Our 47th Annual Conference

2006 BROCHURE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

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This year our conference will be held the the newly remodeled St. Petersburg Bayfront Hilton. This is our third conference at the St. Petersburg Hilton site. The location is ideal for our conference. Downtown, only blocks from the Bayside Center and the Pier, there are many activities for after hours. The downtown area has gone through many changes over the last few years and now boasts many trendy restaurants and nightspots.

The deadline to receive the conference rates at area hotels has passed. Hotel rooms are available on a space available basis at the prevailing rates.

Our program will be new and diversified. We will have topics from all areas of forensics. We will keep the website up to date as the program is updated.

What sets this conference apart from others is the value attendees and their agencies receive. There is no other forensic training conference in existence that offers this amount of training for the cost. For members, a $210 full registration will give you access to all lectures, workshops (other than the (3) 40-hr workshops which are $50 additional) and the exhibitor hall with more than 48 exhibitor booths displaying the absolute latest in forensic technology. The conference is legendary for combining the best training with the most enjoyable social activities. Complimentary coffee is provided every morning and NEC will be providing a complimentary lunch on Tuesday. All training counts towards IAI certification requirements and a certificate is issued for those attending the conference.

Our conference started as a small statewide training conference with a handful of exhibitors and that many attendees. Over the years it has grown to the largest state division conference with attendees coming from around the country. It grows every year and has become recognized as one of the finest forensic training conferences available.

 We have updated our conference registration form and now accept credit cards for payment. Registrations using credit cards can be Faxed to 954-831-6431.

9/24/06....The Advanced Latent Print 40-hr Workshop and the

Advanced 10-Print 40-hr Workshop are both full. The

Advanced Crime Scene Workshop still has openings. Standby

reservations are being accepted.

Updated October 16, 2006

THE DEADLINE FOR FAXING YOUR REGISTRATION IS

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH. AFTER THAT TIME YOU WILL

ONLY BE ABLE TO REGISTER ONLINE OR

AT THE DOOR.

NEW

YOU CAN NOW REGISTER ONLINE WITH A

CREDIT CARD AT OUR SECURE SITE

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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As a conference attended, you are entitled to free parking at the Hilton.

The tentative daily schedule has been posted online. Keep in mind that it is not complete. Additional talks and workshops are being finalized and the schedule will be updated continually.

Below is a direct link to the Hilton Bayfront Reservation page. There may be rooms that

open up periodically due to cancellations prior to Sept. 19th.

If you are registering for one of the three 40-hr workshops, prior to registering for the conference, register online for the workshop to insure that you are accepted into the workshop. The workshops are all advanced workshops requiring experience to attend and they are full or nearly full at this time.

REMINDER:

iF YOU HAVE REGISTERED FOR THE CONFERENCE AND INTEND TO TAKE ONE OF THE 40-HR WORKSHOPS, YOU MUST REGISTER ONLINE FOR THAT WORKSHOP. SEE BELOW WORKSHOP SECTION.

New Announcement

The FDIAI  2006 Conference announces our Keynote Speaker

RICHARD SAFERSTEIN, Ph.D.

Richard Saferstein, Ph.D. is a forensic science consultant.  He retired as Chief Forensic  Scientist of  the New Jersey State Police Laboratory in 1991 after serving 21 years. He currently acts as a consultant for attorneys and the media in the area of forensic science. During the O. J. Simpson criminal trial, Dr. Saferstein provided extensive commentary on forensic aspects of the case for the Rivera Live show, the E! television network, ABC radio, and various radio talk shows. Dr. Saferstein holds degrees from the City College of New York and earned his doctorate degree in chemistry in 1970 from the City University of New York.  During his career as a government forensic scientist and a private consultant, Dr. Saferstein has testified in over 1,000 criminal and civil cases in nearly 150 courts..

Prior to his coming to the New Jersey State Police in 1970, he was employed as a forensic chemist with the Treasury Department (1964-1968) and served as an analytical chemist with Shell Chemical Co. (1969-1970).  Dr. Saferstein is the author of 40 technical papers covering a variety of forensic topics. He has also written a widely used textbook on the subject titled  Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science- 8th edition (Prentice-Hall, 2004) and has edited Forensic Science Handbook, Volumes I,. 2^nd edition (Prentice-Hall, 2002), Forensic Science Handbook Volumes ll, 2nd edition (2005), and Forensic Science Handbook Volumes lll (1993), reference texts dealing with important forensic science topics.  Dr. Saferstein serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Forensic Identification and has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Forensic Sciences and Microchemical Journal.  He is a member of the American Chemical Society, the American Academy of Forensic Science, the International Association for Identification, the Forensic Science Society, the Canadian Society of Forensic Scientists, the Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists, Northwestern Association of Forensic Scientists, Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Scientists, and the Society of Forensic Toxicologists.