Security News > 2007 > October > Conference on Cyber Terror Postponed
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=102872 By Mohammed Rasooldeen Arab News 27 October 2007 A four-day conference on information technology and national security, which was to be held from Nov. 3-6 in Riyadh as part of the Kingdomâs drive against cyber terrorism, has been postponed to Dec. 1. Prince Abdul Aziz ibn Bandar, assistant to the head of the General Intelligence Presidency (GIP) and supervisor general of the conference, said the postponement was approved by the Royal Court since the GIP was keen on the conference being inaugurated by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. Prince Abdul Aziz thanked local and foreign delegates for demonstrating unprecedented enthusiasm in participating in the conference, which he hopes will be a big success. A total of 161 scientists and researchers have agreed to present their papers at the four-day event, to be held at the King Fahd Cultural Center and attended by more than 1,000 delegates, including IT experts from the Kingdom and abroad. A security exhibition has been organized on the sidelines of the conference. âThe aim of this conference is to enable technology researchers to employ their expertise for a comprehensive national security system using information technology,â Prince Abdul Aziz stressed. He pointed out that the role played by the GIP in organizing the conference comes within the framework of its efforts to upgrade its service under the instruction of Prince Muqrin ibn Abdul Aziz, chief of intelligence and chairman of the organizing committee.