The three day agenda for the 2024 ENVISION Conference

National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center

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The University of Nebraska, Omaha

ENVISION24 CONFERENCE (IN-PERSON) June 25-27, 2024 Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | Scott Technology Center NO EVENTS ON TUESDAY WILL BE LIVESTREAMED START  END  EVENT DETAILS 11 AM  12 PM  Early Check-In 12 PM  1:30 PM Early Career Researchers (ECR) Workshop A hands-on workshop targeted for early career researchers and students.  • Presenting Research for Non-Academic Audiences • Ethics in Applied Research; Compliance Processes & Challenges 1:30 PM 2:00 PM Break 2:00 PM 3:30 PM ECR Networking Students and Early Career Researchers will network with key personnel in academic, industry and government.  5:30 PM 7:30 PM Ribbon Cutting and Open House Wednesday, June 26, 2024 | Scott Conference Center START  END  EVENT DETAILS 8 AM   9:15 AM NCITE Board of Directors Meeting (INVITE ONLY) 9 AM  9:30 AM Conference Registration, Breakfast 9:30 AM 10:30 AM Conference Begins | Welcome Remarks • OUP Director Rebecca Medina • University of Nebraska President-Elect Jeffrey Gold • University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) Chancellor Joanne Li • NCITE Director Gina Ligon • Keynote: The Threat Landscape, Jen Daskal, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor 10:30 AM 11:30 AM Session 1 | Modern Terrorist Threats to the U.S. • Domestic Violent Extremism – A View through an Organizational Psychology Lens, Sam Hunter (UNO) • The International Terrorism Landscape, Austin Doctor (UNO) • Mapping the Connections in the Terrorist Threat, Martha Crenshaw (Stanford University) 11:30 AM  1:00 PM Catered Lunch Student Poster Presentations 1:00 PM 2:00 PM Session 2 | Panel: Extremist Use of Emerging Technology • Navigating New Realities: Virtuality’s Role in Malevolent Innovation, Scarlett Miller (Pennsylvania State University) • Understanding Malevolent Creativity and Malign Application of Emerging Technology, Alexis d’Amato & Joel Elson (UNO) • Terrorist Exploitation of Emerging Geospatial Technologies, Austin Doctor (UNO) • Predicting What They Use: The Anticipating Terrorist Technology Adoption to Secure the Homeland (ATTASH) Project, Gary Ackerman (State University of New York – Albany) 2:00 PM 2:15 PM Break 2:15 PM 2:45 PM Session 3 | Changes in How Terrorists Behave • It Matters Who Fights: How Recruitment Profiles Shape Organizational Development, Alec Worsnop (University of Maryland) • The Skills of the Provisional Irish Republican Army and the Oath Keepers, Patrick Finnegan (University of Lincoln – U.K.) 2:45 PM 3:15 PM Session 4 | Prosecutions and Post Conviction Outcomes • Non-Criminal Charges for Extremists, Seamus Hughes (UNO) • Reintegrating and Managing Formers in U.S. Communities, Erin Kearns (UNO) 3:15 PM 3:30 PM Break 3:30 PM 4:30 PM Session 5 | Galvanizing Events: The U.S. Election • Conspiracy Theories and Violent Extremism, Bettina Rottweiler (University College London) • Surveys of Americans’ Acceptance of Politically Motivated Violence, Chris Bader (Chapman University) • Tolerance for Violence toward Public Servants, Pete Simi (Chapman University) 4:30 PM 4:45 PM Closing Day 1 Remarks and Day 2 Housekeeping     Erin Grace Thursday, June 27 2024 | Scott Conference Center START  END  EVENT & DETAILS 8:30 AM 9:00 AM Conference registration, breakfast 9:00 AM  9:30 AM Opening Remarks: Recap of Day 1 Themes       NCITE Director, Gina Ligon 9:30 AM 10:45 AM Session 6 | Lightning Talks Novel Threat Assessment for Individuals, Organizations, and Their Events  • The Importance of Physical Security Culture in Protecting Soft Targets, Sam Hunter (UNO) • Structure and Operations of Targeted Violence Threat Assessment Models: A Systematic Review, Amber Seaward (University College London) • Protecting Events in Under-Resourced Areas, Tin Nguyen (UNO) • Innovative Technologies in Support of BTAM, Erin Kearns (UNO) 10:45 AM 11:00 AM Break 11:00 AM 11:45 AM Session 7 | Innovations in Measurement and Analysis for the Study of Terrorism • The Needs of the Counterterrorism Workforce and the Utility of Existing Datasets, Michael Logan (Kennesaw State University) • Approaches to Studying Conceptual Relationships in Online Extremism, Matt Jensen (University of Oklahoma) • Evaluating Terrorism and Targeted Violence Programs: Lessons Learned, Matt Allen (UNO) 11:45 AM 1:00 PM Lunch 1:00 PM 1:40 PM Keynote: How Research Informs Government Nick Rasmussen, Counterterrorism Coordinator for the Department of Homeland Security 1:40 PM 1:45 PM Break 1:45 PM 3:00 PM  Session 8 | Lightning Talks: Transformative Workforce Development • Building an International Network, Stacey Conchie (Lancaster University, United Kingdom) • Inspiring Students in the Oldest U.S. Homeland Security Master’s Program, Robert Harkins (SDSU) • Psychological Trauma in Terrorism Research, Matt Crayne (State University of New York at Albany) • Two Lessons in Prevention: What Practitioners Need to Know to Support the Families, Karyn Sporer (University of Maine) • Building Capacity in HSE-Focused Business Analysis Application, Erin Bass (UNO) • Assessing the Benefits of Simulations and War Games for Homeland Security Enterprise Workforce Development, David Schanzer (Duke University) & Daveed Gartenstein-Ross (Valens Global) 3:00 PM  3:30 PM Awards Ceremony & Closing Remarks     NCITE Director Gina Ligon 

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