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33rd Annual FISSEA Conference

FISSEA Federal Cybersecurity, Innovation, Awareness, Training
Credit: NIST

 Theme: Consumer Fraud Education

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33rd Annual FISSEA Conference
33rd Annual FISSEA Conference

Agenda:

8:00am - 9:00am 

Registration and Check-in

 

9:00am - 9:15am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Kendra Henthorne, FISSEA Co-Chair

Marian Merritt, National Institute of Standards and Technology

 

9:15am - 10:00am

Opening Keynote: Consumer Fraud

William Brown, Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General

 

10:00am - 10:30am

Featured Presentation: The Need to Reframe Fraud Victimization

Kathy Stokes, Fraud Prevention Programs, AARP

 

10:30am - 11:00am

Break: Exhibit Hall Open

 

11:00am - 11:45am

Panel: Consumer Fraud

Kendra Henthorne, FISSEA Co-Chair (moderator)

Karey Johnson, Social Security Administration

Michael Benardo, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Raymond Campbell, United States Postal Inspection Service

 

11:45am - 1:00pm

Lunch: Exhibit Hall Open
(Lunch on your own in Reagan Building Food Court or Commerce Cafeteria)

 

1:00pm - 1:45pm

Featured Presentation: Scam Trends Affecting Communities and Businesses

Rosario Mendez, Federal Trade Commission

 

1:45pm – 2:30pm

Featured Presentation: Combatting Consumer Fraud Through Awareness

Michael P. Moran, Special Agent, United States Secret Service

 

2:30pm - 3:15pm

Break - Exhibit Hall Open

 

3:15pm - 4:30pm

Closing Session

Closing KeynoteHumans Are Not the Weakest Link: Rethinking Cyber Security and Digital Hygiene Education

Dr. Aunshul Rege, Temple University

Closing Remarks from FISSEA Co-Chair

Menachem Goldstein, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

 

4:30pm - 5:00pm

Exhibit Hall Open

 

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Directions:

All visitors without a U.S. Federal Government Employee ID must enter through the 14th Street Main Entrance.

Visitors with a U.S. Federal Government Employee ID may enter through the 14th Street Main Entrance or the entrance at the U.S. Department of Commerce tunnel (accessed from the Ronald Reagan Building Food Court – Concourse Level)

Parking:

There is no onsite parking at the Herbert C. Hoover Building (HCHB). The closest parking is at the Ronald Reagan Building across the street.

Metro:

Federal Triangle (Blue, Sliver, and Orange Lines): 5 minute walk to HCHB

  • Go up two escalators to exit the metro station and reach the street level (Woodrow Wilson Plaza).
  • Stay to the left to exit the Plaza. 
  • Turn left immediately after passing the stairs that lead down to the Concourse/Food Court level. (do not go down the stairs!)
  • Turn right to walk in between the two buildings toward 14th St. 
  • Use the crosswalk on the right to cross 14th St. 
  • Turn right after crossing the street.
  • The entrance will be on your left.

Metro Center (Red Line): 10 minute walk to HCHB

  • Follow signs to exit toward 13th & G St. (You’ll take 1 escalator up if coming from the Red Line and 2 escalators up if coming from the Orange/Blue/Silver Lines).
  • Go up the escalator to exit the metro station and reach the street level (Peets Coffee).
  • Exit to the right to walk past Peets Coffee and toward F St. 
  • Continue 2 blocks to Pennsylvania Ave. 
  • Cross Pennsylvania Ave. and turn right toward 14th St. 
  • Cross 14th St and turn left to walk down 14th St. 
  • The entrance will be on your right.

Security Instructions:

Government Employees

  • Upon Arrival to an HCHB visitor entrance, present your PIV/CAC card to bypass security screening.

All visitors without a US Federal Government Employee ID

  • All visitors must pass through the magnetometer and/or be scanned with handheld screening devices.
  • All visitors must have all briefcases, purses, etc. scanned or searched.
  • All visitors will need to pass a photo identification (ID)* checkpoint.
    • *US Citizens please see information regarding the REAL ID Act of 2005 below. International participants are required to present a passport.  Permanent residents are required to present their Green Card.
  • For Non-US Citizens:  Please have your valid passport for photo identification.  
  • For US Permanent Residents: Please have your green card for photo identification.  
  • For US Citizens: Please have your state-issued driver's license. Regarding Real-ID requirements, all states are in compliance or have an extension through May 2023. 
  • NIST also accepts other forms of federally issued identification in lieu of a state-issued driver's license, such as a valid passport, passport card, DOD's Common Access Card (CAC), Veterans ID, Federal Agency HSPD-12 IDs, and Military Dependents ID.

 

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Created March 19, 2023, Updated June 23, 2023
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