For Immediate Release
January 14, 2010
 
Contact:
Prof. Yonah Alexander
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Event: "Terrorism: Review of  2009 and Outlook for 2010"
 
Arlington, VA - The International Center for Terrorism Studies at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is pleased to announce its 11th annual terrorism review and outlook seminar. This event brings together the most prominent experts on security issues, including terrorism and the role of intelligence.  Panelists will assess lessons learned in 2009 and review implications for 2010 and beyond.  
 
In addition, a Special Report on "Maghreb and Sahel Terrorism: Addressing the Rising Al-Qaeda Threat in North and West/Central Africa" by Yonah Alexander and published by the International Center for Terrorism Studies at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies (January 2010) will be released and available at the seminar.

Date: Friday, January 29, 2010
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
 
Place:                                           
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Saul/Zikha Room, First Floor
Washington, DC 20036

 
PROGRAM

 
Opening Remarks:   
Michael Swetnam
CEO and Chairman, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
 
Moderator:
Hon. Michelle van Cleave
Former Head of U.S. Counterintelligence
 
Panelists:
Hon. Charles Allen
Former Assistant Director of Central Intelligence (CIA),
and Undersecretary for Intelligence, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
 
Ambassador Bob Godec
Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State
 
Gen. (Ret.) Alfred Gray
U.S. Marine Corps
 
Hon. Angelos Pangratis
Deputy Head, Delegation of the European Commission to the U.S.A.
 
Closing Remarks
Prof. Yonah Alexander
Director, International Center for Terrorism Studies