October 8 Virtual Membership Meeting

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The next GAPPI Chapter Meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 and will be a virtual meeting.

The charge for the meeting will be the regular meeting fee of $15 for GAPPI members and $20 for non-members.  You will receive one hour of Continuing Education toward your license renewal by participating in the meeting.

Please fill out the registration information at the bottom of the page.  You will receive the logon information for the virtual meeting once we process your registration.  We will open the link at 11:45 am on Tuesday, October 8th.  The actual meeting will start at 12:00 noon with announcements and a welcome by our President.  If you have any problems, please send an email to vernon@ahqi.com or call us at 404-766-1632 (ext. 3) and we can talk you through the process if needed.

Topic:  Interviewing Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

Speaker:  Eric Douglas De Van

Bio:  Eric Douglas De Van’s passion for learning and providing instruction gave birth to   S. P. I. C. E. (School for Private Investigator Continuing Education).  Eric De Van’s instruction includes Report Writing, PI Administration, Locating Witnesses, Accident Investigation, Drones, Interviewing, and Ethics.  Mr. De Van provides half, whole, and two day, virtual and in-person conferences approved for continuing education credits in Minnesota, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina.  Mr. Eric’s wit, energy, and presentation style is well-reviewed by attendees.

The flagship company, De Van & Associates, specializes in executive level background checks, criminal defense, liability and casualty claims, accident investigation, location witnesses and surveillance.  The company’s mantra is, “We measure success by the clients we keep.”  This creed has set a standard for client relations and satisfaction.

De Van & Associates’ sister company is Drone Pilot Carolina.  DPC focuses on drone images and videos for reconnaissance, criminal investigations, accident investigation, search and rescue.  Mr. De Van is an FAA licensed drone pilot and offers FAA Knowledge Exam test prep courses to help participants pass the aviation exam required for legal and safe flight operations.  Eric De Van has started preliminary research in targeting policing using drone technology as a tool for crime prevention and enforcement.

Eric De Van has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from West Chester University and a master’s degree in criminal justice from Anderson University.  Mr. De Van is a contributing author in PI Magazine as well as other newsletters.