What a long and fruitful road The Security Institute has travelled. Starting from scratch on 2 March 1999 (the Institute’s incorporation date) and then going on to become the largest organisation for security professionals in the UK, The Security Institute now has 1,000 members on its books (give or take a few January late-payers!).
Every Associate, Member and Fellow is part of this success.
Great venue, top speaker
Of course, The Security Institute always hosts an Annual Dinner following its Annual General Meeting, but this year’s is going to be a little bit special. Vinopolis has all the style you’d expect for an Institute celebration. The Board would love to see as many members, guests, clients and security contacts there on Monday 2 March to mark this very special occasion. There’ll be an introduction on How To Taste Wine from a renowned expert and a chance to sample some for yourself! The Win Tour itself consists of different themed areas focusing on the main wine producing regions of the world, including France, Italy, Australia, California and South Africa.
The multi-award winning Vinopolis is listed in London’s Top 20 places to visit.
If the tour of Vinopolis, a great meal and a chance to network weren’t enough, an excellent guest speaker has also been lined up. Steve Collins from PS5 is going to speak about The Dangers of Disguised and Clandestine Weapons.
Hundreds of thousands of weapons have been confiscated by security screeners worldwide. The majority of these items were only detected because they were ether instantly recognisable or activated a metal detector. However, current security equipment is no match for the disguised, improvised and clandestine weapons that are practically impossible to detect and unrecognisable to the untrained eye.
An X-ray screener might detect a weapon in a bag, but only if it looks like a weapon. A metal detector will not be activated by a non-metallic weapon. If a deep concealment method of carry were employed, only a strip search would reveal such weapons.
Trained staff are aware staff
We cannot rely on technology alone when it comes to peoples’ lives. It makes absolutely no difference whatsoever how much money is spent on sophisticated state-of-the-art detection equipment – if you’ve not trained your personnel to understand what kind of weapons they’re looking for, what they could be made from or even what they look like, it’s a cast-iron guarantee they’ll not find them. In an age of increasing weapons-related street violence and terrorism, that’s a deadly problem that affects us all.
Steve is a relatively new member of The Security Institute. He’s the CEO at PS5, which is an internationally-recognised specialist security consultancy and training provider to the law enforcement, defence and security sectors.
Steve has become a familiar face worldwide, delivering training and lectures to Government bodies, law enforcement agencies and the corporate sector.
He’s internationally recognised as a teacher of modern combat systems as well as traditional martial arts with almost 50 years’ experience.
Collins is also an acknowledged authority on disguised, improvised and clandestine weapons, methods of attack and weapons concealment, and the author of the world renowned Manual of Prohibited and Concealable Weapons.
PS5’s training wing R.E.A.C.T delivers highly specialised training protocols to both the private and public sectors with specific focus on weapons-related crime and personal protection from violence, aggressive behaviour and terrorism. In order to carry out certain aspects of its work, PS5 has been granted Home Office Authority approved by the Secretary of State under Section 5.
Notice of the Ninth Annual General Meeting
The Security Institute’s company secretary Nigel Churton has given notice that the 9th Annual General Meeting of The Security Institute Limited will take place in the Academia Room at Vinopolis, No 1 Bank End, London SE1 9BU at 14.00 hrs on Monday 2 March for the following purposes:
– to receive and approve the minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 10 April 2008
– to receive and approve the minutes of the Extraordinary General Meeting conducted on 4 December 2008
– to receive and adopt the Statement of Accounts and Auditors’ Report for the year ended 31 December 2008
– to re-appoint Messrs Price Bailey, Richmond House, Broad Street, Ely, Cambridgeshire as auditor of the company
– to receive a report from the chairman of the Institute
– to elect four members to the Board of Directors as registered with Companies House (details of the nominees will be circulated separately)
– to transact any other competent ordinary business
A member entitled to vote is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend, and on a poll, vote in his or her stead. Proxy forms should be returned to the General Manager, Di Thomas, not less than 48 hours before the meeting. Forms will be supplied on request, and can also be accessed on The Security Institute’s web site.
Institute president Lord Alex Carlile QC will chair the AGM, which should last for approximately 45 minutes. During the meeting the Institute will be electing the remaining four members of the Board.
Accommodation: where you can stay in London
There are a number of hotels in the area recommended by Vinopolis. Where shown, prices are for a single room on 5 January this year.
Hilton Tower Bridge
Telephone: 0203 002 4300
e-mail: reservations.towerbridge@hilton.com (quote VINOP:PR22LG when booking a dinner, bed and breakfast rate or VINOP:PR22GK when booking a bed and breakfast rate)
Novotel
Toll free number: 0870 850 4540
Telephone: 020 7089 0400
e-mail: H3269-RE@accor.com (quote VINOPOLIS)
GB pound 135 (no breakfast) for single room
Hyatt, Great Eastern (City-based, Liverpool Street)
Telephone: 020 7618 5086
e-mail: alicia.anderson@hyattintl.com (quote VINOPOLIS)
Southwark Rose Hotel
Telephone: 020 7015 1480
e-mail: info@southwarkrosehotel.co.uk
(speak to the reservation agent and quote Vinopolis)
GB pound 160 (no breakfast, double or single occupancy)
London Southwark Premier Inn
Telephone: 0870 990 6402
GB pound 124 (no breakfast, double or single occupancy)
Vinopolis is quoted as being ten seconds on foot from this hotel!!!!
What’s the cost? How can you book?
Booking forms for the AGM and the tenth anniversary celebrations are available from Di Thomas, General Manager, The Security Institute, 1 The Courtyard, Caldecote, Warks CV10 0AS (tel: 0845 370 7717).
The total cost is GB pound 70.00 per individual ticket and GB pound 650.00 for tables of ten guests. Dress code is dinner suit for the men and a cocktail or evening dress for the women.
What are you waiting for? Book your place NOW!