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Hold these Dates for Three CIA Co-Hosted Conferences

16 April 2010 - Austin, Texas - CIA/LBJ Library Co-Host Conference on The Czech Invasion. An AFIO reception follows event.

16 June 2010 - Independence, Missouri - CIA/Harry S. Truman Library/Woodrow Wilson Center Co-Host Conference "The Korean War, the Armistice, and the Search for Peace on the Korean Peninsula." Event falls on 60th Anniversary of The Korean War. Registration on AFIO website will open in mid-April. Announcement of CIA document release including special booklet/CD handouts to attendees, includes roundtable discussion – Invasion and Intervention: What the U.s. Intelligence Community Knew and Who They Told - chaired by Clayton Laurie, with 3 other historians; Reception at Truman Library. CD-ROMs containing the newly released documents will be distributed at the press conference and the conference.
From the Central Intelligence Agency: Approximately one thousand declassified documents from four series in the agency's records relating to the Korean \Var have been digitized and described by the agency's Historical Documents Division. The four series are (1) Korean Daily Reports; (2) National Intelligence Estimates; (3) Special Intelligence Estimates; and (4) Foreign Broadcast Information Service reports. About half of the documents have never been released before; the other half have been released in part, but are now being either fully released or with newly released information induded.

Late October 2010 - Fairfax, Virginia - CIA/George Mason University Co-Host a "Directors of Central Intelligence" Conference. Event will feature just released papers of the early DCIs, will include special panels, speakers, and special reception.

For all three events above, current AFIO members will receive special invitations. Registration on AFIO website Details to follow.

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Office of the Director of National Intelligence Offers 2nd Annual Summer Seminar for College Students Interested in I.C. Careers

National Security Analysis & Intelligence Summer Seminar (NSAISS)

July 11-23, 2010
Application deadline: March 7, 2010


The Office of the Director of National Intelligence's (ODNI) National Security Analysis & Intelligence Summer Seminar (NSAISS) is now accepting applications for a two week summer program in Washington, DC. NSAISS addresses critical national priorities in the U.S. Intelligence Community and offers participants the chance to study with currently serving intelligence analysts and other professionals through a curriculum of lectures, case studies, practice simulations, site visits to agencies, and other forms of exploration of intelligence disciplines, methodologies and substantive topics under the direction of the Intelligence Community, academia and private sector experts.

Selected participants will receive a one time, $500 stipend; accommodations, transportation to/from Washington D.C. and to all program activities; and temporary "Secret" level security clearance for the duration of the seminar.

THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 7, 2010.

The NSAISS is open to U.S. citizens who are graduate students, and to college seniors graduating in the 2009-2010 academic year and applying to graduate school. The seminar is not open to federal government employees, contractors or currently serving military or activated reservists. Participants will receive travel expenses, room and board, course materials and a $500 stipend.
The debut effort attracted more than 700 applicants for 40 slots.

The curriculum will be developed, in part, by the seminar’s sponsors – the deputy director of national intelligence for analysis, the IC’s chief human capital officer and the Community’s Centers of Academic Excellence Program.

For more information about the program, eligibility and application visit

http://www.orau.gov/nsaiss

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Intelligence Training Opportunities for High School Students

The National Security & Intelligence conference, hosted by LeadAmerica, provides high achieving students with the opportunity to build real world career skills and analyze leadership attributes within the environment of our nation’s capital.  For ten days, students examine historic and current challenges to National Security, while understanding the roles and methods of diplomacy and intelligence through focused workshops on Iran, the Kashmir Crisis, and the Cuban Missile Crisis.  In addition, students analyze issues such as information sharing, the origins of terrorism, intelligence ethics and the proliferation of WMD’s, while also attending briefings at the U.S. State Department and the Saudi Arabian Embassy.  Students visit the Pentagon and the International Spy Museum and participate in an engaging Career Planning Seminar, which exposes them to career tracks and the requisite training for the fields of Intelligence and National Security.  Students also complete LeadAmerica’s skill building curriculum, which fosters necessary skills such as teambuilding, time management, and communication, culminating in the formulation of a personal mission and vision statement.

To learn more about LeadAmerica and the National Security & Intelligence conference please visit http://www.lead-america.org/conferences/cslc/intelligence.asp  or contact an Admissions Counselor at 866.FYI.LEAD.  

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EVENTS IN 2010

13 January 2010, 11:30 a.m. - Scottsdale, AZ – The AFIO Arizona Chapter hosts Victor Oppleman who will speak on "National Security Vulnerabilities to Cyber Attacks."

Victor Oppleman is an accomplished author, speaker, and patent-holder in the field of network security and a specialized consultant to some of the world’s best known companies. His open source software is used by thousands of engineers worldwide. He is coauthor of Extreme Exploits: Advanced Defenses Against Hardcore Hacks (McGraw Hill 2005) and author of The Secrets to Carrier Class Network Security (Auerbach, 2009). This event is being held at: McCormick Ranch Golf Club (7505 McCormick Parkway, Scottsdale AZ 85258 ~ Phone 480.948.0260) 
Our meeting fees will be as follows: • $20.00 for AFIO members• $22.00 for guests. 
For reservations or questions, please email Simone sl@4smartphone.net or simone@afioaz.org or call and leave a message on 602.570.6016. Contact Arthur Kerns, President of the AFIO AZ Chapter, president@afioaz.org

14 January 2010 – San Francisco, CA – The AFIO Jim Quesada Chapter hosts Farhad Mansourian, former anti-terrorist officer in the Iranian Imperial Army at the time when Islamic Fundamentalists were attempting to overthrow the 2,500 years old Monarchy in Iran.

Mr. Mansourian will be discussing Iranian government intelligence and terror network. RSVP required. The meeting will be held at United Irish Cultural Center, 2700 45th Avenue, San Francisco (between Sloat and Wawona). 11:30 AM no host cocktails; noon - luncheon. $25 member rate with advance reservation and payment; $35 non-member. E-mail RSVP to Mariko Kawaguchi (please indicate chicken or fish): afiosf@aol.com and mail check made out to "AFIO" to: Mariko Kawaguchi, P.O. Box 117578 Burlingame, CA 9401

Wednesday, 20 January 2010; 6:30 pm - Washington, DC - Defector: Igor Gouzenko and the Start of the Cold War at the International Spy Museum

“Certain death lay ahead if the least hint of my intended desertion got about.”—Igor Gouzenko
In September 1945, a cipher clerk named Igor Gouzenko walked out of the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa, Canada with secret papers and a plan. His smuggled documents suggested highly placed Soviet spies, such as British nuclear scientist Alan Nunn May, were stealing atomic secrets for the Soviets. For Western intelligence, Gouzenko’s defection, and the layered information he shared, ushered in a new era of cooperation against a common foe. Join Amy Knight, the first to explore recently de-classified records of the Gouzenko case in Canada, Britain, and the United States, to hear her ground-breaking findings. Author of How the Cold War Began: The Gouzenko Affair and the Hunt for Soviet Spies, Knight is a wellknown specialist on Soviet/Russian intelligence. Guests will also have a chance to see artifacts on loan from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service related to the case including Gouzenko’s 8mm revolver.
Co-sponsored by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Embassy of Canada in celebration of the 25th anniversary of CSIS and in recognition of the collaborative and enduring security relationship between the United States and Canada.
Tickets: $12.50 per person http://www.spymuseum.org

Thursday, 21 January 2010, 1130 hours - Denver, CO - The Rocky Mountain Chapter of AFIO holds a meeting on "Have Helicopter, Will Travel."

