The Counter Terrorist Magazine Draws more than 200 Federal, State and Local Homeland Security Agencies to Orlando, Florida November 5-7th 2013

    ORLANDO, FL, November 04, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- This 8th annual conference hosted by the nation's leading magazine on the subject of counter terrorism brings in more than 10 leading experts from around the world throughout the three days. "We have achieved record attendance at this year's conference despite Sequestration and low budgets with more than 40 vendors coming to the Expo," says Director of Marketing Leo Rubio.

With a reputation for providing Homeland Security personnel the best information on the constantly evolving terror threat, The Counter Terrorist Magazine's 8th annual Homeland Security Conference in Orlando will bring in some noted experts to explain the state of the threat from International Terrorism including subjects such as: The State of the Enemy here in the USA; current trends in technology and terrorism tactics; the Mumbai attacks and terrorism reconnaissance; conducting cyber social media investigations and much more. All the information is to designed to make the people protecting our nation here at home, more effective in their jobs and safer through recognizing and knowing how to counter the threat of terrorism and criminal activities.

About Steve Emerson and the Investigative Project on Terrorism:

The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) is a non-profit research group founded by Steven Emerson in 1995. It is recognized as the world's most comprehensive data center on radical Islamic terrorist groups. For more than a decade, the IPT has investigated the operations, funding, activities and front groups of Islamic terrorist and extremist groups in the United States and around the world. It has become a principal source of critical evidence to a wide variety of government offices and law enforcement agencies, as well as the U.S. Congress and numerous public policy forums. Research carried out by the IPT team has formed the basis for thousands of articles and television specials on the subject of radical Islamic involvement in terrorism, and has even led to successful government action against terrorists and financiers based in the United States.

The IPT accepts no funding from outside the United States, or from any governmental agency or political or religious institutions. Tax deductible contributions should be made to its fund-raising arm, the Investigative Project on Terrorism Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

Founder and executive director Steven Emerson is an internationally recognized expert on terrorism and national security and author. Consulted by the White House, National Security Council, FBI, Justice Department, Congress and intelligence agencies, Mr. Emerson is in great demand as one of the most astute, insightful and knowledgeable experts in the world today on the threat and prospects of militant Islamic terrorism. He has been quoted in more than 500 news articles and has appeared frequently on network television. His 2002 best-selling book,American Jihad: The Terrorists Living Among Us, provides the first context and understanding for how one of the most notorious terrorist groups in the world could have plotted the worst terrorist attack on American soil without detection or scrutiny by American authorities.

In addition more than 40 companies like 5.11 Tactical, Lenco, EVI, American Military University, Saint Leo University, Southern New Hampshire University, The Homeland Security Network, PowerFlare, Southern Police and many more are all exhibiting to reach this complex market and show equipment and technologies designed for Homeland Security.

"We are proud that so many First Responders have cut through the obstacles of declining budgets and politics in Washington to make their way to the conference. With the horrors of Boston and many other tragic terror incidents this year, it is important to them to stay informed, and that's something we don't take for granted. We will do everything to ensure that for the 8th straight year, this is the educational conference for Homeland Security First Responders," states Henry Morgenstern, the President of SSI - the company that publishes the Counter Terrorist Magazine, now in its sixth year.

America's premier informational journal for law enforcement, intelligence and special operations professionals; our mission is to provide operators relevant information in order to combat terrorism at home and abroad.

See why The Counter Terrorist is already the favorite journal for many of your teammates. This magazine brings you writers with operational experience covering topics such as:

- Terrorist tactics, techniques and procedures
- Terrorist organizations and individuals
- Organized crime, gangs and spree crimes of national significance
- Policing and security operations
- Border security
- Military counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency
- Emergency and medical services
- Technology and science
- Propaganda
- Cultural study

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