First of all, I want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. The January 12, 2012, breakfast meeting at Maggiano's-Little Italy was quite an event – it just so happens that our event coincided with the absolute worst commuting day that St. Louis has seen in a long time – and, even with that we had almost 50% of our reserved guest make it! That is quite and accomplishment, THANK YOU!

Our speaker was Lt. Mike Thompson from the Chesterfield Police Department. He provided valuable information on the Missouri Information Analysis Center – Missouri Organized Retail Crime Association Project (MIAC-MORCA Project). 

Additionally, On January 11, 2012 the St. Louis Chapters Treasurers books from January 2011 to December 2011 were reviewed by chapter members Bill Dougherty CPA, Michael Flachs CPP, Ed Heisler CPP PSP - 2011 Treasurer, Lee Sanguinette CPP - RVP  (Region 5), and Luke Hutsell CPP Chapter Chairman and Pat Hill PSP Chapter Treasurer. I am glad to announce the team noted no errors.

The Annual Region 5 Leadership Conference will be held on January 27, 2012 at Sigma-Aldrich from 9 am to 3 pm. This conference is open to all members and I strongly encourage any member who is interested in volunteering for a future chapter leadership position to attend. Please visit the chapter website for more details and to register for this FREE event.

And finally, I am pleased to announce that the chapter successfully submitted applications and documentation for the 2011 IB Hale Award and I would like us all to congratulate “Woody” Woodiel on receiving one of 20 ASIS International Scholarships to study for his PCI

Please check our website periodically as we will be posting events and the month guest speakers in advance.