Source: Dean Michael De Crisce, MD, Section Secretary Dear Colleagues, Summer is coming to a close and preparations are underway for our next annual meeting in February in Seattle, WA. Program Chair Paul Fedoroff and Program Co-Chair Sebastien Prat have assembled an innovative and stimulating schedule in line with this year’s topic of Science Matters. […]
Source: Betty Layne DesPortes, JD, MS, 2017-18 President Our thoughts and prayers are with our colleagues throughout Florida who have experienced the devastating effects of Hurricane Irma and its aftermath. Members who wish to help are encouraged to make donations to the American Red Cross.
Source: Pamela A.W. King, JD, Section Secretary Roderick T. Kennedy, JD, has received the University of Toledo College of Law’s Distinguished Alumnus Award for 2017. This prestigious award recognizes his accomplishments, contributions, and leadership to society and the legal community. The award will be presented during the University of Toledo’s Homecoming Festivities on October 6, […]
Source: Vincent J. Desiderio, Jr., MS, Section Chair Written by: Thomas A. Brettell, PhD, Retired Fellow of the Criminalistics Section It is with great fondness that we remember Richard Saferstein, AAFS Retired Fellow, who passed away on July 28, 2017. Dr. Saferstein retired in 1991 from the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) as Chief Forensic […]
Source: Christine Haskell, JD, Section Program Chair There are only a few more days until the August 1 deadline to submit an abstract for the Academy’s 70th Annual Scientific Meeting in Seattle, WA (February 19-24, 2018)! Your submission may be for an oral presentation, a poster presentation, a workshop, or even a breakfast seminar. Presenting at […]
Program Chair Patrick Buzzini and Co-Chair Noelle Umback are eager to begin reviewing the plethora of abstracts submitted for the upcoming 2018 AAFS annual meeting in Seattle, WA. They have lined up 30 reviewers in various areas of criminalistics who will dedicate their time and expertise to help select the best abstracts. If you are […]
Sources: Gina Londino, MS, Program Chair and Steven L. Downs, MFS, Program Co-Chair General Section members, it is time to submit your abstracts for presentations at the 70th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. The AAFS annual meeting will be held February 19-24, 2018, in Seattle, WA, at the Washington State […]
Sources: Vincent J. Desiderio, Jr., MS, Section Chair, and Kristy Kadash, PhD, Section Secretary First and foremost, this opportunity should be taken to thank several individuals who have been critical contributors to the success of our section over the past year. A debt of gratitude is owed by our current Chair to our immediate Past […]
Sources: Paul D. Emanovsky, PhD, Program Chair, and Kristen Hartnett-McCann, PhD, Program Co-Chair Hello, Anthropology Section! We want to remind you that the deadline for abstracts for the 2018 AAFS Annual Meeting in Seattle is fast approaching – August 1. Please think about this year’s meeting theme, “Science Matters,” as you prepare your submissions. Make […]
Sources: William R. Johnson, BA, Section Program Chair, and Sherri L. Kacinko, PhD, Section Program Co-Chair Summer has officially arrived and it’s time for some important updates! Four months have passed since the very successful AAFS 2017 meeting in New Orleans and preparations are accelerating for another exciting program at the AAFS 70th Annual Scientific […]
Sources: Mary F. Horvath, MFS, Section Program Chair, and Douglas R. White, MS, Section Program Co-Chair Be sure to submit your novel scientific abstracts by the August 1 deadline for the 2018 AAFS Annual Scientific Meeting! The AAFS DMS Section Program Committee invites you to submit abstracts describing scientific research or case studies related to digital and multimedia […]
Source: Steven C. Clark, PhD, Section Secretary It is time to finalize your ideas for your abstract submissions for the 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting in Seattle, WA. The August 1 deadline is nearing and Program Chair Gina Londino and Co-Chair Steven Downs are looking forward to your submissions. The 2018 theme of “Science Matters” was […]
Sources: David Pienkowski, PhD, Program Chair, and Sarah V. Hainsworth, PhD, Program Co-Chair Abstracts for the 2018 American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA, are due August 1. Please begin preparing your submissions now. Preference will be given to high-quality abstracts that demonstrate the rigorous application of science or engineering principles to […]
Source: Jan Seaman Kelly, BA, Section Secretary Abstracts for workshops and oral and poster presentations to be presented at the 2018 AAFS meeting in Seattle, WA, are due August 1. The theme is “Science Matters.” Consider using this opportunity to present an oral or a poster presentation on a specific examination or testing procedure you use. Should […]
Source: David O. Carter, PhD, Section Secretary 2017 Annual Meeting Overview The 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in New Orleans, LA, proved to be a success. First, thank you to all contributors and participants. The annual meeting could not exist without you. Without the hard work of Pathology/Biology Section […]
Source: William Johnson, BA, Section Program Chair It’s difficult to believe two months have passed since we last met at the 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in New Orleans, LA. First, a heartfelt thank you to all those who made this meeting another great success! Without the hard work […]
Source: J. Paul Fedoroff, MD, Program Chair Greetings to all current and potential members of the Psychiatry & Behavioral Science Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) from this year’s Program Chairs, Paul Fedoroff and Sebastien Prat. The 70th Annual Scientific Meeting of AAFS will take place in Seattle, WA, February 19-24, 2018, […]
Source: Joanna L. Collins, MFS, Section Chair Another exciting annual meeting has come and gone. For those who had the opportunity to attend, it was filled with outstanding presentations consistent with the Academy’s theme of Our Future Reflects Our Past: The Evolution of Forensic Science as chosen by Past President John Gerns. John was not […]
Source: Jennifer C. Love, PhD, Section Secretary Please join me in congratulating our colleagues who received awards during the AAFS 69th Annual Scientific Meeting. The T. Dale Stewart Award — Julie Saul and Frank Saul were awarded the 2017 T. Dale Stewart Award for their outstanding contributions to forensic anthropology. We look forward to passing […]
Source: Pamela A.W. King, JD, Jurisprudence Section Secretary Retired Judge Donald Shelton’s presentation at the 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) was reported on in Forensic Magazine. Here is the link: http://www.forensicmag.com/article/2017/02/judges-lawyers-and-scientists-why-cant-we-all-just-get-along.