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LET: What is Secured Cities? Lasky: In the expanding world of public- private partnerships, the 6 th annual Secured Cities event is the only professional gathering in the United States that provides an interactive forum for all ranking law enforcement and management-level security personnel – both public and private. LET: Can you expand? Lasky: The conference brings together peer-level discussion among those in law enforcement and the private sector who are responsible for understanding and implementing government funding and grant initiatives, emerging technologies, security and emergency management policy and operations, best practices and peer-led applications. Secured Cities is dedicated to exposing law enforcement agencies to the type of force-multiplier solutions that are so crucial in these times of budget and manpower shortfalls. Attendees will learn how advanced video surveillance and analytic technologies can protect assets and people; and how you can manage Big Data with the latest PSIM and Video Management Software solutions. Through classroom discussion and our onsite tours, attendees will discuss how to create operations and command centers that works. And most importantly, attendees will hear from both grant experts and peers. LET: Can you provide me specifcs about the event? Lasky: Secured Cities can help a department increase its effciency by instructing them how to develop collaborative efforts. There is no indication the chronic shortage of public safety personnel will reverse any time soon. In contrast, the security industry continues to fnd new ways to adapt general technology advances to improve public safety and security capabilities. Cities facing the point of diminishing return – when their public safety resource capacity prevents them from making full use of their security technology capabilities – need to consider public-private partnerships. This year's conference is offering strategic and focused educational content geared directly at law enforcement problems. Here are just a few of the more than 40 classes offered: • City-wide and Campus-wide Wireless Surveillance - Design Best Practices: "An Analysis of the State College System" • Smarter Video Strategies – Surveillance Stories and Tips from Law Enforcement • Public and Private Partnerships for R & D and Commercialization of Security Technologies • How to Implement Smart City Solution at No Cost • Using Big Data Analytics for Secured Cities • SOC from Soup to Nuts • The Importance of Public-Private Partnership in Implementing a Safe City Strategy • Active Shooter Response in a School Setting: Time = Lives LET: How is the event different from others? Lasky: Nothing brings home a point more boldly than seeing the solution in action. So at Secured Cities, we move beyond the classroom to learn frsthand from peers who have functional and successful solutions in place. We are offering four on- site security tours on day one of the event. On day two, we will then offer follow up peer roundtable discussions by site personnel of the facilities visited. There are four distinct environments on display at this year's tours. Two, back by popular demand, include the Maryland Transportation Authority Command Center and Baltimore's CitiWatch Operations Center. We have also just confrmed a tour of the Baltimore Raven's football stadium and facilities, and we are ready to announce a campus security tour of one of Baltimore's leading universities as our fourth venue. LET: Will you be recognizing security and law enforcement professionals at the event? Lasky: As a matter of fact we are. The 9th annual Security Innovation Awards will be presented at a special luncheon on the fnal day of Secured Cities. We will also be presenting the 1st Annual Public-Private Partnership Initiative Accolades at the luncheon as well. The Security Innovation Awards honor the best collaborative efforts among end users, systems integrators and technology vendors in the municipal, campus, healthcare, corporate and transit sectors. The Public- Private Partnership Initiative Accolades salute successful partnerships among law enforcement and public safety with their private sector and business district counterparts. We are encouraging nominations for both awards. For more information you can contact me directly at steve.lasky@cygnus.com LET: Knowing that budgets are tight; can the public safety community afford Secured Cities? Lasky: This event remains very cost conscious and respectful of public safety constraints. Registration is as low at $225 for the entire event including a special networking reception, 2 ½ days of sessions, on-site tours and interaction with more than 100-plus solutions providers on the sponsor's show foor. This is the ONLY event where the public safety sector can spend quality time with private sector peers. ❚ USING PARTNERSHIPS AND TECHNOLOGY TO KEEP YOUR CITY SAFE Sara Schreiber, editor of LET recently talked to Secured Cities conference director Steve Lasky. Here is that conversation:. LET_46-49_TalkingPoints0614 2.indd 48 5/20/14 1:49 PM