Far East Activities commander highlights maritime domain awareness issues for international audience at annual Coastal Surveillance Conference Capt. Gerald Swanson, U.S. Coast Guard Activities Far East (FEACT) Commander, along with two members of the FEACT Singapore Detachment, participated in the 5th Annual Coastal Surveillance Conference in Singapore Nov. 10-11, 2008. The conference was attended by more than 120 representatives from regional and world militaries, coast guards, governments, and the sensor and surveillance industry. Capt. Swanson delivered a Coast Guard presentation titled, "A Layered Approach to MDA: A US Coast Guard Perspective." More information on the 2008 conference is available at http://www.iqpc.com/ShowEvent.aspx?id=161410&details=165904.
"Defence IQ" is currently recruiting speakers for the 6th annual 2009 MDA: Costal Surveillance Conference in Singapore, Nov. 24-25. The conference will cover areas such as, coastal surveillance technology, coastal surveillance execution, maritime domain awareness, narco-terrorism countering, human traffic countering, and other illegal activities at sea; coastal surveillance and international cooperation and information exchange, anti piracy operations, and search and rescue.
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