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According to Ralph Robbins, the Executive Director of the Virginia Israel Advisory Board (VIAB), whose organization has coordinated the Virginia leg of the Road Show, the companies are coming to Virginia because of the State’s emerging strength in the Life Science area.  Presentations will be made in the morning to potential investment partners, institutions and strategic partners.   One-on-one meetings are being organized for the afternoon. 

 
 
 
A delegation of emerging and mature Israeli homeland security companies will participate in an Israeli-Virginia B2B conference that will take place from November 14 – 16 in Fairfax County.   This event comes at a near perfect moment with the HR4942 Bill awaiting passage by the House and Senate in the coming weeks if not days.
H.R.4942 provides funding for cooperation between entities of the United States and its allies [Israel is specifically mentioned] in the global war on terrorism for the purpose of engaging in cooperative endeavors focused on the research, development, and commercialization of high-priority technologies intended to detect, prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against acts of terrorism and other high consequence events and to address the homeland security needs of Federal, State, and local government.
Meetings will be arranged between the Israeli companies and many of the giants in the Virginia/DC area including Addx, SAIC, Perot, Symantec, CNSI, Criterion, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, RSIS, Paige-Davis Management Systems, and CACI.
 
Speakers include Mr. Dov Zakeim, the former Under-Secretary of Defense and currently a Director, Booz Allen Hamilton.  Federal Sources, a Federal Government marketing intelligence company, is providing services for the event after it identified Israeli companies as a strong potential market.. 
 
The Israel Export Institute and the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority are organizing the event, with the Virginia Israel Advisory Board providing additional support.  Israeli companies that would like to participate or receive more information should write to Ronen Kenan, the Fairfax County Representative in Israel.  US companies interested in participating should write to Hatice Murphy of the FCEDA.

RICHMOND - Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced that Oran Safety Glass (OSG), Israel’s leading flat and curved glass processing company, will invest $4.1 million to open its first U.S. facility in Greensville County, creating 50 new jobs. The facility will supply bullet-proof glass for U.S. military vehicles. Virginia successfully competed with North Carolina for the project.
Kobi Rasner, the consultant who initiated the deal in Virginia, comments: “Various Virginia groups including the VEDP, VIAB, Emporia, the Tobacco Commission and of course the Governor’s Office, worked together to develop a very creative incentive package which gives more up-front incentives than other states which tend to spread their incentives over a longer period.  Rasner is an Israeli consultant specializing in plant construction, location analysis, and M&A for small/medium companies.
“The addition of a new international company in Virginia is cause for celebration,” said Governor Kaine. “It is even more noteworthy that Oran Safety Glass opens its first American facility to manufacture a product that will protect our men and women serving in the United States military. I look forward to OSG’s success, and to building further economic ties between Israel and Virginia.”

OSG creates numerous types of glass products for various sectors, implementing some of the most advanced technologies available today. Since 1979, OSG has been providing international clients with a wide range of products for numerous industries and applications.

Magal Senstar Inc. with solid roots in the Israeli security market,  has opened a new office in Herndon, Virginia, which will focus on perimeter security solutions. The facility is a live demonstration center for MSI’s advanced sensor solutions for intrusion detection, pipeline infiltration, intelligent video surveillance, and multi-sensor command and control. 
Rob Welton emphasizes “that Magal has battle proven solutions that have been proven throughout the world.”  If you would like to attend the November 16 openhouse, contact Rob Welton.
 Potential clients can view live demonstrations of sensor fusion with integrated responder support, as a means to simulate perimeter security architectures applicable to seaports, airports, petro-chemical facilities, borders, and other critical infrastructure.  The “solution center” will demonstrate integration of Magal’s leading perimeter sensors, with advanced intelligent video for real time decision support on the response to possible intrusions.