Dr. (COL USA, MC, Retd) Ed Kerkorian, a senior medical officer in Viet Nam era speaks on "Have Helicopter, Will Travel." Event occurs at the USAFA Falcon Club. Cost: $10 RSVP to Tom Van Wormer, RMC, AFIO Treasurer, robsmom@pcisys.net
or 719 481 8273

21 January 2010, 12 - 2 pm - The Los Angeles AFIO Chapter hosts business meeting.

Place: the LMU campus in room 302. The January business meeting will not host a speaker nor will lunch be provided, the focus of the meeting will be to tabulate the results of the chapter elections for the officers and focus on establishing chapter goals for the upcomming year 2010. The January meeting is open to chapter members only, no guests. Replies to Vincent Autiero afio_la@yahoo.com

Thursday, 21 January 2010, 1130 hours - Denver, CO - The Rocky Mountain Chapter bimonthly meeting features: "Have Helicopter, Will Travel."

Dr. (COL USA, MC, Retd) Ed Kerkorian, A Senior Medical Officer in Viet Nam Era speaks on "Have Helicopter, Will Travel." Cost: $10. RSVP to Tom Van Wormer, RMC, AFIO Treasurer at robsmom@pcisys.net or call 719 481 8273

Thursday, 21 January 2010; 12 noon – 1 pm - Bioterror in the 21st Century: Emerging Threats in a New Global Environment at the International Spy Museum

The use of bio-threats has been evolving since the first infected corpse was hurled over a castle wall. Although the 2001 anthrax attacks were far more sophisticated, the objective was the same—death and terror—and with each new advance in the field of biotechnology, bioterrorists gain rich new striking capabilities. Daniel M. Gerstein, author of Bioterror in the 21st Century, provides a global perspective on bioterror today, from emerging trends to threat assessment and mitigation. He draws upon his study of biodefense and his background as a retired U.S. Army colonel who has served worldwide with organizations involved in homeland security, combat, peacekeeping, and humanitarian assistance operations to discuss the framework in which dangerous capabilities are allowed to proliferate.
Free! No registration required! Join the author for an informal chat and book signing.

26 January 2010 - Arlington, VA - The Defense Intelligence Forum meets

Location at the Alpine Restaurant, 4770 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22207. This event is open to members of all IC associations. The speaker will be John Moore, who will speak on the Middle East after One Year with President Obama. He will cover the peace process, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, and the on-going battle with Islamic terrorists. Mr. Moore was the Defense Intelligence Officer for the Middle East, South Asia, and Terrorism, DIA's senior expert for the region. He was twice awarded the Director of Central Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal. He has been a witness at the International Court of Justice in the Hague. To encourage candor at this forum, there may be no media, notes, recordings, or attribution. Pay at the door with a check for $29 per person payable to DIAA, Inc. Social hour starts at 1130, lunch at 1200. Make reservations by 15 January by email to diforum@verizon.net. Give names, telephone numbers, email addresses, and choices of chicken, veal, or salmon. Pay with a check. THE FORUM DOESN'T TAKE CASH.

February 2010

True Lies/True Lives: Famous Spies of the 20th Century - Wednesdays in February and the first Wednesday in March; 10:15 am
Location: International Spy Museum, Washington, DC

In this series, a distinguished group of current and former senior intelligence officers and scholars share their personal and expert perspectives on the most significant spies of our times. Discover what motivated these spies to share information. Was it patriotism or money? Ego or anger? Justice or spite? And find out the impact of their espionage—for good or ill. Tickets: $115 (must be purchased through the Smithsonian) To register: (via phone) 202.633.3030.
http://residentassociates.org. Internet Quick Tix code for the program: 1M2-486.
Tickets to individual sessions may be purchased depending on availability: http://www.spymuseum.org

Wednesday, 3 February 2010; 10:15 am - Washington, DC - Aldrich Ames: High Pay for High Crimes - at the International Spy Museum

Before Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Officer Aldrich “Rick” Ames betrayed his country to spy for Soviet intelligence, Peter Earnest was one of his supervisors. The founding executive director of the International Spy Museum and a 35-year-veteran of the CIA’s Clandestine Service, Earnest provides a unique perspective on Ames and the legacy of his betrayals. Driven by greed and a desire for the high life, Ames volunteered to spy for the Soviet KGB in 1985. Over the next nine years, he gave the KGB the name of every CIA source the Agency operated within the Soviet Union and compromised many other CIA covert operations in Eastern Europe; at least ten Soviets working covertly for the CIA were executed as a result of his betrayal. http://www.spymuseum.org

Thursday, 4 February 2010; 6:30 pm - Washington, DC - The Counterfeiters at the International Spy Museum

“Are you suggesting sabotage? In a concentration camp?”
—Salomon Sorowitsch
In 1942, the Nazis initiated Operation Bernhard, a plan to destabilize the British economy by flooding the market with counterfeit pound notes. The Oscar winning 2007 film, The Counterfeiters, tells the story of the largest forgery program in history through the experience of master forger Salomon Sorowitsch. Arrested and interned at Sachsenhausen concentration camp, Sorowitsch’s skills are essential to the German plan. They offer him a chance for survival, but should he choose to support the Nazi war effort? The operation’s complexity and the moral dilemma for the prisoners involved make for a challenging and engrossing film. International Spy Museum historian, Thomas Boghardt, will place Operation Bernhard in its historical context and reveal the conception and effectiveness of the plan. Guests will have a special opportunity to view an authentic Operation Bernhard forged ten pound note from the Museum’s collection.
Tickets: $6.25 per person http://www.spymuseum.org

Tuesday 9 February 2010, 11:45 a.m. -- AFIO Hampton Roads Norman Forde Chapter meeting features FBI Agent who Broke Walker Spy Ring in 1985.

