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Eastern Law Enforcement Training Expo ELETE
ELETE is the leading event for law enforcement, corrections and executive staff by providing a networking and training venue for hundreds of dedicated professionals from across the country.
ELETE provides an exceptional, concentrated forum for learning, collaborating and experiencing new technology. Become part of the ELETE by joining delegates from local, state, county, tribal and federal agencies.
ELETE is developing rich history of bringing law enforcement and corrections together and working on issues that have truly made a difference in providing safe communities.
ELETE is hosted by the North Carolina Gang Investigators Association and is honored to provide resources that help communities and their citizens through the mission and the awesome responsibility each agency has.
Don’t miss out in promoting your companies ideas, products and much more at this EXPO.
Your competition will be there, and so should you!
ELETE is hosted by the North Carolina Gang Investigators Association and is honored to provide resources that help communities and their citizens through the mission and the awesome responsibility each agency has.
Who we are
The North Carolina Gang Investigators Association (NCGIA) is an association of law enforcement and criminal justice professionals who are dedicated to the prevention of gangs and suppression of gang-related activity within the state of North Carolina.
Through enhanced inter-agency intelligence exchange, legislative activism, citizen awareness, innovative anti-gang operational tactics, and by providing professional education and training, we play a significant role in creating a safer environment for residents of and visitors to this state.
Several years ago the NCGIA board of directors decided to start inviting police supply type companies to our annual conferences. The reason behind it was that a vast majority of law enforcement officers in North Carolina have no access to a police supply or any other law enforcement related companies in their jurisdiction. We started with less than five vendors 10+ years ago in Durham, North Carolina and now have averaged over 70 vendors for years. Due to the increasing number of vendors/partners and members of law enforcement coming to our events we have moved our conferences and the ELETE Expo to the Benton Convention Center in 2017 for more event space.
Why Partner With us The event has sold out with 70 vendors and 700 attendees in recent years.
- This is the leading event for law enforcement, corrections and executive staff by providing a networking and training venue for hundreds of dedicated professionals from across the country.
- ELETE/NCGIA executive board is working on bringing additional executive meetings, associations and more to the Benton Convention Center in Winston Salem at the same time of this Expo. Additional information will be forthcoming.
- This year we have expanded by adding the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Conference (OCDETF) and the South Carolina Gang Investigators Association Conference (SCGIA).
- ELETE provides an exceptional, concentrated forum for learning, collaborating and experiencing new technology. Become part of the ELETE by joining delegates from local, state, county, tribal and federal agencies.
- Admission to ELETE is FREE to anyone that is not attending any of the events. This allows everyone to invite anyone to visit their booth while at the Benton Convention Center in Winston Salem.
- Your partnership is tax deductible. The NCGIA is deemed as a 501 (c) (3) organization through the Internal Revenue Service.
