FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

”Hardening Infrastructure at Public Transit Facilities:

A Checklist”

Second in a series of National Teleconferences on Counter-Terrorism

Tuesday, December 11, 2001—Tenafly, NJ. A recognized leader in facilities protection will present practical strategies and procedures to enhance the hardening of public transit facilities against terrorism in a national teleconference next week.

Ronald S. Libengood, a Certified Protection Professional who has evaluated existing and developed new security programs and systems for hundreds of corporate headquarters, airports, health care facilities, schools, offices and specialized government facilities including the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, U.S. Navy and Federal Reserves Bank, will present a “Checklist” of infrastructure hardening measures and procedures, and experienced transit professionals will discuss his presentation and other infrastructure hardening issues as they relate to public transit. The audience will be encouraged to participate in an open, general discussion. The teleconference is open to all transit personnel, consultants, law enforcement and others who work in public transportation. Information about the series and on-line registration are available at: http://www.palisadesgroup.com/PGUSA/NationalTeleconferences.htm

The national teleconference series is sponsored by a strategic alliance among three independent consulting firms, Palisades Group USA, a transit management consulting firm, BERG Associates, LLC, a business risk management consulting firm and SecuraComm Consulting Services, Inc®. The series of “roundtable” discussions with security experts and transit personnel, with its monthly format and interactive audience participation, is intended to provide transit personnel and others with the opportunity learn and share information with peers and experts about how to improve security at their facilities and on their vehicles.

For more information, contact Mark G. Stewart at 404-816-9119, or mgstewart@magicorp.com.