We recommend early registration to avoid missing this March Breakfast Event sponsored by Nab. Two leading presenters in the complex field of terrorism research and practice will provide valuable insights into a growing area of concern for security leaders.

Open from 4 January 2016, the Allan J. Cross Award provides a certification reference set for 20 ASIS members. Winners may select the reference materials for either CPP, PCI or PSP certification.

At our first event in 2015 Judge Eugene Hyman discussed issues around court security from a USA perspective. The Judge is an expert on domestic violence and founded the first domestic violence courts in the USA.

National Broadband Network (NBN) has announced the creation of 700 new high skill jobs for the Cyber Security Operations Centre to be established in Docklands.

On behalf of the Chapter Executive Committee, our Chair Dr Tony Zalewski wishes all security leaders a safe and happy festive season. We look forward to further successes in 2016.

The Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) and the Sydney Institute of Criminology are delivering a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design course in early 2016.

Marcus Smith and Monique Mann from the Australian Institute of Criminology have recently published the paper Recent Development in DNA Evidence

A media release from the Victorian Special Minister of State advised IBAC and the Auditor-General’s powers will be expanded under new legislation. The legislation will assist to further strengthen Victoria’s integrity and accountability system.

More commonly known as “drones” a recent report in the USA advises that the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) market is estimated to be USD $10.1B in 2015 and is expected to reach USD $14.9B by 2020. The use of UAVs in Australia is growing hence we need to understand their uses and implications for systems of security.

At our recent AGM your new Executive Committee for 2016 was elected. Congratulations and thank you to those volunteer members who freely give their time and effort to further advance the Chapter.