Congressman Robert Menendez To Host Homeland Security Forum and Panel Discussion on Sept. 12

NEWARK, Sep 9 2005

WHAT: U.S. Congressman Robert Menendez (D-NJ) will host a forum and panel discussion titled “Four Years After Sept. 11: Are We Better Prepared?” at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).

WHO: The forum and panel, organized and headed by Congressman Menendez, will include U.S. Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS), the ranking Democratic member of the House Committee on Homeland Security; U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), chair of the House Democratic Caucus Taskforce on Homeland Security; Donald Sebastian, PhD, senior vice president for research and development at NJIT and director of the Homeland Security Technology Systems Center; and Priscilla Nelson, PhD, NJIT Provost.

WHEN: Monday, Sept. 12, at 2:30 p.m.

WHERE: The NJIT Campus Center Atrium, on the first floor of the Center. Parking will be available. Call Robert Florida, (973) 596-5203, for arrangements.

DIRECTIONS: Visit http://www.njit.edu/about/visiting/driving.php

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