CONFERENCE ON THE TECHNICAL & HUMAN ASPECTS OF DETECTING BOMBS AND BOMBERS Tuesday June 5th 2007 from 09.00 till 17.00, followed by a Reception Chateau of Brasschaat, (North of Antwerp) Belgium In one day, Discover and understand the new Explosives Detection Technologies Understand the principles of Human Security Profiling With Experts from: Belgium USA France UK Israel 1/9
Scope of the Conference The use of explosive devices is the primary choice for Direct Action Groups and Terrorists who want to target people or infrastructure. Additionally, analysts have been warning for an expected significant increase (in Europe!) of the use of the suicide modus operandi for extreme terrorist groups to deliver their explosive devices. In recent years promising new detection technologies (passive Terahertz imaging, active millimeter wave imaging, walk trough portals for explosive traces detection, in body scanning digital X-ray, fully integrated check point screening solutions,...) have been developed in addition to the classical Metal Detection / X-ray systems. The first part of this conference will provide a better understanding of the new detection technologies, together with their possibilities, limits and budget implications. Besides technology, experts from countries with a (sadly) major experience in terrorist attacks put an emphasis on detecting the bomber rather than the bomb. The second part of this conference will focus on human profiling techniques to spot people intending to commit an act of terrorism. 2/9
AGENDA & TOPICS 08.00 09.00 Registration & Coffee 09.00 09.10 Welcome & Introduction ir. Yvan De Mesmaeker, Secretary General - ECSA 09.10 09.50 Walk Trough Portals for Explosive Trace Detection Smiths Detection Walk trough portals with air puffs to dislodge particles trapped on hair, body, clothing and shoes, which are subsequently analyzed for traces of explosives, offer true head-to-toe screening of people. This technology allows mitigating the risk of people carrying explosives into public and private buildings without a need for physical contact and at a relatively high throughput rate. 09.50 10.30 ITMS and Spectroscopy Mr. James Copeman-Bryant Technical support manager - GE Security The continuous drive for new developments within Homeland Protection resulted in a new generation of detectors derived from medical Computed Tomography (CT) for baggage explosives inspection and new developments in the area of trace and substance detection. 10.30 11.00 Coffee Break 3/9
11.00 11.40 Low dose X-ray Systems for Inspecting People Mr. Claude Potelle Managing Director - Corporate Technology Services The use of X-ray based equipment for inspecting people has been recently accelerating, whether in prisons for security reasons, at customs and immigration check-points for detecting narcotics and contraband objects or at diamond mines for controlling workers leaving their working place. Two types of technologies are in use. One is a low dose variant of medical radiographic imaging, the other is based on the reflection from the body (backscattering). Both systems obtain results but meet some psychological and administrative obstacles, depending on countries and applications. 11.40 12.20 Terahertz Imaging of Concealed Objects Mr. Mikael Karlstrom Vice President Product Engineering ThruVision This technology uses the natural terahertz waves emitted by people and objects to form images of concealed items, including metals and non-metals such as ceramics, plastics and liquids. It s a passive system as the subject is not illuminated or irradiated in any way. ThruVision is a spin-out company from the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory a key UK Government laboratory and the European Space Agency. 12.30 14.00 Walking Lunch 14.00 14.40 Millimeter Wave Technology Mr. John Marsala Vice President - L3 SafeView This active millimeter wave technology is a sophisticated imaging technique that sees trough materials, so that objects hidden on a person can be detected, regardless of most cloaking materials. The technology discriminates between all types of organic and inorganic matter, and clearly identifies liquids, ceramic weapons, plastic explosives, etc 4/9
