Attention U.S. Activists: "Gathering of Spies" in May
Peace through Reason (prop1@prop1.org)
Fri, 17 Apr 1998 09:40:44 -0400
Washington Post
Monday, April 13, 1998; Page F03
<bold><bigger>A Gathering of Spies (5/17/98, Marriott
Tysons Corners)
</bigger></bold>
Attention secret agents and James Bond wannabes. Mark
your calendar for May 17, when spies, government
intelligence workers and others who fancy themselves as
cloak-and-dagger artists will gather at the Marriott
Tysons Corner for OSS '98, the Global Intelligence
Forum.
The four-day conference is being organized by Robert
Steele, a former CIA agent who is president of Open
Source Solutions of Fairfax. OSS hosts conferences
designed to highlight the gathering of unclassified
intelligence for commercial and government uses.
"Our conference is all the stuff you won't see at a
normal
business conference," promises Steele, who expects
about 600 attendees from 40 countries. "It's the only
place in the world where spies come in from the cold in
public."
The cost of the conference is $675 for private-sector
attendees, $475 for government workers and $375 for
academics. There is also a special four-hour cram
course for senior intelligence managers for $500.
Further information can be obtained from Steele at
703-242-1700 or at www.oss.net.
Just be sure to use a secure phone.
-- Tim Smart