Barcelona - closing address

Don’t miss this opportunity to meet one of the security industry’s foremost authorities on counterterrorism at the ASIS 7th European Security Conference, April 13-16, 2008.

Closing keynote speaker: Gijs de Vries, Former EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, Senior Fellow at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations, Clingendael, and Chairman of the European Security Research and Innovation Forum (ESRIF)
Gijs de Vries is currently Senior Fellow at the Institute of International Relations Clingendael and Chairman of the European Security Research and Innovation Forum (ESRIF). Prior to this position he was the Counterterrorism Coordinator for the European Union. Following his education he became a lecturer in International Relations at the University of Leiden (Netherlands), a position he held from 1981-84. In 1984 he became a member of the European Parliament and remained in this post for the subsequent decade. During this tenure he co-founded the Trans-Atlantic Policy Network, was Chairman of the Atlantic Association of the Netherlands from 1991-1997 and also served as Chairman of the European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with Canada between 1989 and 1992. He then became leader of the Liberal and Democratic Group in the Parliament before becoming in 1998, Deputy Minister of the Interior for the Netherlands in The Hague. He left his post in 2002 to serve as Representative of the Government of the Netherlands at the Convention on the Future of the European Union. Prior to becoming Counterterrorism Coordinator of the EU, he served as Ambassador of the Netherlands with the special assignment of creating a European Foreign Service.

Just one of the don’t-miss events at this exciting educational conference.
Training and Educational OpportunitiesChoose from over 30 high-quality workshops, professional training and educational opportunities, and presentations by industry experts representing a broad range of disciplines—not to mention the ample networking opportunities.
Sunday Pre-Conference Program

Managing Technology Workshop, evaluate the latest security equipment.
Security Standards Training Session, learn how ISO and CEN standards are evolving.
CPP/PCI/PSP Review Course, discover the ASIS certification exams.
Optional ToursSee the highlights of Barcelona, one of Europe’s most exciting cities! Take a bus tour of the architecture of Antonio Gaudí, including stops at La Sagrada Familia and Parc Güell; a tour of the well-known Cordoniu Cellar in the Sant Sadurní d’Anoia wine region; and a walking tour of the real Barcelona, a city with over 2,000 years of history.
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