BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND:20171206T140000 UID:69e0ca6b0b211 DTSTAMP:20260416T213923 LOCATION:Sofitel Hotel Collins St Melbourne VIC DESCRIPTION:Snr Sgt Marilynn Ross\, APM\, Victoria Police  \; Speaking \;on Human Trafficking and Sex Industry in Victoria.  \; Snr Sgt Marilynn Ross APM\, has been a member of Victoria Police for 30 years. Spending her first 5 years in the job at St. Kilda Police Station\, Marilynn developed a wealth of experience in operational policing including street prostitution and drug related crime. She then spent 8 years working as a Detective with both the Child Exploitation Squad and as a Divisional Detective.Marilynn then worked on a number of Victoria Police projects including the Mobile Data Network Project which involved the installation of computers into police cars.  \; She has spent the last 5 years as the Officer in Charge of the Sex Industry Co-ordination Unit. The primary function of the Sex Industry Co-ordination Unit is to identify illegal activity in the sex industry\, both the licensed and illegal sectors\, to protect vulnerable persons from exploitation and co-ordinate intelligence sharing between key stakeholders. They also identify\, report and educate on human trafficking.  \; In 2014\, \;Marilynn developed a Human Trafficking Information and Awareness Package and as a result was asked to accompany the AFP to the International Law Enforcement Academy in Bangkok (Thailand)\, to present on a package. This package is now being used nationally and around the world. Marilynn is committed to raising awareness around Human Trafficking in Australia and is an advocate for Human Rights.  \;  \; URL;VALUE=URI:http://rotaryclubofmelbourne.org.au/event/27892 SUMMARY:Snr Sgt Marilynn Ross\, APM\, Victorian Police Force DTSTART:20171206T123000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR