9/11 Tribute Center programs are offered throughout the year. Lectures, educational workshops and support programs are available to unite family members who lost loved ones, survivors, Lower Manhattan residents, rescue and recovery workers and volunteers who assisted in the aftermath of 9/11. Visit tributewtc.org for a schedule of upcoming programs and events.
The New York City Fire Department in partnership with the FDNY Foundation is offering a two day symposium on March 14, 2013 & March 15, 2013. FDNY leaders will provide presentations to include: Terrorism - Fire as a Weapon, FDNY Rescue Company Operations, Recent FDNY Safety Initiatives, New FDNY Training Techniques and Commercial Building Management - […]
The House Committee on Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 3:00pm in 311 Cannon House Office Building. The hearing, entitled “TSA’s Efforts to Advance Risk-Based Security”, will have TSA Administrator John S. Pistole as the witness. Cannon House Office Building 200-299 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, […]
The Center on National Security at Fordham Law School will host a conference entitled “21st Century Warfare: Law, the Enemy, and the Battlefield,” on Monday, March 18, 2013 from 9:00amto 5:00pm. The conference will explore the legal authorities for war, the expanding definitions of the ‘enemy’, the evolution of the battlefield, including drone killings and cyber warfare, and […]
The John Jay Center on Terrorism will host a seminar on Friday, March 22, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm in Room 964 of the new building of John Jay College. Carlo Strenger will speak on the topic The Politics of Israel, Terrorism, and Pathways to Peace. Strenger is a well-known psychologist, and psychoanalyst who has been […]
The John Jay Center on Terrorism Friday Seminar Series continues on Friday, April 5, 2013 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm with Arun Kundnani, who will speak on the topic, Radicalization: The Journey of a Concept. Dr. Kundnani has written widely on race, culture, and counter-terrorism. He is the author of Spooked: How Not to Prevent Violent Extremism (Institute […]
The 31st Annual Lt. James Curran Memorial Seminar will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2013, from 9:00am to 3:30pm. The seminar will start at 9:00am sharp! Please register on the day – come early. The topic will be “FDNY Operations During Hurricane Sandy” Speakers will include FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Robert Maynes, Queens Borough Commander […]