CSI Announces Program Advisor lineup for CSI Annual 2010 Conference

NEW YORK, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The security industry's leading conference, CSI Annual, taking place October 25-29, 2010 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in the Washington D.C. area, has officially announced the inaugural Program Advisor lineup.  The focus of the program advisors will be to shape the 2010 educational component of the Annual conference.  "CSI is constantly looking for ways to increase peer-to-peer involvement and engage our thought leaders to ensure the educational component of CSI Annual surpasses industry standards," says Dina-Marie Nicovic, Senior Conference Manager for CSI 2010.  Nicovic also notes, "For 37 years, the CSI Annual Conference has earned the respect of the industry for its expert speakers, comprehensive program and innovative content.  The CSI 2010 program will focus on current management, policy and strategy issues, as well as new technologies -- and the program advisors will be invaluable in shaping the content platform."

CSI is pleased to announce the following 2010 Program Advisors:

• Dr. Anton Chuvakin, Principal at Security Warrior Consulting
• Rebecca Herold, "The Privacy Professor," Author, Instructor, and Information Privacy, Security and Compliance Consultant, Rebecca Herold & Associates, LLC
• Anne Kuhns, VP, Information Security & Chief Information Security Officer, The Walt Disney Company
• David O'Berry, Director of Information Technology Systems and Services, The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services
• Steve Orrin, Director of Security Solutions, Intel Corp.
• Brad Smith, Director, Computer Institute of the Rockies
• W. Hord Tipton, Executive Director, (ISC)2,  Former CIO for US Department of Interior

For more information on CSI 2010, contact Dina-Marie Nicovic at [email protected]. Or visit our website at www.csiannual.com. For sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities, contact Nadine Schwartz at [email protected].

Managed by UBM International Media, CSI (Computer Security Institute) is the original and leading educational membership organization for information security professionals, with over 30 years of experience in the industry. Our mission is simple: to provide information security professionals with the resources with which to succeed. At the forefront of security trends and research, CSI is uniquely qualified to provide the Events, Educational Programs & Products offering the practical, yet often undiscovered, insight, strategies and trends that will protect organizations and their assets. For more information, visit http://www.gocsi.com. For sponsor information, please contact Nadine Schwartz- +1-609-759-7611 or [email protected]. UBM International Media is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Business Media plc (LSE: UBM) a leading provider of business information services to the maritime, travel, fashion, technology, healthcare, media, and property industries. UBM offers services in education/programming, trade shows, online, news distribution, and publishing to customers across the globe. Its brands are represented in more than 30 countries and are organized into specialist teams that serve their business communities helping them excel in their market by working effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to http://www.ubm.com.

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