ASIS 2012Rich pre-seminar programs and events

The 58th ASIS International Annual Seminar and Exhibits will take place in Philadelphia on 10-13 September. ASIS offers rich pre-seminar programs and events, and on the Saturday and Sunday, 8-9 September, before the big event opens, there is a series of in-depth panels and discussions attendees should note. Separate registration fees are required to attend these educational programs.

All pre-Seminar programs take place at the Philadelphia Marriott (headquarters hotel).

Here is a list of the Saturday-Sunday seminars:

Detecting Deception in Verbal and Written Statements
Saturday, 8 September-Sunday, 9 September 9, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Statement Analysis (SA) is a powerful investigative tool which enables a security professional or investigator to detect deception in verbal and written statements. Learning this skill will enhance participants’ interviewing and interrogation techniques, even for experienced investigators. In this intensive, hands-on program, participants will learn to understand the differences in communication styles between a truthful and a deceptive person — allowing them to detect deception in verbal and written statements and identify suspects more quickly. They will learn when to take statements from suspects or when to use a Multiple Suspect Elimination Technique when evidence is not available to point to a suspect. Attendees will work with real case examples from criminal investigations that were solved using these proven techniques. Statement Analysis can be used in any type of investigation and helps participants focus on a suspect early in the investigation, saving time and valuable resources.
Program #1254; $595 member; $695 nonmember

Securing Houses of Worship: Best Practices for 21st Century Protection
Saturday, 8 September, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Religious leaders and people of faith worldwide are experiencing unprecedented attacks by criminals and terrorists who see houses of worship (HOW) as soft targets. In this full-day program, participants will learn how to develop and implement security methods and procedures for securing their HOW. Topics address risk management, identifying threats, HOW best practices, liability, protecting the leadership, active shooter, recruiting/training safety and security teams, security for the multi-campus HOW, travel safety, information security/social media, emergency response planning, special event security planning, and more.
Program #1263; $395 member; $495 nonmember

Are Your Officers Safe: Security Officer Life Safety
Sunday, 9 September, 8:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m.
This full-day program outlines a threat that regularly affects private security, gets considerable attention when an event occurs, and then fades into obscurity until the next event. Preventative measures, threat mitigation, even remedial training is often ignored. Increasingly we see the tragic wounding and often killing of private security