MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

The MAPI spring “networking and industry updates” training meeting will take place on Saturday May 19^th from 10:00am-2:00pm.

The meeting will take place at Lifetouch Inc. 11000 Viking Drive Eden Prairie MN 55344

At this meeting, we will have a couple of great speakers to help improve

Your business!

Terry and Sue Sanchetti have over 30 years experience in marketing, building and growing various companies. Specializing in SEO, and on the cutting edge of social media marketing and socialnomics that give you the best return on your marketing investments.

Learn how to maximize your webpage!

Dean Hancy, owner of PC Bits will be discussing Cyber Crime, and how to protect your own data. Dean is an I.T. professional and an expert in virus detection and removal. He will provide the: who –what-where-why and how in regards to how individuals and entities access your data and what you can do to prevent it”

We will also have industry updates, and more.

This is a great opportunity to meet and network with your fellow investigators and security professionals!

There is NO COST to attend this program, and lunch will be provided, as well as prizes and MAPI giveaways.

· These classes will not count towards your state required refresher training

ALSO, MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OCTOBER 4^th AND 5^th!

THE ANNUAL FALL CONFERNCE WILL BE HELD AT BLACK BEAR CASINO! MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW.

MAPI wiill host an annual handgun training class at the Swan Lake Gun Club, Saturday, April 21, 2012. Participants  wishing to part take in breakfast need to be there by 8 AM. The class will be held from 9 AM to NLT 3 PM. For those members who have'nt been to the Gun  Club Lodge or do not have GPS, the directions to the lodge  are as follows. The Lodge is located 4 miles South of  the city of Kandiyohi, on County Road 8. Kandiyohi is located approx 5 miles east of Willmar. Those coming from the western part of the State need to turn right  off Hwy 12 unto Co Rd 8, proceed south on 8, to 45th Ave SE turn left onto gravel rd, and then follow the gravel east to Swan Lake, approximately 3/4 of a mile, continue aroud the west edge of the Lake and it will take you to the lodge. Those coming from the East turn left off Highway 12 when it intersects Co Rd 8, and follow the same directions listed above. Those individuals coming from the North & South for convenience sake, proceed to Willmar, take Highway 12 to Just west of Kandiyohi, Mn where 12 intersects with Co. Rd 8 , and follow the above directions to the Hunting Lodge. The physical address of the hunting lodge is: 8345 45th Ave SE. If you get confused the phone Nbr at the Lodge is 320-382-6412, or call Larry's Cell  320-905-4106 or Glenn's 320-894-3361.
The cost of the training is $75.00 per member. You can pay vis credit card on the MAPI website , or sending in a check payable to MAPI . Those wanting to pay on arrival can do so, again making the check payable to MAPI. This training will be held rain or shine. The only exception is Snow &/or Tornadity activty.
Attendees are urged to  sign up ASAP so we know  how much groceries we need to purchase. Attendees can contach Glenn, Larry, Jim Hessel or Mike Roberts.

Greetings from the new MAPI President

Hello,

On November 2^nd 2011, the MAPI board met and completed the assignment of officers for 2012. The assignments were based on the membership’s elections at the fall seminar on September 29^th 2011.

I am pleased to announce that I (Kip Sandoz) have been elected as the MAPI president for 2012. In addition, we have added two new members to the board: Greg Cook and Brian Westphal.

The following appointments were made:

President: Kip Sandoz

Chairman: Dan Gilbertson

Treasurer: Jim Hessel

Secretary: Brian Westphal

Board Member: Mike Roberts

Board member: Greg Cook

I have been a board member for the past two years and have been part of the rebuilding process. Significant changes have been put into place, based on the membership’s comments and needs. For instance, photo ID cards for members, website enhancements and search options as well as adding different courses to the annual seminar, and offering armed training several times during the year, all suggestions made by the members.

2012 will bring even greater changes. MAPI will be involved in matters that are important to our membership, such as unlicensed activities. MAPI has already started a public awareness campaign on social networking sites. The campaign includes advertising the requirement for private investigators to be licensed in the state of Minnesota, as well as providing the MAPI website to report any unlicensed activities. Our new board member Greg Cook will be the contact for follow up on these claims.

We also advertise the MAPI website as a referral for reputable, licensed private investigators.

We also will be making the website easier for a prospective client to search for an investigator in their area.

The website will also be the place to go for up to date information, like the house vote on concealed carry reciprocity bill.

Please check the website often, as we will be working hard to provide timely information that is of interest to you-the members.

I encourage each of you to introduce MAPI to someone you know that is not currently a member.

Kip

This year we are pleased to announce that you can now pay your dues online from the MAPI website. You can also still send dues in by mail. Please print the renewal form off the website and send it in to us so we can update your records.

MAPI dues have not increased in many years and will still stay the same again this year at $85.00 for regular members and $65.00 for associate members. To send in your payment by mail please make checks payable to MAPI and send to:

To pay online by credit card please click on “make a payment” under the main menu at the top of this page. This will bring you to the secure Paypal payment page. You do not need a paypal account to make a payment. If you have a paypal account please logon and submit your payment. If you do not have a Pay pal account click on the word continue under “don’t have a Paypal account” on the left side of the page. This will direct you to the secure page where you enter your credit card information and submit your payment.

We hope this new online payment method will help streamline the payment process and make your life a little easier. Thank you for your payment and continued support of our organization.