March 2011
Jack Case  
           
           
 
Dear ,

 

This year's Annual Conference agenda is loaded with some of the best sessions that have ever been offered. Your conference committee has specifically designed all 18 sessions to provide you with new ideas and techniques to impact your bottom line and give you the maximum ROI.

Save $100 when you send in your registration by March 15th!  And be sure to take advantage of the IAPSC group rate of $189/night at the Omni San Diego Hotel by March 18th.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Jack Case

Conference Committee Chair    

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Douglas Babcock

Associate Member 

Cygnus Security Consultancy

P.O. Box 7

Jeffersonville, VT 05464

(802) 730-4066

doug@cygnusvt.com 

 

James Dale, CPP 

Active Member

Continuum Worldwide

3333 Farnam Street, Ste. 1

Omaha, NE 68131

(402) 916-1838 

jim.dale@continuumww.com 

 

Anthony DiSalvatore, CPP 

Internal Consultant

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

3708 Las Vegas Blvd.

Las Vegas, NV 89103

(702) 698-1901

adisalvatore@yahoo.com 


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President 

Norman D. Bates, Esq.


Treasurer 

James Kelton


Secretary 

Mark Bennett


Past President 

Karim Vellani


Board Members 

Dave Aggleton
Elliot Boxerbaum
Jack Case
Leslie Cole
Harold Gillens
Jonathan Lusher
Fred Miehl
Frank Pisciotta
Rob Shellow
Michael Silva
Ken Wheatley
Alan Zajic

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Chuck Sennewald

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IAPSC Annual Conference
San Diego - April 17-20

The closing session of the IAPSC Annual Conference features a high-profile panel of experts: Robert D. Shellow, PhD, CSC and William A. Hawthorne, CPP, CSC, and moderated by Jim Clark, CPP. They will target the common but lethal mistakes that are made in proposals, in interviews, in marketing, in reporting, etc. This not-to-be-missed session focuses on the big mistakes that can cost you money, jeopardize your reputation in the industry, or cripple your business. Drawing from over 85 combined years of experience, the panelists will share their knowledge of how to recognize the risks, steer around them, and make cost-effective decisions.  

Register Now! and Download Conference Schedule

 

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The IAPSC website's "Find A Consultant" site is where clients can search for you by Service, Industry, Region, or Keyword. However, over 30 members haven't completed profile information, and therefore won't come up in any search. If your name is on this list, then your profile is incomplete. Follow these easy steps to update your profile:

Step 1: Log in to your profile. Go to "My Account", click the "Edit" tab, and click "IAPSC Profile".

Step 2: Update your contact information, then select all of the listed "Disciplines/Expertise/Services" & "Industries/Environments" that apply to you. 

Step 3: Scroll down to "Keywords" and input any words that describe your business, expertise, location, skills, etc.

Step 4: Click "Save" and you'll be off the incomplete profile list!

 

Member Benefit: Industry Best Practices   

IAPSC members in specialized fields have developed "Best Practices" that have been adopted by the Association. These Best Practices reflect the recommended methods for specific tasks. Both links below will open Word documents containing the related information. 

 

Detaining Shoplifting Suspects

 

Forensic Methodology

IAPSC Members in the News at ASIS 

· Marianna Perry, Bruce D. Harman, CPP and Linda Watson, CPP, have all accepted appointments as Vice Chairs of the Educational Institutions Security Council. Perry for the Crime and Loss Prevention Council and Harman and Watson for the Educational Institutions Security Council.

· Richard Grassie, CPP received the President's Award of Merit at the Annual Convention and Exhibits in Dallas.
 
· Alan Zajic, CPP, a member of the IAPSC Board and Former Chairman of the Hospitality, Entertainment And Tourism Security Council of ASIS received the Council Chair of The Year Award during the recent Leadership Meeting held in Pentagon City, VA. in January.  Al is the third IAPSC member to win the coveted award.  In previous years, Bruce D. Harman, CPP won while serving as Chair of the Educational Institutions Security Council and Leslie Cole, CPP won while serving as Chair of Crime and Loss Prevention Council. 
 
· Leslie Cole, CPP has been appointed as Council Vice President with oversight for the following Councils: Private Security Services; Commercial Real Estate; Retail Loss Prevention; and Educational Institutions Security Councils.
On the IAPSC Blog
Moderated by
Ken Wheatley, MA, CPP and Karim Vellani, CPP, CSC

· The Discovery Channel aired an interview with IAPSC Member Kevin D. Murray this month about his electronic eavesdropping detection instrumentation.  Read the full post.

· IAPSC member Jim McGuffey, CPP has posted a questionnaire for house of worship organizations. The questionnaire or "test" helps organizations gauge how effective their security program may be. View the PDF file. 


· IAPSC Member John White, CPP, CHPA presented a webinar titled, "How to Conduct Effective Workplace Violence Threat Assessments & Respond in an Appropriate (and Legally Defensible) Manner.  Blowing off Steam, or Ready to Blow!"  Read more.

· IAPSC Member John White, CPP, CHPA was quoted in an article entitled "Tip of the Week: Security considerations for psychiatric patients" in the HCPro, Inc. Hospital Safety Connection newsletter.  View the full post.

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