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2009 Conference
July 23 and 24, 2009
LOCATION:
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
4800 Merle Hay Rd., Des Moines, Iowa 50322
Conference Notice:
Jimmie Mesis will attend the conference as both a speaker and vendor.
Additional speaker/vendor information will be given as it is made available.
CEU:
12 Hours
Hotel Reservations:
The IAPI has reserved a block of rooms at the discounted rate of $83.00. For every room that is booked for the conference, IAPI will be credited a portion of the rental of the meeting rooms. You are making a difference by staying at the host hotel.
Call for Reservations: 1-515-278-4755
Agenda:
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Speakers:

  • Jimmie Mesis - (1)Insuring your retainer agreement protects you - (2)Increasing your internet based income and web site ranking - (3)Double your income with referrals and Networking

  • Terry Duncan - Cognitive interviewing techniques - Terry has ten years experience as a law enforcement officer and detective in Iowa, as well as twenty years of Special Investigative Unit experience working as an employee of insurance companies and six years as a self employed private investigator specializing in fire/explosion investigation with over 6,000 recorded statements conducted.

  • Karen Duncan - (1)The care and feeding of Attorneys and clients - (2)Attainment of public records - Karen has twenty years in criminal law, including as a prosecutor in Rochester, Minnesota and the Benton County Attorney's Office in Vinton, Iowa. She has also been a private attorney in Poweshiek County as well as the Managing Attorney for the 3rd District Public Defenders’ Office in Minnesota where she is the Chief Public Defender for eleven counties in Southern Minnesota.

  • Denny Carr - Denny was born and raised in Albia, Iowa, and began his law enforcement career as a part-time police officer in Albia. He later became the Monroe County Sheriff where he was elected five times. He was an investigator with the Iowa Board of Medical Examiners and later was the Associate Director of that agency.
  • In 1991 he founded the private investigation agency of Dennis M. Carr & Associates and he currently serves as president and principal investigator. He served ten years as a member of the board of directors of the Iowa State Sheriff' and Deputy Association including two years as president. He has also served on the board of directors of the Iowa Association of Private Investigators including three years as president.

    Denny will be speaking about his years of experience as a process server.

  • Mike Burke - Mike is the Director of the Iowa Central Homeland Security Training Center at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge. He is responsible for the implementation of a Homeland Security Training Center in Iowa. He developed curriculum in the area of Terrorism Awareness, Incident Command, and Bombing Awareness.  He is a former deputy sheriff and loss Prevention Agent with Sears in Fort Dodge.

  • IRBsearch

  • Vicki Boser - Vicki L Boser the principal of InsuranceTek Inc in 1985 started in the insurance industry. As a company underwriter and marketing manager, she enjoyed working directly with the clients and program development. Working on other National Program development, she developed a National Program for Private Investigators, Process Servers, Claims Adjusters, Lie Detection, Security Services/Guard and Mortgage Field Services.
  • The team at InsuranceTek Inc assisted over 2500 clients in placement of coverage.  The Alliance Group of Associations was developed as well as to assist in providing on risk management tools.

Vendors:

  • IRBsearch
  • Central States Fire - Terry Duncan will sponsor the afternoon break
  • PI Magazine - PI Gear
  • Iowa Interactive
  • Insurance-Tek
  • Yergey Insurance Agency - sponsoring the Thursday morning Continental Breakfast

More Conference information to follow as it is received.

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