Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Learning Series

Overview

The Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) Learning Series continues in the winter of 2010 with a fresh lineup of one-hour Web-based seminars which provide presentations by senior CIKR experts on the tools, trends, issues, and best practices for infrastructure protection and resilience. 

Series offerings are available free of charge and are highly recommended for the Department’s private sector and government partners, including CIKR owners and operators and officials with responsibility for risk, security, and emergency management functions.

Upcoming Webinars

Winter CIKR Learning Series

Thursday, February 11, 2010, 1:00-2:00 p.m. (EST)

Infrastructure Protection for the 21st Century: Making effective use of visualization technology 

Presenter: Mike Clements, Branch Chief, Operations Support Branch, Infrastructure Information Collection Division, DHS Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP)

One of the DHS Office of Infrastructure Protection goals is to be a source for CIKR data and to enable the sharing of this information with federal, state, local, tribal, and private sector partners during steady-state and incident response activities. IP has made great strides in its efforts to accomplish this goal, but data alone, often does not provide enough context to make use of that information or to enable decision-making. This presentation will provide an overview of the ways that IP provides context to infrastructure data through the use of Geographic Information Systems, geospatial products, and remote sensing data acquisition. The presentation will also address geospatial products and services that are available to federal, state, local, tribal, and private sector partners during both steady state and incident response situations.

To register for this Webinar please go to: https://connect.hsin.gov/visual/event/registration.html 

Monday, February 22, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. (EST)

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS): An Update 

Presenter: Sue Armstrong, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection

Ms. Armstrong will provide an activity and implementation update under the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards. To date, over 6,000 facilities have been deemed high-risk. As a result, IP’s Infrastructure Security Compliance Division continues to develop tools and provide compliance assistance as the subject facilities enhance security measures to meet their regulatory obligations.

To register for this Webinar please go to: https://connect.hsin.gov/cfats/event/registration.html 

CIKR Learning Series Archives

Review past CIKR Learning Series webinars:

• Critical Infrastructure Resilience: The Next Frontier in Homeland Security
• Voluntary Preparedness Standards
• The Infrastructure Protection Security Survey: What's in It for You?