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(MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL) – On Thursday, September 7, the Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) and the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) will begin training all employees at Miami International Airport (MIA) in Behavior Pattern Recognition™ – the first such training at any U.S. airport.
The technique, which identifies suspicious behavior, was first introduced in the U.S. by Rafi Ron, President of New Age Security Solutions and former security director for Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Miami-Dade Police officers stationed at MIA have been using Behavior Pattern Recognition™ since January 2006, but this is the first time at a U.S. airport that civilian employees will be trained.
WHO:Lauren Stover, MDAD Assistant Director of Security and Communications;
Rafi Ron, President of New Age Security Solutions; and
Major Ruben Galindo, MDPD Airport Station
WHAT:Behavior Pattern Recognition™ training for MIA employees
WHERE:MIA Concourse A Auditorium, 4th Floor
WHEN:Thursday, September 7, 2006, at 8:15 a.m.
(Training session begins at 8:30 a.m.)
EDITOR’S NOTE:
·Only one reporter and one cameraperson per media outlet will be allowed in the training.
·Media will be directed to exit the training once security-sensitive information is discussed.
·If you are interested in attending, please contact the Office of Security and Communications at 305-876-7017 or email Greg Chin at gchin@miami-airport.com.
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