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September 25, 2006

URI terror conference draws scholars, military, pols

Port terrorism, catastophic natural disasters and global oil supply disruptions will be on the agenda for the Global U8 Consortium conference that begins this morning at the University of Rhode Island.

The two-day event will bring together scholars from around the world, U.S. military officials, politicians, consultants, and even the manager of security and planning for the Port Authority of New York.

"Success in an increasingly global economy requires an efficient world network of vessel, port, air, rail and road systems," reads the conference description on its Web site. "However, terrorism and natural disasters pose major risks worldwide because of the vulnerability of transportation infrastructure to attacks and to hurricanes, typhoons and earthquakes. Therefore, planning for security and safety has assumed a major role in logistics and transportations decisions and now permeate every level of operations."

Governor Carcieri will welcome the group. U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee will deliver the keynote address between 9 and 10 a.m.

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