Robert W. Hunter, retired FBI agent who in 1985 broke the spy ring of John Walker, one of the Soviet Union's most dangerous and damaging spies, addresses AFIO Hampton Roads/Norman Forde Chapter members at this Buffet Luncheon at the Breezy Point Officers' Club, Norfolk Naval Station.
Hunter was a special agent for the FBI in Norfolk from 1967 until his retirement in 1989. The last 10 years of his career were spent in the field of foreign counterintelligence.
In that decade, he was the case agent and lead investigator on cases that resulted in 5 espionage convictions, the most successful counterintelligence career on record in the history of the FBI.
Within the intelligence community, Bob Hunter is known as the agent who caught master spy John Walker and brought an end to what many top officials call the most damaging espionage ring in U.S. history.
John Walker was one of the Soviet Union's most successful agents for nearly 20 years before he was finally caught in May 1985. Walker and his ring probably provided over a million pages of classified documents to the Soviets over two decades and seriously compromised U.S. defense capabilities. Bob Hunter's book, "Spy Hunter" is about the famed Walker case and is available for sale on Amazon.com.
Registration/Questions to Melissa at MWSaunders@cox.net or call her at 757-897-6268

Tuesday, 09 February 2010, 1130 hrs - Tampa, FL - The AFIO Suncoast Chapter will hold its Spring meeting and luncheon on "Psychology of Terrorism" at the MacDill AFB Officer’s Club.

Dr. Borum topic is “Psychology of Terrorism and Radicalization.” Randy Borum, Psy. D., serves on the Defense Science Board Task Force on Understanding Human Dynamics in Military Operations; provides support for US Special Operations Command and the Joint Special Operations University (combating terrorist networks); and served on the NSF Review Panel for Social/Behavioral Research on National Security. Additional background information can be found on the USF web site, http://www.usf.edu/Faculty-Staff/.

A full Luncheon, Lasagna and fresh garlic bread, with normal salad, rolls, dressing of choice, coffee and tea -- and in preparation for everyone enjoying forthcoming Valentine Day, dessert will be Red Velvet Cake, will be served for the usual $15, all inclusive. We will have the wine and soda bar open at 1100 for those that wish to come early for our social time.

Check-in registration will commence at 1130 hours, opening ceremonies and lunch at noon, followed by our distinguished speaker Randy Borum from the College of Behavioral Sciences at USF.Reply ASAP, with your name and any guests accompanying you, to: Bill Brown at billbrown1@tampabay.rr.com; Donwhite@tampabay.rr.com; or Gary Gorsline at garyg@x-link.info

Your check payable to 'Suncoast Chapter, AFIO' (or cash) should be presented at time of check-in for the luncheon. Additionally, just a reminder that this years dues, $10, are do from those who have not already paid. Should you not have 'bumper stickers' or ID card for access to MacDill AFB, please so state in your response. Be sure to include your license number, name on drivers license and state of issue for yourself and for any guests you are bringing on base. And don't forget, all of you needing special roster gate access should proceed to the Bayshore Gate entrance to MacDill AFB (need directions, let us know). The main gate will send you to the visitors center and they will not be able to help you get past security, unless you are just asking for directions to the Bayshore Gate.

10 February 2010 - Scottsdale, AZ - The Arizona Chapter of AFIO meets to hear Randy Parsons, Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration Federal Security Director

Randy D. Parsons was appointed as the Federal Security Director overseeing Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and seven other Arizona airports in 2009.
Mr. Parsons retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2005 after twenty years of service. His last assignment was as the Special Agent in Charge for the Counterterrorism Program in the Los Angeles office. Mr. Parsons led four Joint Terrorism Task Forces and directed the operational readiness of personnel and systems for crisis preparedness and response. He practiced law prior to entering the FBI, is a former university professor and police officer.
He was a Vice President for the AECOM global consortium of companies providing architectural, design and engineering services to diverse critical infrastructure clients. Mr. Parsons founded Global Strategic Solutions, LLC in 2007, providing consultation and guidance for strategic policy, planning and development within a variety of risk environments to governmental and private sector clientele.
This event is being held at: McCormick Ranch Golf Club (7505 McCormick Parkway, Scottsdale AZ 85258 ~ Phone 480.948.0260) Our meeting fees will be as follows: • $20.00 for AFIO members• $22.00 for guests. For reservations or questions, please email Simone sl@4smartphone.net or simone@afioaz.org or call and leave a message on 602.570.6016.
Arthur Kerns, President of the AFIO AZ Chapter, president@afioaz.org.

Wednesday, 10 February 2010; 10:15 am - Washington, DC - John Walker: The Ring Leader at the International Spy Museum

KGB Major General Oleg Kalugin (ret.) was on the other side when cash-strapped warrant officer John Walker volunteered U.S. Naval secrets to the Soviets in 1967. As the deputy resident and acting chief of the KGB Residency at the Soviet Embassy in Washington, Kalugin handled Walker, the leader of one of the most notorious and damaging spy rings in U.S. history. Walker, a communications specialist, recruited his brother, his son, and his friend and colleague Jerry Whitworth to supply the Soviet Union with Naval decoding keys to more than one million top secret messages. http://www.spymuseum.org

13 February 2010 - Orange Park, FL - The North Florida Chapter will meet for its quarterly luncheon at the Country Club of Orange Park starting at 11:00 am.

Guest speaker will be Dr. Christopher Stubbs, whose unique subject will be "Spooks & Geeks: The Perspective of an Interested Citizen Scientist."  For further information about the Chapter or the upcoming meetings, please contact Chapter Secretary Quiel Begonia at qbegonia@comcast.net or 904-545-9549.

Wednesday, 17 February 2010; 10:15 am - Washington, DC - Oleg Penkovsky: The Heroic Spy at the International Spy Museum

In 1960, Oleg Penkovsky, a colonel in Soviet military intelligence, was determined to share the truth about Soviet missile power and war capability with the West. But no one would listen! When he finally connected with the CIA and British intelligence, his handlers debriefed him for over 50 hours gleaning everything from gossip to 10,000 pages of military manuals and documents. Thomas Boghardt, International Spy Museum historian and Cold War-era intelligence expert, explores Penkovsky’s revelations and how this information kept us from war with the USSR over the Cuban Missile Crisis. He will also discuss Penkovsky’s complex motivations for spying, how the KGB eventually caught up with him, and what his case can teach intelligence and counterintelligence officials today. http://www.spymuseum.org

Thursday, 18 February 2010; 12 noon – 1 pm - Washington, DC - The Watchers: The Rise of America’s Surveillance State at the International Spy Museum

Has the U.S. government’s surveillance strategy made it harder to catch terrorists but easier to spy on ordinary citizens? In The Watchers, journalist Shane Harris tracks the government’s elusive quest to build a computer system that can sift huge amounts of electronic data for signs of terrorist activity. First proposed by national security adviser John Poindexter in 1983, reopened after the 9/11 attacks in a program called Total Information Awareness (TIA), and publicly banned by Congress in 2003, TIA was recreated as a classified program at the National Security Agency and is now a cornerstone of the Obama administration’s national security policy. Drawing on unprecedented access to the people who pioneered this high-tech spycraft, Harris contends that despite billions of dollars spent on this digital quest since the Reagan era, the government still can’t discern future threats in the vast data cloud, but can now spy on its citizens with an ease that was impossible and illegal just a few years ago.
Free! No registration required! Join the author for an informal chat and book signing. http://www.spymuseum.org

