U.S. Senator John Cornyn to Keynote InfraGard Houston's 6th Annual Conference

Business Wire, Oct 23, 2006

HOUSTON -- The Houston Chapter of InfraGard will feature U.S. Sen. John Cornyn as keynote for this year's 2006 InfraGard Conference, announced Christopher Roach, InfraGard's Houston Chapter President.

The Sixth Annual InfraGard Houston Conference, which will be held October 24-25, 2006 at the Hilton Hotel at the University of Houston, will present John Cornyn as the keynote to speak at 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 24(th). Cornyn will address protecting critical infrastructure in Houston and across the nation, including petrochemical facilities, ports, transportation, and the Internet. He will discuss the importance of sharing critical information among all levels of law enforcement and emergency responders. There will be a Q&A session that follows.

Cornyn serves as Deputy Whip and is on the board of five key Senate committees, including: Armed Services Judiciary Budget Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Joint Economic committee. Of these fives committees, Cornyn chairs two subcommittees - Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship, as well as Emerging Threats and Capabilities.

Cornyn is a major supporter for government involvement of U.S. protection and continues to play an active role with military and veteran personnel in Texas.

"Because of Sen. Cornyn's dedication to our national security and struggle to protect citizens from ongoing outside threats and capabilities, our audience members will be presented with a truly captivating speech. Not only is Cornyn a respected political figure in Texas, his background and experience in security alone, will undoubtedly bring an element of expertise that is incomparable to the InfraGard Conference," Roach said.

This two-day event is expected to draw about 350 attendees and will feature tracks that focus on Cyber Security; Homeland Security; Water Utility Security; First Responder; Forensics; and Interactive Forensics Labs.

The conference is geared toward CIOs, CISO, CROs, corporate security directors and advisors, as well as law enforcement, utility management and first responders.

Attendees can register at www.infragardhouston.org or contact InfraGard via e-mail at conference@infragardhouston.org. There are discounts available for InfraGard members and affiliates with regular registration being $395 and $295 for InfraGard, ISSA, ISACA, ACP, HTC, Tech Champ members and government employees.

National and local sponsors include Applied Cognitive Solutions, Aramco Services Company, Business Wire, Forensics and Security Services, Houston Business Journal, Houston Technology Center, Microsoft, The Padgett Group, Think-IT Services, Shell Oil, and Waste Management.

About InfraGard

InfraGard Houston is a local chapter of the National InfraGard Program (www.infragard.net), a non-profit alliance between government and industry to enhance protection of our nation's critical infrastructures through exchange of information about threats and vulnerabilities. The Houston Chapter is led by President Chris Roach, for information on the Conference or joining InfraGard Houston, visit www.infragardhouston.org.