Testimonials from some of the participants at The Forum on Public Safety 2006

Candid, thoughtful, comprehensive discussions on topics central to security and defense made for a most productive and enjoyable forum on public safety.

Admiral Timothy J. Keating, Head of United States Pacific Command

The 2006 Forum on Public Safety in Europe and North America was an incomparable networking opportunity. The participants lent their organizational and personnel experiences, each with aspects unique to their diverse backgrounds. I walked away knowing that my organization and I have committed partners in our efforts to protect our citizenry.

COL Ronnie D. Johnson, Commander, 256 Infantry Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard

“The Forum on Public Safety is now established as an important and authoritative point of contact and debate between key figures in the transatlantic security policy context. Its sessions are as informative as they are enjoyable.”

Michael McDowell TD, Irish Justice Minister

Testimonials from some of the participants at The Forum on Public Safety 2005

"The Public Safety forum was an extraordinary opportunity to bring reality to the table where only rhetoric seemed to reside before. The working group discussions were a solid mix of policy and practical conversations, where best practices from an international set of participants enabled all in attendance to take fresh ideas home to their workplaces and actually make progress on some of the most important public safety questions of our time."

Admiral James M. Loy, Former US Deputy Secretary for Homeland Security

"The Forum on Public Safety provided a unique framework for both private and public sector organisations across Europe and North America to address current public safety issues, understand the global context and share good practice. The second forum will again provide significant opportunity, and I look forward to attending "

Commander Alfred Hitchcock, London Metropolitan Police Service

"The 2005 Forum provided an incomparable opportunity to engage on some of the most critical issues of our time. Security at home cannot be given too high a priority, and the Forum tackled these issues directly and at a very high level. I look forward to the 2006 Forum and another round of dialogue that leads to action."

LT General Dennis McCarthy (Ret.), US Marine Force Reserve
Executive Director, Reserve Officers Association

"The First Annual Forum on Public Safety in Europe and North America exceeded my expectations. Excellent speakers and high level networking made this the most worthwhile conference I have attended. I plan to be there in 2006."

LT Colonel Joseph F. Booth, Louisiana State Police

“The First Annual Forum on Public Safety in Europe and North America raised strategic questions about the effective communication of information between Europe and North America. While technical constraints are reducing, the requirements of law enforcement and public safety professionals are falling behind the potential of the technology.”

Kevin O’Connell, Deputy Director of Europol, the European Police Office

“The Forum brought leading public safety professionals together to address events of “mass effect” from prevention to recovery; including several prescient assessments regarding, as yet, unavoidable hurricanes. A few short weeks later, Hurricane Katrina provided an excellent ‘final exam problem’, for several of the Forum participants, for the vital recovery phase.”

RADM, Robert F. Duncan, Commander of US Eight Coast Guard District
(As Head of the US Coast Guard for most of the US Gulf Coast, Admiral Duncan’s command was responsible for over 35,000 successful rescues during and in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.)

“The University of Limerick and Rivada Networks have created an annual forum that not only brings together top policy makers and scholars, but has done so with a mission to promote change. The dialogue is robust and provocative, a true forum for diverse views and paths toward progress. The First Annual Forum on Public Safety in Europe and North America occurred just weeks after the London Underground bombings and just weeks before Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States –the perspectives gleamed from the meeting provided a framework for interpreting these complex events. The Forum is timely and important and I look forward to the 2006 meeting.”

David Berman, Senior Policy Analyst, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University