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EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR’S BRIEF

Midterm Meeting in Panama City, Panama. We will be
Dear Members, at the beautiful W Hotel Panama overlooking the city
with glimpses of the sea. There are plenty of wonderful
As I write this message, I can’t help but think of the current restaurants and high-end shopping just a short walk or Uber
turmoil in our world and pray for world peace in the new ride from the hotel. The hotel rate of US$139 includes a
year. It seems every year for many years, this is at the top wonderful buffet breakfast each day. Be sure to register and
of my list of wishes. The World Association of Detectives reserve your room as soon as possible. Those needing visas
could certainly be a model for how people of many races, should apply for them now. As we learned in Vancouver, the
cultures, and religions can work together for the betterment earlier, the better.
of mankind. Our world has no place for dictators and
terrorists. Of course, preliminary plans are also taking place for our

99th Annual Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Our 98th Annual Conference in Vancouver was a wonderful September 24th through 28th, 2024. We thank Past
event. We gathered with old friends and new. We were President Siti Naidu for making most of the arrangements
happy to see so many new members and first-time there.
attendees. Vancouver turned out to be a wonderful host
city and the location overlooking the harbor couldn’t have On behalf of the Officers, Directors, and Executive
been better. So many cruise ships from all over the world Management Team, we hope you enjoy a wonderful new
were coming and going and some of us had a bird’s eye year in 2024.
view. We will never forget the sunset harbor cruise which
was one of our best opportunities to meet and network Respectfully Submitted
while enjoying food and drink.

Congratulations to our new President R.P. Chauhan and Bob Heales
all the new officers and directors you see listed in this
newsletter. We are now preparing to attend our 2024 Executive Director and Association Manager

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