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We are proud to announce the addition of the "Advancing Small Business in Homeland Security" Forum happening on March 2nd immediately following the SVST Conference at the Courtyard by Marriott Historic District Charleston

Over the last three months we have been working diligently with DHS S&T and SCRA to formulate a forum that will assist small businesses in getting the knowledge and understanding of how to do business with DHS and DOD.

This one day forum will allow small businesses with security technologies to meet and hear first hand from the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) on the requirements and steps needed to be a solutions provider to DHS. In addition, this program will also provide critical perspective and input from U.S. Dept. of Defense and from SC launch, an organization that has helped so many companies succeed from concept to market.

This program is open to all security solutions providers whether or not they are a sponsor or attendee of the Small Vessel Security Threats Conference. However, it is encouraged that they do take advantage of the information provided and networking opportunities afforded to them in the Small Vessel Security Threats Conference. 

Here is what small businesses will learn at the forum:

  • DHS Science & Technology Directorate’s process of sponsoring small businesses and its’ technologies
  • DHS Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program process and how to use the program to fund your small business research and development.
  • DHS Commercialization Office’s CARDs (Commercial Application Requirement Document) and what it means to small businesses and the technologies they provide
  • U.S. Coast Guard’s Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) program
  • How to do business with the U.S. Dept. of Defense and the ins and outs of the bidding process
  • SCRA Ventures’ SC Launch Program

Click here to see the summary, agenda and registration form
Golf Outing is now cancelled!
Many of us were looking forward to this, but due to travel conflicts with our participants coming from out of town and work conflict for those in town, we couldn't get enough players to meet the course minimum. The happy hour at the hotel will still happen and will start at 5:30 at the hotel bar at the Courtyard by Marriott.
Important Hotel Update

The room block is now closed at the Courtyard by Marriott and the other hotels. Please call us at 203-221-2664 if you have trouble getting a hotel, we may be able to work some miracles.

 

“The Small Vessel Security Threats Conference” brings together stakeholders from the public and private sectors of the maritime community to discuss the implementation of DHS’s “Small Vessel Security Strategy” (SVSS).  This forum will discuss the Small Vessel Security Strategy giving the audience an update and insight into the strategy and its’ critical components.

Over the last year, HSOutlook with the help of the U.S. Coast Guard have hosted two conferences in Miami and San Francisco to address the SVSS and its’ critical objectives.  What has been highlighted through these two programs is the need to enhance coordination, cooperation, and communication between federal, state, local and the private sector as well as international partners.  “The Small Vessel Security Threats Conference” Charleston will expand on the objective by bringing together stakeholders from the International, Federal, State, Local and Private to discuss how we can collaborate and share intelligence (open source and classified) to better secure the maritime domain from small vessel security threats. 

Click here to see full agenda and list of speakers

Sample of Registered Attendees
  • CBP Marine & Air Interdiction
  • CBP Northern Division
  • CBP Charleston Field Operations
  • USCG Headquarters
  • USCG Sector Charleston
  • USCG Sector Puget Sound
  • USCG Sector Boston
  • Battelle Memorial Institute
  • Savannah River National Laboratory
  • DHS National Infrastructure Coordinating Office
  • DHS Science & Technology Directorate
  • DHS FLETC
  • Portland Maine Police Dept.
  • Alabama State Police Marine Unit
  • TSA Explosive Operations Division
  • USCG World Maritime University
  • City of Portland Maine
  • State of Connecticut Environment Conservation Police
  • United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • TSA Headquarters
  • Long Beach Police Dept
  • Sunoco, Inc.
  • Rockwell Collins
  • SAFE Boats Intl
  • U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
  • Charleston County, Sheriff's Department
  • ABS Consulting
Click here to see photos from San Francisco and Miami

 
Organizational Sponsors

NASBLA

SCRAV

SCRAA

Pilots
Silver Sponsor

Lumenyte

Tuffboom
Click Here to see all Sponsors

Small Vessel Security Implementation
Plan Report to the Public
SVSS 2011

The DHS Strategy was created to address the potential for commercial or recreational small vessels to be used to smuggle terrorists or weapons (including weapons of mass destruction) into the United States, as a stand-off weapon platform, or as a direct attack method to deliver a water-borne improvised explosive device (WBIED). Following the Strategy, the Plan seeks to improve Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA), maritime security and safety alike. It improves existing operations and systems by leveraging the actions and resources of stakeholder groups in the commercial private sector and the recreational boating community.
The Small Vessel Security Strategy

SVSS

In 2007, the Dept of Homeland Security hosted a “Small Vessel Security Strategy Summit” to address the security threats that small vessels pose to our maritime domain and in 2008, released a comprehensive report called “Small Vessel Security Strategy” (SVSS).

The key components of this report are the following security risks categories: (The Four Objectives are as outlined in the summary of the conference)

  • Security risks for small vessels were broken down into four general categories:
  • Use of small vessels as a conveyance to smuggle weapons
  • Use of small vessels as Water Borne Improvised Explosive Device
  • Use of small vessels as a conveyance to smuggle terrorists into the US
  • Use of small vessels as a platform for standoff weapon
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