In an atmosphere of heightened concern over the threat of terror incidents following thwarted plots in New Jersey, New York, and most recently in London the nation's leading Homeland Security company Security Solutions International (SSI) will provide 5 different speakers in a full week's program hosted by the Sarasota Sheriffs Office.

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"Educating our first responders goes hand in hand with providing the knowledge and tools we urgently need to make life safer in today's vulnerable world. Participating in this conference is just another part of Technon's ongoing commitment to protecting the homeland and our citizens". - Joe Gehr CEO Technon LLC

Security Solutions International - SSI (www.homelandsecurityssi.com), the leading Homeland Security training company in the USA, announced today that the 2nd annual Gulf Coast Terrorism Prevention conference will be taking place at the Hyatt Hotel in Sarasota the week of September 17th through the 21st, 2007.

Last year's conference drew participants from the US, Canada, Europe and Israel.

For the second year running SSI is teaming with the Sarasota Sheriffs office to bring a wealth of International experts in detecting, preventing and responding to acts of terror.

Day 1 - The Middle-East Mind Set and Cultural Orientation - Learn how to communicate with people from the Middle-East and understand their culture: Religious fault lines & Ethnic flashpoints; The Arabs before Islam; Islam: a way of life; Modern history of Middle Eastern terrorism; Iraq; and much more.
Day 2 - Setting up Intelligence departments - Learn the basics of handling intelligence; collecting, analyzing and reporting; intelligence methodologies and department structure.
Day 3 - Protecting schools and Colleges - Understand the school threat by looking at case studies from all over the world, such as the BESLAN incident - the deadliest school incident in the world. Learn to detect, prevent and respond to an incident.
Day 4 - Operational Response to Mass Casualty Incidents (ORMAC) - Learn how to create a sound, coordinated and well-drilled approach to incidents of mass casualties, in order to confront acts of terror or natural disasters effectively.
Day 5 - The Risk of Terror - Terrorist organizations: learn about their modus operandi and the correct way to perform a risk and threat assessment.