APRIL 2008

Crime Scene Reconstruction-To be held at the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science
April 28- May 2, 2008
Contact: Peter Massey, The Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science, 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, CT 06516; (203) 479-4596; or pmassey@newhaven.edu.  Visit www.henryleeinstitute.com for more information.

MAY 2008

Fire and Arson Investigation-To be held at the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science
May 12-16, 2008
Contact: Peter Massey, The Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science, 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, CT 06516; (203) 479-4596; or pmassey@newhaven.edu.  Visit www.henryleeinstitute.com for more information.

Alternate Light Sources-To be held at the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science
May 27-30, 2008
Contact: Peter Massey, The Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science, 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, CT 06516; (203) 479-4596; or pmassey@newhaven.edu.  Visit www.henryleeinstitute.com for more information.

JUNE 2008

Discovery of Human Remains-To be held at the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science
June 2-6, 2008
Contact: Peter Massey, The Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science, 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, CT 06516; (203) 479-4596; or pmassey@newhaven.edu.  Visit www.henryleeinstitute.com for more information.

North American Forensic Entomology Association (NAFEA) 6th Annual Meeting
Caesars, Atlantic City
June 8-10, 2008

Visit www.nafea.net for more information.

AFQAM presents its 1st Mid-year Workshop: Be Certain About Uncertainty!
Salt Lake City
June 10 -11, 2008

For more information please visit: http://www.afqam.org/2008afqam_saltlake_files/UncertaintyWorkshoPJune2008.pdf.

2008 Cedar Crest College Summer Forensic Science Training Institute Workshops

The following courses are being funded under NIJ Grant# 2007-DNBX- K212. Any government laboratory employee who attends these workshops will be funded for all registration and travel related costs.

Good Measurement Practices in the Proper Use and Calibration of Balances in the Forensic Science Laboratory
June 6, 2008

Forensic Applications of Digital Photography
June 11-13, 2008

Statistical Interpretation of Forensic DNA Evidence
June 16-17, 2008

Statistical Analysis of Laboratory Data
June 25-27, 2008

Animal Hair Identification
August 6-8, 2008

more information and registration form

Shooting Reconstruction Classes
Police Standards and Training Council in Concord, NH
Summer of 2008

Renowned instructor Ed Hueske of Forensic Training & Consulting, LLC will teach Shooting Incident Reconstruction/Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation, June 16-20 and Advanced Shooting Reconstruction, June 23-25.

Due to high demand for this type of instruction in the New England Area, seating is limited and thus based on first come-first served basis. Your seat will be reserved only upon receipt of payment in full no later than 60 days prior to start of class. Cost is $595 for the 5-day school, $425 for the 3-day school or $900 for both. For more information, contact - Marc Dupre or Steve Ostrowski at 603-340-0675. To Register and for more information, visit http://www.focossforensics.com/html/training.html.

Detection, Recovery and Examination of Footwear Impression Evidence
Baltimore County Police Department Headquarters, 700 E. Joppa Road, Towson, MD 21286.
June 16-20, 2008

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Blood Stain Pattern Analysis-To be held at the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science
June 23-27, 2008

Contact: Peter Massey, The Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science, 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, CT 06516; (203) 479-4596; or pmassey@newhaven.edu.  Visit www.henryleeinstitute.com for more information.

JULY 2008

Inter/Micro - 60th Anniversary - 2008 Conference

Meeting Place: The Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel
163 E. Walton Place
Chicago, Illinois

Meeting Date: July 7-11, 2008
Exhibition Dates: July 8-9, 2008, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Workshops: July 10th & 11th, 2008 at McCrone Research Institute

For more information please visit www.mcri.org

International Association of Forensic Science (IAFS) meeting
July 21-26, 2008 in New Orleans, LA
Scholarship resources

The National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC) will provide the opportunity for the introduction of new technologies to investigators, prosecutors, and forensic scientists. An agreement with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) funds the attendance of selected participants at the International Association of Forensic Science (IAFS) triennial meeting, which will be held in New Orleans, LA in July 2008.

Following their attendance, the participants will be required to submit a paper reporting on an area of technology for which they attended a seminar at the IAFS meeting. The papers will be submitted to the BJA and may be made into a publication by the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS), thus providing the forensic community with access to information regarding new technologies.

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Note: Scholarship resources are limited. We are expecting a large applicant response; as many applicants as possible will be accommodated. All applications will receive a response.

Forensic Microscopy
Vance Granville Community College, Franklin County Campus, Louisburg, North Carolina
July 27 to August 1, 2008

The course is to be taught by Skip Palenik. For information contact: Bill Pearce at 919- 494-3637 or 919- 494- 2501(cell).

SEPTEMBER 2008

Bloodstain Evidence Institute
Corning, New York
24-26 September

Persons interested in attending the Bloodstain Evidence Institute and participating in this educational opportunity should contact Dr. Herbert Leon MacDonell. He may be reached at 607-962-6581, or e-mail at forensiclab@stny.rr.com.

OCTOBER 2008

The 7th Annual Meeting of the Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers (AFQAM)
Virginia Beach, Virginia
October 7-10, 2008

Information concerning registration can be found at www.afqam.org.