About the Western Regional Chapter
The Western Regional Chapter was formed and received their IAATI Charter in 1988. The WRC is comprised of 3 Canadian Provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan and the States of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. When the WRC was initially formed there was a concern by the local State and Provincial auto theft associations that had been in existence for many years that the WRC would somehow usurp and interfere with their stated objectives and training seminars. As a result of this concern the stated objective of the WRC became one of support for the regional auto theft associations and the training they provided and not to develop a separate Western Regional Chapter Training Seminar. As a result of this stated objective the WRC became known as the "paper chapter" as unlike the other Regional Chapters that make up IAATI, no yearly training seminar would be held so as to conflict with the State and Provincial Auto Theft Associations. This objective remains in place to this day. To further augment the WRC commitment to the local State and Provincial Auto Theft Associations the Board of Directors of the WRC is comprised of the Presidents of the State and Provincial Auto Theft Associations that exist today within the Western Regional Chapter.
AWARD PRESENTATIONS
Lee S. Cole Officer of the Year Award
This award is given to a member of the law enforcement community who has demonstrated exceptional performance in the area of auto theft prevention and investigation. The award is restricted to active law enforcement personnel who are members in good standing of the Western Regional Chapter of IAATI. The award consists of a plaque, payment of registration fee for the yearly WSATI Seminar, and a $500.00 cash contribution to assist with the recipient's expenses to attend the Annual WSATI Seminar (hotel/travel/etc) where the award will be presented. The recipient is determined by a committee comprised of Western Regional Chapter Executive Board members. The 2008 nominations for this award will be accepted between June 30 and July 31, 2008. Please note that the cut-off date for the nominated activity is June 15th, 2007 to June 15th, 2008.
The 2007 award was presented to Steve Nowlin, Colorado Department of Public Safety, at the 2007 WSATI Training Seminar in San Diego, CA. For more on the Lee S. Cole Award, please go to
http://www.wsati.org/leecoleaward.html.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact Rick Greenwood at rgreenwood@wrciaati.org. The 2008 award will be presented at the WSATI Training Seminar in Monterey.
Gerald “Jerry” Boyer Memorial Award
This award is given to a member of the Western Regional Chapter of
IAATI or a member of one of the
WSATI Chapters for outstanding service and unselfish dedication to the
organization. The recipient can be law enforcement or civilian, active or
retired. The recipient is determined by a committee comprised of Western States
Auto Theft Investigators Association, Northwest Chapter Executive Board
Members. Nominations for this award will close on August 20, 2008.
The 2007 award was presented to Ed
Boettcher, Royal Canadian Mounted Police/IMPACT, at the 2007 WSATI Training
Seminar in San Diego, CA. For more on the Gerald “Jerry” Boyer Memorial Award,
please go to http://www.wsati.org/boyeraward.html.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact Frank Zangar via email fzangar@wsati.org or phone (206) 255-6248. The 2008 award will be presented at the WSATI Training Seminar in Monterey.
2008 Annual General Meeting/Elections
The 2008 IAATI WRC Annual General Meeting / Elections will take place during the 37th Annual Western States Auto Theft Investigators Training Seminar in Monterey. The seminar will be hosted by the Central Chapter of WSATI. The IAATI WRC Annual General Meeting / Elections are scheduled to take place on Monday, September 29, 2008 at 1700 hours. The location will be posted at the seminar. For more information on the Seminar, please go to http://www.wsati.org/2008conference.html.
As we get closer to the 2008 IAATI WRC Annual General Meeting / Elections, we will be asking that anyone who has an interest in joining the 2009 calendar year WRC Executive Board send a resume to the current Executive Board members eboard@wrciaati.org expressing what position you are seeking prior to September 5th, 2008. Please indicate how you see the future of IAATI, IAATI WRC, and what contributions you have made in 2007/2008 to better the WRC. If you are going to nominate someone, please let them know so they can forward a resume as well. As a reminder, the IAATI WRC, unlike IAATI, makes no distinction between "active" and "affiliate" members in regards to their ability to be an IAATI WRC Executive Board Officer or an IAATI WRC Director. Everyone is welcome to serve.
The IAATI WRC Executive Board is currently seeking interested individuals to become WRC Directors in their geographical area. Please go to http://www.wrciaati.org/officers.asp to see the current vacant Director positions. If you have an interest, please contact the Executive Board at eboard@wrciaati.org. Our goal is to have all geographical areas in the Western Regional Chapter represented.
General Information
The Western Chapter is comprised of the Canadian Provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan and the States of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Please contact Rick Greenwood rgreenwood@wrciaati.org for further information on becoming a member of the Western Chapter or news on upcoming seminars and or training.
Should any Western Chapter members have notices that they wish to post on this Web Site pertaining to upcoming training seminars or training opportunities please advise Gary Labb via e-mail at glabb@wrciaati.org.
Should any Western Chapter members have notices that they wish to post on this Web Site pertaining to employment or information that may be of interest to our membership please advise Rick Greenwood via e-mail at rgreenwood@wrciaati.org.
