SATSA Conference on global national security threats scheduled for February 27-28
The Maxwell School’s Student Association on Terrorism and
Security Analysis (SATSA) will host its 2015 conference on Friday and Saturday,
February 27-28. This year's topic is "The Global Threat: Emerging Issues
in National Security."
An opening reception will be held on Friday at 6:30 p.m. in the Levy
Atrium of Dineen Hall, College of Law. On
Saturday, the day-long conference will begin at 9:00 a.m. in the Strasser
Legacy Room, 220 Eggers Hall. The conference will include lectures, a panel
discussion, presentation of SATSA’s 10th annual journal, and a graduate student
showcase. Admission is free; breakfast
and lunch are provided.
Bill Smullen, director of Maxwell’s National Security Studies
program, will deliver the keynote address.
Other conference participants include:
- Mohammed Al-Basha from the Embassy
of Yemen to the U.S.
- J. Michael Haynie, executive
director and founder of the Institute for Veterans & Military Families
- Jeffrey Johnson, former operations
group commander of U.S. Air Force Personnel, U.S. National Security Agency
- James McPherson, 39th
Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy
- Robert Murrett, deputy director,
Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism
- Richard Whitaker, U.S. Army JAG
Corps & director, Sensitive Activities Oversight, U.S. Special Operations
Command
All SU students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend. For more information, please contact Paige
Donegan (pkdonega@syr.edu). 02/23/15