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This workshop featured presentations by academic researchers and government practitioners on aviation, rail and container freight, and highway transportation security, as well as emergency planning.

Speaker Jeffrey Western of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and discussant Jeffery McSpaden of the Federal Highway Administration presented an overview of transportation security and vulnerability assessment research and current needs.

With regard to rail and container freight, speaker Robert Gallamore of the Northwestern University Transportation Center and discussant Thomas Ewing of Argonne National Laboratory discussed work in progress to improve security.

In the area of aviation security, speaker Arnold Barnett of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and discussant Sherry Borener of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center talked about challenges and solution approaches.

Finally, keynote speaker Allan DeBlasio of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center discussed lessons learned regarding emergency response from: the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon; the Northridge, California, earthquake; the closure of the Baltimore Howard Street railroad tunnel due to an incident involving hazardous material; and the August 2003 blackout in the northeastern United States.

Discussant Rae Zimmerman of the New York University Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems provided perspectives on emergency response.

Summaries of the workshop's breakout sessions are also provided, as are speaker biographies, and further readings. Note that not all speakers provided the Center with the text of their speeches.

Presentations

Opening Keynote Address

Edward Gleason - Wisconsin Emergency Management

Transportation Security: A Wisconsin Perspective

Speaker:

Jeffrey Western - Wisconsin Department Of Transportation

Discussant:

Jeffery McSpaden - Federal Highway Administration

Making Rail And Container Freight More Secure: A Survey Of Work In Progress

Speaker:

Robert Gallamore- Northwestern University Transportation Center

Discussant:

Thomas Ewing- Argonne National Laboratory

Aviation Security: How Much Is Enough?

Speaker:

Arnold Barnett- MIT Sloan School Of Management

Discussant:

Sherry Borener- Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Breakout Sessions

What are the major transportation security research needs in:

Vulnerability Assessment?

Facilitator Vicki Bier
Scribe Pranay Bharghava
Presenter Norman Arendt

Security Improvement?

Facilitator Robert Gallamore
Scribe Aniruddha Nagaraj
Presenter Jason Bittner

Emergency Management?

Facilitator Allan DeBlasio
Scribe Jackie Jiran
Presenter Randolph Hall

Closing Keynote Address: Effects Of Catastrophic Events On Transportation System Management And Operations

Speaker:

Allan DeBlasio- Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Discussant:

Rae Zimmerman- New York University Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems

List Of Workshop Attendees

Readings On Transportation Security And Critical Infrastructure Protection