The 39th Annual LEIM Training Conference & Technology Exposition recently concluded in San Diego, California. The event was held at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, May 18–20, 2015, and was attended by more than 600 people, including representatives from 42 U.S. states, Canada, the Bahamas, Denmark, England, Japan, the Netherlands, Nigeria, and Sweden.

The 2015 LEIM conference opened with welcoming remarks by Jim Buckley, special agent, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and chair of LEIM Section Board of Officers. Mr. Buckley introduced the San Diego, California, Police Department Color Guard for the presentation of colors, as well as Captain Dawn Summers, who sang the national anthem. San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman welcomed conference attendees to the city, and Chief Richard Beary, president of IACP, addressed conference participants by noting his cybercrime priorities and highlighting the IACP #WhyIWearTheBadge campaign (www.theiacp.org/whyiwearthebadge). James Baker, director of IACP’s Law Enforcement Operations & Support division, welcomed conference attendees and highlighted some of the key topics that were addressed throughout the conference.