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In April 2016, computer technicians at the Democratic National Committee discovered that someone had accessed the organization’s computer servers and conducted a theft that is best described as Watergate 2.0. In the weeks that followed, the nation’s top computer security experts discovered that the cyber thieves had helped themselves to everything: sensitive documents, emails, donor information, even voice mails.

Hosted by the Consulate General of Israel to the Mid-Atlantic Region and the Philadelphia-Israel Chamber of Commerce.

The US federal and local authorities as well as business stake holders are challenged to craft encompassing security solutions to protect our nation's critical infrastructure, buildings, assets, information and people. Please join to discuss the challenges and some of Israel's advanced technologies which to help us reach a more secure reality.

 According to the International Council on Archives, “The ICA decided at its Annual General Meeting in November 2007  to launch the International Archives Day on the 9th of June. The date was obvious: on the 9th of June 1948, the International Council on Archives was created under the auspices of the UNESCO. This choice was adopted by ICA Executive Board, and adopted by the archives community as a whole.”

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Despite mounting pressure from stockholders to discover the next blockbuster drug, R&D budgets are being reduced. Outsourcing drug discovery provides one solution, and China is an ideal partner for this. Among the benefits to outsourcing drug discovery in China:

* Instant market access to a growing local market;
* Lower operational costs;
* Access to new technology and its educated workforce,
* The Chinese government's financial commitment to the healthcare industry.