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Summary of Meeting – Public Session U.S. Department of Homeland Security Homeland Security Advisory Council The Marriott Renaissance Center Detroit, Michigan October 3, 2003 Meeting Summary: This summary describes the discussions and actions of the second meeting of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC). The meeting was held on Friday, October 3, 2003 at the Marriott Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan. The HSAC met in Detroit for the purposes of: (1) Welcoming and swearing in new members of the HSAC; (2) discussing current HSAC projects, including a proposed Homeland Security award and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Lexicon project; (3) touring DHS facilities at the United States/Canada border; (4) receiving briefings from DHS staff on Departmental initiatives; and (5) holding roundtable discussions with and among HSAC members. Members received briefings from the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security, Asa Hutchinson, and U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral and 9th District Commander, Ronald Silva. Michigan’s Homeland Security Advisor, Colonel Michael McDaniel and Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick also addressed members. HSAC staff member Jeff Gaynor provided a briefing on the Department’s proposed Lexicon project. HSAC staff member Mike Miron provided a briefing on the Department’s proposed Homeland Security Award. At the end of each briefing HSAC members entered into deliberations. Participants: Council Members in Attendance: Joseph J. Grano, Jr., Chair Judge William H. Webster, Vice Chair Richard Andrews Kathleen M. Bader Kenneth C. Canterbury Dr. Jared Cohon Dr. Ruth David Mayor Patrick McCrory James T. Moore Sidney Taurel Mayor Anthony Williams Ex-Officio Council Members in Attendance: Norman R. Augustine, representing the Panel on Science and Technology of Combating Terrorism, on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Vance D. Coffman, representing t