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See the following overview of the SIG from the InfraGard press release:

For Immediate Release

Monday September 20, 2011

Contact: Chuck Manto

(410) 991-1469

InfraGard Launches EMP Special Interest Group

Washington, DC –

InfraGard announces the launch of a nationwide special interest group (SIG) that will focus on threats that could cause nationwide long-term critical infrastructure collapse. Named the EMP SIG, after electromagnetic pulse, the SIG will cover all similarly dangerous hazards such as extreme space weather, coordinated physical attack, cyber attack or pandemics.

One of the SIG’s first activities will be the co-sponsorship with the US Congressional EMP Caucus and the National Defense University of a nationwide conference, "Severe Space Weather Threats to the US Electrical Grids" planned for Oct 6, 2011 from 830 AM to 3 PM at the US Capitol Visitors Center Auditorium. This conference will provide initial reports on planning workshops and an exercise representing the first comprehensive efforts by federal, state, local government and the private sector to examine the potential for prolonged nationwide power outages and their cascading effects and begin mitigation efforts. The InfraGard National EMP SIG plans to assist in organizing private sector critical infrastructure stakeholders who wish to mitigate these threats and make their local communities more resilient.

 (The EMP SIG subsequently participated in the policy review of these issues at the Dupont Summit 2011 in Washington DC. on Dec 2, 2011.  Addtional SIG activities will be shared with those on the email distribution list.)