: GWU Marvin Center, Room 302 (800 21st Street @ H Street NW, Washington, DC convenient to the Foggy Bottom Metro Station)

The George Washington University Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management (ICDRM) is proud to announce the seventh Homeland Security, Emergency and Risk Management Forum of the 2005 - 2006 academic year on Tuesday, April 25, 2006. We are also proud to announce that for the sixth consecutive year, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), is providing financial support for the forum series.

Presenter Bio and Presentation Description:

Clark Ervin, former Inspector General of the US Department of Homeland Security, is an Aspen Institute Paul H. Nitze Fellow and Director of the newly established Aspen Institute Homeland Security Initiative. Clark was the first Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He became Acting Inspector General on January 24, 2003, the Department's first day, and the Inspector General by virtue of a recess appointment by President Bush in December 2003. His appointment expired in December 2004. Prior to his service at DHS, Clark was the Inspector General of the US Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors from August 2001 until January 2003. His service in the Bush administration was preceded by service in the administration of President George H.W. Bush. From 1989 until 1991, he served as an Associate Director of Policy in the White House Office of National Service.

His book "Open Target: Where America is Vulnerable to Attack" (Palgrave MacMillan), identifies where and how the US is safer than in 2001 yet not as safe as it should be 5 years after the establishment of the DHS.

Additional Information:

Refreshments will be served during the 3:45 - 4:15 PM social period and the forum will commence promptly at 4:15 PM. There is no registration fee for the forum series, however we do request that you RSVP to Sergio De Cosmo, Research Assistant, The GWU Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management. Email to sdecosmo@gwu.edu is preferred, however, please feel free to call with any questions to 202-994-6736.