20 February 2010, 2:00 p.m. - Kennebunk, ME - The AFIO Maine Chapter Hosts Duehring on U.S.-NATO-Afghan Relations."

AFGHANISTAN UP CLOSE will be he subject of the February 20, 2010 meeting of the Maine Chapter of the Association for Intelligence Officers (AFIO/ME) with guest LTC (Ret) David M. Duehring.
LTC Duehring served as the Forward Tactical Operations Officer for the 240th Engineer Group in Afghanistan during a one-year deployment there in 2006-2007. The Group was assigned to an area near the Pakistan border currently the focus of operations against the Taliban and Al Qaida and was engaged in clearing mines and IEDs, and building roads and bridges under combat conditions.
LTC Duehring will speak about the relations between the Afghan people and the U.S. and other NATO forces. His personal experience and stories will help answer the question of why we are in Afghanistan.
Originally from Wisconsin, LTC Duehring came to Maine in 1970 after enlisting in the U.S. Navy with an assignment to the Brunswick Naval Air Station. After leaving the Navy to return to college, he enlisted in the Maine Army National Guard in 1980, attended Officer Candidate School, and obtained his commission as a Combat Engineer in 1981. LTC Duehring retired from the Maine Army National Guard in 2007 and currently serves as the Military One Source Consultant with the Joint Family Support Assistance Program for the State of Maine.
TIME / LOCATION: At 2:00 p.m. at the Kennebunk Free Library. 112 Main St., Kennebunk, and is open to the public. For further information contact 207-985-2392.

23 February 2010 - Arlington, VA - The Defense Intelligence Forum meets at the Alpine Restaurant, 4770 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22207. 

Jon Wiant will speak on Imaginative Writing -- The World of Fabricating Intelligence.  Dr. Wiant is Adjunct Professor of Intelligence Studies at The George Washington University and lectures at the Intelligence and Security Academy.  He has held the Department of State chair at the National Defense Intelligence College.  He has served as Assistant Inspector General for Security and Intelligence Oversight, Chairman of the National HUMINT Requirements Tasking Center, Senior Advisor for Policy to ASD (C3I), Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, and Director for Intelligence Policy on the National Security Council.  This forum will follow a modified Chatham House Rule.  You may use the information, but with the exception of the subject and speaker's name, you may make no attribution.
Make reservations for you and your guests by 16 February by email to diforum@verizon.net.  Pay at the door with a check for $29 per person payable to DIAA, Inc.  Registration starts at 1130, lunch at 1200.  Give names, telephone numbers, email addresses, and choices of chicken, veal, or salmon.  Pay with a check.  The Forum Doesn't Take Cash.

SORRY - EVENT IS SOLD OUT. 24 February 2010, 9 am - 5 pm - Ft Lauderdale, FL - The FBI/INFRAGARD has invited AFIO Members to the FEBRUARY 24, 2010 Conference on Counterterrorism measures at Nova Southeastern University. SORRY - EVENT IS SOLD OUT.

If you plan to attend, please RSVP to AFIO Miami Chapter President, Tom Spencer, at TRSMIAMI@aol.com. SORRY - EVENT IS SOLD OUT. Provide your AFIO National member number, address, phone number. Your information will be provided to the FBI for assessment. Their decision of which members can attend is final. AFIO bears no responsibility for costs or arrangements made in anticipation of attending this Infragard/FBI event based on the decisions of their security personnel. If available, bring your government issued ID. Infragard is the public/private partnership of the FBI. You can get more information on Infragard at www.infragard.net. SORRY - EVENT IS SOLD OUT.
Please respond to Tom Spencer no later than February 10, 2010 via email.
Location: NOVA Southeastern University , Knight Lecture Hall, Room # 1124
3301 College Ave, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl 33314
Abbreviated AGENDA
09:00 - 09:30 AM - Registration and coffee
09:30 - 10:00 AM Welcoming Remarks - Carlos "Freddy" Kasprzykowski, InfraGard South Florida Chapter President; Eric S. Ackerman, Ph.D., NSU Assistant Dean and Director of Graduate Programs; SA Nelson J. Barbosa, InfraGard Coordinator/FBI Miami
10:00 - 11:00 AM - Stephanie M. Viegas, Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Coordinator, Miami FBI Field Division Will give an overview on how the FBI responds and coordinates WMD threats and related cases.
11:00 - 11:15 AM - Break
11:15 -11:30 AM - FBI employment needs - SA Kathleen J. Cymbaluk, Miami FBI Recruiter. This presentation will discuss current hiring needs of the FBI and
requirements on how to qualify and apply.
11:30 - 12:30 PM - Christopher L. Eddy, Supervisory Intelligence Analyst. The use of Intelligence Information in the FBI. This presentation will discuss how intelligence is collected, analyzed, and pushed to the right people at the right time and place and how vitally important it is to the security of our nation and its interests.
12:30 - 01:45 PM - LUNCH (Food court available on campus)
01:45 - 02:45 PM - Gun Running from Broward and Palm Beaches Counties
SSA Mark A. Hastbacka; This presentation will touch on IRA gun running operation in the above counties from a Counter terrorism investigation point-of-view.
02:15 - 03:15 PM - FBI Extraterritorial Responsibilities: Focus Iraq ASAC Scott A. Gilbert, FBI Miami. This presentation will focus on FBI activities in the International
Terrorism Organizations (ITO) and in the Middle East in general, with specific focus on IT and kidnapping investigations.
03:15 - 03:30 PM - BREAK
03:30 - 04:30 PM - Overview of Current Terrorism Trends: South Florida
SIA Vincent J. Rowe. This presentation will focus on terrorism trends in the South Florida
territory.
04:30 - 05:00 PM - Conclusion

Wednesday, 24 February 2010; 10:15 am- Washington, DC - Robert Hanssen: The Anonymous Spy at the International Spy Museum

David G. Major worked with Robert Hanssen at the FBI for 14 years and was his chain-of-command supervisor for three years. In 1979, special agent Hanssen volunteered to spy for the Soviet Military Intelligence Agency (GRU). The counterintelligence expert shared U.S. intelligence community secrets, the identities of dozens of secret intelligence agents working for the U.S. around the world, and leaked the existence of an FBI eavesdropping tunnel dug under the Russian Embassy in D.C. Hanssen remained anonymous to his Soviet handlers and to the U.S. government for over 20 years. The damage done by this traitor is incalculable. Major, a retired FBI supervisory special agent, founder of the Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies, and International Spy Museum board member, will provide a rare glimpse into the personality and psychology of Hanssen. http://www.spymuseum.org

March 2010

Wednesday, 3 March 2010; 10:15 am - Washington, DC - Ana Montes: Cuba’s American Mole at the International Spy Museum

