Multinational European Academic Research Security Consortium

Webinar Series: November 2024 – January 2025

Sandia National Laboratories’ (SNL) Academic Research Security Program (RSEC), in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, seeks to engage with university stakeholders in Europe to promote research security in higher education that protects intellectual property and prevents illicit technology transfer. This series will help organizations establish best practices to protect critical knowledge, data, and technology.

The goal of this effort is to form a research security consortium involving partners from prominent research institutions in Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Serbia. Ten remote webinars will engage participants on the core principles surrounding research security. Following the webinars, select participants will be invited to participate in an in-person event to formally establish the research consortium.

Webinar Topics and Dates

All webinars are from 9:00 to 10:30 AM GMT and will be conducted in English.

14 Nov Research Security Webinar Series – An Introduction
21 NovIntroduction to Research Security
26 NovLicit and Illicit Methods of Research Exploitation
5 DecTraditional and Emerging Fields Targeted by Malign Actors
12 DecBest Practices in Research Security
9 JanCybersecurity in Research Security
16 JanIntroduction to Institutional Risk Management
23 Jan Introduction to Due Diligence
28 JanResearch Security Consortium – Establishing the Organization
30 JanResearch Security Consortium – Creating Foundational Principles and Documents

The workshop is FREE OF CHARGE.

For any questions about the event, please contact the Academic Research Security Program at RSEC@sandia.gov.

Registration is required by 4 October 2024.

Registration Register here.