International SOS Talks Security, High-Risk Destinations and Mobile Travel Apps during ASIS International Seminar

TREVOSE, Pa., Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- International SOS, the world's leading medical and security assistance company, will participate in two panel discussions during the ASIS International 2011 conference in Orlando from Sept. 19 to 22.

John Rendeiro, Vice President, Global Security and Intelligence at International SOS, will participate in two educational panel discussions:

Is Your Workforce Ready to Travel to High-Risk Destinations? What You Need to Know Now

Monday, Sept. 19, 2011 4:30 to 5:30 pm

The need for organizations to send employees to high-risk destinations for critical work remains ever present, even in our digitally connected world. The traditional white collar tech sector now finds itself traveling to very challenging developing markets with the associated high medical and security risks such as Pakistan or Nigeria. Security managers work hard to prepare their travelers for the sometimes unprecedented security challenges inherent to remote or politically unstable locales. This advance work not only protects employees but helps avoid the costs of a failed assignment. Discover best practices around identifying, preparing, and assisting travelers who venture to high-risk destinations.

Michael Clements, Director of Global Protective Services at Hitachi Data Systems and Bob Falconi, Director of Corporate Security and Safety at Symantec Corporation will present with Rendeiro.

Security's Role in Managing Successful Events

Monday, Sept. 19, 2011 from 1:45 to 3:00 pm

Sony hosted over 5,000 guests at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Their key objective was to provide an enjoyable and safe experience for all. Operating in an unfamiliar territory added to the complexity in protecting each and every guest. The scope of responsibility included translation services, a 24-hour hotline, incident management, emergency response, armed protection staff, and other major endeavors. Sony will undertake this on a bigger scale at the World Cup in Brazil. In addition, Sony's music, movie and television business is a unique challenge relative to the protection of personnel.

During the conference, International SOS will showcase its medical and travel security mobile membership app, which provides business travelers with instant access to that latest medical and security alerts as well as one click access to the nearest alarm center. In addition, experts will be available at booth #2559 to talk about the newly-launched Dialogues on Duty of Care blog, a resource and information-sharing space for travel managers, HR directors and others involved in safeguarding employees who travel.

About International SOS

International SOS (http://www.internationalsos.com) is the world's leading international travel, medical and security assistance and concierge services company. Operating in over 70 countries, International SOS provides integrated medical, clinical, security, and customer care solutions to organizations with international operations. A global team of over 8,000 employees led by 970 full-time physicians and 200 security specialists provides services including planning, preventative programs, in-country expertise and emergency response to 66 percent of the Fortune Global 500 companies.

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