Presents:

Plus:
Building Your Investigations Business from the Ground Up

Featuring Nationally and Internationally Know Speakers

This conference has been approved for 20 CE credits by NALI.

Conference headquarters:
The Double Eagle Hotel and Casino in spectacular Cripple Creek, Colorado’s Las Vegas.

October 11-14, 2007

Co-Sponsor: PI Magazine

Building Your Investigations Business from the Ground up
This full-day seminar is designed to help those new to the business make their businesses and careers flourish.

10 a.m. to noon - THE BASICS - Everything you need to know to get your PI business started and keep it going strong. Speaker: Ex-newspaper reporter turned PI, Jane Cracraft of Denver, Associate Editor of PI Magazine.

Noon - Lunch (On Your Own)

1:30 to 3:30 p.m. - MARKETING 101-501. Speaker: Amy Madden of Loveland, CO, marketing director for one of Colorado’s largest Internet Service Providers.

3:30 to 3:45 p.m. - Break

3:45 to 4:45 p.m. - HOW TO BILL $500 AN HOUR. Speaker: Ex-FBI agent Steven Kerry Brown of Ponte Verda Beach, Florida, author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Private Investigating.

5 p.m. - Meet-n-Greet cocktail reception.

8:30 to 10 a.m. - Paul Jaeb speaking about Investigating Disasters

10 to 10:15 a.m. - Break

10:15 to 11:45 a.m. - FINANCIAL CHEATERS: HOW TO GET YOUR CLIENT’S MONEY BACK
PIs can make big money if they know how to find debtors, figure out where and how they hide their money, and how to get access to it. Speaker: Joe Dickerson of Denver has 43 years of experience investigating white-collar crime and conducting civil and criminal financial investigations, evaluating corporate policies, procedures, operations and compliance. He is a Member of the Colorado Governor's Task Force on Privacy. He has been a consultant to the U.S. Attorney, the Boulder County District Attorney's Office and the Boulder County Sheriff. Clients range from individuals to Fortune 500 companies.

Noon - Lunch (On Your Own)

1:30 to 3 p.m. - SCAMOLOGY 101-501
Rip-offs, scams, cons, grifters, rigged contests, sweetheart deals that are too good to be true (and aren’t)… it’s a jungle out there. PIs need to know how to catch the schemers. Speaker: Fay Faron of New Orleans, one of America’s most famous PIs, author for years of a nationally-circulated newspaper column, guest on a slew of national TV shows, and author of a bookcase of books, including Rip-Offs: A Writer’s Guide to Crimes of Deception.

3 to 3:15 p.m. - Break

3:15 to 4:45 p.m. - -IDENTITY THEFT: STEALTH CRIME OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM.  Senior Investigator Christopher Nelson of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office will present a program on Identity Theft.  Computers, Economy, and the simplicity of stealing identities have enticed people of all backgrounds to commit this growing crime.  Investigator Nelson will educate you in current trends in identity theft, who is at risk and provide suggestions for preventing and recovering from this devastating crime.

5:00 -7:00 p.m. Cocktail reception

10 to 10:15 a.m. - Break

10:15 to 11:45 a.m. - ETHICS, 101-501
Where are the lines the PI shouldn’t cross even if crossing them isn’t illegal? What every PI needs to know to avoid legal and ethical problems in your investigations. Moderator: Kitty Hailey of Philadelphia, the country’s premier PI ethicist, and author of The Code of Professional Conduct. 

Noon - Lunch (On Your Own)

1:30 to 3 p.m. - PROTECTING THE HOUSE Inside a casino security operation. What they know about spotting and defeating card sharks, counters and other casino cheaters that can help you help your clients by giving you an inside look at their insights. Speaker: Ron Buono of Las Vegas, Executive Director of Surveillance at the MGM Grand, the largest hotel in Vegas.

3 to 3:15 p.m. - Break

3:15 to 4:45 p.m. - TBA

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PPIAC and NALI Members       $295.00
Non-Members                           $400.00

The hotel features spacious and lavishly-appointed guest rooms, a range of dining options from casual to elegant, and a casino highlighted by a beautiful stained glass, barrel-vaulted ceiling, offering more than 800 slot machines, progressives, video poker and keno games, plus limited-stakes poker and blackjack. Every guest receives a free hot buffet breakfast every day, and all those over 21 receive a Premier Players’ Card and coupon book with a “Play $20, Get $10 Free” coupon, and coupons for a free hotdog at the Jackpot Deli, 20 percent off at Lombard’s Restaurant, and 10 percent off at the hotel gift shop. Parking is free, as are the valet service and the shuttle to get you anywhere around town.

To reserve your room with your credit-card call 1-800-711-7234. Select option 3 (group sales), and reference code 2148 to get the conference rate. Warning! There are a limited number of rooms available at the discounted rate. We urge you to call ASAP.

What’s Up With Cripple Creek?

This former mining town with Victorian charm is only a two-hour drive from Denver, and features more than a dozen casinos, 24 restaurants and shops galore, all in a quaint small-town setting with gorgeous mountain views. There is a theater featuring a melodrama on the Thursday and Friday nights of the conference (go to butteoperahouse.com for details), a mine tour, a train ride (weather permitting), and a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities, including one of Colorado’s most spectacular state parks.
For details go online to cripple-creek.co.us.

What’s the easiest way to get there from outside Colorado?
Fly into Colorado Springs and take a 15-min. cab ride to the casino shuttle to Cripple Creek.
Shuttle cost: $24. Departs: Every two hours.Details: ramblinexpress.com