Call for Papers Due 12/1: IEEE HST 09, Produced With Technical Assistance from U.S. DHS S&T, U.S. DHS DNDO, and U.S. DOE NNSA

The ninth-annual IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security (HST 09) has issued a Call for Papers for technology innovations in border and maritime security, critical infrastructure protection, Counter IED technology, WMD (primarily nuclear and biological) and disaster response. Selected papers will be presented at the IEEE HST 09 conference, to be held May 11-13, 2009 at the Westin Hotel in Waltham, Mass. IEEE HST 09 is sponsored by the IEEE Boston Section, with organizational support from IEEE-USA, and produced with technical assistance from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), U.S. DHS Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) and the U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). HST 09 will bring together 500 attendees from government, private sector, and academia. For detailed information on the Call for Papers, please visit the conference website at http://www.ieeehomelandsecurityconference.org.