CATO 2009 TRAINING CONFERENCE

SWAT Commanders’ and Team Leaders’

Annual Meeting

Monday, September 28, 2009

0700 Registration & Vendor Hall open for breakfast

0800 Presentation of the Colors and National Anthem

Welcome and Opening Remarks

0840 Break (Refreshments in the Vendor Hall)

0900 Historical and Contemporary Issues Shaping SWAT Over 40 Years presented by Richard Carmona

1015 Break (Refreshments in the Vendor Hall)

1045 Historical and Contemporary Issues Shaping SWAT Discussion Panel: John Kolman, Mike Hillmann, Sid Heal, and Ron McCarthy (continued)

1200 CATO hosted lunch in the Vendor Hall

1330 Leadership in the Shadows

Presented by Sergeant Major Kyle Lamb, (ret.) USMC

1445 Break (Refreshments in the Vendor Hall)

1515 Leadership in the Shadows (continued)

1630 SWAT Commander’s Meeting Wrap Up

1700 Cocktail Reception in the Vendors’ Hall

1830 5.11 BBQ Dinner – Invitation Only

First 300 registered attendees

CATO 2009 TRAINING

CONFERENCE

SCHEDULE

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

0700 Registration & Vendor Hall Open for Breakfast

0800 General Membership Meeting

Presentation of the Colors & National Anthem

Welcome & Opening Remarks

0845 Break - Refreshments in the Vendor Hall

0900 SWAT Supervision of Violent Events:

From Failures to Success

presented by Sergeant Ron McCarthy

(ret. Los Angeles Police Department)

1015 Break (Refreshments in the Vendor Hall)

1045 SWAT Supervision of Violent Events:

From Failures to Success (continued)

1200 CATO hosted lunch in the Vendor Hall

Track 1 Track 2

1300 Rialto Police Department Tactical Diagramming

SWAT Debrief presented by

presented by Commander Sid Heal (ret.)

Capt. William Tony Farrar Los Angeles County

Rialto Police Department Sheriff’s Department

1445 Break Break

1515 Rialto Police Department Tactical Diagramming

SWAT Debrief presented by

presented by Commander Sid Heal (ret.)

Capt. William Tony Farrar Los Angeles County

Rialto Police Department Sheriff’s Department

1700 CATO Hosted Cocktail Reception in Vendor Hall

CATO 2009 TRAINING

CONFERENCE

SCHEDULE

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Track 1 Track 2

0800 Dynamic Entry SWAT Training Planning

for Search Warrants: and Documentation

Should it be a thing of the past? presented by

presented by Lt. Ken Hubbs

Lt. Mike DiMaggio San Diego

Ft. Lauderdale P.D. Police Dept.

0945 Break Break

1015 Dynamic Entry SWAT Training Planning

for Search Warrants: and Documentation

Should it be a thing of the past? presented by

presented by Lt. Ken Hubbs

Lt. Mike DiMaggio San Diego

Ft. Lauderdale P.D. Police Dept.

1200 Lunch

1300 Kenneth Wilson Manhunt LASD Explosive Breaching

presented by Program Overview

Lt. Neil Dadien presented by

Sgt. Matt Alexander Lt. Donnie Johnson

Fresno County Los Angeles County

Sheriff’s Department Sheriff’s Department

Special Enforcement Bureau

1445 Break Break

1515 Kenneth Wilson Manhunt LASD Explosive Breaching

presented by Program Overview

Lt. Neil Dadien presented by

Sgt. Matt Alexander Lt. Donnie Johnson

Fresno County Los Angeles County

Sheriff’s Department Sheriff’s Department

Special Enforcement Bureau

1700 Training Day Concludes

CATO 2009 TRAINING

CONFERENCE

SCHEDULE

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Track 1 Track 2

0800 The Anatomy of Non-Lethal Chemical Agents

SWAT Shooting Myths, Misconceptions

presented by and Mysteries

Deputy Chief Dave Trombi presented by

Captain Dave Letourneau Sergeant John Pokorny

Sergeant Glen Powe Captain Dennis Cole (ret.)

Maricopa County San Diego County

Sheriff’s Department Sheriff’s Department

0945 Break Break

1000 The Anatomy of Non-Lethal Chemical Agents

SWAT Shooting Myths, Misconceptions

presented by and Mysteries

Deputy Chief Dave Trombi presented by

Captain Dave Letourneau Sergeant John Pokorny

Sergeant Glen Powe Captain Dennis Cole (ret.)

Maricopa County San Diego County

Sheriff’s Department Sheriff’s Department

1200 2008 CATO Conference Concludes

* Tentative Schedule Subject to Change*