Scott W. Carmichael, the Defense Intelligence Agency’s senior counterintelligence investigator, and his colleagues became suspicious of Ana Montes, the intelligence community’s top Cuban analyst. As it turns out, their concerns were warranted: throughout her 16-year career, Montes was sending Castro closely guarded American secrets and using her position to influence U.S. strategic thinking on Cuba. Carmichael, author of True Believer: Inside the Investigation and Capture of Ana Montes, Cuba’s Master Spy, reveals the details of the spy hunt that ended her espionage career less than 24 hours before she would have learned specifics of the U.S. plan to invade Afghanistan in the wake of September 11th. Carmichael will also comment on parallels between the Montes case and more recent Cuban spy cases.
In collaboration with the Smithsonian. http://www.spymuseum.org

7 March 2010 - ONLINE - DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR ODNI STUDENT SUMMER SEMINAR - Office of the Director of National Intelligence Offers 2nd Annual Summer Seminar for College Students Interested in I.C. Careers. National Security Analysis & Intelligence Summer Seminar (NSAISS), July 11-23, 2010
Application deadline: March 7, 2010.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence's (ODNI) National Security Analysis & Intelligence Summer Seminar (NSAISS) is now accepting applications for a two week summer program in Washington, DC. NSAISS addresses critical national priorities in the U.S. Intelligence Community and offers participants the chance to study with currently serving intelligence analysts and other professionals through a curriculum of lectures, case studies, practice simulations, site visits to agencies, and other forms of exploration of intelligence disciplines, methodologies and substantive topics under the direction of the Intelligence Community, academia and private sector experts. Selected participants will receive a one time, $500 stipend; accommodations, transportation to/from Washington D.C. and to all program activities; and temporary "Secret" level security clearance for the duration of the seminar. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 7, 2010. The NSAISS is open to U.S. citizens who are graduate students, and to college seniors graduating in the 2009-2010 academic year and applying to graduate school. The seminar is not open to federal government employees, contractors or currently serving military or activated reservists. Participants will receive travel expenses, room and board, course materials and a $500 stipend. The debut effort attracted more than 700 applicants for 40 slots. The curriculum will be developed, in part, by the seminar’s sponsors – the deputy director of national intelligence for analysis, the IC’s chief human capital officer and the Community’s Centers of Academic Excellence Program. For more information about the program, eligibility and application visit http://www.orau.gov/nsaiss

Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 6:30 p.m. - Washington, DC - A Weapons of Mass Disruption Program from Cold War to Cyber War featuring Gail Harris, Naval Intelligence Officer

WHAT: “I decided to be unorthodox."—Gail Harris
When Gail Harris was assigned by the U.S. Navy to a combat intelligence job in 1973, she became the first woman to hold such a position. By the time of her retirement, she was the highest ranking African American female in the Navy. Her 28-year career included hands-on leadership in the intelligence community during every major conflict from the Cold War to Desert Storm to Kosovo. Captain Harris was at the forefront of one of the newest challenges: cyber warfare, developing intelligence policy for the Computer Network Defense and Computer Network Attack for the Department of Defense. Harris, author of A Woman's War: The Professional and Personal Journey of the Navy's First African American Female Intelligence Officer, will share her unique experience providing intelligence support to military operations while also battling the status quo, office bullies, and politics. She’ll also offer her perspective on the way intelligence is used and sometimes misused.
WHERE: International Spy Museum, 800 F St NW, Washington, DC, Gallery Place/Chinatown Metrorail Station. TICKETS: $12.50. Advance Registration required. Tickets are non-refundable. To register: order online; or purchase tickets in person at the International Spy Museum.

10 March 2010 - Scottsdale, AZ - The Arizona Chapter of AFIO meets to hear Robert Parrish on "Private/Public Partnership Protecting the Homeland"

Robert Parrish, Director of Corporate Security, the Arizona Public Service, will speak on "Private and Public Partnership in Protecting the Homeland."
Parrish is responsible for all APS physical security (except PaloVerde), all investigations including power diversions, site assessments,threat assessments response plans, security installations, security monitoring, and workplace violence. He is a retired Commander from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, Phoenix AZ. Dates of service: 1983 to 2005.
This event is being held at: McCormick Ranch Golf Club (7505 McCormick Parkway, Scottsdale AZ 85258 ~ Phone 480.948.0260) 
Our meeting fees will be as follows: • $20.00 for AFIO members• $22.00 for guests. 
For reservations or questions, please email Simone sl@4smartphone.net or simone@afioaz.org or call and leave a message on 602.570.6016.
Arthur Kerns, President of the AFIO AZ Chapter, president@afioaz.org.

11-12 March 2010 - Washington, DC - 5th International Conference on the Ethics of National Security Intelligence by International Intelligence Ethics Association

International Intelligence Ethics Association (IIEA) and Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies co-host this event featuring these two keynote speakers: Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Prize Recipient 1997, and John Inglis. Deputy Director, National Security Agency
Topics for the conference will include: * Ethics of CyberWarfare and Security; * Intelligence support for counterinsurgency operations; * Military Anthropology and the Ethics of Espionage; * Intelligence and the War Against Terror: The Israeli Experience; * A Case Study: A Course of "Ethics and Intelligence" with a Multi-Discipline Approach; * The Ethics of Human Intelligence Collection: Ethical Problems and Issues Involved in the Recruitment and Use of Informants by Foreign Intelligence Services; * Torture and Intelligence
* Justum Speculatum: Evaluating the September 2008 Attorney General's Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations through the Lenses of Just War, Just Peacemaking and Just Policing Theory; * A Case for Constraints: Deontic Moral Checks on the Unrestricted Right of Intelligence Gathering; * Human Rights and the CIA: The Case of the Assassination of Patrice
Lumumba; * The Ethics of Intelligence and The Just War Principle of Noncombatant Immunity; * Can We Ethically Communicate the Threat?; * Identifying and Managing Corruption and Other Misconduct Risks in Counter-Terrorism Policing: Case Study of New South Wales Police Counter Terrorist Coordination Command; * The Ethics of Intelligence Support to Military Operations; * Cultural Intelligence for Winning the Peace; * Challenges of The New Committee for the Oversight of The Kosovo Intelligence Agency; * Using Private Corporations to Conduct Intelligence Activities; * The Ethics Of Surveillance: Suspicious Activity Reporting and the Production; * of US Domestic Intelligence and * Privatized Information Gathering, Just War, and Morality.
-- Also available for preview/sale will be new publications on ethics, intelligence, and national security from several publishers.
-- Register for your hotel room at the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center (on-line or by phone) and receive the Special Conference Rate.
Rate for event: $450.00 per person.
Event location: 3800 Reservoir Street NW, Washington, DC 20007
Conference and Hotel Registration: http://scs.georgetown.edu/ethics
Conference Questions : conference2010@intelligence-ethics.org

Friday, 12 March 2010 – San Francisco, CA – The AFIO Jim Quesada Chapter hosts Michael Rinn, Vice President/Program Director for the Missile Defense Systems Division at The Boeing Company.

