June 12‐16, 2017 – KI Convention Center, Green Bay, Wisconsin

In‐Service Training IABTI 

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IABTI's 2017International In-Service

Training Schedule MondayJune12,2017

08:30–09:45 OpeningCeremonies&IABTIBusinessMeetingIDYarbrough,IABTIExecutiveBoardIABTIrequeststhehonorofyourpresenceatOpeningCeremoniestohelpusofficiallyopenIABTI’s2017In‐ServiceTraining.AllDelegatesandExhibitorsareinvitedtoattend.

09:45–10:15 GreenBayConventionandVisitorsBureauWelcometoGreenBay

10:15–10:30 Break

10:30–11:15 IneedtotalktoaBombTech–TheResponsetoKurtSaxon’sResidenceMichaelMeadors–BentonvillePoliceDepartment–USAMay2015,theBentonvilleBombSquadrespondedtothehomeofKurtSaxon,AuthorofPoorMan’sJamesBond,duetonumerousitemsofconcernthatwerediscoveredduringarenovation.

11:15–12:00 DallasshootingincidentanduseoftherobotJohnnieGreen

12:00–1:00 Lunch (is included with your registration)

1:00–2:30 InspireMagazineDevicesandTacticsBobbEpps–RiversideCountySheriff–USAThispresentationwillexploreandshowallofthedevicespublishedintheInspiremagazines.NineofthefifteenissueshaveIED’sinthem.Mpresentationwillshoweachofthedevicesandcoverhowtheyarebuilt,andhowtheyintendtodeploythem.

2:30–3:00

3:00–3:15 Break

Determining the Origin or Source of an Explosive Origin Using Field-Portable InstrumentationPauline Leary Ph.D. – Smiths Detection - USA & John Reffner Ph.D. – John Jay College of Criminal Justice - USAThis presentation will describe methods used to classify different explosives using field-portable instrumentation to aid in the determination of explosive origin or source. The advantages and disadvantages for each method used will be described in detail.

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3:15–4:15 DHSScienceandTechnologySupporttoPublicSafetybombSquads(REDOPS)JeffDavid&ByungHeeFrantz–DAGERTechnology–USAThisbriefingwilldiscussaccomplishmentsoftheDHSS&TREDOPSprogramin2016andplansfor2017includingoperationalassessmentsandexerciseparticipation.

4:15–5:00

7:00–9:00 WelcomeReceptioninExhibitHallJoinusat the Exposition. Check out the latest in explosive related equipment and tools; detection; training services; it's all here!

TuesdayJune13,2017

8:00–8:45 IEDAttackonthePublicTransportationinTaiwanChenKaiHua&HSUChiaMin–CriminalInvestigationBureau–TaiwanJuly7th,2016anexplosionoccurredinthelocaltraininTaiwan,causing25injuries.Theinvestigationwassolvedin24hours.

8:45–9:45 IEDTrendsintheMiddleEast,2017MichaelCardash–SeniorCIEDAnalystTerrogence–IsraelThepresentationfocusesonthenewermutualIEDtrendsandIEDtacticsemployedinthedifferentMiddleEasternconflicts.

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall9:45–10:00

10:00–10:45 Raven’sChallengeInteroperabilityExerciseJohnV.Simpson–BureauofAlcohol,TobaccoandFirearms–USAThispresentationwillprovideanoverviewoftheonlyinternationallevel,nationwideexerciseprogramthatisdesignedtointegratePublicSafetyBombTechniciansandMilitaryEODTechniciansindownrangeoperations.

Technological advances in TinkeringRussell Szczepaniec – USAThis presentation brings awareness of technological advances in hobby engineering and its devastating potential to IED detection and defeat efforts. Tinkering used to define tuning up motorcycles, fixing an old appliance, etc. Today it also defines playing with advanced sensors, programming embedded logic devices, and 3D printing a place to hide it all.

