Former CIA Director and Former Special Envoy to Northern Ireland to be Keynote Speakers at IPOA Annual Summit in Washington, D.C., October 17-19
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Former CIA Director General Michael Hayden and former Special Envoy to Northern Ireland Ambassador Mitchell Reiss will speak at IPOA's 2010 Annual Summit in Washington, D.C. on the challenges facing organizations and their clients operating in conflict and post-conflict areas.
The premier event of the stability operations industry, IPOA's Annual Summit brings together private companies, government representatives and NGOs to explore issues related to contingency operations, such as international standards and accountability, logistics and operations, regulatory evolutions and capacity building.
The three-day conference will take place from Sunday, October 17 to Tuesday, October 19. The opening night reception will be held at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery. The conference itself, featuring expert panel discussions and workshops, will be held at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in downtown Washington, D.C.
The full agenda, and details on sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities are available on the event website at www.ipoaworld.org/summit2010.
IPOA's Annual Summit is proudly supported by Mission Essential Personnel, DynCorp International, International Relief & Development, EOD Technology, Inc., SOC LLC, SOS International, Triple Canopy, AECOM, Pax Mondial, Relyant, Caprock Government Solutions, CJ Coleman and the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.
For more information about the event, or to secure a sponsorship or exhibitor package, please contact Melissa Sabin by phone at +1 (202) 386-8481 or by email at [email protected].
About IPOA
IPOA is a nongovernmental, nonprofit, nonpartisan association of service companies and organizations dedicated to providing ethical services to international peacekeeping, peace enforcement, humanitarian rescue, stabilization efforts and disaster relief. Member organizations provide critical post-conflict services such as helicopters, heavy lift aviation, mine action, medical services, logistics, disaster relief operations, security sector reform, training, development and humanitarian security. The association was founded to institute industry-wide standards and a code of conduct, maintain sound professional and security practices, educate the public and policy-makers on the peace and stability industry's activities and potential, and ensure the humanitarian use of private services in support of international stability operations.
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