He will be discussing the Airborne Laser Program. RSVP required. The meeting will be held at United Irish Cultural Center, 2700 45th Avenue, San Francisco (between Sloat and Wawona). 11:30 AM no host cocktails; noon - luncheon. $25 member rate with advance reservation and payment; $35 non-member. E-mail RSVP to Mariko Kawaguchi (please indicate chicken or fish): afiosf@aol.com and mail check made out to "AFIO" to: Mariko Kawaguchi, P.O. Box 117578 Burlingame, CA 94011

13 March 2010, 10 am to 1 pm - Coral Gables, FL - AFIO Miami Chapter hosts talk on FUTURE WARS by Dr. John Alexander.

Please save the date. Dr. John Alexander, author of Future Wars, will be leading a presentation and discussion.
Event to be held at the Hyatt Coral Gables. For further information contact chapter president Tom Spencer at trsmiami@aol.com

17-18 March 2010 - Fairfax, VA - The National Military Intelligence Association hosts Spring 2010 Symposium at the SECRET/NOFORN Level. Topic: Transformation of Military Department Intelligence and Their Service Intelligence Centers

The intelligence agencies of the Military Departments - Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, including the Coast Guard are making dramatic and significant changes to their capabilities, missions, organizational structure and future vision. Along with these Service intelligence agencies, their Service Intelligence Centers - NGIC, NMIC, NASIC, and the NCMIA are playing an increasing role in supporting not only their own services but the national intelligence community. Hear as the senior officers of those organizations highlight new developments and changes to the organizations as they undergo transformation.
Further event details and registration can be found: https://www.123signup.com/event?id=mqxhn
Location: Northrop Grumman Mission Systems.

Wednesday, 17 March 2010, 6:15 pm - Scottsdale, AZ - AFIO AZ Members at Keith Thomson Book Signing for "Once A Spy" novel

Keith is the author of the new novel, Once a Spy. He writes on intelligence matters for the Huffington Post in Alabama. A former semi-pro baseball player in France, he won an award for his short film at Sundance, is a cartoon artist for Newsday, and is a screenwriter.
The event is free of charge.
Poisoned Pen Press bookstore is located one block south of Indian School Road on the corner of Goldwater Boulevard and East 1st Avenue, Old Town Scottsdale. The address is 4014 N Goldwater Blvd. Suite 101, Scottsdale, AZ.
We would very much like to give Barbara Peters an idea of how many AFIO members intend to come, so please advise as soon as possible if you plan to attend. Send your RSVP to simone@afioaz.org

18 March 2010, 11:30 am - Colorado Springs, CO - AFIO Rocky Mountain Chapter hears Bryan Cunningham on "National At Risk."

Talk to occur at the Air Force Academy, Falcon Club. Markle Foundation's Bryan Cunningham speaks on "Nation at Risk." Cunningham is with the Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the Information Age. RSVP to Tom Van Wormer at robsmom@pcisys.net

Thursday, 18 March 2010, 12 noon – 1 pm - Washington, DC - Author John Kiriakou speaks on his new book: The Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life in the CIA’s War on Terror

The CIA has come under sharp criticism for its handling of 9/11 and the enhanced interrogation techniques used in Afghanistan and the Iraq War. Former CIA operative John Kiriakou, who was involved in the capture of one of Osama Bin Laden’s closest aides, Abu Zubaydah, wrote The Reluctant Spy to set the record straight. Hear his often brutally honest account of firsthand experience with the controversy over waterboarding, the pressures from both inside and outside the agency, and the planning for the Iraq War. Now a senior investigator on the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations focusing on the Middle East, South Asia, and international terrorism, Kiriakou will share his insider’s view of the weaknesses and the unsung strengths of the CIA. Free! No registration required! Join the author for an informal chat and book signing at the Spy Museum. Further information at www.spymuseum.org

20 March 2010, 2:00 p.m. - Kennebunk, Maine - The AFIO Maine Chapter hosts Dr. Terence Roehrig  speaking on ASIA-PACIFIC CHALLENGES AND THE U.S. 

Dr. Roehrig, Associate Professor of National Security Studies at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI, will address economic, political, and security issues in the region and how they will affect the U.S.  He will discuss the direction of China's rise, and the roles played by India, Japan, and the two Koreas.  Dr. Roehrig travels frequently to the region doing research and will travel to Japan later this spring in connection with work on a new book.  The meeting will be held at the Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main Street, Kennebunk.  The public is invited.  For information call 207-985-2392

Thursday, 25 March 2010, 6 p.m. - New York, NY - AFIO Metro NY Chapter hosts U.S. Secret Agent who specialized in Explosives and Codes

The AFIO New York Metro Chapter Thursday evening meeting will feature Dr. John Behling, one of the last surviving members of the forerunner agency of CIA [the Office of Strategic Services], who will tell of his training in explosives and codes, his being dropped behind enemy lines, his work with the Resistance, and the post-war years in the Occupied Zones. Of special interest is his eyewitness account of his visit to the Mauthausen Extermination Camp, and his subsequent search for escaping Nazis, hidden assets and war criminals.
Many of these experiences will be in a yet-to-be-published memoir on his distinguished wartime service.  He also spent many years working for the U.S. Department of State.
This is a first-hand account with remarkable -- and chilling -- details that no film or printed work can convey in the same manner. Do not miss it.
Location: University Club, 9th Floor. $40 pp; $20 students/military
No reservations required.
For further information contact Jerry Goodwin, Chapter President, at
347-334-1503 or afiometro@yahoo.com  

Wednesday, 31 March 2010, 8 p.m. - Coral Gables, FL - AFIO Miami Chapter hosts Keith Thomson in special reading from "Once A Spy" - and a special presentation of Microdrones [or did you think that was an ordinary insect on your ceiling?]

Thomson will read from his forthcoming spy novel: Once A Spy, at Books & Books in Coral Gables. The Microdrones [professional unmanned aerial vehicles] have offered to debut their 2.5LB drones beforehand for AFIO members, as well. Microdrones have been used to extraordinary success by police in the UK (FAA regulations are thwarting their use in the U.S.; meanwhile radio-controlled helicopters and airplanes up to 55LBs have essentially no restraints). Clearly an event not to miss. For further information contact chapter President Tom Spencer at trsmiami@aol.com

April 2010

1 April 2010 - Tysons Corner, VA - AFIO SPRING LUNCHEON - features Seymour Hersh and morning speaker Marc A. Thiessen, Washington Post reporter, Writer/Commentator, Former Bush White House & Pentagon Chief Speechwriter, author of the acclaimed, newly released bestseller... Courting Disaster: How the CIA Kept America Safe and How Barack Obama Is Inviting the Next Attack - at Crowne Plaza Hotel, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Register here.

