Tuesday, 13 January 2009, 6:30 p.m. - Williamsburg, VA - The AFIO Hampton Roads Chapter has planned a meeting at Williamsburg Public Library.

For details and further information contact Melissa Saunders at mwsaunders@cox.net

15 January 2009 – San Francisco, CA – The AFIO Jim Quesada Chapter hosts Stanislav Levchenko, former Russian KGB Major.

Levchenko defected to the United States in October 1979, and was instrumental in detailing the KGB's Japanese spy network to the U.S government, including Congressional testimony in the early 1980’s. A Soviet court condemned Levchenko to death in 1981. Levchenko published his autobiography, On the Wrong Side: My Life in the KGB, in 1988. Major Levchenko's talk will focus on the new Russia and its imperial designs.
The meeting will be held at United Irish Cultural Center, 2700 45th Avenue, San Francisco (between Sloat and Wawona). 11:30 AM no host cocktails; noon - luncheon. $25 member rate with advance reservation and payment; $35 non-member rate. RSVP required. E-mail RSVP to Mariko Kawaguchi (please indicate meat or fish) no later than 5PM 1/05/09: mariko@cataphora.com or mail check made out to "AFIO" to:
Mariko Kawaguchi, P.O. Box 117578 Burlingame, CA 94011. (650) 622-9840 X608.

18 January 2009, 4 p.m. - Charles, IL - The AFIO Midwest Chapter meeting

The AFIO Midwest Chapter meeting will be held at the St. Charles Place Restaurant. Speaker tba.
The St. Charles Place Restaurant is at 2550 E Main Street, St Charles, IL. Contact Angelo DiLiberti for details: 847-931-4184. Please reply ASAP. New members welcome.

22 January 2009, 12:30-2:00 p.m. - Los Angeles, CA - AFIO Los Angeles Chapter meeting

The AFIO L.A. chapter event features Mark Gorwitz a private researcher with expertise in the nuclear
proliferation area on the topic of Iran's nuclear program at the LMU campus. Please RSVP via email by January 16, 2009 AFIO_LA@yahoo.com

For your calendars: Friday, 30 January 2009 - Tysons Corner, VA - AFIO National Winter Luncheon at the Crowne Plaza. Speakers TBA.

26 - 27 March 2009 - Raleigh, NC - "Sexspionage" The 6th annual Raleigh Spy Conference salutes lady spies - and their counterparts on the other side - with expert speakers delivering riveting tales of Sexspionage, the new term characterizing the current emphasis on gender in the murky world of international intrigue.

Lady spies have played a crucial role in espionage for centuries, from ancient civilizations through the Biblical era, world wars, the Cold War and today's sophisticated environment of modern espionage. As the flood of newly declassified documents over the past 15 years attests, female operatives were responsible for many of the most daring intelligent operations of the modern era - while others played a notorious role working against the US. And the role of sex in spy adventures has taken center stage though the ages.
Speakers: Brian Kelley, retired CIA operations officer, presents videotaped, jailhouse interviews of convicted spies and their wives (the spouses of former FBI agents Earl Pitts and Richard Miller along with the former wife of CIA officer, Jim Nicholson); wives who were complicit in their husband's espionage (Barbara Walker, Anne Henderson Pollard and Rosario Ames) along with an interview of the former Soviet citizen who seduced FBI agent Richard Miller on behalf of the KGB.
Ron Olive, retired special agent from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and author of "Capturing Jonathan Pollard: How One of the Most Notorious Spies in American History was Brought to Justice," that uncovered the role of Pollard's wife Anne.
I.C. Smith, former FBI Special Agent, presents the story of Katrina Leung, known inside the FBI as "Parlor Maid," who managed to seduce her two FBI case agents, compromising them during the course of the twenty year operation. She was first used by the FBI as a double agent, then "doubled back" or "tripled" by Chinese intelligence against the FBI and later becoming the only known "quadruple" (re-doubled back against the Chinese by the FBI) agent yet exposed.
Terry Crowdy, British espionage writer and researcher will offer the role of female spies and tales of seduction from antiquity, the Christian era to modern lady spies at work today. Crowdy's book "The Enemy Within" is considered one of the top surveys of espionage.
Nigel West, the keynote speaker, is a former MP - and a leading expert on modern espionage. He is the author of the forthcoming "Historical Dictionary of Sexspionage," due out before the conference.
Costs: Full registration for all sessions and one ticket to the Spy Gala: $250
For this special conference, ladies are invited to attend for $125.00, one-half off the registration cost.
Veterans, members of the military and the intelligence community: $175
Seniors over 62, teachers and students: $145.
Special discount for ladies! Only $125.000 for the entire conference package.
You can register online or call 919-831-0999. http://www.raleighspyconference.com
Event Location: Plans are under way to hold the 6th Raleigh Spy Conference at the Museum of History. Stay tuned for more details as event plans are finalized.

