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GMI In-Depth Training & Conference

Credibility Assessment Interviewing (CAI) by Richard Foreman of “Profile Aware, UK“

Dear Members, Friends, and Fellow Fraud-Fighters,

We are thrilled to announce the 2024 GMI Conference, taking place in the stunning city of Gdansk, Poland, from November 3-5, 2024.

Thanks to the incredible support from Piotr Lubowski of Pantaenius, we’ve secured a fantastic Marina location for this year’s event.

You’ll love it

Board GMI

 

Dates: 3 – 5 November 2024
Location: Gdansk, Poland

Schedule:

2 November 2024

• Arrival for In-Depth Training (early arrivals for Gdansk)

3 November 2024

• In-Depth Training: Credibility Assessment Interviewing (CAI)

4 November 2024

• Annual Conference Day 1: Topics on fraud, investigation, and marine identification
• Includes lunch and dinner

5 November 2024

• Annual Conference Day 2:
  • Annual General Meeting (AGM)
  • Elections for the Steering Committee
  • Gala Dinner

6 November 2024

• Departure

Highlights:

• In-Depth Training: Focus on behavioural detection, a crucial skill for law enforcement, investigators, and insurance professionals.
• Annual Conference: Presentations on various topics related to fraud and investigation.
• Networking Opportunities: Chance to connect with peers, share stories, and exchange ideas.
• Traditional Gala Dinner: Concludes the event with an evening of networking and celebration.

Additional Information:

• Accommodation: Book directly at Hotel Gallion using the code GMI 2024.
  Address: Ul. Stogi 20, 80-642 Gdańsk Górki Zachodnie
  Email: recepcja@azscosa.pl
• Conference Registration:
  • In-Depth Training Fee: Includes lecture material, lunch, and coffee/tea breaks.
  • Annual Conference Fee: Includes all conference materials, meals, and drinks.

Contact: For registration, email chair@gmi-eu.org to receive an invoice for fee payment.

Now, just a few hours before the conference will start, we should honour people, who are of paramaount importance for a successful conference:
Our SPONSORS. Yes, that is for sure.

But we (as the Steering Committee) rely on the support of three Ladies, delivering the support we need to get it done.

Today we want to explicitly say THANKS to İdil, Nurdan and Esra of marineSOLUTIONS for their ongoing and reliable support! Without you, it simply wouldn’t have worked out!

Dear members and GMI friends,

finallly here we are counting the hours to Our 2023 conference in Budva!
If you wonna join our great family without boundaries – now you better hurry up!
Hotel confirmed to have even more space and we have no dead-line to allow people to join who have to react on very short notice – as the most of us.

Dear Members and Friends of GMI,

 

Further to our circulation in July 2022 (see below), here are the latest news:

Due to various reasons, including accommodation issues in October, we had to postpone the conference to March 2023 – however, we have extended the activity by one day – the “in-depth training” day.

Please block Monday, March 13, to Friday, March 17, 2023. Our first-ever Spring Conference!

We will circulate the program very soon, and the conference costs will be similar to our past conferences. Room prices will be around 70 EUR for single occupancy and about 90 EUR for a double room.

Budva can be reached through the airports of Podgorica and Tivat, and also from Dubrovnik airport.

Next to our members

Marine Claims Services, Germany,

The Maritime Crime Group, Netherlands, and,

German Competence Centre for Marine Criminality;

following law enforcement agencies and international organisations continue to be interested in participation and support:

National Coordination Centre of the Montenegro Border Police

ICITAP, the US Government’s International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program – Dear Brian Ripley (most of you know him) is trying to arrange a panel so we can meet the Delaware Register Officers and other colleagues from the USA.

EMPACT, the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats.

We anticipate having with us members and supporters, among others, from Albania, Belgium, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia, France, Hungary, Ireland,  Italia (Guardia di Finanza), Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia, Sweden, the UK (Border Police), the USA, and from the organisations FRONTEX, EUROPOL, INTERPOL, and more.

The conference highlight should be a sea trip from Budva to Bar by high-speed law enforcement vessels – with an appended “in-depth session” for vessel identification – using devices to read out inboard and outboard engines. In addition, a visit to the new training centre for the Montenegro Coast Guard is planned.

Above all: We will arrange enough time for networking and make flexible breaks after every presentation.

So, please graciously forgive our shaky progress, save the dates, and we will revert now with the tentative program.

Last but certainly not least: Zoran, Matthias “Süd”: We greatly appreciated help from Zoran Lasica, Head of the National Coordination Centre of the Montenegro Border Police, as well as Matthias Mink, Head of the German Competence Centre for Marine Criminality.

We are looking forward to seeing you all in Montenegro!

Take care, stay healthy – and block your calendar – now!

 

Kind Regards

Your SteerCo