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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Region Leaders,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have an extremely important and time sensitive ask for your assistance in pushing COPSWEST 2016 registration! With just over a month left until registration prices increase on September 9<sup>th</sup>, I am requesting your help in sending
the attached info to your regional contacts. If you need brochures or other hard copy materials that you can distribute at upcoming meetings and events, please let me know and Leslie Whitesel will get them to you ASAP.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">“Winning” Regions with the greatest increase in COPSWEST registration between now and Sept. 9 (our early bird registration deadline) will receive:
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</span>Recognition in CPOA booth at COPSWEST<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Mention during Region Chair recognition at COPSWEST Opening Ceremonies<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Recognition on COPSWEST website as “Region Most Invested in Leadership Development”<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Free training registration for each region’s board (members that are in place now) for COPSWEST 2017<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please use any of the below points in your push to contacts:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>FREE expo open to all <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>First time ever in Northern California<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Expose your colleagues and ranks to career development<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Trainings developed specifically for California’s public safety needs <o:p>
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</span>Sir Paul McCartney ticket opportunity drawing<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As a reminder, agencies who RSVP for a department membership now will allow them to send any sworn staff to 2016 COPSWEST training at the member rate ($50 discount per person). They can RSVP to Kelsey Howard at
<a href="mailto:khoward@cpoa.org"><span style="color:windowtext">khoward@cpoa.org</span></a>.
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