Protect New York | Taking Stock, Setting Directions, Looking Forward

Protecting New York from Terrorism and Disaster:
Taking Stock, Setting Directions, Looking Forward
Was held Thursday-Friday, January 10-11, 2008
The Levin Institute of the State University of New York
116-120 East 55th Street, Manhattan, New York City

Download a PDF of the FINAL Conference Program [1/14/08]

The catastrophic risks that New York State faces from terrorism, pandemics, and natural and technological disasters will challenge us for generations. To create and disseminate knowledge on ever better ways of protecting ourselves, New York must foster excellence in research, education, and public service. Founded in 2006 at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Protect New York is dedicated to helping New York State and New York City meet this challenge.

With members representing 20 colleges and universities and dozens of academic disciplines, Protect New York invites papers and presentations on research results, research in progress, progress in theoretical frameworks, and innovations in training and education. Contributions are accepted from all disciplines, as long as they are so framed as to be broadly understandable. We intend our conference to highlight advances in knowledge, bridge researchers and practitioners, create opportunities for collaboration, encourage young investigators, and serve as a forum for open debate. To help protect states and urban regions from catastrophic loss, we intend our conference to promote the application of science and rigorous reasoning in public policy, journalism, and business.

Applicants to present papers at our conference must be members of Protect New York. Membership is free but requires registration via this web site and approval by our board. (Note that panel chairs may at their discretion invite guest panelists who are not members.) Requirements for membership are stated on the website. Subject to the specific wording on this website and approval of applications by our board, the following persons qualify:

University and college faculty members and students in accredited institutions conducting research or education on our topics; and
Public officials and professionals with records of responsibility and accomplishment related to emergency management, disaster planning, and counter-terrorism.

Accepted papers will be considered for publication by Protect New York's official publication, the Journal of Applied Security Research.

Proposed papers must (1) relate to security and disaster issues affecting New York City, the tri-state Metro New York region, New York State, or any of the state's regions and jurisdictions, or (2) address topics bringing to New York applicable lessons from other states, cities, and regions. We especially invite papers that take stock in the wake of 9/11: What have we learned and in what directions should we proceed?

DRAFT CONFERENCE PROGRAM as of 12/13/07 is below.
MAJOR SPONSORS

MCEER, From Earthquake Engineering to Extreme Events Research, University at Buffalo

New York State Office of Homeland Security

ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

University Transportation Research Center, Region II, City College

Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, State University of New York

Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems, New York University

ProtectNewYork.org

President: Ernest Sternberg, Professor, Urban & Regional Planning, University at Buffalo

President-Elect: John Kostanoski, Professor and Chair, Security Systems, SUNY Farmingdale

Vice President: Eva Cramer, Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology; V.P. for Biotechnology and Scientific Affairs, SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Secretary: Kathleen Powderly, Humanities in Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Treasurer: [vacant]

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF PANELS
THURSDAY, JAN. 10
8:50 am - 9:30 am	Staff Set-up
9:30 am-10:20 am	Registration Opens
10:30 am - Noon	Panel 1: Emotional and Behavioral Dimensions of Disaster Response Panel 2: Border Security and Identification Systems
12:10 pm - 1:10 pm	Lunch: Board of Directors Presentation
1:20 pm - 2:50 pm	Panel 3: Bridging the Divide: Academic Institutions & Law Enforcement Agencies Panel 4: Medical Surge Capacity during Disaster
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Panel 5: Education and Training for All-Hazard Events Panel 6: Transportation Security in New York
4:40 pm - 5:30 pm	Interest group meetings
FRIDAY, JAN. 11
8:50 am - 10:20 am	Panel 7: Ethical and Policy Issues in Disaster Preparedness Panel 8: Security Technologies: Prospects, Possibilities, and Problems
10:30 am - Noon	Panel 9: Emergency Logistics Panel 10: Radiation Emergencies: Threat, Response, and Consequences
12:10 pm - 1:10 pm	Lunch: Demonstrations and Exercises
1:20 pm - 2:50 pm	Panel 11: Behavioral Approaches to Security Panel 12: Securing Critical Infrastructures in New York State: Directions for Research and Application
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Panel 13: Concluding Session: Meeting the Threats Facing New York

SESSIONS ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 10

Panel 1: Emotional and Behavioral Dimensions of Disaster Response

Convener: Steven Dubovsky, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Life Sciences, dubovsky@buffalo.edu

Panel is being assembled. Will focus on current concepts and treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder, and factors that interfere with the ability of health care providers and first responders to implement disaster protocols.

