Event Schedule • CTSC Canada

Travel Day | Monday May 5, 2025

Date & Time

Event Description

Location

Monday
16:00-21:00

Exhibitor Setup Opportunity (Optional)

Registered CTSC 2025 exhibitors may setup display booths between 16:00 – 21:00 hours. The exhibit hall will be locked down at 21:00 hours.

Day 1 \| Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Date & Time	Event Description	Location
Tuesday 08:00-08:30	Participant \| Exhibitor \| Presenter Registration The CTSC 2025 Registration Booth and Exhibit Area will open to conference participants beginning at 08:00 hours.
Tuesday 08:30-08:50	Opening Remarks \| CTSC 2025 Theme: Introducing CTSC 2025. Presented by: Paul D Turner, TSS, TSI Paul is the President \| CEO of Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., and is a TSB certified Technical Security Specialist (TSS) and Technical Security Instructor (TSI) with 45 years of direct experience providing TSEC, TSCM, ECM, COMSEC and CI professional services. Paul has a quarter century of practical experience working as a professional investigator, and six (6) years as group leader, providing high risk VIP protection and technical intelligence support, for high profile entities and clients.
Tuesday 08:50-09:00	Break Sponsored by: Price Langevin Technical Security
Session 1ATuesday 09:00-10:30
Tuesday 10:30-10:40	Break Sponsored by: Price Langevin Technical Security
Session 2ATuesday 10:40-12:00
Tuesday 12:00-12:45	Lunch Sponsored by: Comsec Global Counterespionage Specialists
Session 3ATuesday 12:45-14:10
Tuesday 14:10-14:20	Break Sponsored by: Price Langevin Technical Security
Session 4ATuesday 14:20-15:20
Tuesday 15:20-15:30	Break Sponsored by: Price Langevin Technical Security
Session 5ATuesday 15:30-16:30	Bug-Off Primer In preparation for the all-day Bug-Off practical hands-on participation and competition, John will take conference participants through the typical process and resources needed to undertake a competent technical security inspection. John, will also host an interactive question and answer session and provide tips and tricks to help prepare those who perhaps, are not technical operators, or those who would like a short refresher, for the Bug-Off session 8A. Seasoned professionals are also welcome to join the discussion and may offer tips or advice either about TSCM inspections and/or the equipment utilized. Learn about the equipment and more importantly, how to interpret the results. Presented by: John A. Price, CPP, CRM John has been involved in the security industry since 1987, working in various positions including Security Director, Edmonton Conference Centre and Edmonton Tourism, Alberta Solicitor General Protective Services Operations, Government of Alberta, Corporate Security Advisor to the City of Edmonton, for multiple departments, and since 2001 as a managing partner of Price-Langevin and Associates Inc. John specializes in the design and implementation of physical and technical security protective systems, specifically designing systems for corporate operations, government officials and politicians.
Tuesday 16:30-16:45	Q & A Opportunity \| Daily Reminders and Announcements Professional Development TSCM Group Inc. \| CTSC 2025 Moderator Presented by: Paul D Turner, TSS, TSI Paul is the President \| CEO of Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., and is a TSB certified Technical Security Specialist (TSS) and Technical Security Instructor (TSI) with 45 years of direct experience providing TSEC, TSCM, ECM, COMSEC and CI professional services. Paul has a quarter century of practical experience working as a professional investigator, and six (6) years as group leader, providing high risk VIP protection and technical intelligence support, for high profile entities and clients.
Tuesday 17:30-21:00	CTSC 2025 \| Hospitality Night Sponsored by: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc. Vilution Limited (UK)	TBA

