The U.S. Senate has passed a $4 billion increase in Homeland Security spending focused on gaining control over the U.S. border with Mexico.
Are you securing YOUR share of this market?
A few reasons why you should participate in the 2nd Annual Global Border Security Conference & Expo:
Mexico, Canada, and European countries are sending delegations specifically to purchase UAVs, biometric technologies, surveillance equipment, sensors, monitors, access controls, and vehicles
Free Accredited Training for Law Enforcement Personnel from throughout the United States
Only international event covering Global Border Security
A high-level, two-day conference attracting senior level buyers
An aggressive promotional campaign ensuring you the right audience
Free web advertising on show website with linkage to your homepage
Free full-day workshop for exhibitors: "The New Procurement Paradigm at International, Federal, State, and Local Levels"
Several billion dollars have been allocated by the U.S., Canadian, and Mexican governments for equipment, products and services over the next several years
Participation by industry and International, Federal, State, and Local Governments
Support by industry and government
Eight Regional Meetings bringing in high-level buyers from both government and industry associations
A product profile of your company featured in Maritime & Border Security News, an e-newsletter with a distribution of 10,000 dedicated readers
New to this year's show!
In response to growing demand for border defense and security technology from federal and state governments, the 2008 Global Border Security Conference has expanded its exposition to include two dedicated technology pavilions.
The Advanced Biometrics Pavilion will present next-generation technologies for port and border security access control applications and integrated identification systems.
In addition to this much anticipated event, Walter Hamilton, Chairman of the International Biometrics Industry Association, has been invited to chair the Biometrics panel at the accompanying high-level conference designed to attract a multitude of industry leaders and qualified buyers.
The Unmanned Vehicle Pavilion will focus on air and ground surveillance capabilities, unmanned aircraft, and vehicle systems showcasing technologies from around the globe, enabling more efficient wide-area and all-terrain reconnaissance.
Pavilion Sponsorship Opportunities Available!
Conference & Expo Marketing
In order to provide our exhibitors with quality attendees, we offer a comprehensive marketing plan that includes:
Hard hitting direct mail
Telephone campaigns
Regular email campaigns
Website promotion
Extensive marketing with our Media Partners that include:
GSN: Government Security News
HSToday Magazine
HSDailyWire
Cargo Security International
Journal of Commerce
PlanetData
DomesticPreparedness.com
and many more!
Up until the day of the conference, our efforts will reach approximately 250,000 potential attendees, creating a regional, national and international audience that wants to see YOUR products.
Exhibitor Marketing
In addition to pre-show marketing, we provide exhibitors with additional marketing tools.
Approximately six weeks before the Expo, each exhibiting company receives 500 custom VIP tickets imprinted with the company name that highlight reasons to attend the show so that our exhibitors can create marketing campaigns of their own to draw traffic to their booths.
We also offer a "product profile" in our monthly Maritime & Border Security News newsletter, with a distribution of approximately 10,000, featuring your product, your verbiage, and a picture.
Once an exhibitor is contracted to participate in the Expo, the company name is added to our list of exhibitors with direct linkage to the company website.
Press Releases
Periodically, press releases will be sent to our database and other publications, highlighting current events that directly pertain to the Global Border Security show, further reinforcing reasons to attend.
Border Security Technology, Immigration to Drive 2008 Debate in Austin, Texas
Global Border Security Conference and Expo Promises Election Year Showcase on Defining Issue
E.J. Krause & Associates, a world leader in exhibition and conference management, has announced that Austin, Texas has been officially selected as this year's host for the Global Border Security Conference and Technology Expo on May 21-22, 2008. The conference and technology exposition will focus on strategies and tools for border management including surveillance technologies, identification management, biometrics, bio-hazard detection, intelligence sharing, law enforcement technology training and global trade.
In July of 2008 a comprehensive immigration bill died in the Senate and lawmakers remain divided on how to proceed with securing the U.S. border. Most analysts expect that any sweeping reform will be depend upon the next President of the United States - making 2008 a defining year in the debate over immigration and border security.
Said Michael Rosenberg, Vice President of Homeland Security, for E.J. Krause, "The Global Border Security Conference is an opportunity for border technology and immigration policy leaders from around the globe to come together and advance solutions that work. At this critical time in our nation's history, we are proud to be hosting this conference in Austin, Texas and hope that it can be a catalyst for dialogue and decision on these critical issues of economic freedom and security."
The 2008 Global Border Security Conference is scheduled less than six months before the November presidential election.
With all but one presidential primary concluded by May 2008, both the Republican and Democratic candidates will have been chosen and the business of border security may hang in the balance. Programs like SBInet, the massive Boeing border integration project, are already underway, and technology companies with solutions for border enforcement, surveillance and identification will have an opportunity to become part of the solution. Said Rosenberg, "The time for action on border security is here and the companies that offer achievable solutions for enforcement and cross-border trade will have a unique opportunity for growth and success as lawmakers and law enforcement look for answers."
On any given day, more than 1 million people, including over 600,000 aliens, over 300,000 private vehicles, and over 80,000 shipments of goods, are processed at the nation's borders. A priority for the Administration has been to improve immigration controls and security along the border with Mexico and Canada. More than $50 billion dollars have been allocated by federal and state government for homeland and border security.
In May 2007, hundreds of technology leaders and border security decision makers from the U.S., Canada, Europe and Mexico gathered in San Antonio for the inaugural Global Border Security Conference and Expo featuring speakers such as Asa Hutchinson, Former Undersecretary for Border and Transportation Security, DHS, John P. Clark, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and The Honorable David Aguilar, Chief, Border Patrol, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
