Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Maryland CASL ENLIGHTEN Event

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1) Subject:U of Maryland CASL ENLIGHTEN Event

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Date: 06 Apr 2012
From:Richard Brecht rbrecht at casl.umd.edu
Subject:U of Maryland CASL ENLIGHTEN Event

I am pleased to announce the University of Maryland Center for
Advanced Study of Language (CASL)’s first annual ENLIGHTEN event on
May 17–18, 2012, in College Park, MD.  Join your fellow leaders to
examine the possibilities for applying research on language across
sectors to advance America’s economic competitiveness and strengthen
our national security posture and readiness.  Please register today at
www.casl.umd.edu/enlighten.

Topics to be addressed include:

·         Accelerating language learning through cognitive and neuroscience
·         Mitigating the cyber threat with insights from behavioral
and social sciences
·         Increasing the efficiency of language professionals with
human language technologies
·         Meeting workforce requirements for highest level language,
regional and cultural expertise

Participants Include, but are not limited to:
·         GEN Keith B. Alexander, Commander, U.S. Cyber Command
(USCYBERCOM) and Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central
Security Service (NSA/CSS)
·         GEN Michael V. Hayden (Ret.), Principal, Chertoff Group
·         Dr. Michael Wertheimer, Director of Research at the NSA/CSS
·         COL Danial D. Pick (U.S. Army), Commandant/Commander of the
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
·         Dr. Michael Nugent, Director of the Defense Language and
National Security Education Office
·         Dr. Dan E. Davidson, President of American Councils for
International Education
·         Dr. Wallace Loh, President of the University of Maryland, College Park

ENLIGHTEN marks a prominent milestone for CASL, a Department of
Defense university affiliated research center about to enter its tenth
anniversary year.
I hope we’ll see you there.

Sincerely,

Dick

Dr. Richard D. Brecht
Executive Director
University of Maryland
Center for Advanced Study of Language
College Park, MD 20742
301-226-8801

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