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Organizer: Mike Sorem

Affiliation: National Technical Investigators Association (NTIA)

Event: Annual Meeting

What was the plan?

NTIA, an association that works with law enforcement agencies, wanted to add a golf tournament to its annual meeting.“We thought it would provide another way for members to interact with exhibitors in a social setting,” says Sorem, a retired law enforcement officer from Minnesota. The first outing was such a success that it has become an annual event, and Sorem has been chairing the [...] Read more