Panel 2: Panel 2: Border Security and Identification Systems

Convener: Rey Koslowski, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany

Owen McShane, Director of Investigations, NYS Department of Motor Vehicles, and University at Albany, "The Impacts of Terrorism on Drivers License Issuance"
Clayton Kolb, New York State Office of Homeland Security and University at Albany, "The Real ID Act"
C.J. Chang, Rutgers University, Newark, "Trade Facilitation and Border Security: NYC in Global Perspective"
Ray Koslowski, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany, TBA

LUNCH: LUNCHTIME REPORT BY PNY BOARD, SPEECH BY PNY PRESIDENT OR SPECIAL GUEST

Panel 3: Bridging the Divide: Academic Institutions & Law Enforcement Agencies

Convener: Lester Paldy, Stony Brook University, lpaldy@notes.cc.sunysb.edu

Preston L. Felton, Acting Superintendent, New York State Police
Robert Stafford, Inspector, Stony Brook University Police
Thomas Mahlik, Section Chief, Domain Section, Counterintelligence Division, FBI Headquarters (invited)
Mark White, Deputy Chief, Suffolk County Police Department
Les Paldy, Stony Brook University Forum on Global Security, Stony Brook University

Panel 4: Medical Surge Capacity During Disaster

Convener: Bonnie Arquilla, Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Katherine Uraneck MD NYC Dept. of OHMH: "Overview of City Plan"
Brian Wright MD SUNY: "Emergency Medicine: Equipment Needs and Solutions"
Helen Stuz DO SUNY: "Critical Care Staffing Needs and Solutions"
Judith Ahronheim MD NYIAHP: "Geriatric Needs and Solutions"
George Foltin MD New York University: "Pediatric Needs and Solutions"

Panel 5: Education and Training for All-Hazard Events

Convener: David J. Hennessy, Schenectady County Community College, hennesdj@gw.sunysccc.edu

Pedro Carrero, Metropolitan College of New York, buktown@nyc.rr.com: "The Second Generation of Emergency Management Degree Programs: Professionalism and an Emerging Academic Discipline."
Martin A. Greenberg, The College of Saint Rose, greenbem@strose.edu: "The Role of Student Interns in Emergency Planning and Disaster Relief"
Thomas L. LaBelle, New York State Association of Fire Chiefs, tlabelle@nysfirechiefs.com: "Leveraging Need, Education, and Legislation: The Case Study of Volunteer Firefighters"
Jim Savitt, Empire State College, "Educating Emergency and Fire Managers: Where There's Smoke, There's More Than Fire"
David J. Hennessy, SUNY Schenectady County Community College, hennesdj@gw.sunysccc.edu: "Center for Excellence in Education - First Responder Safety Training (CEE-FiRST): Regionalizing Homeland Security and Public Safety Training in New York State"

Discussants:

Harry Buffardi, Schenectady County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff
Heidi DeBlock, St. Clare's Hospital, Emergency Medical Physician
Richard Kasko, Scotia Fire Department, Chief

Panel 6: Transportation Security in New York

Convener: Daniel B. Hess, University at Buffalo, dbhess@buffalo.edu

Rae Zimmerman, New York University, rae.zimmerman@nyu.edu; and Jeffrey S. Simonoff, New York University, jsimonof@stern.nyu.edu: "Transportation Density and Opportunities for Expediting Recovery to Promote Security"
James Ercolano, New York State Department of Transportation, jercolano@dot.state.ny.us: "Pedestrian Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management of Mass Evacuations on Foot: State-of-the-Art, and Best Practices"
Harvey Molotch, New York University; Noah McClain, New York University, "The Promise and Pitfalls of Worker Vigilance in the Subway: Preliminary Findings"
Norman Groner, John Jay College of Criminal Justice; Robert Till, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, "Designing Complex Subway Emergency Response Systems Using Desirable Systems States"
Jennifer Richmond-Bryant, Hunter College; Ann E. Wittig, City College of New York, "Transport and Dispersion of Threat Agents in a Scale Model of a Subway Station"

