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CONFERENCE
WRAP UP
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he 42nd Annual Training Symposium was held March 6-10, 2019 in the heart of Silicon Valley
at the Santa Clara Hyatt Regency Hotel and Convention Center. This year's conference focused
on the ongoing efforts of all law enforcement leaders to develop strategies and solutions to manage
continuously evolving legal, political, and operational issues. Sessions addressed communication
platforms and approaches to improve community-police engagement and collaboration, which was
evident in this year’s theme “Teaming Up for a Brighter Future.”
There was a broad scope of
workshop topics geared toward law
enforcement executives. A fantastic
example was Chief Martin Lyle’s
session titled “Creating a Culture of
Accountability” that discussed the
use of body worn camera’s and how
accountability is crucial to a healthy
organization and the law enforcement
mission. Also, Chief Eric Jones, Retired
Chief Richard Lucero and Sergeant
Renee Mitchell presented “The
Importance of Evidence-Based Policing
for Executive Managers”. This panel
discussion focused on why evidence-
based practices are so important for
police executives to understand in the
current political climate.
The conference opened with
keynote speaker Dr. Mitch Javidi,
who introduced participants to the
MAGNUS Leadership Principles
and practices for advanced officer
performance, emotional survival
and resiliency. Additional keynotes
included Retired Chief Dan Linskey
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from the Boston Police Department
who gave a compelling case study of
the Boston Marathon Bombing and his
unique experience and Documentary
Filmmaker Brett Culp who spoke
about Superhero Leadership and
how everyday people can have an
extraordinary impact.
Attendees also heard from Tony
Blauer of Blauer Tactical Systems and
Sergeant Danny Tamblyn from the
Dorset Police Department in the UK
about their pioneered research and
training methodologies that influence
defensive tactics throughout the world.
The conference closed with
a debrief of the active shooter
incident at the YouTube campus
in San Bruno in April of 2018 from
Chief Ed Barberini and Lieutenant
Ryan Johansen. They focused on
the timeline of the suspect’s actions
before and during the incident,
the emergency response, public
information and incident command
management.
One of the highlights of the
conference are the awards. On
Saturday we recognized the Chula
Vista Police Department with the
CPCA Technology Award. That
evening we presented two special
awards; The Joe Malloy and Allen W.
Sill awards. The Joe Malloy Award,
which is presented to a Cal Chiefs’
member based upon the recipient’s
professionalism, leadership, energy,
and commitment to the mission of
the association, was awarded to
Chief Ken Corney of the Ventura
Police Department. The Allen W.
Sill award, that was adopted by the
Board of Directors in 2015 to honor
the vision and accomplishments of
West Covina Police Chief, Allen W.
Sill and the founding chiefs who
created the California Police Chiefs
Association, was awarded to Retired
Chief, Deborah Linden of the San
Luis Obispo Police Department.
At Wednesday evening’s
Installation Dinner, Chief David Swing