Pizza will be served.  If you are coming,  please email m.murphy345@hotmail.com so I know how much pizza is needed.  The mystery book exchange is also taking place.  Bring a mystery you have finished reading & exchange it for something else.  After the

 PLEASE MARK YOU CALENDARS AND COME TO THE MAY  MEETING IF POSSIBLE.  A STRONG INTEREST IN THE ELECTIONS IS NEEDED, OTHERWISE CCW IS AT RISK OF FOLDING.

The  CCW Executive is composed of the following positions:
PRESIDENT: oversees the Executive; builds consensus at Executive meetings; oversees the implementation of Association plans & programs; ensures Association operates in accordance with its By- Laws; calls Executive meetings; organizes agenda & chairs Executive meetings.

VICE-PRESIDENT: carries out duties & responsibilities of the President when the President is unavailable; runs the Audrey Jessup short story contest.

PAST-PRESIDENT: serves in advisory capacity to Executive to facilitate the continuity of information from one Executive to the next

PROGRAM DIRECTOR: responsible for the content of the regular monthly meetings(speakers & workshops) & the December dinner.  Reserves the meeting rooms for the monthly meetings.

COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR: responsible for implementing & maintaining communications, including an Internet presence.

SECRETARY/MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR: maintains membership records; solicits membership renewals; drafts summary minutes of Executive meetings.

TREASURER: maintains a bank account in the name of ‘Capital Crime Writers’; receives  fees & reimburses expenses; prepares an annual financial summary

For the past year the SECRETARY-MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR & TREASURER positions have been filled by one person

The Program Director is normally assisted by  two members from the Association.  The Communications Director is normally assisted by one member from the Association.

Members who have served on the Executive have generally served for a number of terms.  This has given the Executive a degree of continuity.  However, few new members have joined in recent years.  The Organization’s  strength lies in its members.  An executive needs and benefits greatly from an infusion of new Executive members.  New members build on past strengths, bring new ideas and help the Association face new  challenges.  In short, the Executive remains relevant to its members and carries the organization forward.

Any member of CCW can put their name forward for any position on the Executive.  A number of current Executive members have agreed to stay on the Executive.  CURRENTLY THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND ONE OF HIS ASSISTANTS POSITIONS WILL BECOME VACANT.  THE PERSON WHO HAS OVERSEEN UPDATING THE WEBSITE WILL ALSO STEP DOWN.  OTHER EXECUTIVE POSITIONS MAY BECOME VACANT.

The Executive meets about four times a year.  The meetings usually take place in a library or a pub.  Having vacant  Executive positions places more work on fewer members.  Our Executive needs new blood.

If you are interested in putting your name forward for any of the Executive positions outlined above, or if you have any questions, please contact the President   Michael Murphy (m.murphy345@hotmail.com).

I look forward to a good turnout for this important meeting.  It’s your CCW, please participate.

Michael Murphy

When: 7:00 pm, Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Where: Honeywell Room, second floor, Ottawa City Hall.

Speaker: Staff Sergeant Stephanie Burns of the Organized Fraud Section of the Ottawa Police Service.

Fraud is all around. The Ottawa Police Organized Fraud Section focuses on investigating fraud matters and trends that can be linked, tracked and documented such as:

• Fraud Against Seniors
• Counterfeit Fraud (currency and other documents)
• Credit Cards and Debit Card Fraud,
• Cheque Fraud
• Social Assistance (welfare) Fraud
• Computer Fraud
• Identity Theft
• Corporate Fraud

Some common scams include: email scams, advance fee scams, cheque overpayment scams, charitable organization scams, lottery scams, computer virus scams (haven’t we all heard “This is Windows Technical Department and we are receiving bad signals from your computer,” romance scams, loans/scholarship scams, tax and Revenue Canada scams (It seems the frausters don’t know it has long been called Canada Revenue Agency), seniors being targeted, blessing scams, and door to door scams.

Staff Sergeant Burns has been a police officer for 25 years. She is a full-time officer, a part-time photographer and a lover of horses at all times. When there is a jewelry box, other people may see a beautiful item, she will see a great surface for fingerprints. Staff Sergeant Burns is on Twitter and often tweets advice such as: banks don’t communicate security concerns via text message. She will talk to CCW about fraud and provide advice on how to avoid it.