March 31 — Stephen Flynn explains why “port security is still a house of cards”
Stephen Flynn ranks among the world’s most widely cited experts on homeland; maritime and port; and trade and transportation security issues. Since 9/11 he has provided testimony on 17 occasions on Capitol Hill and has testified before the Canadian House of commons and the Canadian Senate. Now he comes far from port, to the Woodstock Club.
When: Monday March 31, 5:45 refreshments; 6:30 dinner; 7:30 presentation
Where: Woodstock Club 1301 W 38th St Indianapolis, IN 46208
Stephen Flynn is the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick senior fellow for National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of the The Edge of Disaster: Rebuilding a Resilient Nation (Random House, 2007) and America the Vulnerable (HarperCollins, 2004). Dr. Flynn is a Consulting Professor at the Center of International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University; a Senior Fellow at the Wharton School’s Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at the University of Pennsylvania; and a member of the Marine Board of the National Research Council. He spent twenty years as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Coast Guard, was awarded the Legion of Merit, and retired at the rank of Commander. During his time on active duty he had two commands at sea, served in the White House Military Office during the George H.W. Bush administration, and was director for Global Issues on the National Security Council staff during the Clinton administration. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A.L.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and a B.S. from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
To RSVP contact Courtney Weldon at (317) 293-5227 or Courtenay@cweldon.net. Pricy ($45), sure … but you have a choice of a fine lamb shank or a vegetarian meal.
