1-15-2009

MEDIA ADVISORY
WMD Commission, Ray Kelly, Others to Discuss New York Terror Threat

WHAT:

The Center for Security Policy, with sponsorship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, will host “World at Risk: View from New York,” a forum on weapons of mass destruction and terrorism that focuses on the unique challenges facing New York City. Panels of experts in the worlds of defense, government and business will convene to discuss what can be done to prevent future attacks on the city. The group will look particularly at the recommendations made by the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism in their recently released report, “World at Risk.”

Congress established the bipartisan Commission to build on the 9/11 Commission’s work and assess our nation’s progress in preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism and provide a roadmap to greater security with concrete recommendations for improvement. The Commission examined the government’s current policies and programs, identified gaps in prevention strategy and recommended ways to close them.

For more information on the Commission’s work, please visit www.preventwmd.gov.

WHEN

Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009, 1:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

WHERE

Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse, Hunter College, East 68th Street between Park & Lexington Avenues, New York, NY

WHO

Speakers include:

Jim Talent, WMD Commission vice-chairman and former U.S. senator from Missouri
Frances Townsend, Former homeland security advisor President George W. Bush
Frank Gaffney, Center for Security Policy President and CEO
Charles Duelfer, Iraq Survey Group
Michael Sheehan, Former NYPD Deputy Commissioner on Counterterrorism
Stephen E. Flynn, Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow for Homeland Security
Major General (Retd.) Donna Barbisch, DrHA, MPH
Judy Miller, Manhattan Institute Adjunct Fellow
Ray Kelly, NYPD Commissioner

Note: This event is open to the public, but you must RSVP to Alexandra Preate at or 212-588-9148 by Friday, Jan. 23. For interview requests for Sen. Talent, please contact Melanie Pipkin at 202-350-6653 or . For interview requests for the other participants, please contact Alexandra Preate.