Biological and Chemical Nonproliferation and Counterterrorism
Events & Activities
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2-3 October 2009
2009 Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy (Atlanta, GA)
Professor Margaret E. Kosal
Professor Margaret E. Kosal presented the Paper "Bioterrorism Deterrence: the Role of Public Health in Security" at the 2009 Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy.
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14-15 September 2009
International Conference on Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (Singapore)
Professor Margaret E. Kosal
Professor Margaret E. Kosal was an invited speaker at the International Conference on Emerging and Disruptive Technologies in Singapore. Her presentation was "Bionanotechnology and Security: Is Small Scary?".
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10 August 2009
Colloquia on Biodefense Policy Workforce (Washington, DC)
Professor Margaret E. Kosal
Professor Kosal participated in a by-invitation-only Colloquia on Biodefense Policy Workforce in Washington, DC on the future needs of the US Government and nation on education of the biodefense policy workforce. Experts in public policy and biodefense policy from academia, government, and the private sector were brought together to review current educational and training programs, identify challenges, and provide recommendations to address those challenges. See Full Report
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29-30 June 2009
Synthetic Smallpox Workshop Keynote Address Delivery
Professor Margaret E. Kosal
Professor Kosal delivered the keynote address, Deterrence, Policy, and Strategic Security Implications of Synthetic Smallpox, at the "Over the Horizon Workshop on Synthetic Smallpox" discussing the potential strategic implications of the genetic manipulation or de novo synthesis of orthopox viruses as a "game-changer" for national and international security.
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23-25 June 2009
Study on Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Southeast
Professor Margaret E. Kosal
INTA Professor Margaret Kosal attended a June conference on Factors Influencing Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Southeast. The conference was sponsored by the Southeastern Center for Emerging Biologic Threats (SECEBT) led by Emory University including 31 university, public health, and governmental collaborators with experience in disease control and prevention.
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19-23 January 2009
2009 Chemical & Biological Terrorism Defense Gordon Research Conference, Galveston, TX
Professor Margaret E. Kosal
The theme of the 2009 Gordon Research Conference on Chemical and Biological Terrorism Defense was Integrating "Everyday" with "Maybe Someday", Galveston, TX.
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24 September 2008
Global Futures Forum, Department of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA.
Professor Margaret E. Kosal
Professor Kosal presented a paper on “Al Qa’eda and Unconventional Weapons” addressing the question of why al Qa’eda has not used weapons of mass destruction at the Global Futures Forum 23-25 September 2008, sponsored by the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey CA. The forum was reported in the Monterey Herald newspaper "NPS hosts weapons discussion: Group focuses on dangers of proliferation". Professor Kosal's presentation on "Al Qa'eda and Unconventional Weapons".
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12 September 2008
U.S. Government Roundtable on Synthetic Nucleic Acid Screening Framework, Washington, DC
Professor Margaret E. Kosal
Dr. Kosal and 3 dozen other biosecurity experts from the U.S. Government; the private sector; non-governmental organizations; and academia, including members of the National Scientific Advisory Board on Biosecurity (NSABB), came together in Washington DC to discuss approaches to policy on regulating synthetic genomics (gene synthesis and oligomers).
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10 September 2008
Government Gets 'C' Grade on "WMD Terror Report Card", Washington, DC
Professor Margaret E. Kosal
"Weapons of Mass Destruction Threat Report" - A year and half after the 9/11 Commission's call for "maximum effort" against Weapons of Mass Destuction (WMD) terrorism, the government’s performance has been graded a 'C' by Georgia Tech’s Dr. Margaret E. Kosal. Kosal, a lead author of the "WMD Terror Report Card". News Conference and Press Release , Washington, DC.
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10-13 August 2008
University of Georgia Center for International Trade & Security (CITS) Summer Nonproliferation Institute in Athens, GA
Professor Margaret E. Kosal
“Chemical and Biological Weapons: Proliferation Issues and Threats” given at the Summer Nonproliferation Institute's "Preparing the Next Generation for Teaching, Research, and Public Service in Nonproliferation Policy" at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
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07-08 August 2008
Symposium Toward a Strategic Vision for Chemical and Biological Defense
Professor Margaret E. Kosal
Chaired by INTA Asst Prof Margaret E. Kosal, the Symposium brought together 30 leading academics from across the US and representatives of the Department of Defense Chemical and Biological Defense Program. The program was sponsored by the Basic and Supporting Sciences Division of Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Chemical and Biological Technologies Directorate (DTRA-CB).
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25 July 2008
USAF Counterproliferation Center in Atlanta, GA
Professor Margaret E. Kosal
“The Future of WMD,” given at “Johnny Appleseed IV” Combating WMD for Military Educators, USAF Counterproliferation Center, Atlanta, GA.
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17-18 July 2008
Naval Postgraduate School in Belfast, ME
Professor Margaret E. Kosal
“Al Qa’eda and Unconventional Weapons,” at the Conference - Tomorrow’s Proliferation Pathways: Weak States, Rogues, and Non-States, School of Policy and International Affairs, University of Maine and the Center for Contemporary Conflict, Naval Postgraduate School, Belfast, ME.