Crisis Negotiation Seminar

Greetings from Chief Rick Hanson

On behalf of the Calgary Police Service, welcome to the 2010 Calgary Negotiation Seminar. The Service is very pleased to be co-sponsoring this event with the Southern Alberta District RCMP.

This is the 16th annual learning forum; a place to update your skills, share best practices with other negotiators, and to learn about new technology.

Whether responding to a hostage taking, a barricaded person, or a subject threatening suicide, never before have the skills of a negotiator been so important.

Behind each successful resolution is a team of highly-skilled individuals whose training is second to none. It’s our hope that this seminar will provide you with some of the skills you need to go into each situation with the best possible information and expertise.

My sincerest thanks to all of the presenters who are sharing their experiences and expertise with us.

Welcome.

Rick Hanson
CHIEF OF POLICE

MESSAGE OF SUPERINTENDENT RANDY McGINNIS
RCMP SOUTHERN ALBERTA DISTRICT

It gives me great pleasure to welcome delegates and presenters to Southern Alberta and the 16th Annual Calgary Negotiation Seminar.
Thanks to the tireless work of the organizing committee, this conference continues to attract participants from across North America and is an unparalleled opportunity to explore good practices, consider innovative approaches and establish new friendships.

I have a great deal of personal admiration for the men and women that work as Negotiators, Tactical Officers and Incident Commanders. Incident after incident, the public relies on your professionalism to confront violence with determination and good judgment. A number of our members still perform these duties above and beyond their work in other units. Your families have also made tremendous sacrifices along the way and they all deserve our thanks.

The longevity and success of this particular event speaks volumes about the close working relationship between the RCMP and the Calgary Police Service, and also reminds us that our capacity to meet the expectations of the public will rely on the willingness of our agencies and our individual members to share expertise and work towards a common goal of safe homes and safe communities.

Sincerely,

R. MCGINNIS, Superintendent
District Commander
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Southern Alberta
"K" Division