Monday, 5 April 2010; 6:30 pm - Washington, DC - "An Evening with Nigel West: Secrets from the Cambridge Spies" at the International Spy Museum

“Brazilian Embassy: The agent is a butler, thirty-nine years of age.”— from a list of MI5 assets which Anthony Blunt forwarded to Stalin’s intelligence service in 1945
Imagine if a foreign power were to learn everything about your country’s most valuable assets, its plans of attack, opinions, and strategies. That is exactly the position that Britain was in when the Cambridge Five were operating as secret agents of Soviet intelligence. The Five—Kim Philby, Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess, Anthony Blunt, and John Cairncross—penetrated Britain’s principal intelligence service and foreign office. Blunt was actually in charge of one of Britain’s richest sources of information, code name TRIPLEX. In the KGB archives, Nigel West, renowned British historian of military intelligence and author of TRIPLEX: Secrets from the Cambridge Spies, discovered the secret documents sent by the five spies to the Soviets. Drawing on these documents, West will reveal precisely what was compromised by the British traitors and what the self-directed spies thought would be of special interest to Moscow.
Tickets: $12.50 per person Register at www.spymuseum.org

Tuesday, 13 April 2010, 5 p.m. - Hampton Roads, VA - The AFIO Norm Forde Hampton Roads Chapter - to hear Carl Finstrom on Stella Polaris.

AFIO member Carl Finstrom will present, "Stella Polaris: The Exfiltration of Finnish COMINT Material"- The evacuation of the Finnish Intelligence Service from Finland to Sweden in Sep 1944.
Finstrom is an AFIO Member and Past President, Christopher Wren Association. Stella Polaris was the code name for a secret plan developed by the Finnish Intelligence Service for their evacuation to Sweden in the final phase of World War Two. The plan was coordinated with the Swedish counterpart intelligence organizations in June 1944 after the Soviets resumed a massive offensive. By the end of June there was a real danger of a Soviet breakthrough and Soviet occupation of Finland. The Finns sought to relocate their intelligence assets to neutral Sweden so that they could continue the fight working with a significant Finnish stay-behind force. Finns stored weapons and ammunition at hundreds of locations to support a stay-behind force of at least 50,000 resistance personnel. The Stella Polaris story is of great interest to cryptologic historians. The story of the evacuation of the Finnish Military Intelligence Branch from Finland to Sweden after the signing of the ceasefire with the USSR in Sept 1944 is perhaps the most extraordinary event in the history of communications intelligence
Free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP: Melissa Saunders at mwsaunders@cox.net
Location: Main meeting room at Tabb Library, York County. Directions: From Norfolk take I-64 West. Merge onto US-17 North via Exit 258B toward Yorktown. Follow US-17 North approximately 2.2 miles to Victory Blvd/VA-171 East. Turn right onto Victory Blvd/VA-171 East. Turn right at the next traffic light onto Hampton Hwy/VA-134 South. Turn right at the next traffic light onto Long Green Blvd. Tabb Library is on the immediate right. It is across the street from the Victory YMCA.
From Williamsburg take I-64 East. Merge onto Victory Blvd/VA-171 East via Exit 256B. Follow Victory Blvd/VA-171 East approximately 2 miles. Turn right onto Hampton Hwy/VA-134 South. Turn right at the next traffic light onto Long Green Blvd. Tabb Library is on the immediate right. It is across the street from the Victory YMCA

Wednesday, 14 April 2010; 6:30 pm - Washington, DC - "Striking Remotely: Predator Drones" at the International Spy Museum

“The only game in town.” — Leon Panetta, CIA director, May 2009
Predator drones were initially developed for unmanned aerial reconnaissance. They are now the go-to weapon used against al-Qaeda and the Taliban for targeted assassinations in Pakistan and Afghanistan by the CIA. This controversial program has reportedly been successful, but has also generated anti-American sentiment in those countries. How does the program work—both technically and politically? Why is the CIA tasked with managing this program from the U.S.? What is the chain of command? What is the legal/moral status of targeted assassinations? And what is the cost to the U.S. image from “human collateral damage” with this program? Join distinguished panelists for a provocative exploration of the covert drone program: Peter Bergen, senior research fellow, American Strategy Program, co-director, Counterterrorism Strategy Initiative at the New America Foundation, and co-author of a October 2009 analysis of drone strikes in Pakistan; Bruce Riedel, senior fellow, foreign policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution, former CIA officer, and advisor to the Obama Administration; and Tom Parker, policy director, (Counter)Terrorism and Human Rights, Amnesty International USA.
Tickets: $12.50 per person Register at www.spymuseum.org

Thursday, 15 April 2010; noon - 1 pm - Washington, DC - "Broker, Trader, Lawyer, Spy" at the International Spy Museum

Industrial espionage is a multibillion-dollar enterprise with tentacles reaching across the globe. Fake websites, dumpster-diving in private and corporate trash, satellite surveillance, and hacking secure computer networks are just some of the techniques employed by corporate and government spies. Join Politico correspondent Eamon Javers, the author of Broker, Trader, Lawyer, Spy, for an in-depth look at this profitable and costly business. Based on exclusive interviews with some of the world’s top corporate surveillance experts and unprecedented access to other private sources, Javers exposes the sordid world of corporate espionage and its amazing cast, including major governments, tycoons and playboys, presidents and FBI operatives, intelligence services, CEOs, and accountants.
Free! No registration required! Join the author for an informal chat and book signing. Direction at www.spymuseum.org

16 April 2010 - Austin, Texas - CIA/LBJ Library Co-Host Conference on The Czech Invasion. An AFIO reception follows event. Registration on AFIO website to open in coming weeks.

May 2010

Wednesday, 5 May 2010; 6:30 pm - Washington, DC - "Abduction, Black Site Prisons, and the CIA: Extraordinary Rendition Today" at the International Spy Museum

“Obviously you need to preserve some tools—you still have to go after the bad guys.” —anonymous Obama administration official, February 2009
While “black site” prisons and absentee trials of CIA officers in Italy for their alleged roles in extraordinary rendition make headlines, how is it being used today? The practice of rendition—covertly seizing individuals abroad and transferring them into another country—is not new and is clearly sanctioned by the government. Largely attributed to the CIA working with the Department of Justice and the FBI, the use of extraordinary rendition intensified following 9/11. But accounts of moving suspects to countries where they could be interrogated and tortured by methods illegal in the U.S. and holding suspects in black site prisons indefinitely earned the condemnation of human rights activists. While the Obama administration has reportedly put a stop to some of these practices, extraordinary rendition is still in use. The panel includes: John B. Bellinger III, a partner in Arnold & Porter LLP’s national and homeland security practice group and a former legal advisor to the Department of State from 2005 to 2009; Dana Priest, Washington Post journalist who won a 2006 Pulitzer for her reporting on black site prisons; and Morton H. Halperin, senior advisor, Open Society Institute.
Tickets: $12.50 per person Register at www.spymuseum.org

Thursday, 6 May 2010; 12 noon – 1 pm - Washington, DC - "On the Front Lines of Cyber War with Richard A. Clarke" at the International Spy Museum

Join Richard A. Clarke, the author of Cyber War: What It Is and How to Fight It, for an in-depth discussion of this growing threat. A national security adviser to Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush, Clarke traces the rise of the cyber age and profiles the unlikely characters and places at the epicenter of the battlefield. He recounts how foreign cyber spies hacked into the office of the Secretary of Defense and the control systems for U.S. electric power grids. And he argues that, economically and militarily, our losses in the new millennium’s cyber battles are already tantamount to the Soviet theft of our nuclear bomb secrets in the 1940’s and 50’s.
Free! No registration required! Join the author for an informal chat and book signing. Directions at www.spymuseum.org

8 May 2010 - Orange Park / Gainesville, FL - The AFIO North Florida Chapter meets at the Country Club for speaker luncheon.

