Events

2010 APCO Australasia Conference & Exhibition
DATE: 15-17 March 2010
LOCATION: Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, Melbourne
Asia Pacific's leading Emergency Services and Public Safety event returns in 2010.
The themes of the APCO Australasia Conference & Exhibition will be Technologies and Their Impact on Major Emergencies, and A Case Study - Back to the future - Black Saturday.
APCO Australasia has once again combined the best in national and international speakers, the latest in emergency management and mission critical solutions, technological advancements, working groups and research centres in the one location, to create the Premier Public Safety learning and networking forum in the southern hemisphere.
Further Information: Phone: 1300 796 668; Email: eventscoordinator@apcoaust.com.au; Web: http://www.apcoaust.com.au/2010/Index.asp

APAC Port Security Forum 2010
DATE: 22-23 March 2010
LOCATION: Bayview Boulevard, Sydney
This interactive forum will critically examine the key emerging risk areas in port security, and delve into how ports are responding to issues as they arise.
Speakers will look at the implementation of effective security strategies including the development of port security infrastructure, reform in regulatory standards and the ongoing issues of compliance, securing the supply chain and keeping up with the rapidly changing world of technology within security.
This event is a must attend for any manager, director or advisor/consultant in the industry who wishes to develop a deeper understanding of port security as it stands in 2010.
Further Information: Mimi Lu, Phone: +61 2 9437 1311; Email: mimil@liquidlearning.com.au; Web: http://liquidlearning.com.au/llg08/Featured-Events/icdm1109.html

2010 Biometrics Institute New Zealand Conference & Exhibition
DATE: 26 March 2010
LOCATION: Holiday Inn Hotel, Wellington, NZ
In its sixth year, this one-day event will provide an insight into the latest developments in biometric technologies.
The exhibition provides a unique opportunity for the Biometrics Institute Vendor Members to showcase their latest products and services to this unique forum made up of over 100 members.
Further Information: Email: member@biometricsinstitute.org; Web: http://www.biometricsinstitute.org

AusCERT 2010 Asia-Pacific Information Security Conference
DATE: 16-21 May 2010
LOCATION: Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast
Confirmed speakers at AusCERT 2010 include:
- Whitfield Diffie, co-inventor of public key cryptography in 1975 and Fellow of ISC2 in 2009;
- Eugene Spafford, professor of computer science and associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University, and Executive Director of the Purdue Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS);
- Marcus Ranum, CSO, Tenable Network Security, and designer of DEC's Secure External Access Link (SEAL) later AltaVista firewall, TIS Gauntlet and the TIS Internet Firewall Toolkit;
- Roger Dingeldine, president and co-founder, The Tor Project, and owner and founder, Moria Research Labs.
Further Information: Email: info@conferenceit.com.au; Tel: +61 7 3878 2974; visit http://conference.auscert.org.au/conf2010/

Security in Government Conference 2010
DATE: 7-9 June 2010
LOCATION: National Convention Centre, Canberra
The SIG Conference commenced in 1987 as a meeting of agency security advisers focusing on protective security issues.
The trade exhibition attached to the Conference is extensive and now features over 100 security-related service providers who work closely with both the Government and private sector to provide cutting edge solutions to protective security issues.
Over the past twelve months the SIG Conference concept has undergone a rigorous review to ensure it continues as the key Government Security Conference on the annual calendar.
The SIG 2010 program will refocus on the information needs of the agency security advisers, information technology security advisers and those members of the private sector contracted to deliver protective security services to Government.
Further Information: Robyn Devin, Phone: 02 6141 3717; Email: SIG2010@ag.gov.au; Web: http://www.ag.gov.au/