“HOW ORDINARY CITIZENS CAN IDENTIFY
AND EVALUATE TERRORIST THREATS”

When: Sunday, November 1, 2009 • 12:00 NOON to 5:00 PM.

Where: Marriott at Boca Center • 5150 Town Center Circle • Boca Raton, Florida

Seminar/Workshop Description:
Thus far this year, over 40 Americans have been arrested for trying to carry out terrorism-related plots. Major cases of homegrown terrorism include the Long Islander who joined and worked for al-Qaeda, the plot by Muslim converts to destroy synagogues and a military base in New York, the Fort Dix conspiracy, the plot to
operate a terrorist training camp in Oregon, the convictions of the Liberty City 7 in Miami and the defendants in the Holy Land Foundation trial in Dallas, the Somali teenagers from Minnesota, and the arrests of Daniel Boyd and six other North Carolina residents. ALL INVOLVE MILITANT EXTREMISTS LIVING AMONG US!

The eyes and ears of the general public - when possessing situational awareness and necessary skill-sets - can be of inestimable value in spotting anomalies that may pose a direct or indirect threat to security and peace. Based upon techniques adapted from those taught to intelligence and national security professionals, this seminar/workshop imparts research, recruitment and observational skills required by citizens to constructively assist appropriate authorities in thwarting potential terrorism.

Principal Instructor:
Dr. Peter Leitner, who has a career that includes 31 years in federal government, 19 of them in the
Office of the Secretary of Defense as senior strategic trade advisor. He has provided intelligence and anti-terrorism training to thousands of state and local investigators, law enforcement personnel, the CIA, FBI, Marine Corps and other national agencies through the Higgins Counterterrorism Research Center that he founded. Dr. Leitner has a Ph.D. from USC, four Master degrees, and has served on the faculties of University of Northern Virginia, Mount Vernon College, Southeastern University, and George Mason University in its National Center for Biodefense. He has been a Senior Fellow with George Washington University's Center for Advanced Defense Studies, an Advisor on Terrorism with New York University's Law School, and is President of the Washington Center for Peace and Justice.

Registration Fees (per person):

General Public - $50.00 - Sign Up Here
Basic members of CFNS - $35.00 - Sign Up Here

Chairman’s Roundtable members of CFNS - Complimentary - Sign Up Here

Refreshments, parking and handouts included.
Advance registration required.