Speaker TBA. To inquire or sign up, contact Quiel at qbegonia@comcast.net or 904-545-9549.

Monday, 10 May 2010; 6:30 pm - Washington, DC - "Our Man in Havana" at the International Spy Museum

“You’re our man in Havana. The best agent in the Western Hemisphere.”
— Beatrice Severn
What happens when a vacuum cleaner salesman manages to pass himself off as a successful spy? Jim Wormold, played by Alec Guinness, is desperate to support his daughter’s upscale tastes when he is approached by British agent 59200 to become an agent-for-hire. With little to offer, but a hunger for cash, Wormold takes a page from the book of real life spy Juan Pujol Garcia and creates his own fictitious spy ring. Filmed in Havana shortly before Castro took power, the 1959 film captures author Graham Greene’s wonderfully absurd depiction of the business of espionage. Join Richard Schroeder, an adjunct professor in Security Studies at Georgetown University, as he illuminates Wormold’s actions through his own experiences during his thirty-one year career as an officer of the CIA’s clandestine service. This tale of greed, lies, ineptitude, and creativity is a captivating, though cynical, approach to the world of spycraft.
Tickets: $6.25 per person Register at www.spymuseum.org

Thursday, 13 May 2010; 10 am - 2:30 pm - Washington, DC - "Codebreaking in World War II: The Inside Story" at the International Spy Museum

“The cyptanalyzed intercept amounted to a death warrant for the highest enemy commander.” —David Kahn, The Codebreakers
The significance of codebreaking in intelligence is immeasurable—without it, the challenges of wars and military operations may pose vastly different outcomes. This fascinating look into the history of codebreaking and its contributions during World War II begins with a presentation by David Kahn, the world’s foremost authority on the history of codebreaking and author of The Codebreakers, who will offer a look into the development of code breaking in the 20th century and the significant advances that were made during World War II. Next, hear the personal account of Rear Admiral Donald “Mac” Showers, an intelligence and cryptographic research analyst who joined the U.S. Navy code breakers at Pearl Harbor in 1942. Showers will talk about the contribution of codebreaking to the defeat of Japanese naval forces at Midway in 1942, and reveal how cryptanalysts helped U.S. forces locate and kill Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the mastermind of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Enjoy a private, catered luncheon by Zola with the two speakers, before concluding your day with an independent exploration of the International Spy Museum.
In collaboration with Exploritas (formerly Elderhostel).
Tickets: $109 per person (must be purchased through Exploritas) To register: call 1-800-454-5768 and mention program #19029RJ or visit www.Exploritas.org

Thursday, 20 May 2010; 6 pm - Washington, DC - "Goldfinger" at the International Spy Museum

Pussy Galore, Oddjob, an Aston Martin DB5…plus a gold-plated dinner!
Beautiful women, over-the-top villains, perfect martinis, and a fast car…Goldfinger delivers the best of Bond. Arrive at 6 pm for one of Zola’s amazing “tv dinners”—this evening’s delicious combination of flavors includes Weiner schnitzel, spaetzle, choucroute, and golden raspberry Linzer torte with gold flake dusted ice cream. Then have your photo taken with the Museum’s own Aston Martin DB5 customized for Goldfinger, if you are willing to be captured on film! (Warning a Bond villain or vixen may be on hand.) Once you’ve “bonded” with the car and characters, enjoy the 1964 spy classic in which Bond must stop Auric Goldfinger before he destroys the world’s economy. Following the movie, our resident mixologists will serve up a custom martini for you, shaken not stirred, of course.
Tickets: $50 per person Register at www.spymuseum.org

June 2010

16 June 2010 - Independence, Missouri - CIA/Harry S. Truman Library/Woodrow Wilson Center Co-Host Conference "The Korean War, the Armistice, and the Search for Peace on the Korean Peninsula"

Event falls on 60th Anniversary of The Korean War. Registration on AFIO website will open in mid-April. Announcement of CIA document release including special booklet/CD handouts to attendees, includes roundtable discussion – Invasion and Intervention: What the U.s. Intelligence Community Knew and Who They Told - chaired by Clayton Laurie, with 3 other historians; Reception at Truman Library. CD-ROMs containing the newly released documents will be distributed at the press conference and the conference.
From the Central Intelligence Agency: Approximately one thousand declassified documents from four series in the agency's records relating to the Korean \Var have been digitized and described by the agency's Historical Documents Division. The four series are (1) Korean Daily Reports; (2) National Intelligence Estimates; (3) Special Intelligence Estimates; and (4) Foreign Broadcast Information Service reports. About half of the documents have never been released before; the other half have been released in part, but are now being either fully released or with newly released information induded.

July 2010

August 2010

14 August 2010 - Orange Park / Gainesville, FL - The AFIO North Florida Chapter meets at the Country Club for speaker luncheon.

Speaker TBA. To inquire or sign up, contact Quiel at qbegonia@comcast.net or 904-545-9549.

September 2010

October 2010

Late October 2010 - Fairfax, Virginia - CIA/George Mason University Co-Host a "Directors of Central Intelligence" Conference. Event will feature just released papers of the early DCIs, will include special panels, speakers, and special reception.

November 2010

13 November 2009 - Orange Park / Gainesville, FL - The AFIO North Florida Chapter meets at the Country Club for speaker luncheon.

Speaker TBA. To inquire or sign up, contact Quiel at qbegonia@comcast.net or 904-545-9549.

December 2010

DATES SCHEDULED FOR 2011

12 February 2011 - Orange Park / Gainesville, FL - The AFIO North Florida Chapter meets at the Country Club for speaker luncheon.

Speaker TBA. To inquire or sign up, contact Quiel at qbegonia@comcast.net or 904-545-9549.

14 May 2011 - Orange Park / Gainesville, FL - The AFIO North Florida Chapter meets at the Country Club for speaker luncheon.

Speaker TBA. To inquire or sign up, contact Quiel at qbegonia@comcast.net or 904-545-9549.

13 August 2011 - Orange Park / Gainesville, FL - The AFIO North Florida Chapter meets at the Country Club for speaker luncheon.

Speaker TBA. To inquire or sign up, contact Quiel at qbegonia@comcast.net or 904-545-9549.

12 November 2011 - Orange Park / Gainesville, FL - The AFIO North Florida Chapter meets at the Country Club for speaker luncheon.

Speaker TBA. To inquire or sign up, contact Quiel at qbegonia@comcast.net or 904-545-9549.

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