CoolTech Club with Dr. Boaz Ganor: Terror.Net

12/16/2008 - 19:00
12/16/2008 - 22:00

December 16,2008

Dr. Boaz Ganor
Terror.Net : The current trends of the global jihadi terrorism and the use of the internet


Dr. Boaz Ganor is the Associate Dean of the Lauder School of Government, the founder and Executive Director of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), and the head of the Homeland Security Studies Programs at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya, Israel. He is also the founder and Chairman of the International Academic Counter Terrorism Community (ICTAC).

At Present Dr. Ganor is a Koret Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and teaching graduate counter terrorism courses at Stanford University - International Relations program, as well as graduate courses at Goldman public policy school at UC Berkeley.

Dr. Ganor has published numerous articles on terrorism and counter-terrorism. His latest book, The Counter-Terrorism Puzzle – A guide for decision makers (Transaction Publishers, 2005), is being used as a text book in many universities worldwide. He is also editor of Post Modern Terrorism, (Transaction Publishers, 2006) and co-editor of Trends in International Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism (2007), and of Hypermedia Seduction for Terrorist Recruiting (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series: Human and Societal Dynamics, Volume 25, 2007).

WHEN

Tuesday, December 16,2008
7:00pm - 10:00pm
(Please be on time - we need to close doors at 7:15.
Feel free to call me at 408-4803190 if you need any assistance).

WHERE

DLA Piper
2000 University Avenue
East Palo Alto, California
94303
(Just behind Four Seasons hotel)

(driving directions : http://www.dlapiper.com/global/about/offices/office.aspx?office=12&show=directions )

AGENDA

7:00-7:15   -  Welcome and Networking
7:15-7:20   -  Welcome address and Club news
7:20-9:00   -  Terror.Net by Dr. Boaz Ganor
9:00-10:00 - Networking and Open Discussion and Brainstorm!

COST:    $5 to cover Pizza and soft drinks
RSVP - mandatory! Please sign up on this page ( see below)