February 24, 2010, the Director of National Intelligence Centers of Academic Excellence hosted academics, GT alumni and students, and government and private sector intelligence experts for a colloquium at Georgia Tech. The colloquium explored threats to cyber security in the United States.

Sponsored by the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs' Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP), in conjunction with the Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC), the Colloquium was designed to inform students who might pursue a career in intelligence or national security.

Welcoming remarks were made by Kenneth J. Knoespel, Interim Dean of Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College; Roy George, Chair of Computer and Information Science at Clark Atlanta University; and Lenora Gant, Director of the Office of the Intelligence Community Centers of Academic Excellence, ODNI.

Other conference participants from Georgia Tech included Brian Woodall, Acting Chair, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs (INTA); INTA professors John Garver, Seymour Goodman, Jennie Lincoln, Robert Kennedy, Margaret Kosal, and Justin Hastings. Also participating from Georgia Tech were College of Computing professor Mustaque Ahamad, Georgia Tech researcher Michael Murphree, and Jeff Moulton of the Georgia Tech Research Institute.

External speakers included representatives and academics from the UGA, the University of Alaska, the CIA, the FBI, the National Security Agency, American Express, SecureWorks, Endgame Systems.

Please download the pdf below for a complete list of participants and notes from the colloquium.