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November 14, 2003 Issue # 1 |
Words
cannot do justice to the warmth, energy and enthusiasm emenated
by Derek and his staff
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KINSALE AGM--A STAR EVENT |
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during the 49th AGM in Kinsale, Co., Cork, Ireland. Whether it was
Susan Dunne coordinating our arrivals or Tony Fagan and Jimmy Gahan
running hither and yon every moment of every day was a delight.
And as always, Derek, Jimmy and Alan Marr were overseeing and coordinating
anything and everything from the quality seminar speakers to the |
screening system being developed in the US for aviation security
by Ben Bell (USA) Director of the Office of National Risk Assessment;
successful business and private investigation techniques by Brian
King President of King Reed & Associates Ltd; law enforcement partnerships
by Chief Superintendent Vicki Marr , |
offered insight and suggestions for improvement for both CII and
private investigators. As usual, LexisNexis was behind the scenes
offering financial support including a wonderful luncheon. Highlights
of the week included a “Fork Supper” in the Bullman
Irish Pub, a bus tour of West Cork, Irish Song and Dance, and Jimmy’s
famous Silent Auction. In |
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particular, the quaint city of Kinsale, full of history and good
cheer offered many paths for entertainment. A good time was had
by all and a mark of excellence was certainly established for all
future AGM planning---leaving the rest of us two choices, either
enlist the pods to assist in future seminar planning or return to
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enjoyable tours to the fabulous food. Whether it was a tour to Waterford
Crystal or kissing the Blarney Stone, the "pods" managed to make
it happen. After all, who other than Derek Nally could produce Mr.
Pat Cox, the President of the European Parliament as guest of honor
at the Conference Banquet?
Delegates began arriving on Monday September 15th. The conference
officially opened on Wednesday Sept 17. The seminar opened on Thursday
September 18th with our seminar Chairman, Alan Marr (UK) opening
remarks. Speakers included a presentation concerning the new CAPPS-II
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London Metro
Police, and marketing concepts by Kate who
other than Derek Nally and
Jimmy Gahan could produce Mr. Pat Cox, the President of the President
of theLexisNexis was Howey, Leadership Coach. A Plenary Discussion
on workshop feedback was chaired by Reggie Montgomery. On Saturday
September 20, Alan reopened the seminar before turning it over to
a presentation by Tom Davies (UK) Managing Director, LPI Group Ltd
who spoke about terrorism. Breakout sessions centering on marketing
followed which appeared to be enthusiastically received. Many new
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| NEWS
FROM CANADA |
community
was so high in |
CII member Fred Dehmel
is the first president of the newly formed Council of Private Investigators
- Atlantic Canada. Private Investigators in Atlantic Canada formed
the first association of its kind in Atlantic Canada when they met
in Halifax to create the Council of Private Investigators –
Atlantic Canada, in November 2003. Although several previous attempts
have been made to form an Atlantic association, the new council
was able to build on momentum created by the Canadian Privacy law,
PIPEDA Legislation, to make the association a reality. The council
includes Private Investigators from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and
PEI and hopes to include Newfoundland at some point in the future.
The Council’s first order of business was to lend their support
to associations in Ontario and British Columbia in their efforts
to have the Private Investigator industry defined as an “investigative
body” under the new PIPEDA legislation, which takes effect
January 2004.
Our new Council was also pleased to have Brian King give the new
association a presentation on the new Canadian privacy law. After
the meeting Fred took Brian to Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia,
but could not convince him to have a great Nova Scotia Lobster,
but he
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did
try some down home seafood chowder. Brian even spent some of his
hard earned Ontario money on a Nova Scotia souvenir for one of his
many collections. More than 40 company representatives attended
the first meeting held in Halifax on November 20, 2003, with many
others who could not attend expressing real interest in the Council.
CII Member Fred Dehmel and his company, CSI Investigations, Halifax,
Nova Scotia recently hosted a seminar at the Atlantic World Trade
Centre, Halifax, concerning Canada and US Cross Border Security
Programs, including the new US BIO-Terrorism Act which was introduced
in October 2003.Both
Canada and USA have similar Border Security Programs which deal
with imports and exports to their respective countries. These security
programs have caused great concern to the business communities on
both sides of the border and Fred Dehmel has been providing guidance
to companies in both countries on these programs. When the new US
Bio-Terrorism Act was introduced in October of this year, Fred knew
it was time to provide companies with access to the experts in the
programs.
When the seminar was announced, Fred Dehmel said that interest in
the business
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Atlantic
Canada that people had to be turned away when the event became overbooked.
CSI Investigations brought in experts from Canada Customs and even
flew in a US Department of Homeland Security representative from
the US Embassy in Ottawa.
The speakers gave a variety of presentation topics relevant to all
Canadian firms doing business with the US, including the import
and export of goods and services.
Fred Dehmel spoke on the importance of a corporate security plan,
a Canadian Customs Client Services Officer took the conference members
step-by-step through the paper war involved in the Process of Exporting
and the Reporting Process; while the Coordinator Commercial Projects,
Canada Customs Atlantic Region, focused on the advantages and requirements
for participating in the US-Canada FAST (Free and Secure Trade)
program. A Canadian Customs Regional Intelligence Officer was on
hand to discuss the Canadian Partners in Protection (PIP) program,
which is a similar program to the US Customs- Trade Partnership
Against Terrorism (C-TPAT).
To complete the seminar, a representative from the US Embassy in
Ottawa, Department of Homeland Security spoke on the US C-TPAT program
and the new US Bio-Terrorism Act. |
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