Merry Christmas, Happy Hannakah, Happy Kwanzaa
I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. I was in Abu Dhabi attending the United Arab Emirates (UAE),
Women Police 2nd Training Conference. It was a great conference and a wonderful chance to meet other women officers and learn about their department. The government has stated they are committed to supporting their women officers with training, promotional opportunities and the chance to work in all facets of their organization. There were over 500 attendees from all over the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Lebanon. 
After returning I celebrated my Thanksgiving and then got to work on our upcoming Joint Region 9 & 10 Training Conference. Janet, Tamia, Jane Townsley and I have been working on the hotel contract and list of speakers. The training conference dates are March 24 and 25, 2014. The conference theme is "Striving and Thriving in Law Enforcement". The Early Board Meeting (EBM) will be March 22-23, 2014. All IAWP Members are invited to sit in on the EBM and listen to your Board at work. Hotel Conference Fees will apply starting March 21-25, 2014.
The Host hotel will be The Gold Coast Casino and Hotel, Las Vegas NV. The following room prices do not include the Resort Fee $11.19 or Clark County Tax which is 12%. Based on double occupancy the rooms are:
Friday - Saturday Deluxe is $63 and Premium $78
Sunday- Tuesday Deluxe is $28 and Premimum $36
To make hotel reservations the website is www.goldcoastcasino.com/groups or phone 888-402-6278
Our Group ID is ALAWP14.
Conference Registration fee if paid before February 19, 2014 are for Members $125.00 USD
And for Non-Members $225.00. AFTER February 19 the rate will increase to $175.00 for Members and $275.00 for Non-Members. Conference Registration will be handled through the IAWP website, iawp@wildapricot.com.
Registration should be open by Tuesday, December 17, 2013. Please check back in on that date to see if it is.
Fabian
May the Magic of Christmas fill your heart with happiness and peace, and your New Year with joy and Prosperity.
