Featured in this issue: Special Events: Pre-Event Planning Checklists, By Kay C. Goss; The Medical
Component of Mass Gatherings, By Joseph Cahill; All-Hazards Planning for Special Events, By Glen Rudner;
Securing the Torch – 2012 London Olympics, By Richard Schoeberl; Honoring Fallen Heroes: Special
Security Requirements, By David G. Squires; Leveraging the Expanding Social Network, By Rodrigo (Roddy)
Moscoso; The National “Public Health” Preparedness Report, By Raphael Barishansky; Upgrading Florida Air
National Guard’s Communications, By Blair Heusdens; and Hazard Mitigation: Todays Needs &
Recommendations, By Megan Clifford & William Meyer