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	Technical Theatre No 3			Session Sponsor
Date	Thursday 31st January 2008
Time	10.30 - 12.30
Description	Today’s city centres are typically faced with shop theft, vandalism, and violent or threatening behaviour. The increased use of wireless surveillance is enabling operators to site cameras in hot spots to help crowd control. This session looks at how IP based solutions have delivered valuable intelligence allowing operators to react quickly appropriately to threats, harassment, or violent behaviour.
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Title	Securing G8
Start Time	10.30
Speaker	Alex Thornton - BDM
Company	Flir
Description	Having the world’s leader all in one location at the same time is a security logistic nightmare so the heads of security had to look at the very best and latest in technology to allow them meet this challenge. The decision was made to install along side traditional TV cameras Thermal Imaging Cameras. Unlike the traditional cameras which wile effective were limited in its range and also subject to the lighting and weather conditions. This is the security awareness with the ability to have long range detection with the camera able to detect for objects at up to 1600meters in all weather, day or night. They also used hand held devices that ran on 4xAA batteries with a detection range of 800meters allowing mobile and QRF teams to be deployed and investigate and monitor areas.

Title	Technology for technology’s sake
Start Time	11.00
Speaker	Keith Nelson - Business Advisor
Company	Bolton Council
Description	Bolton MBC Have an integrated security system covering all commercial industrial premises on Eight separate estates over a radius of 15 Kilometres and is run by a Not For profit ltd company owned by the member companies under the new Business Improvement Districts (BIDs). The scheme is an IP wireless system  with over 80 street based cameras all linking to a central station, which also monitors all intruder alarms, exclusive member web site and a co-ordinated mobile patrol. All the cameras are full function and the recording at 25 frames per sec and are saved for 30 days. The scheme was the first in the country to utilise IP wireless technology over such a wide area and large number of cameras and also has on line engineering. The scheme has reduced crime by over 80% since its inception in 2004 and is regarded nationally best of it’s type.