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APCA EVENT CALENDAR A.P.C.A. 2008 National Conference Sept 22 - 26, 2008 FT Wayne, Indiana






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2008 North Carolina Spring Seminar

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2008 North Carolina Seminar Update

The Concord Police Department hosted the APCA 2008 North Carolina Spring Seminar April 14-18, 2008. K-9 Teams from the states of North Carolina and Indiana attended this years annual event. The week consisted of basic and advanced training, including entry scenarios and certification testing. Several classroom topics were also provided to interested teams including Scent classes, Drug interdiction and an informative veterinarian presentation by Dr. Ann Yowell, DVM. Forty certifications were conducted by APCA Master Trainers in patrol and narcotics detection.

Instructors assisting at this years event were Master Trainers Pat Merritt, Brian Russell, Scott Roberts and Mike Johnson. Trainers assisting at this event were Tony Atwell, Mike Drake, Dennis Smith and Dannie Cline. Field training commenced each day at 8:00am which was preceded by a morning pre-training briefing and concluded at 4:00pm. Evening classes were provided during the week for teams until 8:30pm. Teams received forty hours of law enforcement training credit which attended this event.

Several training venues were staffed throughout the city in which teams experienced minimum downtime during the seminar. Feedback response from participating teams was highly positive in which teams felt they more than achieved their training goals for this seminar. Lodging and meeting room accommodations were provided by the Wyndham by Wingate of Concord.

On a business note, the APCA Executive Board and Accreditation Boards also convened in which several business items were addressed and approved for the betterment and advancement of the association. Two certification disciplines were added to the associations certification testing. These being explosive detection certification testing and cadaver detector testing for law enforcement teams. These new certification standards and accreditation amendments will soon become available on the associations website. The APCA Accreditation board also approved Master Trainer accreditation status to Jonni R. Joyce in Cadaver Detector Teams. Congratulations Jonni.

The Association wishes to extend its sincerest appreciation to the Concord Police Department and its K9 Units for hosting a great week of training for our members. The North Carolina Spring Seminar is a top caliber seminar for K-9 Units to receive exceptional training and this year was no exception. Thank you guys for a great seminar and all your hard work in its planning!

On a final note, The APCA wishes to especially thank the Concord Family Restaurant for the exceptional meals they provided and donated during the seminar. We greatly appreciate the many years of support they have contributed to this annual training event for the Concord Police Department and the American Police Canine Association.