14.40 15.00 Coffee Break 15.00 15.40 Explosives Detection trough Scent Technology Mr. Alon Wainer Product Manager - SDT Scent Detection Technologies Scent trace detection technology is an amalgamation of several scientific disciplines combined to digitally recreate the mammalian olfactory processes. The technology is "flexible", capable of learning to recognize new substances, thereby constantly adapting to new threats. Its sensors have the additional capacity to detect trace amounts of material in gaseous and liquid phases, such as water. SDT's exclusive focus is the development of trace detection products for explosives, narcotics, chemical and biological agents 15.40 16.30 The Human Element in Detecting and Responding to Bombs and Bombers Mr. Amotz Brandes Director and Managing Partner - Chameleon Associates Billions of dollars are being spent on security technology and equipment that fall short of providing the real end-to-end threat mitigation solution vis-à-vis Detection, Determination and Deployment. Traditional security systems developed around immigration, customs and VIP protection use human processes as the basis for threat assessment and response. However when it comes to counter-terrorism the common approach is automation through technology. Mr. Brandes will describe the human processes that must be integrated into a security system in order to make it effective in countering terrorism. 16.30 Closing of Conference 17.00 Reception & Informal exchange of experiences 5/9
THE SPEAKERS Mr. Alon Wainer, Product Manager - SDT Scent Detection Technologies Mr. Wainer served For 9 years in various positions in the security division in Ben-Gurion airport in Israel, where for 4 years he was the manager of the security screening technologies department. During his years in Ben-Gurion Mr. Wainer was in charge of training security personnel in all the aspects of screening technologies; he instructed planned and supervised X-ray operators courses, CT operators courses, security checkpoint training (including metal detectors, ION scan technology, and various EDS technology). Mr. Wainer was in charge of training the explosive detection unit which specializes in bomb threat detection by manually inspecting and dismantling various items. Mr. Wainer specializes in mass transportation security and also has vast experience in designing security programs and training security staff in major public and government installations in Israel. Mr. Claude Potelle, Managing Director - Corporate Technology Services Mr. Potelle holds a Doctorate in Law and a Master degree in Economics from the University of Louvain. He attended Advanced European studies at the College of Europe in Bruges as well as courses on Industrial organization and antitrust at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. He was for many year vice-president of the French strategic planning association AFPLANE and President of the European Strategic Planning Federation. He teaches in a corporate management school in Moscow. Since the early nineties, Mr. Potelle has been conducting advisory missions for international organizations in countries of the former Soviet Union and has developed an activity in technology exchanges between East and West. 6/9
Mr. Amotz Brandes, Director and Managing Partner - Chameleon Associates Mr. Brandes is a veteran of the Israeli Defense Forces Special Reconnaissance Unit. He began his career as a Security Agent for El-Al Israeli Airlines in Los Angeles. Since joining Chameleon Associates he has developed educational programs in Terrorist Threat Mitigation, Security Engineering and Predictive Profiling. In 2005 he became a Managing Partner at Chameleon Associates. Mr. Brandes has a BA Degree in International Development Studies from UCLA. He is the Chair of the Homeland Security Committee of the Southern California Israel Chamber of Commerce. 7/9
PRACTICAL INFORMATION & REGISTRATION When Tuesday June 5th 2007 from 09.00 till 17.00, followed by a Reception Where Kasteel Van Brasschaat Gemeentepark 5 B - 2930 Brasschaat (North of Antwerp, Belgium) Route description: -> www.kasteelvb.be Registration (excl. VAT) ECSA Members: EUR 150 (with priority registration till May 15) Non ECSA Members from Police, Judicial, Intelligence & Military: EUR 200 (subject to seats available) Non ECSA members: EUR 300 (subject to seats available and to acceptance of registration) To Register: Send an email to info@ecsa-eu.org no later than May 30 th, mentioning: Name: First Name: Function: Email: Mobile: Organization: VAT number: Invoice Address: ECSA Members and Accepted Guests will receive a confirmation of registration by email no later than May 30 th.! Cancellation is possible till May 30th, after this date a cost of EUR 150 will be invoiced! 8/9
Hotels Nearby hotels include: Afspanning De Kroon (2 minutes walk from the castle of Brasschaat) www.dekroon.be Bredabaan 409 B - 2930 Brasschaat +32 3 652 09 88 info@dekroon.be Hotel Klokkenhof www.klokkenhof.com Bredabaan 950 B - 2930 Brasschaat +32 3 633 09 27 info@klokkenhof.com Motel Dennenhof www.moteldennenhof.be Bredabaan 940 B - 2930 Brasschaat +32 3 663 05 09 dennenhof@valk.com 9/9