Conference and Workshop Schedule/Agenda
Online registration is now closed. You may register on-site for the conference beginning at 7:00am on Tuesday, November 16. Please call 919-573-6108 with questions.
Event schedule is:
Exhibit Hours:
Tuesday, November 16 Noon-5:00pm
Wednesday, November 17 8:00am-5:00pm
Thursday, November 18 8:00am-Noon
Conference Hours:
Tuesday 8:30a-Noon, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Wednesday 8:00a-Noon
Workshop Hours:
Tuesday 1:00pm-3:00pm
Wednesday 1:00pm-4:00pm
Thursday 8:00am-1:00pm
North Carolina Justice Academy will provide training credit hours to conference and workshop attendees
Conference and Workshop Schedule/Agenda
Conference Topics and Speakers:
8:15am-9:00am-The Threat Overview
Captain Rick Salyers, Terrorism Liaison Officer, Inter-agency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group, National Counter-Terrorism Center (ITACG/NCTC) 9:00am-
9:45am- Threats to Critical Infrastructure Security
Mr. Brian C. Scott, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Infrastructure Security Protection (Invited)
10:00am-10:45am-Cross-Border Insurgency and Terrorism
Mr. Brad Barker, President, The Halo Corporation
10:45am-11:45am-Charlotte Operations Based Response Analysis (COBRA) Overview and Demonstration
Deputy Chief Jeff Dulin, Charlotte Fire Department
Noon-2:00pm-Lunch, Networking, Demonstrations in Exhibit Hall
2:00pm-2:45pm-Agro-Terrorism Overview and SOP for Response
Dr. Barrett D. Slenning, MS, DVM, MPVM, NC State University
2:45pm-3:30pm-Cyber-Terrorism Threat Assessment and Mitigation
Mr. James R MacDougall, Deputy Director Security, SC Department of State Information Technology
3:30pm-4:15-Casualty Management During a Counter-Terrorism Response: Assymetric Rescue and Tactical Combat Casualty Care Overview,
Mr. Sean McKay, Executive Board Member, International Tactical Rescue and Medicine Society
Wednesday, November 17
8:30am-9:15am-IED/EOD Terrorism Threat Assessment and Trends
Mr. Paul M Pivirotto, Explosives Security Specialist, Transportation Security Administration/DHS
9:15am-10:00am-Gangs and Terrorism
Captain Mark Bridgeman, President, NC Gang Investigators Association
10:15am-11:30am-Military and Civilian Agency Coordinated Responses to Terrorism/Emergency Incidents,
Panel Discussion
Registration for the conference is just $95 for all government, law enforcement, fire and rescue (all non-industry) personnel. Register at www.southeastcounterterrorismconference.com or call 919-954-1633
FREE TRAINING WORKSHOPS
Workshops offering practical training for law enforcement and first responders will be held November 16-18. Conference attendees will have access to the concurrent workshops as space is available. Workshop attendees will register separately. View agenda/schedule here.
Tuesday, November 16
1:00pm-3:00pm
Infectious Diseases and the BioTerrorism Threat
William D. Stanhope, MS, PA
Associate Director, Special Projects
Institute for Biosecurity
Saint Louis University
The first part of the workshop will focus on the myths and realities of the threats of bioterrorism and novel emerging infectious diseases. The second part of the workshop explores the myths and realities of bioterrorism and workforce protection.
Wednesday, November 17
1:00pm-3:00pm
Neo-Nazi and Racist Skinhead Culture/Sovereign Citizen Movement
Detective S.K. Flowers
Greensboro NC Police Department, Criminal Intelligence Squad
This introductory course will equip law enforcement officers with the knowledge to recognize and identify members of neo-Nazi and racist skinhead groups. The course will also help the officer better understand the culture in order to enhance officer safety and conduct thorough investigations, interpret tattoos common among white supremacists, and describe common monikers, symbols, language, and style of dress of skinheads and neo-Nazis.
This brief introduction to the sovereign citizen movement in general, and regional groups in particular, will equip officers with a basic understanding of the mindset, practices, and criminality of sovereign citizen offenders and give officers a baseline know-how to effectively and safely investigate these individuals.
2:30pm-4:30pm
Tactical Medic Teams
Jamie McConnell and Capt Billy Mitchell
Gaston County EMS
EMS units will be called to respond to Active Shooter situations in public venues. Police will be focusing in locating and stopping the shooter(s) so EMS must be prepared to work with police and SWAT teams to enter the scene to triage, treat, and remove patients. Just as police cannot stand by and wait for SWAT response, neither can EMS wait for SWAT and Tactical Medics to treat and transport patients. There have been 46 school shootings since 1966. All EMS personnel should have Active Shooter training. A working relationship with local law enforcement agencies is a necessary foundation. Since obvious active shooter targets are schools, involvement with local schools is also important. EMS response pre-plans for all schools are necessary tools for local EMS agencies. Following the development of the need for the training, the presentation will focus on how to develop relationships with police and schools, and how to develop EMS response pre-plans for schools. The presentation will then focus on how to organize and set up Active Shooter training with local law enforcement in an actual school. Elements of the training will then be discussed with examples. Those elements include (1) working with, from, and in and armored personnel carrier, (2) flowing with law enforcement in an entry pattern (diamond and rolling T) to enter the scene, (3) methods for triaging, moving, treating, and evacuating patients
Thursday, November 18
8:30am-11:30am
Mass Shootings Planning and Response
August Vernon
Assistant Coordinator/Operations Officer, Office of Emergency Management at Forsyth County, NC
3-hour Planning & Response Courses for Law Enforcement, Special Response Teams, Fire, EMS, Emergency Management, Military and School/College Crisis Officials
It appears that the “bad guys” (criminals and terrorists) are more determined, violent and heavily armed than ever before. Crisis situations such as mass shootings, terrorist threats and criminal attacks are occurring with alarming frequency. These events can occur on college/university campuses, school grounds, the workplace or other public locations. Public safety agencies must adapt to the changes in society so that appropriate delivery of emergency services is ensured in a crisis. Course will cover the following topics: Threat Assessments/Threat Groups Overview, Pre-Incident Planning, Multi-Agency Response, Command Considerations, Scene Safety, Lessons Learned, Resources for Planning & Training
11:30am-1:00pm
Terrorist Screening Center-Law Enforcement and Emergency Response
Terence J. Wyllie
External Training and Outreach Coordinator
FBI – Terrorist Screening Center
The Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) was established on September 16, 2003, by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6, which directed the organization of a center to consolidate the government’s approach to terrorism screening. The TSC maintains a thorough, accurate, and current secure list of Terrorist Identities Information of known and appropriately suspected terrorists known as the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB). Information from the TSDB is shared both nationally with Federal, State, Local, Territorial and Tribal law enforcement agencies and globally with our foreign law enforcement partners.
The TSC operates a 24/7 call center to assist law enforcement, intelligence, and other governmental authorities. Center Operations Specialists work with callers to determine whether the person encountered is a positive or negative identity match to the known or reasonably suspected terrorist watchlisted by the U.S. Government. To this end, the TSC accesses various data sources. All positive and inconclusive matches are passed to the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division for follow- up action. The FBI directs the law enforcement responses to the individual encountered (arrest, detain, or garner additional identifying information from the individual). The response may include direct support and intervention by the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) for a coordinated operation response.
This awareness session will provide police officers and 911 Operators/Dispatchers with detailed information about how to handle a possible encounter, how TSC supports them when a call is made to confirm the individual’s identity and how that encounter information is shared to better protect that community and our country.