OTHER IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM and NATIONAL CRYPTOLOGIC MUSEUM.....

Wednesdays 4, 11, 18, 25 February 2009, 10:15 a.m. -

International Spy Museum presents Spy Seminar: Espionage in an Age of Anxiety: Intelligence Issues in the 21st Century
WHAT: In the wake of the political spin and WMD intelligence failure, what is the ground truth of the U.S.’s current intelligence capability? Has intelligence reform worked? Is American intelligence up to the task of tackling today’s turbulent world? This series brings together a distinguished group of former senior intelligence officers who have wrestled with unique and varied high-level intelligence challenges at home and abroad. Their insights and opinions will inform this exploration of the U.S. intelligence community and its current challenges. It is being conducted in collaboration with the Smithsonian Resident Associate Program

Wednesday 4 February 2009, 10:15 a.m. - Washington, DC - 21st Century Espionage: The Power, the Players, the Problems
In the first of this series, Peter Earnest, the executive director of the International Spy Museum [immediate past chairman of AFIO] and 35-year-veteran of the CIA, will demystify today’s intelligence community. He’ll share the threats that keep him awake at night, the issues that 21st century intelligence professionals must grapple with, and he’ll provide deeper insight into the role of espionage in protecting our national security.
WHERE: International Spy Museum, 800 F St NW at Gallery Place/Chinatown Metrorail Station
TICKETS: $100; Advance Registration required. Tickets are non-refundable and do not include admission to the International Spy Museum. To register: in person The Smithsonian Associates, Ripley Center, Room 3077, 1100 Jefferson Dr., SW; via phone 202.633.3030. The Program Registration Code is 1M2-419.

Wednesday 11 February 2009, 10:15 a.m. - Washington, DC - Espionage in the Age of Terrorism: The Challenge of Change
39-year CIA veteran Burton Gerber is the former chief of station in three Communist nations and head of the Agency’s Soviet and European operations for eight years. Gerber, co-editor of Transforming U.S. Intelligence, will explain how today’s threats differ from those of the past, share his opinion of what intelligence reform is needed to enable the intelligence community to face these threats, and describe the issues facing those who would rise to the challenge of reform.
WHERE: International Spy Museum, 800 F St NW at Gallery Place/Chinatown Metrorail Station
TICKETS: $100; Advance Registration required. Tickets are non-refundable and do not include admission to the International Spy Museum. To register: in person The Smithsonian Associates, Ripley Center, Room 3077, 1100 Jefferson Dr., SW; via phone 202.633.3030. The Program Registration Code is 1M2-419.

