Agenda

Global Maritime Information Sharing Symposium 2009

Streamlining Information Sharing

Monday, September 14

6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. GMISS Check In - No-host reception at Marriott Washington (Light Hors d'oeuvres)

Tuesday, September 15

Dress: Business attire for all attendees (in the interest of leveling the conversation, civilian business attire is preferred for all uniformed personnel as well)

7:15 Transportation provided from Marriott Washington Hotel to Lincoln Hall, National Defense University (NDU), Fort McNair?

7:45-8:15 Breakfast & Final Check-in - Lincoln Hall, NDU

8:15-11:45 Plenary Sessions: "Industry & Government Perspectives on the State of Global Maritime Awareness"

8:15-8:25 Welcome and host introductions

• Mr. Gary Seffel, Director, OGMSA

8:25-8:45 Conference Background, Rules & Goals

• CAPT George E. McCarthy? , USN, OGMSA

8:45-10:15 Plenary Presentations

10:15-10:45 Break / Refreshments

10:45-11:45 Plenary Presentations

11:45-12:45 Lunch / Networking, Lincoln Hall, NDU - No Host Buffet

12:45-1500 First Panel Discussion: "Establishing Efficient Means for Threat Warning Information Exchange Between the International Maritime Industry and Government"

3:00-3:30 Break / Refreshments

3:30-5:00 Second Panel Discussion: Industry and Government Issues and Concerns with Maritime Informatino Sharing

4:45 Transportation for spouses from Marriott Washington to Fort McNair? Officer's Club for Social

5:00-8:00 No-Host Social, Fort McNair? Officer's Club

6:30-8:00 Transportation from Fort McNair? Officer's Club to Marriott Washington

Wednesday, September 16

Dress: Business attire for all attendees

7:15 Transportation provided from Marriott Washington Hotel to Roosevelt Hall, NDU

7:45-8:15 Contintental Breakfast, Roosevelt Hall, NDU

8:15-11:45 Plenary Sessions: Industry / Government Dialog -- Digging Deeper

11:45-1:00 Luncheon / Keynote Speaker, Crystal Ballroom, Fort McNair? Officer's Club

1:00-3:00 Breakout Sessions

Three topics will be presented twice -- attendees should participate in two topics relevent to the working groups they plan to attend on Day Three

• Topic 1: Changing Frameworks: Interconnecting Maritime Centers Into a Global Grid

• Topic 2: Changing Perceptions: Increasing Industry & Government Dialog Points

• Topic 3: Changing Policies: Increasing Industry Involvement in Policy Making

3:00-3:30 Break / Refreshments

3:30-5:00 Breakout Session 2

The same three topics will be repeated for a second round with new participants

5:00 Transportation from Lincoln Hall, NDU to Marriott Washington

7:00-10:00 Gala Dinner, Washington Marriott

Thursday, September 17

7:15 Transportation provided from Marriott Washington Hotel to Lincoln Hall, National Defense University (NDU), Fort McNair?

7:45-8:15 Breakfast & Final Check-in - Lincoln Hall, NDU

8:15-8:30 Administrative Notes / Plan of the Day

• CAPT George E. McCarthy? , USN, OGMSA

0830-1230 Working Groups Sessions / Working Lunch

Working group sign-ups occur on Day 2

Working Group A: Building a Global Maritime Information Exchange Grid, it is possible ?

Recommended Attendees: Technical, Operational, Systems, Ports, Law Enforcement.

Discussion Topics: Bringing together Maritime Operation Centers, Law Enforcement Fusion Centers, Maritime Exchanges, Government Maritime Information Hubs into a single grid. Creating a universal Dial String for Mariner Access to Regional Maritime Centers, US Government Interagency System Collaboration Efforts.

Lead: CAPT Andy Bjork,USN, USFF

0830-0840 Working Group Introductions/Organization

0840-0910 Working Group Presentations

0910-1230 Working Group Discussions

(1145-1245 Lunch is available to working groups)

Working Group B: Bridging the understanding gap between Maritime industry & Government Recommended

Attendees: Maritime Education, Training, Manning, Marketing, Maritime Government Liaisons.

Discussion Topics: Education, Cross Training, Internships, USCG Centers of Knowledge, Maritime Awareness Courses ?

Lead: CAPT Fred Evans, GMATS

Co-Lead: CDR James Feldkamp, USN, OGMSA

0830-0840 Working Group Introductions/Organization

0840-0910 Working Group Presentations

0910-1230 Working Group Discussions

(1145-1245 Lunch is available to working groups)

Working Group C: Facilitating deeper industry access to maritime policy formulation process.

Recommended Attendees: Maritime Associations, Government Policy personnel,

Discussion Topics: What Industry Input is Presently Obtained in the Process ? Who Singularly Represents the International Maritime Industry to the US Government?

Co-Lead: CAPT Dale Ferrier, USCG, Policy Branch Lead, OGMSA

0830-0840 Working Group Introductions/Organization

0840-0910 Working Group Presentations

0910-1230 Working Group Discussions

(1145-1245 Lunch is available to working groups)

Working Group D: Resolving Information Privacy, Proprietary & Classification concerns.

Recommended Attendees: Maritime Attorneys, Department of Justice, Government Policy personnel, Intelligence community.

Discussion Topics: Gov Clearances for Maritime Personnel, Lack of Reciprocity with Information Sharing, Dispute Resolution.

Lead: Mr. Tim Phillips, ODNI

Co-Lead: Captain David Sanders, JAGC, USN, OGMSA

0830-0840 Working Group Introductions/Organization

0840-0910 Working Group Presentations

0910-1230 Working Group Discussions

(1145-1245 Lunch is available to working groups)

1300-1500 Feedback Sessions – Working Group Consensus

“Identifying the Road Ahead”

Goal – Each Working Group to present a two-slide summary of their ‘points of discovery.’ Each Working Group to identify three (3) specific, measurable action items to be engaged in the next 6 months [Oct 09 – Mar 2010].

1300-1310 Ground Rules

• Captain George E McCarthy? , USN, OGMSA

1310-1430 Working Group Recommendations

1430-1500 Full Audience Voting on MA/MS Priorities

1500-1530 Closing Remarks

• Mr. Gary Seffel, Director OGMSA

1530 Transit from Lincoln Hall to Local Airports or Hotel

Proposing Agenda Items

You are invited and encouraged to help us set the agenda for this year's conference. Symposium planners are including a combination of key issues identified by industry and emerging issues in information sharing policy that will impact commercial shipping.

Please send your recommendations to chad.b.holmes@uscg.mil.

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