FALI Joint Area 5 and 13 Meeting
Dade and Broward County
Welcomes
Investigative Reporter
MC NELLY TORRES
WHEN: Wednesday August 29, 2012
TIME: 5:30 – Order dinner
(Must FINISH dinner by 6:45, then adjourn to our conference room.)
7:00 –Meeting begins in private conference room.
WHERE: Holiday Inn Fort Lauderdale – Airport 954-925-9100
ADDRESS: 2905 Sheridan Street / Hollywood, FL 33020
(NW corner I-95 & Sheridan St by the N 29th Ave traffic light)
RSVP:
We MUST get a head count, so PLEASE rsvp AS SOON AS POSSIBLE to
Jan@RutterInvestigations.com with your name & the number of people in your party.
You may also contact Nina Martinez at 786-970-9073, iui@iuiundercover.com
ABOUT THE MEETING:
THIS IS A FALI SPONSORED, FREE EVENT!!
JUST PAY FOR YOUR OWN FOOD AND DRINKS!
GUESTS ARE WELCOME!
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER:
Mc Nelly Torres is an award-winning investigative journalist and the associate director and reporter for FCIR (Florida Center for Investigative Reporting -- the first bilingual investigative startup) which focuses on state government issues. Additionally, Torres is a board member for the Investigative Reporters and Editors organization and Florida Society of News Editors. Her consumer watchdog stories at the Sun-Sentinel have won state, regional and national awards. Special award winning reports can be seen here: http://fcir.org/special-reports/. Ms. Torres is also involved with the First Amendment Foundation, among other organizations.
Over the years, her work at five different newspapers has sent crooks to jail and changed laws. She'd uncovered bribery on a Texas school board, deception among South Carolina environmental regulators, and failure in Oklahoma homicide investigations, among other discoveries. Most recently Torres was the stimulus team leader for EdMoney.org. Torres covered education at the San Antonio Express-News in Texas where her work contributed to the conviction of a school building architect.
ABOUT THE TOPIC:
Ms. Torres will discuss using data analysis, aside from paper records, to build investigations. Additionally she will share her involvement with First Amendment Foundation, which monitors legislation that threatens our access to information and is working to ensure we have access to public records and. She will also talk about how the FCIR works with other Florida media outlets to build investigations. Ms Torres will share how her job as a reporter led her to many investigations while covering cops/courts, education, government, environment, social and consumer issues.
WHO IS INVITED:
Although this is a FALI Sponsored event, we welcome NON MEMBERS as well! Feel free to invite your interns, colleagues or other security/ investigative professionals you may know such as process servers, Law Enforcement Officers, students and teachers of Criminal justice and Private Investigative Programs. SPOUSES are welcomed too!!
Investigator (FCI) credits will be issued at the this MEETING
NETWORK! NETWORK! NETWORK!
There will be networking before and after the 7:00 Meeting, in the lobby lounge and restaurant. This is a PERFECT opportunity to meet other investigative professionals and look for work opportunities. Be prepared to give YOUR **ELEVATOR SPEECH** during our individual intros, and don’t forget to bring lots of business cards!
On Behalf of:
Area 5 Director - Nina Martinez iui@iuiundercover.com
Area 13 Director - Jan Rutter Jan@RutterInvestigations.com
FALI meetings are made available for those investigators
living or working in South Florida and are open to
ALL investigators across the state.
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