Save the Date: 2012 Symposium on Preventing Catastrophic Threats and Awards Ceremony

Save the Date: 2012 Symposium on Preventing Catastrophic Threats and Awards Ceremony Hosted by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) Friday, November 9, 2012 9:30 am- 5:30 pm (reception to follow) National Press Club Ballroom 429 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20045 The next President of the United States and his national security team will need to make urgent decisions about protecting the nation from catastrophic attacks. To advise the next administration, just three days after the election, FAS will host a symposium featuring distinguished experts on policy and technological aspects of conventional, nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, bio-technology, nuclear safety, electricity generation, distribution, and storage, and cyber security. At the symposium, these experts will present their recommendations for preventing and reducing risks from catastrophic threats. The event will also feature an awards ceremony luncheon to honor outstanding people who have made a distinctive contribution to national security. Dr. John Ahearne will be honored with the 2012 Richard L. Garwin Award, Dr. Sidney Drell will be honored with the 2012 Public Service Award and Dr. Stanford Ovshinsky will be honored with the 2012 Hans Bethe Award. Dr. Drell will share the honor of the Public Service Award with Dr. Henry Kissinger, Senator Sam Nunn, Dr. William J. Perry, and Mr. George P. Shultz.  Confirmed Speakers: Dr. John Ahearne , Adjunct Scholar for Resources for the Future and an Adjunct Professor of Engineering at Duke University Mr. Charles Blair , Senior Fellow on State and Non-State Threats, Federation of American Scientists Mr. Joseph Cirincione , President, Ploughshares Fund Dr. Sidney Drell , Deputy Director Emeritus, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Dr. David Franz , Senior Advisor (Biosecurity Engagement) to the Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs Dr. Charles Ferguson , President, Federation of American Scientists Dr. Richard L. Garwin , IBM Fellow Emeritus, Thomas J. Watson Research Center Mr. Hans Kristensen , Director of Nuclear Information Project, Federation of American Scientists Dr. Robert Standish Norris , Senior Fellow for Nuclear Policy, Federation of American Scientists Mr. Miles O'Brien , Science Correspondent, PBS NewsHour Dr. Stanford Ovshinsky , President and Chief Scientist and Technologist, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics) Mr. Matt Schroeder , Director of the Arms Sales Monitoring Project, Federation of American Scientists Dr. Paul Walker , Director of Environmental Security and Sustainability, Global Green USA Sponsorship Opportunities: Please contact Katie Colten at kcolten@fas.org or 202-454-4694 for more information.

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