13th Annual IACNA Training & Competition

IACNA is excited to celebrate our (Unlucky) 13th Annual Training and Competition at the Ankeny DMACC Campus, October 19th - 21st 2026.

Below is the training agenda.

Oct 19th: Full day of debriefs and training blocks.

Speakers and topics include: Hillsboro FL, Hot Tub Debrief - Aaron Dahl

DMPD, Kidnapping/10-80 Debrief - Luke Hastie

AI and the CNT world

Oct 20th: 12th Annual IACNA Competition - we are back to a full day, only 10 team spots are available. Teams are required to provide a judge and are limited to 8 team members in their NOC. Use of video or bug devices will be a disqualification during the competition.

Oct 21st: Keynote - “A better way to coach” Detective Chief Inspector Dave Pebworth, Devon/Cornwall Police, UK.

Presentation of the “IACNA Belt”

Conference Hotel is the Residence Inn Des Moines-Ankeny. Reservations can be made by calling 515-446-7300, block is under Iowa Crisis Negotiators Association.