COUNTERING TERRORISM
through Technology, Minimal Force and Less-Lethal Options
Workshop Agenda | May 20 - 22, 2008
Time Tuesday, May 20 Wednesday, May 21 Thursday, May 22
0600-0800 Registration and breakfast on your own Breakfast on your own Breakfast on your own
0800-0830
  • Welcome - John Gnagey
  • Area Denial Technology, LASD and NIJ
0830-0900
  • Welcome - Andy Mazzara
0900-1000
  • Welcome - John Gnagey, NTOA Executive Director
  • Color Guard - Orlando PD
  • Invocation
  • Host Welcome - Sheriff Kevin Beary and Chief Val Demings
Select U.S. Presentations
  • D- National Technology Centers Update, Dr. John Morgan, NIJ
  • E- Project Red II, Dr. John Leathers, Penn State and John Gnagey, NTOA
  • F- U.S. Military Non-lethal Technologies, Col. Kirk Hymes, Director JNLWP
  • G- Anti-terrorism Concepts and Issues, Col. Jeff Butter, MARCENT AT/FP
Review of Taser Employement in Los Angeles, Dr. Viktor Bovbjerg, University of Virginia
1000-1030 BREAK BREAK BREAK
1030-1200 Breakout Training Sessions
  • 1- LLW Tactics and Techniques, Major Steve Ijames, Springfield, PD
  • 2- Large Urban Crowd Control, Asst. Chief Josh Ederheimer,, MPD
International Presentations
  • A - Leadership in Command: Counter-terrorism, Officer Commanding the UK Counter Terrorism Wing 22 SAS
  • B- LL Training Concepts, Ecko Niebergall, Germany
  • C- LL Operations Down Under, John Rivers, New Zealand National Police
  • D-Preparing for the 2010 Olympics, Vancouver Police
Final Presentation Panel - New Threats, Capability Gaps and New Technologies, moderated by:
  • Dr. John Kenny, Assoc. Dir. NIJ Weapons and Protective Systems Technologies Center
  • Deputy Chief Constable Ian Arundale,West Mercia UK
  • Asst. Chief Tom Graham, NYPD DCU
  • Sergeant Andy Baird, RCMP
  • Major Steve Ijames, Springfield PD
1200-1300 LUNCH LUNCH Conclusion of Conference by Colin Burrows, Critical Intervention Consultancy Services UK
1230-1300 International Address - Deputy Chief Constable Ian Arundale, West Mercia UK Special Address - Emerging CT Technologies, Allan Hepper and Paul Dearden, DSTL UK
1300-1400 International Presentations (breakout rooms)
  • A - Leadership in Command: Counter-terrorism, Officer Commanding the UK Counter Terrorism Wing 22 SAS
  • B- Canadian Police Research Center Update
  • C- LL Training Concepts, Ecko Niebergall, Germany
  • D - LL Operations Down Under, John Rivers, New Zealand National Police
Breakout Training Sessions
  • 6- LLW Distance Learning Course,Ted Mellors, CCPS
  • 7- Minimal Force: Lessons Learned in Iraq, Capt. Mike Hendrickson USMCR
  • 8- Urban Concepts in Crowd Control, Asst. Chief Tom Graham, NYPD DCU
1400-1430 BREAK
1430-1530 Breakout Training Sessions
  • 3 - Acoustic Devices, Dr. Tim Brungart, Pennsylvania State University
  • 4 - Taser Employment Techniques, Chris Myers, Seattle PD
  • 5 - Critical Incident Command and Control, Mr. Trent Depersia, DHS
BREAK
1530-1600 Counter-terrorism Response, Training and Leadership, Joint Police and Military Ops
Colin Burrows, Critical Intervention Consultancy Services UK and The Officer Commanding the UK Counter Terrorism Wing 22 SAS
1600-1640 Counter-terrorism and the WMD Threat, Charlie Payne, DHS Protective Svc. Division WMD/EOD Prevention Unit, Arlington, VA
1640-1900
  • Free Time
  • Social - Cash Bar