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10:45–12:15 ExplosiveMisconceptionsandRealityChristopherR.Cherry–CherryEngineering–USAInthissession,commonmisconceptionsregardingtheuseofexplosivesforEODandexplosiveentryoperationswillbeaddressedandreconciledwithscientificfact.Withthegoalofimprovingperformance,responsetime,andpersonnelsafety,avarietyoftopicsincludingsensitivityofexplosivesanddetonators,primingprocedures,relativeeffectivenessfactors,andmethodstodeterminesafestackingdistanceswillbeexamined.

12:15–1:15 Lunch (is included with your registration)

1:15–1:45 AccessorizingEODRobotwithLowCostChemicalandExplosiveDetectionCapabilitiesKimberlyPricenski–MorphixTechnologies–USARobotshavebecomeanindispensibletoolforEODteamsandbombsquads.Addinglowcostchemicalandexplosivedetectioncapabilityallowsuserstogetevengreaterbenefitsfromtherobotwithlittleaddedcost.

1:45–2:30 CreatingDeadlyIED’sandIncendiaryDevicesUsingLowTechMaterialsRonCraig–RyersonUniversity–CanadaTheuseoflowexplosivestocreateIEDsisaninternationaltrend.UsingPressurecookersasacontainmentdeviceisnottheonlywaytocreateanIEDusinglowexplosives.Infact,effectiveIEDsandincendiarydevicescanbecreatedusinglow‐techmaterials:sandwichbaggies,electricaltapeandfireworksinitiatorsandsimpleaccelerant.Thispresentationshowshowreliabledevicescanbeconstructedusingtheselow‐techmaterials,andexaminesawaytoreliablyinitiatehighexplosiveswithoutusingamilitaryorciviliandetonatororimproviseddetonator.

2:30‐3:15 RecoveryofUnknown,HistoricallySignificantOrdnanceTomGersbeck–OklahomaStateUniversity–USAIntroductiontotheapplicationofa7‐stepdeductiveProcessusedtoidentifyunknownmilitaryordnancefromallagesandhowtorecognizehistoricallysignificantmunitions.

3:15‐3:45 Break/Dessert in Exhibit Hall

3:45–4:30 NCETRUpdateSpecialAgentinChargeDonaldRobinson–ATF–USAUpdateonATF’sNationalCenterforExplosivesTrainingandResearch(NCETR)training,R&Dandenforcementprograms,toincludemanypartnershipsthatarebenefitingIABTImembersinpublicsafetyandmilitarybombtechnicianandcriminalinvestigatorfields.

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4:30–5:30 SparksandRadios–ESDandRFsusceptibilityofmodernIED’sRickHaworth–PAE–USAThesusceptibilityofIEDstoElectro‐StaticDischarge(ESD)andRadioFrequency(RF)signalsisstilltalkedaboutintermsofdetonatorvulnerability.EventhisaspectisnotwellunderstoodbymanyBombTechs.Thispresentationwilladdressthesusceptibilityofdetonators,improvisedinitiatorsandmodernelectronicfiringsystemstotheseinstraightforward,non‐mathematical,manner.

5:45‐ RegionsI–VIIRegionalMeetingsIABTIRegionalDirectorsRegionalmeetinglocationswillbepostedatregistration.Pleasesupportyourregion

WednesdayJune14,2017

8:00–9:00 TheDevelopmentofaUnitedStatesMarineCorpsEODTechnician:Past,Present,andFutureShaneA.Langerud–UnitedStatesMarineCorpsEOD–USAThedevelopmentofahighlyeffectivetrainingandeducationprogramisthecornerstonetotheproficiencyandsurvivabilityofbombdisposaltechnicians.AfterreviewingthehistoryoftheUSMCEODtrainingandeducationprogram,newconceptswillbeintroducedtoexploitgrowthedgeswithintheprogram.Theseconceptshaveapplicabilitytobothcivilianandmilitarybombdisposalprograms.

