Source: Madeleine J. Gates, PhD, Section Program Chair Preparations are remotely underway for the 73rd AAFS Annual Scientific Meeting in Houston, TX taking place February 15-20, 2021. The deadline for scientific submissions (abstracts and workshop proposals) is quickly approaching on September 1! AAFS President Jeri Ropero-Miller has chosen the theme of “One Academy Pursuing Justice […]
Sources: Katherine M. Brown, PhD, Program Chair and Kimberlee Moran, MSc, Program Co-Chair General Section members, we know these are challenging times and we hope everyone is safe and well, but it is not too early to think about your abstracts for presentations at the 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic […]
Sources: Katherine M. Brown, PhD, Program Chair and Kimberlee Moran, MSc, Program Co-Chair General Section members, we know these are challenging times and we hope everyone is safe and well, but it is not too early to think about your abstracts for presentations at the 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic […]
Source: Roger D. Metcalf, DDS, JD, Section Chair Greetings from the Odontology Section! We had a great meeting in Anaheim led by our outgoing Section Chair, Adam Freeman. Dr. Freeman welcomed first-time attendees, new members, international members, members who had promoted in the past year, and new Fellows Randolph Mitchell, John Nase, and Jacqueline Reid. […]
Source: Samiah Ibrahim, BSc, Section Program Co-Chair Understanding that our worlds have been turned upside-down recently, we hope you are staying well. During these challenging times, we continue to plan for the 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, which will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in […]
Source: Madeleine J. Gates, PhD, Section Program Chair It seems like quite a bit has happened since we last met just a few weeks ago at the 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in Anaheim, California. Given recent events, I think we are all looking forward to returning to normal […]
Sources: Allysha Winburn, PhD, and Krista Latham, PhD, Section Program Co-Chairs The Anthropology Section Program Committee is pleased to call for paper, workshop, and symposium submissions for the upcoming 2021 AAFS Annual Scientific Meeting in Houston, TX. We would also like to invite those interested in serving as abstract reviewers or session moderators to email […]
The Psychiatry & Behavioral Science Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) is proud to invite submissions for its annual award, “The Richard Rosner Award for the Best Paper by a Fellow in Forensic Psychiatry or Forensic Psychology.” To qualify for the award: The paper should have been completed as part of […]
Source: Karen J. Nobles, MFS, Section Chair The 2020 meeting of the Questioned Documents Section held in Anaheim, California last month was a resounding success! The technical program, chaired by Samiah Ibrahim, covered a myriad of subjects, both traditional and novel. The workshop, “Dispelling the Myths About the Forensic Examination of Handprinting,” put on by Linton […]
Source: Vincent P. Villena, MS, RAC Chair and CAC Representative to the RAC Greetings from the Criminalistics Section Regional Associations Committee (RAC)! As part of the RAC’s efforts to increase communication and collaboration between the many regional associations in the United States, the upcoming Academy Newsfeeds will feature information and updates from each of the […]
Source: Marin A. Pilloud, PhD, Section Secretary Please join me in congratulating the many award winners in the Anthropology Section who were recognized at the AAFS 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting in Anaheim! The T. Dale Stewart Award—H. Gill-King received this award for his distinguished service to forensic anthropology over the past several decades. Next year, this […]
Sources: Marie M. Samples, MS, and Desirée A. Reid, BS The excitement of the recent AAFS meeting in Anaheim was tempered by the news that Noelle J. Umback, Fellow of the Criminalistics Section and the incoming Chair, passed away the previous Saturday evening, February 15. She lost her battle with breast cancer that she had […]
Source: Kristen Hartnett-McCann, PhD, Section Secretary The Anthropology Section is excited to announce an interdisciplinary session titled Puerto Rico: Crossing Regional, Discipline, and Cultural Borders to Strengthen a Criminal Justice System. The Puerto Rico Forensic Science Bureau (FSB) has experienced severe hardship in the past several years resulting from financial concerns and natural disasters. The […]
Source: Melissa A. Connor, PhD, Section Secretary General Section Luncheon and Business Meeting As you make plans to attend the AAFS Annual Scientific Meeting in Anaheim, plan on attending the luncheon presentation (those who did not sign up for the luncheon are welcome to come and sit in the chairs that will be provided). In […]
Source: Shawn K. West, MSFS, ABC Secretary The American Board of Criminalistics (ABC) is currently soliciting interest for joining the Recertification Committee. You must be currently ABC certified and in good standing, and at minimum, have submitted Recertification Paperwork in 2019 for Reporting Year 2018. You can earn one recertification point for each year of […]
Source: Kristy Kadash, PhD, Criminalistics Nominating Committee Chair The Regional Association Committee (RAC) within the Criminalistics section provides an opportunity for the regional societies, such as the Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists (NEAFS), Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Scientists (MAAFS), Southern Association of Forensic Scientists (SAFS), Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists (MAFS), Southwestern Association of Forensic […]
Source: Noelle J. Umback, PhD, Section Secretary Now that we are into the new year of 2020, it’s only a few short weeks until we are all together in February in warm, sunny Anaheim, CA (February 17–22)! With that in mind, please think about your hotel accommodations if you haven’t already; as always, the rooms […]
Sources: Kristen Hartnett-McCann, PhD, Section Secretary Anthropology Section members are asked to please submit nominations for the T. Dale Stewart Award to the Anthropology Section officers by February 1, 2020. The criteria for this award, which is published in the AAFS Policy and Procedure Manual (Section 7.1.4.1.) is included below. Paul Emanovsky (Chair)—pemanovsky@hotmail.com Kristen Hartnett-McCann […]
Source: William R. Johnson, BA, Section Chair Happy New Year! With the AAFS 2020 Annual Meeting roughly seven weeks away, we wanted to share useful links for those still considering attending the meeting, February 17–22, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. 2020 Annual Meeting Link Hotel accommodations are available now at the Anaheim […]
Source: Kurt D. Weiss, MS, EAS Section Program Chair The Engineering & Applied Sciences (EAS) Section program is complete for Anaheim 2020, and includes 45 oral presentations, one breakfast presentation, one half-day workshop, and eight posters. Furthermore, five of the oral presentations were included in the multidisciplinary session with Criminalistics. Below are some of the […]