SESSIONS ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 11

Panel 7: Ethical and Policy Issues in Disaster Preparedness

Convener: Kathleen E. Powderly, Division of Humanities in Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, kathleen.powderly@downstate.edu

Bruce Jennings, Center for Humans and Nature, brucejennings@humansandnature.org, "Disaster-Preparedness and Public Health"
BG Mike McDaniel, Michigan Homeland Security Advisor, mcdanielm@michigan.gov; Cali Ellis (Presenting author), Pardee RAND Graduate School, cali_ellis@rand.org, "The Beslan Hostage Crisis: A Vital Case Study for Emergency Responders in New York City"
Jeremy Nemeth, University of Colorado at Denver, Jeremy.Nemeth@cudenver.edu; and Justin Hollander, Tufts University: "Security Zones and Lower Manhattan's Shrinking Public Space"
Tentative-Invited and unconfirmed: David Rosner, Center for the History and Ethics of Public Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, dr289@columbia.edu: Tentative: "Are We Ready?: Public Health since 9/11"
Kathleen Powderly, Division of Humanities in Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, kathleen.powderly@downstate.edu; and Lorraine C. Brooks, Employee Assistance Program, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, lorraine.brooks@downstate.edu: "Professional Roles and Responsibilities of First Responders in the Era of Terrorism: Oral Histories of First Responders to the WTC on 9/11"

Panel 8: Security Technologies: Prospects, Possibilities, and Problems

Convener: John Kostanoski, Farmingdale State College, SUNY, john.kostanoski@farmingdale.edu

Tino Posillico, Farmingdale State College, SUNY, "Critical Convergence in New York Protection: Integration of Logical and Physical Security"
Matthew A. Hidek, Syracuse University, "Networked Security in the City - A Call to Action for Planners"
Zhigang Zhu, City College of New York; Fan Yang, City College of New York; Cynthia Chen, City College of New York; "What Can We Do With an Airborne Camera for Security and Planning of Urban Transportation"
John Kostanoski, TBA

Panel 9: Emergency Logistics

Convener: José Holguín-Veras, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, jhv@rpi.edu

Donna Canestraro, University at Albany, Center for Technology in Government, dcanestr@ctg.albany.edu: Tentative title: "The Telecommunications Incident Response Framework in New York State."
Natalie Simpson, University at Buffalo, nsimpson@buffalo.edu; and Philip Hancock, phancock@buffalo.edu: "Hyper-Projects and Emergent Logistics: Characterizing the Managerial Challenges of Emergency Response"
José Holguín-Veras, (Presenting author) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, jhv@rpi.edu; Noel Pérez, perezn@rpi.edu; Satish Ukkusuri, ukkuss@rpi.edu; Tricia Wachtendorf, twachten@udel.edu; Bethany Brown, bethanyb@udel.edu: "Emergency Logistics Issues Impacting the Response to Katrina: A Synthesis and Preliminary Suggestions for Improvement"
José Holguín-Veras, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute jhv@rpi.edu; Miguel Jaller, jallem@rpi.edu (Presenting author); Satish Ukkusuri, ukkuss@rpi.edu; Matthew Brom, bromm@rpi.edu; Coral Torres, torrec@rpi.edu; Tricia Wachtendorf, twachten@udel.edu; Bethany Brown, bethanyb@udel.edu, "An analysis of the temporal distribution of requests for critical supplies after Hurricane Katrina"

Panel 10: Radiation Emergencies: Threat, Response, and Consequences

Convener: Rajesh Mittal, Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate, Kings County Hospital Center. rajesh.mittal@downstate.edu

Scott Phelps, Emergency and Disaster Management Program, Metropolitan College of New York, Tentative: Risks of a Dirty Bomb Attack on New York City/Threats to Indian Point/ Economic Consequences of a Dirty Bomb in New York City.
Joe DeFranco, Department of Health, Office of Radiological Health, Tentative: "Radiation Hot Spots in New York City/Radiation Detection and Response"
Steve Becker, Department of Environmental Health Science, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Tentative: "Psychosocial Effects of a Radiation Event, With Special Reference to Needs of Children."
Kate Uraneck, Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program, New York City Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene/or Curt Dill, Emergency Medicine, VA New York Harbor Hospital System, "Hospital-based Preparedness for Radiation Emergencies."
Tentative: Chris Marshall, Radiology, Bellevue Hospital Center, NYU Medical Center, New York Harbor Hospital System, TBA

