PCSG is proud to be affiliated with Neil G. DeSousa Productions and MASSPORT to deliver the Counter-Terrorism for Transportation Conference III for 2007. While titled number III, it is actually the fourth of its kind over a five year period. PCSG Executive Vice President, Leon Laylagian, attended the first conference held at the Drake Hotel in Chicago in 2002, and has served as the conference chairman during subsequent events; twice in Berkeley, and the most recent in Boston.

The Counter-Terrorism for Transportation Conference (CTTC) is a by-invitation-only, open source venue, where a majority of the attendees are also speakers. Limited in size, this conference provides for an extremely high quality of dialogue, and the ability to network and collaborate on an elevated level. To date, the CTTC has been responsible for several viable aviation security projects among government, private sector, and industry.

This year’s conference was held at Boston Logan Airport, and hosted by the Massachusetts Port Authority (MASSPORT). PCSG extends a heartfelt Thank You to MASSPORT CEO Tom Kinton, who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in airport security improvements since September 11, 2001. PCSG’s role, in addition to chairing the event, was to shine the light on “role model” organizations, such as MASSPORT, American Airlines, Fedex Airlines, United Airlines, the Federal Air Marshal Service, and others. The 2007 conference agenda is available below, along with photos from this year’s event.

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MASSPORT CEO, Tom Kinton, and conference host, Neil DeSousa .



Conference chairman, Leon Laylagian, pleased with the dialogue.



Captain Jim McDonald, USCG, discusses port security.



Former PCSG president Marc Flagg, talks with a conference attendee.



(L-R) George Naccara, TSA Federal Security Director; Capt. Dan Grabowski, MASSPORT Police; Dennis Treece, MASSPORT Corporate Security; Sam Sleiman, MASSPORT Director of Capitol Programs; Ed Freni, MASSPORT Director of Aviation; Chief Robert Donahue, MASSPORT Fire-Rescue; and PCSG President, Leon Laylagian, as conference chairman



Boston Logan FSD, George Naccara



Chief Bob Donahue



Rafi Ron, president of Nasscorp.



Gerald Douglass, Director, Transportation Security Initiatives, Lockheed Martin Corporation. Mr. Douglas delivers a heartfelt presentation to the attendees from the conference "pit". Lockheed Martin is a sponsor of the Counter-Terrorism For transportation conference.



Capt. Ken Glantz (Orange Cty, FL, PD, Ret.), Executive Director of the National Domestic Preparedness Coalition, explains integrated solutions.



Michele Freadman, MASSPORT Deputy Director of Corporate Security, delivers an outstanding presentation about metrics.



Abdul Wahab Teffahah, the Secretary General of the Arab Air Carriers Organization. Mr. Teffaha travelled half way around the world to address our conference, and then return to address business.



Sam Sleiman, MASSPORT Director of Capitol Programs.



Dr. Arden Dougan, WSSX and Transparency Manager, Non Proliferation Division, Lawrence Livermoore National Labratory, Non Proliferation and Global Nuclear Materials Management.


Mr. Aki Abdollahi, Manager of Training and Business Development for Swissport.



Vanessa Fong,Director of Joint Agency Transportation Security Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development, The MITRE Corporation.



Mike Keane, Stakeholder Liaison, U.S. Federal Air Marshal Service.



Dr. Richard Bloom, Director, Terrorism, Inteligence, and Security Studies, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.



Dr. Ray Bittel, Boeing



Jon Shifrin, British Embassy, Washington, D.C.



Captain Fred Bates, Manager Crew Security and Domestic Investigations, American Airlines



Ms. Nanette Terbush, Manager Flight Service Operations Security, American Airlines, along with Captain Bates



Captain Mark Weiss, former Deputy Chairman National Security Committee, Government & Industry Liaison, Allied Pilots Association.



Flight Attendant Patty Moore, Boston International Base Chairperson, Association of Professional Flight Attendants



Dr. Ray Bittel, Boeing; Captain Billy Wilson, Fedex Airlines; and Captain Randy Cheston, Fedex/ALPA



Captain Billy Wilson, Flight Operations Security Coordinator, Fedex Airlines; Capt. Wilson discusses crewmember mindset from the conference 'pit'.



Captain Ed Folsom, United Airlines; Capt. Folsom also serves the Airline Pilots Association, and is a new member of the PCSG team. Ed is an industry leader on secondary barriers for passenger aircraft, and he has an article posted on the PCSG "Hear From The Experts" page.



Mr. Jim Shilling, Director Commercial IRCM & Business Development, Northrup Grumman Corporation, along with Mr. Dennis Treece, MASSPORT.



Mr. Jim Shilling, Northrup Grumman Corporation, in animated motion; NGC is a corporate sponsor of the Counter-Terrorism For Transportation Conference.



Marc Flagg listens on; Marc is the former president of PCSG and President of the Federal Flight Deck Officers Association; and on the Board of Directors of Paths of Patriots, which generates rehab centers for U.S. military members.

Conference Chairman & PCSG President Leon Laylagian, extends a heartfelt Thank You to each and every speaker and attendee of the conference, with special Thanks to Tom Kinton and MASSPORT for their hospitality and support, conference sponsors Lockheed Martin and Northrup Grumman, and of course, conference host, Mr. Neil DeSousa.