The Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board of the National Academies will be hosting a virtual meeting for the ongoing study on Radioactive Sources: Applications and Alternative Technologies. The meeting, which is the latest of a series of public meetings, is scheduled for June 26, 2020, and will feature presentations from the World Institute for Nuclear
The inaugural International Explosives Conference 2020 will be held 30 June - 2 July 2020 at the Victory Services Club in London, UK. This must-attend event is hosted by Cranfield University in conjunction with the UK’s Centre of Excellence for Energetic Materials and the Sector Skills Strategy Group. The focus of the conference is future
Mr. Oxford will discuss the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's role in supporting Department of Defense efforts to reduce the threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction in a time of Great Powers Competition. Mr. Vayl S. Oxford, is the Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) located on Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The DTRA mission is
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will host a free Bulletin Global Webinar: The Button on July 14, 2020. The event features William J. Perry, former US Secretary of Defense and Chair of the Bulletin Board of Sponsors; Tom Collina, Policy Director, Ploughshares Fund; and led by Kennette Benedict, Senior Advisor to the Bulletin. Two days before the
Join us for our virtual conference on Weaponized Information in partnership with Georgetown University, Center for Security Studies. Our capstone event will focus discussion around understanding the information environment, exploring weaponized information, and discovering possible solutions. The information dimension is constantly changing with the explosion of data and hyper-connectedness enabled by social media, the Internet
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
