NTIA: Wireless Security Forum


For Immediate Release July 18, 2005	Contact: Clyde Ensslin or Ranjit de Silva 202-482-7002

Commerce to Host Wireless Security Forum Wednesday July 20

Assistant Secretary of Commerce Michael D. Gallagher will deliver opening remarks and join other Commerce Department officials in moderating two panel discussions addressing security issues related to new mobile communications technologies including wireless Internet access, “smart” cell phones, and mesh networks. Panelists from the private sector and government will address vulnerabilities as well as a variety of solutions.

WHO:	Assistant Secretary of Commerce Michael D. Gallagher Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce John M.R. Kneuer Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Chief Privacy Officer Daniel Caprio Kathleen Higgins, Director of the Office of Law Enforcement Standards, Commerce’s National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

WHAT:	Public forum on wireless security issues

WHEN:	Wednesday July 20 9:00 am: Welcome Remarks by Assistant Secretary Gallagher 9:10 am: Opening Keynote address by John Pescatore of Gartner Research 9:30 am: Panel Discussion: Security Challenges in the New Mobile World 11:15 am: Panel Discussion: Securing Mobile Devices and Networks

WHERE:	U.S. Department of Commerce Auditorium 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC (Enter on 14th Street between Pennsylvania and Constitution Aves NW)

More information, including the complete agenda and schedule, is available from the NTIA Web site at www.ntia.doc.gov.

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