IACP President Yost Zakhary receives a token of appreciation from Rodrigo Suarez Salgado, Director General of the Ecuadorian National Police, who hosted the VII Police Communities of the Americas annual meeting, known as AMERIPOL, August 4-6, 2014 in Quito, Ecuador.  The conference brought in many of the National Directors of Police throughout South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and international entities who have official observer status, like the IACP. Observers included EUROPOL, INTERPOL, and individual countries that have a policing interest in what happens in the Western Hemisphere. Topical areas included Human Trafficking, Cybercrime/Cybersecurity, and individual country best practices in a variety of operational aspects of law enforcement.