Wednesday 18 February 2009, 10:15 a.m. - Washington, DC - Next Generation G-Men: The Homefront
The FBI has grown from a small Justice Department staff into America’s top federal law enforcement agency responsible for domestic counterespionage and counterintelligence service. Raymond J. Batvinis, author of The Origins of FBI Counterintelligence, experienced this growth firsthand in his twenty-five years as an FBI Special Agent and Supervisory Special Agent. Drawing on this experience and his in-depth research, Batvinis will explore how the FBI is adapting to 21st century challenges.
WHERE: International Spy Museum, 800 F St NW at Gallery Place/Chinatown Metrorail Station
TICKETS: $100; Advance Registration required. Tickets are non-refundable and do not include admission to the International Spy Museum. To register: in person The Smithsonian Associates, Ripley Center, Room 3077, 1100 Jefferson Dr., SW; via phone 202.633.3030. The Program Registration Code is 1M2-419.

Wednesday 25 February 2009, 10:15 a.m. - Washington, DC - Intel Abroad: Operating in the Middle East
As the CIA’s top-ranking female Arabist, Melissa Boyle Mahle engaged in operations targeted against Al Qaeda terrorists and disrupting illicit networks trafficking in weapons of mass destruction. Mahle, author of Denial and Deception: An Insider’s View of the CIA, will reflect on current counterterrorism operations, today’s top challenges in the Middle East, and her experiences as a female intelligence officer in that region.
WHERE: International Spy Museum, 800 F St NW at Gallery Place/Chinatown Metrorail Station
TICKETS: $100; Advance Registration required. Tickets are non-refundable and do not include admission to the International Spy Museum. To register: in person The Smithsonian Associates, Ripley Center, Room 3077, 1100 Jefferson Dr., SW; via phone 202.633.3030. The Program Registration Code is 1M2-419.

Spy Fest: Tradecraft Try-Its
Saturday, 31 January; 11 am & 12:30 pm

Could your child grow up to be an Intelligence Officer? Now’s your chance to find out!

Sitting in your comfy chair watching James Bond makes spy tradecraft look easy—now’s your chance to find out if you could be the next 007. Do you have the savvy to beat a lie-detector, the smarts to break a top secret coded message, the wits to create secret writing, and the moves of a Ninja? Families are invited to find out how they measure up at the Museum’s annual Spy Fest. Mini-missions, tradecraft demonstrations by the experts, and the chance to try spy skill challenges will give KidSpy agents and their handlers an insider’s peek into the shadow world of spying—and who know, there just may be a spy or two in your midst…

Ages: Targeted for families with children ages 7 and up* • Tickets: $10 per participant (children and adults)
*KidSpy programs are specifically designed for the age range listed. If your child is not age appropriate, we will be unable to accommodate them. Please note that program tickets are non-refundable. Space is limited—advance registration required. 11 am: Print-at-Home or Will Call
12:30 pm: Print-at-Home or Will Call

20 -21 February 2009 - Baltimore, MD - Ethics in the Intelligence Community 2009 - The 4th Annual Conference of the International Intelligence Ethics Association

List of topics
• The Foundations of Ethics in Intelligence
• The Ethics of Intelligence Assassinations: The Israeli Experience
• The Application of Stakeholder Analysis to Covert Action
• Legitimizing Intelligence Ethics: A Comparison to Ethics in Business
• Surreptitious Physical Searches: An Ethics of Privacy
• Many Spheres of Harm: What's Wrong with Intelligence Collection
• The Ethical Implications of the Downing Street Memos
• The Role of Ethics Reform in Turkey's Bid to Join the EU
• Evolution of British Intelligence & Counter-Terrorism: Northern Ireland, 1969 - 1998.
Location: The Johns Hopkins University at Mt. Washington Conference Center Baltimore, Maryland
Register now and save $50.00. This year, on-line registration is available and encouraged by all attendees. You can reserve your space at the conference and get a hotel room at the same time!
Registration Fees: Individual - Institution - $450; Individual - $375; Student - $250
For more information about registration fees, including fees for early and late registration, go to http://intelligence-ethics.org/conference/09/index.html.
Registration fees include continental breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Friday, and continental breakfast and lunch on Saturday.
Lodging: The Mt. Washington Conference Center has 48 guestrooms for conference attendees. Single rooms with a queen-size bed and double rooms with two double beds are available.
The room rate is $150 per night.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contract us at conference2009@intelligence-ethics.org.

