JUNE 19-21, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC
2023 Special Symposium sponsored by the Homeland Security Technology Consortium (HSTech)
The smuggling of illicit synthetic opioids into the United States by land, air and sea has contributed to a dramatic rise in overdose deaths across the country. Federal and state officials recognize that a whole of government approach is needed to interdict narcotics in arrival, source and transit zones. This symposium will focus on the technologies, processes and partnerships that will help the United States counter the importation and distribution of illicit fentanyl and reduce its impact on our communities.
Symposium Sessions
Session I Air: Collaboration, Procedures and Innovative Technologies to Counter Opioid Movement by Air, International and Express Mail
Session II Land: Technologies and Collaborations to Suppress Illicit Opioid Smuggling on the Borders and Interior
Session III Sea: Maritime Domain Awareness to Counter Narcotics Movement in Coastal and International Waters
Session IV Community: Field Operations Technology Needs and Law Enforcement Collaboration
Access & Registration:
This one-day HSTech Special Symposium is free to all HSTech Consortium Members, and is additionally open to all TechConnect World registrants. All HSTech Consortium Members will be contacted and provided a symposium waiver-code and also a TechConnect World discount-code if you are interested in attending the full 3-day conference. If you are an HSTech Member and have not received your Registration-Codes, please contact Michael Dougherty , Executive Director, HSTechConsortium.
Symposium Canceled
TechConnect Expo
HSTech Members receive a 15% Discount to exhibit at the TechConnect World Innovation Expo (June 19-20). Please contact Denise Lee to reserve your full expo booth!
HSTech Showcase
In addition to the expo, there are a limited number of Showcase Table-Top displays available for rent/reserve ($750) in the back of the HSTech Symposium room (June 21). Please contact Sarah Wenning to reserve a table-top display for June 21.
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The Homeland Security Technology Consortium (HSTech) supports the collaborative R&D and rapid prototyping/piloting needs for the Department of Homeland Security and its components. HSTech sources capabilities across the homeland security and national border security technology spectrum.
Focus area included:
- Identification and assessment
- Targeting and intelligence
- Authentication and verification
- Communications and information management
- Other homeland security-related capabilities
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