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Professional Development

Gimborn Road Safety Seminar Yvonne Taylor , North Yorkshire Branch We have been to Gimborn many times, and personally, I love it. For me, it is the IPA’s best kept secret and I’m sure there really is something to interest everyone. Our trip this year was slightly different; we would usually fly. However, with two of us travelling together, it was cheaper to travel by ferry. So we sailed from Hull to Rotterdam, and had a little ‘road trip’. D ue to our slightly late arrival, we missed the introductions and we were unaware that the first presentation could not go ahead as planned. The presenter was a serving Chief Officer and an ongoing Disaster Victim Identification and how this could be utilised when dealing with multiple road traffic fatalities.

The entire week prompted some great discussion and debate on various aspects of road safety, and I’m sure we have all taken something away with us to think about further. For us, we return to Gimborn in March for the Disaster and Crisis Management seminar, where no doubt, we will make more new friends and colleagues. The Gimborn Seminars for 2019 have been announced. The English-speaking seminars next year are: • Disaster and Crisis Management - The Challenge of Dealing with Disasters. • Crime Scene Internet - Crime in Digital Spaces. ASP Instructor Course. • Motorcycle Gangs - Faces of Organised Crime. • Police Street Survival Training. • Security Risk Radicalisation - Understanding & Preventing Radicalisation. • Environmental Crimes - Illegal Profits and Cross Border Crime. • Islam and Europe - Islamisation or Peaceful Co-existence. • The Use of Non-lethal Weapons within the Police – Taser. • Virtual Reality Training for the Emergency Services - Understanding the Technology & Benefits. • Violence around Football Games - Ultras and Hooligans in the Orbit of Football Games. • Terrorism - A Threat to Freedom & Security Please visit the IBZ Gimborn website for dates and more information about each seminar.

operation required him to be at work. Undeterred by the change of plans, one of Thursday’s speakers stepped up with an interesting presentation on adopting a holistic approach to protecting vulnerable road users from large vehicles. That left us with a burning question at the end of a case study – “Should the driver have seen the pedestrian?” On Tuesday, it was our turn. Dave was up first, with his presentation, When is a Crash not an Accident. He presented two unusual cases from his experience as a Forensic Collision Investigator with North Yorkshire Police. I then led the afternoon session, presenting on my ongoing research into Shift Work and Driver Fatigue. On Wednesday morning, we learnt about the prevalence of drivers in Ireland stating the position of the sun was the main contributory factor in their road traffic collision. From personal experience, this isn’t something that has been raised in too many collisions that I have investigated in the past, but was a good discussion point. In the afternoon, we visited the Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) for a very interesting afternoon learning about their research. We saw the crash test areas, including some brand new cars waiting to be deliberately crashed. We even had an opportunity to try out the driving and cycling simulators. Following that, of course, we had some free time in Cologne, sightseeing, shopping or sampling the delights of German food. On Thursday morning, we learnt about the work of the European Transport Safety Council on the ongoing road safety work in Europe and where each member country stood in various ‘league tables’ for road safety. Due to Monday’s revised schedule, there was a gap on Thursday afternoon to fill. Dave and I volunteered to deliver another presentation. This one related to

Arthur Troop Scholarship 2020 is open for applications May-Britt V.R. Ronnebro , Chairperson of the Professional Commission Arthur Troop Scholarships are awarded annually and preferably at least one will be granted to each continent in which we have member sections – Africa, America, Asia, Australasia and Europe. E ach scholarship consists of a bursary of up to €2500 to be used for a seminar at IBZ Gimborn, or at a comparable institution. Applicants must have been an IPA member for at least 2 years Applicants are required to submit an application form setting out their reasons to support their selection.

The Arthur Troop Scholarship Application Form can be found on the international website at www.ipa-international.org/Arthur-Troop- Scholarship. The deadline for applications is 31 March 2019.

before applying and the scholarship must be taken between 1 January and 31 December of the following year. Arthur Troop Scholarships may be awarded to any IPA member who is a serving law enforcement officer, but are predominantly targeted at our younger members.

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