FORENSIC
WORKSHOPS
Discovery and Recovery:
Death Investigation in Natural Environments
May
19-23, 2008
Presented by NC Program for Forensic Sciences
Raleigh, NC
This course is
designed for professionals and advanced students and will cover the discovery,
recovery, and documentation of anthropological/archaeological, entomological,
and fibers/textiles evidence. Participants will receive
North Carolina
State
University CEU
credit as well as a North Carolina Justice Academy Certificate.
The lecture part of the course will be held at the College of Textiles
on Centennial Campus and the field exercises will be held at the Lake Wheeler
Research Farm.
Rooms are available
at a reduced rate from University Housing.
http://ncsu.edu/housing/conferences/guests/
Registration Fee:
$600 does not include Transportation or room and board.
For a brochure
please visit our website:
http://sasw.chass.ncsu.edu/forensic/
Contact:
Ann H. Ross, Ph.D.
NC State
University
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Campus
Box 8107
Phone:
919-515-9021
E-mail: ann_ross@ncsu.edu
16th Annual Forensic Entomology
Workshop
The Pennsylvania State University
May 28-30, 2008
The longest continually
running forensic entomology workshop in the United States!
COURSE OVERVIEW
Insects and related arthropods are diverse and abundant.
They inhabit every conceivable habitat and are closely associated
with human habitation. As a result, they
provide invaluable forensic evidence if they are
properly collected and identified.
-
This course is designed to teach forensic investigators how
to collect specimen samples and field data in a way that will be
scientifically valuable and thus credible for use in court.
-
The course will provide an overview
of forensic entomology, insect identification, and
collecting and rearing techniques in forensic investigations. Basic
entomology is applied to forensic investigations, with emphasis on techniques
for collecting and preserving maggots.
-
Enrollees will get hands-on experience in both field and
laboratory sessions, including field collection of specimens and environmental
data on the animal model, and examination of adults and larvae of major
corpse-inhabiting insects. An additional in-depth session on the
taxonomy of selected necrohpagous flies may be arranged when requested in
advance.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is designed for forensic investigators working for
law-enforcement agencies, including state police, municipal
police, forensic pathologists, and coroners. The course has
been approved by the State Board of Coroners.
UNIVERSITY LOCATION
Penn State is located in State College, Pennsylvania, in the
center of the state, on Routes 26 and 322 and near Interstate
80. USAir Express, Northwest Airlines, United Express, and
Comair Delta serve the University Park Airport, located five
miles from campus. Limousine and taxi service between the
campus and the airport is available.
Visit the Centre County/Penn State Visitors’ Center
Web site for more inclusive area information:
www.visitpennstate.org.
LODGING
A limited number of rooms have been reserved for the workshop
at The Nittany Lion Inn at the rate of $98/single and
$108/double. Make your lodging reservations by calling
800-233-7505 or 814-865-8500 before April 24. A limited
number of residence hall accommodations are also available.
Information will be mailed with your confirmation letter if
requested.
FEE AND REGISTRATION
Registration for the sixteenth annual
Forensic Entomology Workshop will be accepted by mail,
fax, or online until March 25, 2008.
The registration fee per person is $545 if paid on or
before March 25 and $595 per person after that date. Groups
of three or more from the same company may attend at a fee
of $500/person on or before March 25 and $550 each after
that date. Registrants from the same company must register
at the same time. The fee covers instructional costs, program
materials, textbook, collection kit, refreshment breaks,
lunches, and Thursday's dinner. Twenty
students must be registered by March 25 or the
workshop may be canceled. Refunds will be made
for cancellations received on or before May 11. After
that, the participant or organization will be held
responsible for a $200 cancellation fee. Anyone who is
registered but cannot attend may send a substitute.
PROGRAM
CONTACT
Ke Chung Kim, Ph. D., Dipl.-ABFE
Professor of Entomology and Curator
Frost Entomological Museum
Department of Entomology;
Tel: 814-863-2863 (ASI Office)
Fax: 814-865-3048 (ENT);
Director, Center for BioDiversity Research
Penn State Institutes of the Environment
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802, U.S.A.;
Tel: 814-863-0159 (CBR)
Fax: 814-865-3378 (PSIE)
Advanced Bugs, Bones and Botany:
Laboratory Analysis
June 4-6, 2008
Gainesville, Florida
Hosted by:
Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and
Medicine
and
William R. Maples Center for Forensic Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The
Advanced Bugs, Bones & Botany©: Laboratory Analyses
course focuses upon the analysis and interpretation of anthropological,
botanical, and entomological evidence. Each morning, students will attend
lectures covering methods used in evidence preparation and analysis. During
afternoon laboratory sessions, the students will analyze the insect, plant, and
bone evidence and prepare written
reports.
