Global Intelligence Forum

Global Intelligence Forum
Formation 2010
Location
Region served
worldwide
Sponsor
Mercyhurst College
Website dungarvanconference.mcintel.net[1]

The Global Intelligence Forum is an annual conference dedicated to exploring best practices in intelligence analysis. The conference takes place in Dungarvan, Ireland, the sister city of Erie, Pennsylvania, home of Mercyhurst College, the Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies, and the Center for Intelligence Research Analysis and Training (CIRAT).

Background

Mercyhurst University faculty created the conference to explore best practices in intelligence analysis. The founders feel that intelligence as a field of study is best explored through a holistic and global purview. Therefore, gathering intelligence professionals from around the world in a variety of disciplines to speak on their experiences and methods can provide insight into how best to perform quality intelligence analysis.[2]

Future conferences will continue to focus on analytic best practices but will expand to explore intelligence as an enterprise essential to organizational leadership and learning.[2]

2010 Conference

Speakers

The speakers at the 2010 conference included members of the Mercyhurst College faculty, Irish and British government officials, and executives from private intelligence firms.[3] The keynote speaker was former governor of Pennsylvania and first Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge.[3][4]

Topics

The topics at the 2010 Global Intelligence Forum looked at best practices in intelligence analysis in the national security, law enforcement, and competitive arenas.[7]

Future Conferences

The 2011 Global Intelligence Forum is scheduled for 10–12 July 2011, in Dungarvan, Ireland.[1][8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies (2010). "Global Intelligence Forum in Dungarvan, Ireland: [Official Site] — Main Page". Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  2. 1 2 Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies (2010). "Dungarvan Conference 2010". Active RegOnline. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies (2010). "Event Speakers — 2010 Speakers". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  4. Pogatchnik, Shawn (14 July 2010). "Ridge mulls challenges of targeting terrorists". The Washington Times. Associated Press. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  5. Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies (2010). "James G. Breckenridge". Archived from the original on 20 July 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  6. 1 2 Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies (2010). "Kristan J. Wheaton". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  7. Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies (2010). "Global Intelligence Forum in Dungarvan, Ireland — Conference Presentations". Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  8. Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies (2010). "Conference Info — General Conference Information". Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
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