The Homeland Defense & Security Information Analysis Center (HDIAC) will host a webinar presentation on 'Agnostic Compact Demilitarization of Chemical Agents (ACDC)' on 1 October 2020. The safe destruction of chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and organic precursors is a timely, costly, and significant challenge for the international community. Today, for example, there are no approaches
The Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board of the National Academies invites you to join a virtual committee meeting on October 13, 2020 for its ongoing study on Radioactive Sources: Applications and Alternative Technologies. The meeting will feature presentations by Nordion, Sotera Health, and QSA Global, Inc., companies that produce radioactive sources and alternative technologies. The
Fire-Rescue International 2020 will be held October 20-22, 2020. For the first time ever, FRI is planning to offer a virtual event format to provide those unable to travel access to educational resources on timely issues and the insights needed to keep their community safe. FRI education covers all areas of the emergency service: Navigating
The National Academies will host a 2-day virtual workshop 26-27 October 2020 to address the state of the science and ongoing federal research regarding human exposure to Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), experimental toxicology studies to identify human risks from PFAS, and human health outcomes from PFAS exposures. PFAS are diverse fluorinated organic compounds used
Join the Schar School of Policy and Government and guest panelists to get an insight on how a Schar School degree can launch or advance your career in policy and security. Hear from industry experts on ways to research and build out a career roadmap from the scope of available opportunities. Panelists will share their knowledge on
The IAEM 2020 Reimagined Virtual Conference will be held November 16 – 18, 2020. Select conference topics and sessions highlighted by the CBRNE Central team include: U.S. Northern Command’s CBRN Response Enterprise: Partnering with Local Authorities The Need for a National Disaster Safety Act Crowd-Sourced Active Threat Mapping Disaster Resilience - Emerging Trends and Future
The second meeting of the Committee on Emerging Areas of Science, Engineering, and Medicine for the Courts: Identifying Chapters for a Fourth Edition of The Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence will be held on December 1, 2020. This meeting is expected to be closed in its entirety. The committee will review the contents of the
How are passenger rail planners and operators adapting in the time of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19)? TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern that will feature case studies from the public and private sectors. Representatives from each organization will discuss how COVID-19 has (or has not) affected their
A committee of the National Academies will hold a virtual meeting December 7-8, 2020 on the "Merits and Viability of Different Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Technology Options and the Waste Aspects of Advanced Nuclear". This study responds to a congressional mandate in the FY2020 Appropriations Act's Conference Report in the subsection titled “Used Nuclear Fuel Disposition