CALL FOR PAPERS:

13-14 March 2009 - Lubbock, TX - 2009 Vietnam Center Conference: Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand and the Vietnam War. Most historical examinations of the Vietnam War tend to focus on the effects of the war on the principal participants to include the Republic of Vietnam, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, and the United States. The events that took place in Vietnam from 1955 through 1975, however, had a tremendous impact on the entire region. The purpose of the 2009 Vietnam Center Conference will be to examine the effects of the war on the neighboring nations of Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand. The Vietnam Center invites both individual paper proposals as well as complete panels that will examine a wide range of topics to include the effects of the war within these nations either individually or collectively; specific events and activities that took place within each of these nations; the participation of US and other military, diplomatic, and civilian organizations within these countries, issues of regional and international diplomacy and diplomatic relations; the participation of these nations' military, diplomatic, and civilian organizations within Vietnam and each other, postwar issues for each nation, etc... Persons interested in participating should provide a proposal as soon as possible. Please format proposals to resemble an abstract to include the author's name, title, and affiliation, contact information, along with a 500 word abstract. Complete panel proposals should include brief biographies of each speaker, their contact information, as well as a 500 word abstract that describes the theme and purpose for the panel. This event will take place at the Holiday Inn Park Plaza in Lubbock, Texas. I will accept additional proposals until December 21, 2008. Please submit proposals to steve.maxner@ttu.edu.

4 March 2009, 6:30 p.m. - Washington, DC - Josephine Baker: Singer, Dancer, Spy - A discussion at Spy Museum

“I am ready to give the Parisians my life.”—Josephine Baker
From Broadway to the Rue Fontaine, the extraordinary Josephine Baker was the toast of the international nightclub circuit. Born in the United States, the talented African American singer-dancer moved to France to escape racism in America and became an enormous star. She triumphed at the Folies Bergère and enjoyed the acclaim of European society. Her affection for France was so great that when World War II broke out, she volunteered to spy for her adopted country. Her café society fame enabled her to rub shoulders with those in the know, from high-ranking Japanese officials to Italian bureaucrats, and report back what she heard. She heroically stayed in France after the invasion working closely with the French Resistance to undermine the Nazi occupation. Her espionage exploits are just one chapter in Baker’s extraordinary life. Join Jonna Mendez, former CIA chief of disguise, as she reveals Baker’s intelligence work and places it in the context of her exciting and celebrated life.
International Spy Museum, 800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC, Gallery Place/Chinatown Metrorail Station
TICKETS: $15; Advance Registration required. Tickets are non-refundable and do not include admission to the International Spy Museum. To register, call 202.393.7798; order online at www.spymuseum.org; or purchase tickets in person at the International Spy Museum.

26 February 2009, Noon to 1 pm - Washington, DC - The Spy Within: Larry Chin and China’s Penetration of the CIA

In October 1982, the FBI received chilling information from the CIA—the Agency had learned China was running a spy inside US intelligence, but the spy’s identity, where he worked and for how long, and what information he was passing was unknown. Over the next three years, investigators worked frantically to identify the mole, to discover the secrets he’d betrayed and the agents he’d endangered, and to collect the evidence to prosecute him for his betrayal. The investigation ultimately revealed that for more than thirty years, Larry Chin, the CIA’s leading Chinese linguist, had been a top Chinese penetration of the Agency. In the first book to explore Chin’s betrayal, Tod Hoffman uses exclusive interviews, previously unreleased documents, and his own practical expertise as a former spy-catcher for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service to spin a captivating cat-and-mouse tale. Join Hoffman as he discusses the untold story of one of America’s biggest spy cases.
International Spy Museum, 800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC, Gallery Place/Chinatown Metrorail Station
TICKETS: No registration required. Free.