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2009 ATC (London - 19th January 2009)

IAAI-UK Annual Training Conference

Monday 19th January 2009 at 09:30am:

The Sir Fredrick Delve Suite, London Fire Brigade Training Centre, 94 Southwark Bridge Road, London, SE1 0EG

Please click here to download the programme that includes details of the location and local accomodation. (PDF File - 259kb)

Category: Events News
News Date: 01/12/2008

Scottish Fire & Forensic Conference

Scottish Fire & Forensic Conference 19th November 2008 Location: Holiday Inn Glasgow East Kilbride Stewartfield Way, East Kilbride G74 5LA Speakers to be confirmed enquiries to; robert.deans @strathclydefire.org

Category: Events News
News Date: 16/09/2008

Late summer 2008 IAAI-UK Summer meeting

Late summer meeting - Monday 22nd September 2008, Manchester The IAAI-UK Summer Training meeting is to be held in Manchester on Monday 22nd September 2008. Our sincere thanks go to Jon Stewart and his team for making all the arrangements. The training programme details are: 09:30hrs Registration and Coffee 10:00hrs Welcome IAAI-UK Summer Meeting 1. Apologies 2. Minutes of meeting held on 30 January 2008 (London) 3. Matters arising and updates. 4. Date of next meeting TRAINING 10:45hrs Mandy Longworth Merseyside Fire & Rescue The wheelie bin epidemic and associated investigation problems. 11:45hrs Crown Prosecution Service (Manchester CPS) The CPS perspective on best evidence. 13:00hrs LUNCH 14:00hrs Stuart Butterworth (Senior Imaging Analyst) and Matthew Foster (Imaging Analyst) Specialist Forensic Services Branch Greater Manchester Police CCTV: Its use, misconceptions and limitations. 15:00hrs COFFEE 15:30hrs Dave Keogh - Greater Manchester Police Drug Squad Problems involving the investigation of properties converted for recreational drug manufacture. 16:30hrs Open Forum 17:00hrs Meeting ends Location: Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Training Centre Address: Cassidy Close off Thompson Street New Cross Manchester M4 5FP Telephone: 0161 908 5155 FAX: 0161 908 5130 www.manchesterfire.gov.uk Link to Web Map: http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/about-us/contact-us/find-our-training-centre.aspx Car parking: Car parking spaces are provided in front and at the side of the Training Centre, however visitors are requested not to park in the first two bays, which are for Borough and Training Centre staff only. By train: Training Centre is located approximately five minutes by road and 20 minutes walk from the two major Manchester railway stations - Piccadilly and Victoria.Taxi ranks are located outside each station concourse. By road: From the North: Leave the M6 at Junction 30 signposted M61 Manchester. Continue along the M61, at junction 3 follow the signposts for ‘Manchester A580’. After 2 miles, the A580 becomes the A6. Follow signs for Salford and Manchester. At Salford sign take one of the outer two lanes A6 Manchester. Continue past University of Salford (on left) and Salford Cathedral (on left) to next set of traffic lights. Turn left onto Trinity Way and follow signs to Ring Road, Leeds M60. Go through traffic lights with MEN Arena on right. At T junction (Cheetham Hill Road) turn right at signs to University, Piccadilly & Victoria Stations. Go through the lights and pass the CIS Building on right and at the next lights turn left (signposted Middleton & Harpurhey). Go through to 2nd set of lights and turn right with signs to Leeds, Rochdale & Oldham (Thompson Street), after the fire station turn left into Cassidy Close. The Training Centre is the second left. From the South: Leave the M6 at Junction 19 and take the A556 following the signs for Manchester (M56). At the large roundabout join the M56 at Junction 7 signposted to Manchester. Follow the signs for Ring Road (S & E) and Stockport. Once on the M60 follow signs for Ring Road (E & N) and then Ring Road (N & W). Leave the M60 at Junction 22 and take the A62 towards Manchester City Centre. After approximately 4.4 miles look out for the red brick Royal Mail Sorting Office and Wing Yip Supermarket (Glamorous Restaurant) on the right hand side. Turn right at the next set of traffic lights and then first right into Cassidy Close. The Training Centre is the second left. Please go to the downloads section to obtain a PDF version of this event's flyer.

Category: Events News
News Date: 01/09/2008

Photographic competition results for 2007-2008

The IAAI-UK held a photographic competition in 2007 and the prize winners for the categories were announced at the recent ATC at the end of January. Please use the link from the home page to view the excellent images that have been submitted. Congratulations to the prize winners that were kindly sponsored by Jessops.

Category: General News
News Date: 23/02/2008

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