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IPA & W.A.D. VANCOUVER BRITISH COLUMBIA TRIP OCTOBER 2023

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After my amazing three week trip to Prague and Eastern Europe in April and May of this year, my wanderlust kicked in once again and my travels took me to Vancouver British Columbia in October 2023. I was attending the World Association of Detectives (W.A.D.) 98th annual conference at the Fairmont Waterfront hotel where I was voted in as Board Director. I contacted my IPA USA 2nd VP liaison Carmen Alvelo who once again assisted me with my endeavors. Carmen put me in touch with William Powell IPA USA Region 5 who subsequently reached out to Karen Frost IPA Vancouver Region 9 VP and Bill Ardill IPA Vancouver Region 13 Travel Secretary.

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Abduction and Murder of Dru Sjodin

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By Robert Heales – Photos courtesy of WADZ Television, Grand Forks

This article was written by me nearly twenty years ago after the day Dru Sjodin’s remains were found after five months of investigation and searching. When people ask me what case I remember most after my forty-year career, without hesitation it was this one. The experience was life changing. It was personal. A day doesn’t pass when I don’t think about Dru.

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98th WAD Conference

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Excitement is building for the 98th WAD Conference taking place at Fairmont Waterfront, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Get a chance to build relations with the top investigators of the world! Grow your business with quality referrals and expand your network.

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Health Care Facilities Report Increase in Cyberattacks

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A report by TechRepublic, an online trade magazine for the IT industry, found that the US health care industry sustains about 1,500 unique cyberattacks per day. One reason for all of these attacks is that many hospitals and medical facilities around the world do not have the most recent, state-of-the-art technologies installed to protect themselves from hackers.

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