HSPI to Host "The Israeli Experience: from Civil Defense to National Resilience"

April 26, 2010 - PRLog -- EVENT:  Please join The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) for this in-depth discussion highlighting Israel's evolution from homeland security policies based upon civil defense to those that emphasize national resilience. Brigadier-General (ret.) Meir Elran will address Israel's movement from a concept of crisis response predicated on the threat of terrorism, to an integrated approach designed to respond to a range of hazards - including earthquakes and epidemics. Elran has argued that civilian populations play a strategic role during crisis and that national resilience must be approached in a holistic and systemic manner.

WHEN:    Tuesday, April 27, 2010, from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

WHO:      
Brigadier-General (ret.) Meir Elran, Senior Research Fellow and Director,
Homeland Security Program, and Co-Director, Israeli Society and National Security Program, at The Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University

Frank J. Cilluffo (Moderator), Director, Homeland Security Policy Institute

WHERE:   
The George Washington University Hospital
Weingold Conference Room (6113)
900 23rd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro (Blue and Orange lines)

RSVP at http://www.gwumc.edu/hspi/events/elraneventreg.cfm  

For complete information on this event, including resources on resiliency as well as a biography of our speaker, please visit the event webpage: http://www.gwumc.edu/hspi/events/Elran.cfm

BACKGROUND:    

HSPI's Policy & Research Forum Series spotlights cutting-edge security policy solutions and innovative research.  The Series is designed to provide thought leaders in the United States and abroad with a uniquely constructive venue in which to discuss current and future security issues and challenges.

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Founded in 2003, The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) is a nonpartisan "think and do" tank whose mission is to build bridges between theory and practice to advance homeland security through an interdisciplinary approach. By convening domestic and international policymakers and practitioners at all levels of government, the private and non-profit sectors, and academia, HSPI creates innovative strategies and solutions to current and future threats to the nation. For additional information about HSPI, please visit http://www.gwumc.edu/hspi/index.cfm