The Midwest Gang Investigators Association, in association with the FBI, ATFE, National Gang Center, U.S. Attorneys Office, National District Attorneys Association, MOCIC and NDIC will hold its yearly National Street Gang Training Conference on May 18-20, 2010 at the Millennium Hotel in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. This conference will offer a wide variety of training topics related to criminal street gangs, including investigation and prevention. Experts from throughout the United States will speak. Attendance to this conference is restricted to law enforcement officers, probation/parole, corrections officers, intelligence analysts and prosecutors.
A conference flyer and registration form is attached, or may be downloaded by signing on www.mgia.org
AGENDA TOPICS and SPEAKERS (more topics being planned)
Undercover Investigation of the Outlaws Motorcycle Gang – Mark Demas, ATFE, St. Louis, MO
Asian Street Gangs - Brittany Vuong-Sandoval, Colorado Department of Corrections
Tactical Interviewing of Gang Members – Michael Martin, Minneapolis Police Department
Gangs in the Military – Jeff Kierman, Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), San Diego, CA
3 W’s of Gang Investigations (Warrants, Wires, Witnesses) – Matthew ODeane, San Diego District Attorneys Office
Behind the Wall – Security Threat Groups/Prison Gang Management – Johnny Hawkins, North Carolina Department of Corrections
Community Response to Gangs – Victor Gonzalez, Houston, Texas Mayors Office
Skinheads/Neo-Nazi Culture – T.J. Leyden, former Neo-Nazi Skinhead, Director of Strhatetalk
Breaking Gang Codes – Dan Olsen, FBI Cryptology Unit, Quantico, VA
Southwest Border Gang Trends – Jose Garza, DHS/FBI Terrorism Task Force, McAllen, TX
Gangs in Indian Country – Chris Grant, NDIC, Rapid City, SD
Gangs in Rural Communities – Larry Parham, Sedalia, MO Police Department
COSTS: $275 when paid by March 1st, 2010, or $300 if paid after March 1st. No refunds will be made after May 1st, but a qualified replacement attendee may be sent.
Conference Location – Millennium Hotel, 200 South 4th Street, St. Louis, Missouri (Phone 314-241-9500). Conference room rate is $109 plus tax, for single through quad occupancy. The Millennium is on the banks of the Mississippi River, adjacent to the historic St. Louis Arch and within walking distance of the St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Stadium. For more hotel information go to www.millenniumhotels.com/stlouis. Hotel reservations may also be made through the following weblink:
http://gc.synxis.com/rez.aspx?Hotel=11544&Chain=5303&lang=1&group=1005MIDWES&arrive=05/15/2010&depart=05/20/2010
Other Conference Details
Wednesday evening, May 19th – private MGIA dinner and awards ceremony at the St. Louis Arch, including use of museum and shuttle rides to top of Arch exclusively for attendees.
St. Louis Cardinals Baseball – the Cardinals will be playing at home each night from May 17-23rd.
Panel discussions and breakout sessions to provide networking between various agencies and job titles
Vendor and agency tables with products, publications and merchandise
Missouri POST Credits for some classes will be provided on request to Missouri attendees
Call (816) 668-8968 with questions. See you in St. Louis.