Day 2 \| Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Date & Time	Event Description	Location
Wednesday 08:00-08:30	Participant \| Exhibitor \| Presenter Registration The CTSC 2025 Registration Booth and Exhibit Area will open to conference participants beginning at 08:00 hours.
Session 6AWednesday 08:30-10:20
Wednesday 10:20-10:30	Break Sponsored by: Price Langevin Technical Security
Session 7AWednesday 10:30-12:00
Wednesday 12:00-12:45	Lunch Sponsored by: Comsec Global Counterespionage Specialists
Session 8AWednesday 09:30-16:30	CTSC 2025 "Bug-Off" This is a day-long concurrent session, mainly designed for experienced operators. The new schedule is flexible enough to allow participants more time for the exercise as well as providing opportunities to take in some simultaneous conference presentations, should they wish. Not sure? Consider sitting in on session 5A \| Bug-Off Primer. Our TSCM “Bug-off” provides a light-hearted competitive spirit and the opportunity to evaluate, and most importantly learn more about the professional level TSCM equipment resources supplied by various exhibitors and sponsoring participants. Participating in our competitive “Bug-Off” is an excellent way to extend your networking opportunities and gain valuable in-sight from other like-minded professional TSCM practitioners while enjoying a mildly entertaining and practical component of the conference, now 16 years in the running. Prizes, Awards, Peer Recognition, and Bragging Rights are just a few of the benefits for the participants of our TSCM competitive “Bug-off”. The Office of Evil Intent, aka Paul D Turner, TSS TSI and Andrzej Wolczanski, TSS have spent the previous year, plotting and planning challenging methods and real-world compromises for this year’s event. Don’t worry, we’re not going to make you go hungry as well. Participants may break for lunch at 12:00 Presented by: Andrzej Wolczanski, TSS Andrzej is part of the Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., management team and is a graduate of the Technical Security Specialist (TSS) Designate Certification program, providing advanced instructional support for the Kestrel TSCM ® Professional Software, travelling in a support role for our Technical Operator Certification, and various familiarization training programs under the banner of professional development, and certification programs at our Resident Training Centre (RTC) in Eastern Ontario and for clients worldwide. Sponsored by: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc.
Session 9AWednesday 12:45-13:45
Wednesday 13:45-14:00	Break Sponsored by: Price Langevin Technical Security
Session 10AWednesday 14:00-14:50
Wednesday 14:50-15:00	Break Sponsored by: Price Langevin Technical Security
Session 11AWednesday 15:00-16:00
Wednesday 16:00-16:10	Break Sponsored by: Price Langevin Technical Security
Session 12AWednesday 16:10-17:10
Wednesday 17:10-17:15	Q & A Opportunity \| Daily Reminders and Announcements Presented by: Paul D Turner, TSS, TSI Paul is the President \| CEO of Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., and is a TSB certified Technical Security Specialist (TSS) and Technical Security Instructor (TSI) with 45 years of direct experience providing TSEC, TSCM, ECM, COMSEC and CI professional services. Paul has a quarter century of practical experience working as a professional investigator, and six (6) years as group leader, providing high risk VIP protection and technical intelligence support, for high profile entities and clients.
Wednesday 17:45-21:30	CTSC 2025 \| Casual Dinner & Awards Night Join us for a casual, relaxing, and always entertaining Dinner and Awards Night event. The evening rounds out with our Keynote speaker and a networking opportunity with like-minded industry leaders in TSCM and Cyber-Security disciplines. A causal sit-down dinner will be served promptly at 18:15 Sponsored by: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc. Vilution Limited (UK)	TBD
Session KeynoteWednesday 19:00-20:30	TBD	TBD
Wednesday 20:30-21:00	Industry Awards \| Bug-Off Awards \| Antenna Design Awards \| Door Prizes Sponsored by: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc.	TBD
Wednesday 21:00-21:30	Networking Opportunity Upon completion of the CTSC 2025 Dinner & Awards night festivities there will be an informal networking opportunity rounding our the evening. This is an excellent opportunity for exhibitors, sponsors and participants and CTSC 2025 guests to socialize and network. Sponsored by: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc.	TBD

Day 3 \| Thursday, May 8, 2025
Date & Time	Event Description	Location
Thursday 08:00-08:00	Participant \| Exhibitor \| Presenter Registration The CTSC 2025 Registration Booth and Exhibit Area will open to conference participants beginning at 08:00 hours.
Session 13AThursday 08:30-09:50
Thursday 09:50-10:00	Break Sponsored by: Price Langevin Technical Security
Session 14AThursday 10:00-10:50
Thursday 10:50-11:00	Break Sponsored by: Price Langevin Technical Security
Session 15AThursday 11:00-12:00
Thursday 12:00-12:45	Lunch Sponsored by: Comsec Global Counterespionage Specialists
Session 16AThursday 12:45-15:45	Technical Security Branch (TSB) Technical Workshop Our professional development qualifying technical workshop is an extension component of our Certified Technical Operator (CTO) and Certified Government Technical Operator (CGTO) imbedded programs as part of the Technical Security Specialist (TSS) Designate Certification Program. This year, our TSS program is scheduled for the week leading up to CTSC 2025, and continuing at the Red Deer Training Centre (RDTC) the week following the conference. The ability to continue with enhanced training during the conference adds significant added value to our standards-based program format. Our technical workshop is open to all CTSC 2025 participants that wish to enhance their knowledge of unique subject matter training that is simply not available by any other provider. Our technical workshop will tackle advanced elements of three (3) essential TSCM topics delivered by our certified Technical Security Instructors (TSI): Electro-Magnetic Spectrum Understanding Power Line Vulnerabilities Advanced Optical Detection and Analytics Managing Professional Liability at the Deployment Level Presented by: Paul D Turner, TSS, TSI Paul is the President \| CEO of Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., and is a TSB certified Technical Security Specialist (TSS) and Technical Security Instructor (TSI) with 45 years of direct experience providing TSEC, TSCM, ECM, COMSEC and CI professional services. Paul has a quarter century of practical experience working as a professional investigator, and six (6) years as group leader, providing high risk VIP protection and technical intelligence support, for high profile entities and clients. Sponsored by: Professional Development TSCM Group Inc.
Thursday 15:45-16:00	CTSC 2025 \| Closing Remarks Professional Development TSCM Group Inc. \| CTSC 2025 Moderator Presented by: Paul D Turner, TSS, TSI Paul is the President \| CEO of Professional Development TSCM Group Inc., and is a TSB certified Technical Security Specialist (TSS) and Technical Security Instructor (TSI) with 45 years of direct experience providing TSEC, TSCM, ECM, COMSEC and CI professional services. Paul has a quarter century of practical experience working as a professional investigator, and six (6) years as group leader, providing high risk VIP protection and technical intelligence support, for high profile entities and clients.