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If your membership is current, but your username is blocked, contact: fiatx@fiatx.org.</description>
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 <title>2009 Fraud Conference - Topics &amp; Speakers</title>
 <link>http://fiatx.org/news/node/29</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Topics and investigation techniques presented at this conference include:&lt;br /&gt;
Nigerian Fraud&lt;br /&gt;
Mortgage Fraud&lt;br /&gt;
Insurance Fraud&lt;br /&gt;
Cell Phone Crimes&lt;br /&gt;
Credit Card Investigation&lt;br /&gt;
Retail Fraud&lt;br /&gt;
Internal Theft&lt;br /&gt;
How to handle Data Breaches&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With speakers from:&lt;br /&gt;
CNN&lt;br /&gt;
Park Stearns&lt;br /&gt;
Target&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Postal Inspector&lt;br /&gt;
U.S. Secret Service&lt;br /&gt;
Verizon and more!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Be sure to reserve your room and get registered today!&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:47:31 -0600</pubDate>
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 <title>2009 Fraud Conference set for Fort Worth - October 8th &amp; 9th</title>
 <link>http://fiatx.org/news/node/28</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;We are combining with IAFCI this year and getting things ready to go - so plan to attend.&lt;br /&gt;
A special excellent price for this year&#039;s conference - only $99.00 - and room rates to match.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the Annual Conference page for registration and hotel information.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:48:20 -0600</pubDate>
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 <title>2008 FIAT Conference - Speakers &amp; Topics</title>
 <link>http://fiatx.org/news/node/27</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;The conference hotel is filling fast, so make your reservations and send in your conference registration.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Topics and Speakers for this year include:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Closed Account Notification System&quot; - Texas Dept. of Banking&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Enforcement of Securities Fraud&quot; - Texas State Securities Board&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Identity Theft&quot; and &quot;Security in Wireless Communication&quot; - Garland Police Department&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Biometrics in Financial Industry&quot; - Dragnet Solutions&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Aspects of Fraud in the Retail Jewelry Industry&quot; - Sterling Jewelers&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Elder Fraud&quot; - Texas Dept. of Family and Protective Services&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Mortgage Fraud&quot; - Texas Dept. of Savings and Mortgage Lending&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fiatx.org/news/node/27&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:59:01 -0600</pubDate>
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 <title>2008 Annual Conference - October 23rd &amp; 24th!</title>
 <link>http://fiatx.org/news/node/26</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;To be held at the Doubletree Hotel, 6505 IH-35 N, Austin, Texas. Book your rooms now - Conference Registration and hotel information on the Annual Conference page.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Centrally located in Austin, the Doubletree will begin taking reservations now.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are working on ideas for topics and speakers, so please submit your suggestions.&lt;br /&gt;
Registration details and agenda will be provided once it&#039;s been determined.  Stay tuned for updates!&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:29:34 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>2007 Annual Conference Sold Out!</title>
 <link>http://fiatx.org/news/node/25</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;The prior notice was regarding the Doubletree Hotel, now the conference itself is fully booked. We have received registrations for more than 175 people and our conference room is full.  If you need any additional information, you may email cvance@fiatx.org&lt;br /&gt;
Be sure to plan to check the website beginning June-July 2008 for next year&#039;s event.  Also, be sure your FIAT dues and directory information is current.&lt;br /&gt;
Please submit any suggestions for next year.&lt;br /&gt;
Thank you!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;---------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you didn&#039;t already make your reservation at the Doubletree Hotel for the Annual conference - it is too late now.  The allotment of rooms have been booked.  An overflow hotel has been established at the nearby Holiday Inn Select.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fiatx.org/news/node/25&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:27:05 -0600</pubDate>
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 <title>2007 FIAT Conference Agenda</title>
 <link>http://fiatx.org/news/node/24</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;The annual FIAT conference has been announced for San Antonio.  The dates are October 17-19th, 2007 at the Doubletree San Antonio Airport.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Conference Agenda&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wednesday - October 17&lt;br /&gt;
Around noon	Golf Outing&lt;br /&gt;
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Early Registration&lt;br /&gt;
6:00 pm- TBD	Hospitality Suite Open&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thursday - October 18&lt;br /&gt;
6:30 am - 8:00 am	Breakfast Buffet &amp;amp; Registration + TCLEOSE sign in&lt;br /&gt;
8:00 am - 8:40 am	Welcome &amp;amp; KeyNote speaker - SAPD Chief McManus&lt;br /&gt;
8:40 am - 9:50 am	APD - Robbery&lt;br /&gt;
9:50 am - 10:00 am	Break&lt;br /&gt;
10:00 am - 11:00 am	Nancy Allen/John Aleman-APS&lt;br /&gt;
11:00 am - 12:00 pm	Kay Micklitz-Alamo Area Forensic Examiners&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fiatx.org/news/node/24&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:47:50 -0700</pubDate>
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 <title>Become a Member of FIAT</title>
 <link>http://fiatx.org/news/node/10</link>
 <description>Apply for membership or renew membership:
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fiatx.org/news/node/10&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2006 22:14:30 -0600</pubDate>
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 <title>Welcome to FIAT!</title>
 <link>http://fiatx.org/news/node/6</link>
 <description>&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;We are glad you&#039;ve visited this site. FIAT is dedicated to improving communications between the public and private sector to aid in the prevention and prosecution of fraud.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;This website contains information about the Mission and History of FIAT along with links to related sites, the annual conference and member information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The Member Directory is currently being created to provide a network of contacts throughout Texas as well as other states. The Directory is for members only so if you aren&#039;t currently a member or need to renew your membership, simply select &quot;Become a Member&quot; on the left side of this page to enroll.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fiatx.org/news/node/6&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:10:39 -0600</pubDate>
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 <title>FIAT’s Board and Officers</title>
 <link>http://fiatx.org/news/node/5</link>
 <description>&lt;p class=&quot;bodyHead&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;FIAT OFFICERS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fiatx.org/news/node/5&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:24:07 -0600</pubDate>
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 <title>History of FIAT</title>
 <link>http://fiatx.org/news/node/4</link>
 <description>&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Originally started as the Check Investigators Association of Texas in 1965, the name was changed to Forgery Investigators Association of Texas in March 1971.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fiatx.org/news/node/4&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:15:09 -0600</pubDate>
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