Source: Tracie McCray, AAFS Accounting Assistant Registration is now available for the 2017 AAFS Annual Scientific Meeting. The online registration system requires payment with a credit or debit card. If you need to pay using another method (i.e., purchase order or check), please use the .pdf registration form found here: https://www.aafs.org/meetings/registration-information/. Please contact Tracie McCray […]
Source: Kate Spradley, PhD, Section Secretary Hello, Anthropology Section, The AAFS 69th Annual Scientific Meeting is just around the corner. Abstract acceptance/rejection notifications are available through the AAFS portal. We would like to thank our program committee (Vincent Stefan and Elizabeth Miller) and abstract reviewers for working hard to put together our program. Announcements: Please […]
Source: Heather Jefferson, AAFS Meetings Assistant & Exhibit Coordinator The AAFS will be hosting its 14th Annual Employment Forum and its 6th Annual University Fair during the 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans, LA. The purpose is to provide employers and academic programs with the following: • A means for employers and applicants to meet, to exchange information, to conduct […]
Source: Nikolas P. Lemos, PhD, Toxicology Program Chair With just a few months separating us from the 69th Annual Scientific Meeting in “The Big Easy” (beautiful New Orleans, LA), preparations are underway to deliver an educational and cutting-edge program in accordance with this year’s theme: Our Future Reflects Our Past: The Evolution of Forensic Science. […]
Source: Tracie McCray, AAFS Accounting Assistant The “Accompanying Spouse” registration policy has been updated. An “accompanying spouse” registration is available for an additional fee of $50. This reduced fee is intended for spouses, family members, or other traveling companions who are not members of the forensic science or legal community and cannot be used for colleagues, […]
Source: Tracie McCray, AAFS Accounting Assistant Registration will launch during the second week of November. Registration rates are detailed below. Save money by registering before the Pre-Registration Deadline of Wednesday, January 18, 2017. Registration rates increase on Thursday, January 19, 2017, and Special Function registration will no longer be available. The Pre-Registration Deadline is FIRM and some […]
Source: David Pienkowski, PhD, Program Chair The integrity of scientific methods, resulting data, and objectivity of forensic investigators has been called into question. A recent (9/19/16) Wall Street Journal article titled, “Rejecting Voodoo Science in the Courtroom,” prefaced the release of a study by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). This […]
Source: John E. Gerns, MFS, 2016-17 President As summer comes to an end and fall begins knocking on our door, I have just returned from a part of the world where spring is beginning — I am speaking of New Zealand. This year, the AAFS International Educational Outreach Program (IEOP) took place in New Zealand, also […]
Editors: Jacob Griffin, MS, and Ashley E. Foster, MAS A Letter from the YFSF President As the seasons begin to change, it is time to start travel planning for the AAFS 69th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans, which is only four months away! Hotel and accommodation information can be found at aafs.org. In the […]
Sources: Marla E. Carroll, BS, Section Secretary, and Rhesa G. Gilliland, MS, Section Membership Committee Chair We have a great program scheduled for the 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans, and we want as many people as possible who are qualified to attend to benefit from the presentations. Please tell your coworkers and colleagues about […]
Source: David O. Carter, PhD, Section Program Chair They call it “D Day.” Delivery Day, September 1, 2016, is the date that all presentations and moderators must be scheduled for the 2017 annual meeting. This year, we launched a new strategy for success on D Day: using a Program Committee of five Members/Fellows. Owen Middleton, […]
Source: Jan Seaman Kelly, BA, Section Secretary Program Chair Samiah Ibrahim and her committee have been busy reviewing the abstracts submitted for the New Orleans meeting. I wish to thank those of you who submitted a paper, poster, or workshop abstract for consideration. Your willingness to share your research is pivotal to the mission of […]
Source: Joanna Collins, MFS, Section Secretary With summer but a fleeting memory and fall upon us, now is the time to make your plans to attend the 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans, LA. Hotels are filling up quickly due to the NBA All-Star game, which will be held in New Orleans on February […]
Source: Julie A. Howe, MBA, 2017 Annual Meeting Program Chair The 2017 meeting looks to be popular, with more than 1,300 submissions for all sections, scientific sessions, and workshops, in addition to breakfast and luncheon seminars. The Plenary and Interdisciplinary Sessions promise to be interesting with a focus on the meeting theme, Our Future Reflects […]
Source: Fiona Couper, PhD, Section Secretary Now is the time for you to be making plans to join us in New Orleans as we both celebrate the past and look forward to the years ahead. Section Program Chair Nikolas Lemos (Nikolas.Lemos@ucsf.edu) and Co-Chair William (Bill) Johnson (william.johnson@slh.wisc.edu) continue to work behind the scenes to bring […]
Source: Dean M. De Crisce, MD, Section Secretary As we enter the fall season, we hope you have all had a nice summer. Submissions for presentations at our 2017 annual conference have been completed and organized into a stimulating program. Varin Gosein, our section’s program chair, reported: This year, we have a very exciting program. […]
Source: Adam J. Freeman, DDS, Section Secretary It’s hard to believe Labor Day has passed and kids are going back to school. It is a sign that the process for preparing for the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 69th Annual Scientific Meeting in Louisiana is fast approaching. The accommodations information is on the AAFS website […]
Source: Karolyn L. Tontarski, MS, Section Chair With 2016 speeding by, the 2017 AAFS Annual Scientific Meeting will be here before we know it! Abstracts are in and selections have been made, so we already know the meeting in New Orleans will be loaded with lots of amazing presentations. Criminalistics Section Program Committee Chair Kristy […]
The AAFS will be hosting its 14th Annual Employment Forum and its 6th Annual University Fair during the 2017 annual meeting in New Orleans, LA. The purpose is to provide employers and academic programs with the following: Employment Forum — a means for employers and applicants to meet, to exchange information, to conduct informal interviews, or to schedule interviews for […]
For those of you planning to attend the New Orleans meeting, it might be wise to make your hotel reservations as soon as possible. The NBA will be hosting its 2017 All-Star game in New Orleans on Sunday, February 19, 2017, after the AAFS meeting ends. To secure a room at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, make your […]