LUNCH: LUNCHTIME DEMONSTRATIONS
Greg T. Brunelle, Deputy Director-Preparedness, New York State Emergency Management Office, Greg.Brunelle@semo.state.ny.us "An Innovative State-wide Public Alerting System, in Partnership with SUNY"

Panel 11: Behavioral Approaches to Security

Convener: Mark G. Frank, University at Buffalo, Dept of Communication, mfrank83@buffalo.edu

Carolyn M. Hurley, University at Buffalo, Dept of Communication, churley5@buffalo.edu, "Detecting deception and emotion in police officers"
[Tentative] Peter DiDomenica, Massachusetts State Police, peter4@charter.net, "Creating Airport Security"
Venugopal Govindaraju, University at Buffalo, Center for Uniform Biometrics and Sensors, govind@buffalo.edu, "Biometrics and behavior"
Mark G. Frank, University at Buffalo, Dept of Communication, mfrank83@buffalo.edu: possible presentations:

"Signs and signals associated with hostile intent "
"Technological approaches to detecting malfeasant behaviors"
"Training to detect subtle signs of hostile intent"

Panel 12: Securing Critical Infrastructures in New York State: Directions for Research and Application

Convener: Michel Bruneau, University at Buffalo, bruneau@buffalo.edu

Mohammed Ettouney, Weidlinger and Associates, ettouney@wai.com: "Building Security: A Multi-Disciplinary Affair"
Rae Zimmerman, New York University, rae.zimmerman@nyu.edu and Carlos E. Restrepo, New York University, cer202@nyu.edu: "Research Directions for Analytical Tools to Portray and Monitor Infrastructure Vulnerability for Resource Allocation"
Earl Rusty Lee (Presenting Author), University of Delaware, elee@udel.edu; William Wallace, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: "Restoration of Services in Interdependent Infrastructure Systems."
Michel Bruneau, University at Buffalo, bruneau@buffalo.edu: "Multi-hazard Resilience of Infrastructure"

Panel 13: Concluding Session: Meeting the Threats Facing New York

Convener: Sheldon Reaven, Stony Brook University, Sheldon.Reaven@Stonybrook.edu

Hank V. Savitch, School of Urban and Public Affairs, University of Louisville, hvsavi01@louisville.edu: "Terrorism's Toll: The Open City and Its Spaces."
Ernest Sternberg, University at Buffalo, ezs@buffalo.edu, "What is the Risk of Terrorism in Metro New York?"
Sheldon Reaven, Stony Brook University, Sheldon.Reaven@Stonbrook.edu, "Rating the Risks of Terror Scenarios: Science or Guesswork?"

HOW TO SUBMIT A PAPER OR PROPOSE A PANEL

Note: Paper or Panel Proposals submitted too late for this conference will be considered for the next conference (TBA).

Submitted papers will be judged by a panel appointed by the Board of Protect New York or by panel chairs designated and approved by the Board. Until further notice, please submit proposals as follows:

If a panel chair has been confirmed in the topic on which you would like to propose a paper, please submit to that chair.
If no panel has been set up on your panel or no panel chair has been confirmed, submit to Protect New York President, Professor Ernest Sternberg at ezs@buffalo.edu.
In your email, state your name, mailing address, email, and phone number, and whether you are a Protect New York member. If you aren't you will be asked to join before further steps are taken.

To propose a paper, please provide a title and abstract in the body of the email.
To propose a panel, please provide in the body of the email information on the proposed topic, your background in the topic, and whom you have in mind as potential panelists.

Do not send your paper now; your panel chair will ask for it later. Do not send attachments.

FEES

The fee for the two-day conference is expected to be in the $100-150 range, subject to decision by the Protect New York Board. The fee pays for registration, two box lunches, and refreshments.

ACCOMMODATIONS

There will be no conference hotel. Hotels in Manhattan are plentiful and in early January offer the year's lowest prices. With some searching on travel or hotel web sites, it should be possible to get a fine room near midtown under $200 per night.