On Tuesday, October 25th from 3:00p.m. to 5:00p.m., in Howard Phillips Hall Room 409A, the UCF Department of Political Science will host “War and Tweets: Terrorism in America in the Digital Age.” This will be a live streamed event from Washington D.C. examining civic resilience to terrorism with particular attention to Orlando following the Pulse Nightclub Shooting. The event in which we will be participating during the Question & Answer portion is being run by New America, a think tank in our nation’s capital.
Please note that seating is limited.
Speakers:
The Honorable Sharon Burke
Senior Adviser, New America and former Assistant Secretary of Defense
The Honorable Mayor Buddy Dyer
City of Orlando
Juliette Kayyem
CNN National Security Analyst, former Undersecretary for Homeland Security, State of Massachusetts and former Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Dr. Peter Singer
Strategist and Senior Fellow, International Security Program at New America
Katie Wheelbarger
Policy Director and Counsel, Senate Armed Services Committee
For more information about the event, you can consult the following link: https://www.newamerica.org/international-security/events/orlando-and-civic-resilience-terorrism/ .
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