• Examine the emergence of virtual criminal networks, where theft and resale of compromised data is now a new business
• Examine some examples of undetected and anonymous on line transfer of value

11.15am - 12.15pm CYBER TERRORISM: COVERT COMMUNICATIONS OVER THE PUBLIC INTERNET
Dr. Paul Watters, senior lecturer, Centre for Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism, Macquarie University
Use this session to learn how criminals and terrorists can use cryptography to secure their communications, and how the use of secure protocols can be traced.

• Learn how a new generation of technologies is emerging, based on real-time steganography, allowing criminals and terrorists to establish covert communications over the public Internet and Voice over IP (VoIP) networks
• See a "live" hypothetical case study of how an organisation could utilise this technology to launder money and what law enforcement officials can do to detect it

12.15am - 1.00pm TECHNOLOGY TODAY: COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH SYSTEMS
Superintendent David Johnson, project director, Mainframe Replacement Program, NSW Police
The NSW Police computer Aided dispatch (CAd) program began in February 2004 and will be available to around 800 high-end users at radio dispatch centres and call centres. It will also be available to a large majority of the 18,000 officers in the NSW Police. Be the first to understand the NSW Police CAd, before training and development is initiated in 2007.

• Discover how to use this new technology before your co-workers
• Understand how the CAd project works, to ensure the system is responsive to your operational needs.

1.00pm - 2.00pm LUNCH

2.00pm - 3.00pm FORENSICS _ CASE STUDY
Dr. Meiya Sutisno, forensic anatomist, Skulls Forensics
Don't miss the opportunity to attend this session led by Dr. Meiya Sutisno, expert in facial identification, biometric facial analysis, facial reconstruction, skull forensics and casting bones.

3.00pm - 3.30pm AFTERNOON TEA

3.30pm - 4.15pm ISSUE AND POLITICALLY MOTIVATED ACTIVISM
Senior Constable David Christie, team leader, Security Intelligence Team, Counter Terrorist Co-ordination Command, NSW Police
This session will identify a number of different groups and the ideologies of issue and politically motivated activists.

• Get involved in the case study, Lessons from the past - 2005 Forbes global CEO conference
• Understand the nexus between activists and the staging of major events in Australia, such as the Asia Pacific Economic cooperation (APEC) to be held at a number of locations throughout Australia during 2007
• Discover what are the new strategies being used to enter into dialogue with organisers, public order management and security planners

4.15pm - 5.00pm INTELLIGENCE SHARING
Andrew Phelan, director of Infrastructure and Corporate Services, Australian Crime Commission
This presentation will discuss the role, projects and activities of the Australian crime commission, and how they work cooperatively to improve the intelligence dividend from law enforcement activities.

• What is the importance of intelligence sharing to law enforcement
• Understand the cultural barriers and possible impediments to achieving successful intelligence sharing
• What are the solutions and technology tools used to support intelligence based law enforcement
  

DAY TWO: 14 SEPTEMBER 2006 

9.00am - 9.15am OPENING ADDRESS

9.15am - 10.00am ADVANCES IN BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY: BIOMETRICS AS A TOOL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
Assistant Commissioner Carlene York, director, Forensic Services Group, NSW Police, Australian Police Medal
Keeping pace with innovation is highly important for law enforcement professionals. This presentation will provide an understanding of the latest advances in biometric technology as a tool for law enforcement. Find out the best way to gather digital evidence at the crime scene and use it as a valuable asset for the investigation of a case.

• Understand the latest advances in biometric technology and its use to assist the presentation of evidence
• Discover how police can make use of biometrics as a tool for law enforcement

10.00am - 10.45am SECURING AUSTRALIAN BORDERS
Group Captain Ian Pearson, Royal Australian Air Force, Chief of Joint Staff, Joint Offshore Protection Command
The methods devised for protection mechanisms in Australia have been shaped by recent terror attacks around the world. Be the first to see the new strategies and technologies Australia is looking at to secure its borders.

• See new strategies implemented by the Joint Offshore Protection command (JOPC) to secure Australian borders, ensuring any terrorist threat to the nation can be quickly detected
• Learn what methods are being used to coordinate information and intelligence from a range of sources, and how to process those details to provide the most appropriate response

10.45am - 11.15am MORNING TEA

11.15am - 11.35am IMAGE SECURITY
John Wallace, national business manager, Professional and Government Markets, Nikon Australia
The advent of digital cameras has enabled images to be manipulated after they have been shot. Law enforcement worldwide is now faced with the problem of proving if an image has not been digitally enhanced.

• Learn how this technology can significantly reduce the time necessary to identify people of interest
• Identify ways it can assist you with the identification of unknown suspects and outstanding unsolved offences by comparison to a database of stored images

12.15pm - 1.15pm LUNCH

1.15pm - 2.00pm HOMICIDE CASE STUDY: THE MORNINGTON MURDERS
Detective Sergeant Shane Brundell, Homicide Squad, Missing Persons Unit, Victoria Police
You will examine a case study in relation to the murder of a pregnant wife and her 19-month old daughter.

• Learn about the details about the nature of the police investigation surrounding the suspicious disappearances of both victims resulting in the arrest and conviction of the husband and father
• Discover the planning and conduct involved in the difficult search that uncovered the remains of both victims, which were found in an industrial asbestos -filled landfill site.

2.00pm - 3.00pm POLICING IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Join Stepan Kerkyasharian AM, chairperson of the Community Relations Commission for a multicultural NSW (Chair) and panel members:
Detective Chief Superintendent Ken McKay, commander, Middle Eastern Crime Squad, State Crime Command, NSW Police
Detective Superintendent Deborah Wallace, commander, South East Asian Crime Squad, State Crime Command, NSW Police
Professor Jock Collins, School of Finance and Economic, University of Technology, Sydney
Dr. Hussein Tahiri, research analyst, Counter Terrorism Coordination Unit, Victoria Police

This panel discussion will highlight different aspects of policing in a multicultural society and look at the partnerships with the community and different ethnic groups.

• Learn how to establish community links within our multicultural society
• Discover new ways to liaise with the community, by implementing specific programs and projects
• Understand how to approach marginalised multicultural groups by working with different agencies other police liaison ethnic officers

3.00pm - 3.20pm

3.20pm - 4.15pm THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TERRORIST SUICIDE BOMBERS: WHAT CAN BE SAID?
Dr Colin A Wastell, senior lecturer, Department of Psychology and Associate of the Macquarie University
Centre for Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism
 
Dr Colin A Wastell will present an evidence based assessment of the psychological processes that underpin suicide bombers and their actions. Views as to the mental stability, criminal nature and normality of suicide bombers will be explored and challenged.

The presentation will focus on a realistic understanding of the psychology of suicide bombers and how this can inform the "West's" response to this phenomenon.

Key Media reserves the right to vary the program and speakers due to any cancellations or rescheduling