9:00–10:00 HowtheNIJBombSuitStandardaddressesBlastEffectsandOperatorNeedsDr.ArisMakris–Med‐Eng–CanadaAnupdatedpresentationontheblasteffectandprotectionrequiredbybombsuitesisprovidedinthecontextofthenewlyreleasedNIJBombSuitstandard.Somefunctionalityexpectedofbombsuitsarecoveredwithinthestandardswhilesomeimportantonesarenot.Thepresentationaimstoeducatetheendusercommunityonwhatisimportantinabombsuitandhighlightwherethenewstandardmayaddressneedsandexpectationsbytheoperator.

10:00–10:15 Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

10:15–12:15 IdentifyingammunitionfromformerWarsawPactCountriesEng.VladimirKavicky,Ph.D.–SlovakiaWarsawPactCountrieshadadifferentidentificationsystemofammunition.EODoperatorsneedtoknowitfortheirsafety.SamecolormeansdifferenttypesofammunitionbetweenWarsawPactandNATO.

12:15–1:15 Lunch (included with your registration)

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1:15–3:00 TheHazardPuzzleRiskAssessmentMethodChuckO’Connor–USNavyRetired–USAThisriskassessmentprocessprovidesthetacticalexplosiveuseraprovenmethodtorapidlyassessallrisksandidentifyappropriatesafetyprotocolsduringexplosiveoperationsinurbanenvironment.Theprotocoldoesnotrequireusingcalculatorsorcomputerprograms.

3:00–3:15 Break

3:15–4:15 DallasPoliceDepartmentHeadquartersZombieVanAttackBlairWard–ATF–USAThiscomprehensivecasestudyinvolvesthestrategicuseofanarmoredvehicletoattacktheDallasPDHQwithheavyriflegunfireandtodeployacommandinitiatedIED.ItprovidesadetailedstudyofauniquelydesignedandcraftedelectronicswitchandIED,aswellasthetacticalutilizationofacommandinitiatedIEDinanattempttomassmurderPoliceOfficers.ThestudyexploresawidevarietyofchallengesBombTechnicianscreativelyovercamewhileconductinganRSPofIED’sinsideanarmoredvehicleandthechallengesInvestigatorsovercameinconductingalargepostblastsceneinvestigationandafirescenethatcontainedIED’s.

4:15–5:15 MethodsandTechniquesofterroristgroupsntheuseofexplosivesinbooby‐trappingoperationsinIraqinthecurrentperiodB.GeneralJabbarAliShlayyishalKashanee&Eng.HaiderFouad–IraqAnexplanationforplantingIEDoperations,armoringcarstoattacktargetsvitalityandthetypeofexplosivesusedandtheplacesofbooby‐trappingandshowallthemethodsthatarenotseenbyothercountries.

6:00–7:00 Reception

7:00‐ AnnualBanquet (banquet meal is included with your registration)

WednesdayJune14,2017

CIPBITraining/RefresherandTestingEEODannyWaltenbaugh

8:00–12:00 Training1:15–4:00 Testing

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ThursdayJune15,2017

8:00–8:45 IEDMitigationinHongKongAlickMcWhirter–HongKongPolice–HongKongHongKong,asacitystateandaspartofChina,isfacedwithbothadvantagesanddisadvantageswhenplanninganddealingwithIEDmitigation.Thepresentationexamineshowoursystemshaveevolvedasaresultofourexperiences,resourcesandpeople.

8:45–10:00 BombArsonTrackingSystem(BATS)&MobileBATS(mBATS)TrainingMattNollau&ChrisLawler–UnitedStatesBombDataCenter–USATheUnitedStatesBombDataCenter(USBDC)hasdevelopedanewversionoftheBombArsonTrackingSystem(BATS)andMobileBombArsonTrackingSystem(mBATS).Thenewversionprovidesamodernizedinterfaceandadditionalcapabilities.

