The National Infrastructure Institute Center for Infrastructure Expertise along with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), SP Swedish National Test and Research Institute (SP), the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), The Infrastructure Security Partnership (TISP), and the National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) will host the International Symposium on Tunnel Safety and Security on November 16-17, 2004 at the Greenbelt Marriott in Greenbelt, MD.

The program will feature experts from both Europe and North America speaking on today’s safety and security challenges. This Symposium will provide a forum for North American and European public and private experts to discuss, for the first time, the strategies, technologies, and procedures to significantly improve tunnel protection, safety and security. Target audience includes: fire, safety, and security responders & experts; tunnel managers, operators & designers; research organizations and public transportation administrators & regulators.

Call 603-766-3390 for additional information.