{"72761":{"#nid":"72761","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GTISC Kicks Off Industry Leaders Lecture Series","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) announces the fall 2006 line-up for its popular lecture series focusing on information security challenges. This year GTISC has invited information technology and information security leaders to campus to discuss issues facing industry. The campus and the Atlanta community are encouraged to attend this free lecture series.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Part of GTISC\u0027s mission is to develop education and research programs that will have real-world impact. We are bringing senior executives from a variety of companies ranging from the Fortune 500 to specialized technology firms to provide their perspectives on real-world challenges in the information security and privacy arena,\u0022 said Mustaque Ahamad, director of GTISC and professor of computing. \u0022This semester a common theme among the speakers is the close relationship between technology and policy for effectively addressing information security challenges.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEach GTISC Industry Leaders Lecture begins at 4:00 p.m. in the Centergy Building at 75 Fifth Street N.W. in Technology Square and is followed by a networking reception. To attend, please RSVP by email to \u003Ca href=\u0027mailto:gtisc-info@cc.gatech.edu\u0027\u003Egtisc-info@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first speaker for fall is Phyllis Schneck, Georgia Tech alumna and vice president for Research Integration at CipherTrust, the global market leader in messaging security based in Alpharetta, Ga. Schneck will speak about \u0022From Boardroom to War Room: Engaging Industry and Academia in National Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection.\u0022 Also scheduled for the lecture series are speakers from Coca-Cola, Equifax, Southern Company, and SunTrust. The detailed schedule is below.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGTISC Industry Leaders Lecture Series - Fall 2006\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003ESeptember 19\u003C\/strong\u003E Phyllis Schneck, vice president, research integration for CipherTrust, Inc. and chairman, board of directors, InfraGard National Members Alliance\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESeptember 26\u003C\/strong\u003E David Rowan, senior vice president and director, enterprise technology risk management for SunTrust\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOctober 10\u003C\/strong\u003E Rebecca Blalock, senior vice president and chief information officer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSouthern Company\t\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOctober 31\u003C\/strong\u003E Tony Spinelli, senior vice president, information technology security\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEquifax\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENovember 28\u003C\/strong\u003E Jean-Michel Ares, senior vice president and chief information officer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Coca-Cola Company\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDecember 5\u003C\/strong\u003E John A. DiMaria, product manager; business continuity marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBSI Management Systems\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Georgia Tech Information Security Center\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Georgia Tech Information Security Center, a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education, is an interdisciplinary center involving faculty from the College of Computing, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the School of Public Policy. For more information, visit \u003Ca href=\u0027http:\/\/www.gtisc.gatech.edu\u0027\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.gtisc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech Information Security Center invites the community to its lecture series focusing on information security challenges. GTISC has invited information technology and information security leaders to campus to discuss issues facing industry.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Information Security Center announces fall speakers"}],"uid":"27301","created_gmt":"2006-08-22 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:42","author":"Elizabeth Campell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2006-08-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2006-08-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"72762":{"id":"72762","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449177954","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:25:54","changed":"1475894663","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:23"}},"media_ids":["72762"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ciphertrust.com\/company\/bios\/pschneck.php","title":"Phyllis Schneck Bio"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gtisc.gatech.edu\/","title":"GTISC"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ELisa Grovenstein\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=lgrovenste3\u0022\u003EContact Lisa Grovenstein\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-8835\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}