SPRING '08 SEMINAR INFORMATION

APRIL 28, 2008

Just to let everyone know, if you did not attend the TAPE April 2008 Seminar, you missed a really good one. Everyone in attendance said before they left that “…it was the best one I’ve been to in a long time.”

Everyone was impressed with the topics, the presenters and the information they walked away with. Marvin NOWELL, our fantastic Secretary/Treasurer obtained the handouts from all of the presenters and put them on a beautiful CD that everyone in attendance was given. The CD makes it easy for everyone to keep all of the handouts in one spot and easy to review—no bulky notebooks.

Don Ramsey will be writing a short critique of the presentations to make all of you who were not in attendance begin to wish you were there.

A lot of things went on during the seminar and membership meeting that you really should not have missed out on.

The Fall 2008 seminar will be held on October 30, 31 and November 1, 2008. The host is Frank Robinson and the location is the Holiday Inn El Tropicana, 110 Lexington Ave., San Antonio, Texas. The nightly rate should be $89.00 or less. I think the location is on the Riverwalk. As soon as we have the contract finalized I will be able to provide a little more information. Please make your reservations early so you will have a room at the Inn. Several people waited until the last minute to make their reservations for Fort Worth and did not get into the seminar hotel. Oh, the seminar hotel in Fort Worth was the Hyatt Place on Exchange Street in the old stockyard area. The hotel was just great as for location, on site food service, parking, the rooms and how the rooms were set up—large flat screen TV’s. You should really ask Sue Luttrell about all of the animals she got to see and have wake her up. If you ever stay at that hotel don’t get a room on the back side—you hear several roosters, geese, hens, and ducks carrying on at all times of the night and morning. But, real atmosphere if you want it. If you go to the stock yards expect to see animals not mountains and white sandy beaches.

We need suggestions in writing for nominations that are signed identifying individuals for the following awards that are presented at the Fall Seminar. The nominations must be received 30 days before the seminar so we can hopefully have the awards prepared ahead of time. Submit your letters of nomination to Marvin Nowell, 136 Channel View, Mabank, Texas 75156.

          Rookie of the Year

          Pioneer

          Allied Professional

          Examiner of the Year

The Spring 2009 seminar will be held during April 2009 in Humble/Huntsville/Houston, the host will be Kelly Hendricks. When we have more information about dates, location and other pertinent facts you will be informed.

Please try and obtain door prizes from companies you conduct polygraph exams for during the course of business.

Sue Luttrell donated a Pentax II Printer and Axciton donated several flash drives. Thank you Sue and Axciton.

If you hear of, or attend any lectures or seminars and you meet a great presenter that TAPE should contact for a future seminar please let us know.

We do have long sleeve and short sleeve denim shirts with the TAPE logo on them that really look great. Send Marvin a check for $40.00 to cover mailing and handling along with your size, he will be glad to mail you a shirt. If I have gotten the costs of the shirts and cost of mailing and handling wrong Marvin will let you know. Also, order a set of TAPE coffee mugs and your very own dark blue polo shirt with a TAPE logo. I’m not sure of the price but, I know it is very reasonable—contact Marvin. Oh, just go ahead and send him a check for $50.00 for each shirt and $10.00 for coffee cups and Marvin will include a check for any excess amount. Or, contact him at mnowell63@embarqmail.com

Do plan on attending the October seminar. We need individuals to volunteer for officer positions. If you would like to be President, Vice-President or Secretary/Treasurer please volunteer. Don, Raymond and Marvin have been in their present positions for several years. It is time for new blood to take over and move TAPE forward—THINK ABOUT IT. It does not take a lot of your time.

At the general meeting it was presented to the membership that a law suit has been filed and TAPE along with 17 polygraph examiners, 9 therapists and Tarrant County CSCD, by Joseph Lawrence McCarthy, Individually and doing business as FENIAN Polygraph Services. The law suit was filed in the 48^th Judicial District court in Tarrant County, Texas. A copy of the original filing was presented and offered for reading by the membership. If you would like to obtain a copy or read the document I was told that you can do a Google Search to get to AntiPolygraph.org, that site has a posting.

The lawsuit was initiated in January 2008. It was decided to present the information to the general membership at the April 2008 Seminar. Marvin Nowell was present for the first hearing and was instructed by the Judge to obtain an attorney. Following discussions between Don Ramsey, Raymond Lee, Marvin Nowell and I, it was suggested that we obtain an attorney who was already involved in the lawsuit. In that Marvin is the organization representative he was requested to make inquires with the attorneys involved in the lawsuit for the defendants and to determine their willingness to take on TAPE, and find out what their fees might be. Marvin decided to go with Noah Webster because he was defending the majority of the polygraph examiners and his fees were the most reasonable as compaered to the other attorneys involved. Two attorneys are representing the therapists and another from the State Attorney General’s Office is representing CSCD. Marvin discovered that Mr. Webster was charging less because he has so many polygraph clients that he can be more reasonable with his fees, Marvin accepted his services. Don, Raymond and I agreed. TAPE is responsible to pay for its portion of the defense costs as billed by Mr. Webster. The other individual polygraph examiners and polygraph businesses are paying their own share.

TAPE IS ONLY PAYING ITS BILLED LEGAL FEES; TAPE IS NOT PAYING THE LEGAL FEES OF ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESS OR CORPORATION.

The general membership will be notified following each pertinent stage of the lawsuit if significant actions take place. The lawsuit is scheduled for trial on July 7, 2008. Up to this point motions and requests for discovery have been going on. The next hearing date concerning motions is set for May 8th at 11:00 A.M. at the Tarrant County Justice Center, 48^th Judicial District Court, 401 West Belknap, 8^th floor in Fort Worth.

Mr. Webster is a very good lawyer, if you ever need legal assistance consider him first.

TAPE was very lucky to have Sue Luttrell with Axciton Systems; Megan Brown with Limestone Technologies and Shawn Edwards with Stoelting Instruments at the seminar selling their wares and helping examiners experiencing problems, answering questions and over all just being supportive. So, support them.

Have a great day, a better week and do attend the next seminar it will be even better. As soon as the presenters and topics are set we’ll let you know.

Mike Chimarys

Chairman of the Board