Students will be required to gather osteometric data from bones, identify and
age insect samples, and make taxonomic identifications to the species level for
collected botanical samples.
LODGING:
The Best Western Gateway Grand (4200 NW 97th Blvd, Gainesville, FL,
32606) sits quietly among lush rolling hills and live oak trees giving you a
true country sensation and yet still offers you the convenience of downtown
life. This location is convenient to the University of Florida Campus. To ensure
the best rate, refer to the Group name -“UF
Department of Pathology”.
To make your reservations, please call the reservation desk at the toll free
number 1-877-464-2378 or 352-331-3336. The reservation deadline for the
preferred rate is
May 02, 2008.
REGISTRATION:
Registration Fee: $550.00
Deadline for registration May 15, 2008
$35
Late Fee assessed after May 15, 2008
(On-site registration limited to space availability. Space limited to 40
applicants)
Questions regarding the class and registration may be made to:
VIFSM
(804)
786-0073
or
info@vifsm.org
VETERINARY FORENSIC SCIENCE:
CRIME SCENE
October 15-17, 2008
Gainesville, Florida
Hosted by the University of
Florida and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals
COURSE OVERVIEW
This course is designed
to demonstrate the proper scene processing techniques for the detection
and recovery of physical evidence from cases of animal neglect, cruelty
and death. Students will get
hands-on experience in the excavation of a gravesite and the exhumation
of buried remains. Emphasis
will be placed on the collection of associated physical evidence from
the crime scene. The proper collection techniques will be demonstrated
and students will be expected to implement those techniques throughout
the excavation process.
LODGING
The Best Western Gateway Grand sits quietly among lush rolling hills and
live oak trees giving you a true country sensation and yet still offers
you the convenience of downtown life. This location is convenient to the
University of Florida Campus.
To ensure the best rate, refer to the Group name - “Maples
Center Veterinary Crime Scene”. To make your reservations, please
call the reservation desk Monday through Friday between the hours of
9:00am - 6:00pm at the toll free number 1-800-780-7234. The reservation
deadline for the preferred rate is September 14, 2008.
Reservations may be made online at www.bestwestern.com
FEE AND REGISTRATION
Registration Fee: $475.00
Deadline for registration September 14, 2008
$35 Late Fee assessed after September 14, 2008
(On-site registration limited to
space available)
Current course
information and on-line credit card registration is available at:
http:/www.conferences.dce.ufl.edu/vetforensics
VETERINARY FORENSIC SCIENCE:
Bite Mark Analysis
September 25-26, 2008
Orlando, Florida
Hosted by the University of
Florida and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals
COURSE OVERVIEW
This course is designed to demonstrate the
techniques for the recognition, documentation, and preservation of bite
mark evidence from human skin and animal hide.
Methods will also be demonstrated for the documentation of
various tool marks, and proper photographic techniques.
Methods will also be demonstrated for working with images in
Adobe Photoshop for the enhancement of the bite mark and creation of a
1:1 comparison image, and report generation.
The use and application of digital photography will also be
addressed.
LODGING
The Embassy Suites Orlando - Airport
hotel is located one mile from the
Orlando International Airport (MCO).
The hotel offers complimentary 24-hour shuttle service to and from the Orlando International Airport.
To ensure the best rate, refer to the Group name
-
“Maples
Center
Veterinary Bite Mark Workshop”. To make your reservations, please
call the reservation desk Monday through Friday between the hours of
9:00am - 6:00pm at the toll free number 1-407-888-9339. The reservation
deadline for the preferred rate is September 03, 2008.
Reservations may be made online at
www.embassysuitesorlandoairport.com
FEE AND REGISTRATION
Registration Fee: $350.00
Deadline for registration September 03, 2008
$35 Late Fee assessed after September 03, 2008
(On-site registration limited to
space available)
Current course
information and on-line credit card registration is available at:
http:/www.conferences.dce.ufl.edu/vetforensics
