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For Immediate Release

Former Assistant to President for Homeland Security to Address CSCMP’s Annual Global
Conference

Lombard, Illinois USA (April 17, 2008)—The Council of Supply Chain Management
Professionals (CSCMP) announced that Frances Townsend will be the keynote speaker at its
annual global conference to be held October 5-8, 2008 in Denver, Colorado.
Townsend will discuss geopolitical issues and their impact on global supply chains.
“Her message will expand traditional views of risk while offering new ways to mitigate it,” said
John Caltagirone, vice president and global practice leader, supply chain strategy at the Revere
Group and CSCMP’s Annual Global Conference 2008 track chair. “Townsend’s insights are
gained from frontline crisis management and unprecedented visibility to US leaders.”
From 2004 to 2008, Townsend served as the Assistant to President George W. Bush
for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism and chaired the Homeland Security Council. She
previously served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor
for Combating Terrorism in 2003 and 2004.
Townsend came to the White House from the US Coast Guard, where she had served
as the first Assistant Commandant for Intelligence. Prior to that, she spent 13 years at the US
Department of Justice under the administrations of President H.W. Bush, President Bill Clinton,
and President George W. Bush. She served in a variety of senior positions including as Counsel
to the Attorney General for Intelligence Policy. She began her prosecutorial career in 1985,
serving as an Assistant District Attorney in Brooklyn, New York.
Graduating cum laude from the American University in 1982, Townsend received a BA
in political science and a BS in psychology. She earned her JD from the University of San Diego
School of Law in 1984. In 1986, she attended the Institute on International and Comparative Law
in London, England, and later attended the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
where she participated in the senior managers in government course. Townsend is a member of
the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board.
She currently is a consultant to corporations on global strategic risk and contingency planning.
CSCMP’s Annual Global Conference will host over 3,500 supply chain professionals
from around the world who will gather for educational information and networking opportunities
in Denver.
 “This conference truly is the most important supply chain event of the year,” said
Caltagirone. “The 2008 program is the best yet, with a lineup that includes numerous net-
working events and over 200 educational sessions with expert speakers who will share
the latest information on significant global supply chain issues.”
Attendees who register before May 31, 2008 will receive $400 US off the on-site rate.
Founded in 1963, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals is the pre-
eminent association for individuals involved in supply chain management. CSCMP provides
global educational, career development, and networking opportunities to over 9,000 members.

For more information, please contact:

Madeleine Miller-Holodnicki, ABC

Manager of Communications
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
333 East Butterfield Road, Suite 140
Lombard, Illinois 60148-5617 USA
mholodnicki@cscmp.org