Private Investigators and Security Professionals of WV

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Meeting Info:

What:
Quarterly meeting of the Private Investigators and Security Professionals of West Virginia.

When:
Saturday, November 14, 2009
8:45am - 3:00pm

Where:
Cabela's Conference Center
1 Cabela Drive
Triadelphia, WV

Cabela's is located off I-70, at exit 10.

Rooms are available at Comfort Inn, 675 Fort Henry Rd., Triadelphia. Phone 304-547-0610. Rates are $76.49 plus tax. Please make reservations by November 6th to ensure rate. Light snacks and drinks will be available in the Wheeling Room. Comfort Inn is located off I-70, exit 11.

Don Heaton is planning a hospitality room for Friday night at the Comfort Inn. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Don as soon as possible. He can be reached at 304-737-3560 or 304-281-4455.

Scheduled speakers are:
Randy Swartzmiller, WV State Delegate, will be speaking on the subject of Homeland Security.
Robert Matheny, Chief of Police for the City of Wheeling, will be speaking about the value of good relationships between law enforcement and the private investigations and security industry.
Amber Kroening, Chief Investigator with the Secretary of State, will be speaking about the regulatory powers of the WVSOS office, the current stalking laws, and the possibility of 2-year license renewals.

The featured speaker is Renee O'Farrell. Ms. O'Farrell is a computer forensics consultant based in western Maryland. She is proficient in all major operating systems and carries Apple technician certification and Microsoft BizSpark certification. Ms. O'Farrell will be giving a presentation on computer forensics and will cover such topics as:

What is computer forensics
Definition, history, current state
How and when it is used
Populations and information at risk
What type of information can be recovered
Web browsers, chat rooms, email, documents
Legalities of using computer forensics
Specific cases, current laws, precedents
Challenges to computer forensics
Anti-forensic software detection

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