DedicatedExhibitorTimeforResearchandDevelopmentinExhibitHall10:00–11:15

11:15–12:00 UnmannedAircraftSystems(UAS)asImprovisedExplosiveDevices:ResponseandDefeatDr.EdwinBundy–CombatingTerrorismTechnicalSupportOffice–USAUnmannedaircraftsystems(UASs)areincreasinglybeingusedduringmilitaryconflictsasadeliveryplatformforImprovisedExplosiveDevices(IED’s).ThepurposeofthispresentationistoaddresshowthisthreatdiffersfromotherIEDthreats,anddiscusspotentialresponseanddefeatconsiderations.

12:00–1:00 Lunch

1:00–1:45 FBIHazardousDevicesSchoolJohnP.Stewart–FederalBureauofInvestigation–USAAnoverviewoftheFBIHazardousDevicesSchoollocatedinHuntsville,Alabama.

1:45–2:15 NovelMethodforFingerprintVisualizationonPost‐BlastIEDFragmentsandDebrisAlexanderSmyth–UniversityofLeicester–UnitedKingdomTraditionalfingerprintenhancementtechniquesprovedifficultinpost‐blastscenesduetothelossoffingerprintconstituents,whichphysicallyorchemicallyreactwithtraditionalmethods.Anoveltechniquehasbeendevelopedtovisualizefingerprintsonpost‐blastdebrisaswellasdirectlyfromfragmentsofanIED.Anumberofdifferentscenarioshavebeentestedwithpositiveresultsbeingachieved.

2:15–2:30 Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

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2:30–3:30 ThePhenomenonofSuicideBombingsMordecaiDzikansky–NYPD(Ret)–IsraelDuringthesecondinfitadaurbanterrorismbymeansofsuicidebombingswasthepreferredmethodofattackbyterrorgroupsinIsrael.WearenowseeingtheresurgenceofthismethodofattackbyISISandotherradicalgroupsinEuropeandAfrica.Israel’sreactiontosuicidebombings,theresilienceofitscitizensandthecountry’sensuingsecuritydevelopmentsshowthephenomenalcapabilityofanurbanenvironmentsucceedingagainstthistypeofterror.Israel’spro‐activeapproachtocombatingsuicidebombingsandBestPracticeswillbeconveyedinthiscourseandbemaderelevantandoperationalfortheUSAenvironment.

3:30–4:15 UseofExplosivesforCriminalPurposesinPeruGustavoMedinaGironzini–CoronelRetirado,PoliciaNacionalDelPeruAfterterrorisminPeru(80’s),ordinarycriminalsareusinggrenades,IED’sandexplosivestoextortandblackmail.Illegalexplosivesarealsobeingusedininformalmining.

4:15–5:00 ISuseofIED’sinthebattleforMosulProfessorCliveWilliamsMG–AustralianDefenseForceAcademy–AustraliaISusesarangeofdefensivemeasurestomakeitdifficulttorecoverISoccupiedareas.OneofitsmostsuccessfultacticsistheuseofIED’sinInnovativeways.

FridayJune16,2017

8:00–9:30 JohnHolmesCaseBrief,AuroraTheatreResponseBrianKnudsen–ArapahoeCounty–USAInitialresponse,Interoperabilityoflocal,stateandfederalresources, InteroperabilityofSWATandBombSquads,Multiplescenes,bombdisposalandoutcome.

9:30‐10:15 CurtailingtheHMEPatternandTrendsofIED’sShafqatMalik–Pakistan

10:15–12:00 Canyourecognizeahomemadeexplosive(HME)lab?ElieZussman–SignatureScience,LLC–USAThisclasswillprovidethenecessaryinformationaboutHMElabsinanefforttokeepK‐9handlerssafewheninvestigatingaclandestinelab.ThepresentationwillincludecurrentandemergingHMEthreatsandgobeyond thetr aditionaldiscussionofperoxide‐basedexplosives.

This is the preliminary Training Schedule and is subject to change based on schedules. Please note, although all presentations/training presenters have submitted the approved topics, most typically

have official duties which may require them to respond to unforeseen incidents. Therefore, the program is subject to change without notice. In the event that a speaker is required to cancel, IABTI

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