Social Media the Internet and Law Enforcement

Building upon the incredible success of the inaugural SMILE Conference in Washington D.C. in April 2010, LAwS Communications offers The SMILE Conference in Santa Monica, CA on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, January 10th-12th, 2011 at the RAND Center in downtown Santa Monica. The Santa Monica Police Department is our host for the event.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONFERENCE:

Adoption of social media by law enforcement is in a stage of exponential growth. Some law enforcement agencies have already experienced tremendous successes; while others are ready but don’t know how to get started. The law enforcement field is ready to add another weapon to its arsenal. The Social Media In Law Enforcement (SMILE) conference will arm you with all the technical hands-on skills and the practical knowledge to enter the social media world with confidence.

WHO’S SMILE’n

The current speaker line-up is still in development. We are working on an international mix of speakers who are the leading thinkers in this area. Our subject matter experts will lead delegates through three law-enforcement-specific and information-packed intense days of social media and Internet education.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

From the Chief to the newest officer in the agency, PIOs, and Neighborhood Watch members, The SMILE Conference is appropriate for anyone who is interested in social media and its many applications in the field of law enforcement, community engagement and crime prevention. Agencies all over the world are achieving successes with social media tools in areas including community policing, recruitment and retention, investigations, crime prevention, reputation enhancement / management as well as others.

The SMILE Conference will address social media as community media, investigative techniques and cases studies, social media policy and strategy, legal issues, recruitment and retention and will also offer a SMILE bootcamp of hands-on training every morning from 8-9:45. Plenary sessions run from 10-5.

SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM THE TYPICAL CONFERENCE FORMAT

The conference will also include one evening Town Hall meeting.

Tuesday Night - This Town Hall will provide everyone an opportunity to further explore and discuss at length issues concerning social media and law enforcement that could not be fully addressed during the plenary session. The Town Hall will be highly spirited, interactive and wrapped in a social media context.