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The 2012 FDIAI Conference will be
held at the St. Petersburg Bayfront Hilton. The conference will
begin with the President's Reception on Sunday night with Opening
Ceremonies and Breakfast Monday morning. The Exhibit Hall will open
immediately after Opening Ceremonies and continue until noon on
Wednesday. Workshops and Lectures will run from Monday afternoon through
Thursday afternoon except for the 40 hr workshops and the 24 hr CCSI/CCSA
workshop which begin on Sunday morning. The conference will close following the Installation
Banquet on Thursday night.
New June 12, 2012, The Conference
Program is now available online.
New July 1, 2012, The Conference
Brochure is now available online
New August 4, 2012- Download the
Guidebook App to your Smartphone and get all the information for the
conference at your fingertips!
Registration fees will be as
follows and including all events other than the two 40-hr workshops.
FDIAI Members $240
IAI or IAI Division Members $240
Non-Members $270
40 Hr Workshop $75
Guests, $100
Daily Registration- $60
 The
Registration Form is now available to Download
You may now
register online with a
credit card.
40-Hr WORKSHOPS
This year the conference will offer
(2) 40-hr Workshops in addition to the regular program.
Basic Fingerprint Science for 10-Print Examiners Workshop
Download a
Workshop Registration Form
In this 40-hour workshop class students learn
the purpose of a classification system and master the Henry Classification
Formula. Students will be provided with a historical perspective on the science
of fingerprints and they will be introduced to the changes in the progressive
science. The students will become familiar with the basic elements of
fingerprint identification. This will include the introduction to the different
types of fingerprint patterns and internalization of the definitions of these
patterns. We will identify friction ridge characteristics and be able to define
those types of characteristics. The students will learn the techniques of
taking legible prints. How important legible prints are to comparison purposes
and success, particularly for latent print comparisons and palm print
comparisons. The students will be acquainted with AFIS technology and how it has
facilitated the efficient storage, retrieval, and comparison of enormous
fingerprint files. The workshop will be limited to (25) students. A certificate
of training will be issued to students upon completion of the workshop. This
workshop will provide for 40 hours of continuing education credit required for
I.A.I. certification and recertification
Basic Evaluation & Comparison of Latent Prints Workshop
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Workshop Registration Form
We
are pleased to announce that this year’s conference will include the
“Basic Latent Fingerprint Comparison” workshop. The Latent Print
Workshop was originally started at the 36th FDIAI Training
Conference in Tampa and has been a trademark course at the conference
for the last 16 years. To date, more than 300 latent print students
from as far away as England and Guyana have attended.
The Workshop will be
coordinated and instructed by individuals who are heavily involved in
the latent print profession and dedicated in sharing their knowledge
with participating students. Forty (40) hours will be dedicated
specifically to latent print matters and will cover a wide range of
topics. Topics include an overview of the evaluation of latent prints,
comparison methods and techniques, judicial preparation (including mock
trial presentations) biological
aspects of friction ridge skin and numerous other areas of interest.
This workshop will be limited to twenty-five (25) students. A
certificate of training will be issued to students upon completion of
the workshop. The workshop is structured for individuals who have
completed a latent print training program and are actively engaged in
daily latent print comparisons with minimal experience. Basic experience
in the Latent Print or 10-Print field and familiarity with basic
fingerprint terms are necessary for this workshop. Students will also
need to bring their own magnifier and pointer for the comparison
exercises.
Both 40-hour workshops require advance
registration and an additional
$75 workshop fee. Please note the 40-hr workshops start on
Sunday morning, Oct 21st.
Classes fill up quickly so early registration is
recommended.
HOTEL INFORMATION
The St. Petersburg Bayfront Hilton is the official
host hotel for the conference. Click here for
Hotel Information.
Reservations are now being accepted.
St. Petersburg is served by the Tampa International Airport and the St.
Petersburg/Clearwater Airport.
Most major airlines fly into the Tampa
International Airport. Ground transportation is available from the
SuperShuttle for a special conference rate. Make sure you use
group code
UQZED.
The complete program will be available
online in May. Online registration
is now available.
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The FDIAI Announces the 2012 Conference
KEYNOTE
SPEAKER
Comedian
DON STEINMETZ
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Don Steinmetz is a Sergeant with the Phoenix Police Department
assigned to the Homeland Defense Division Airport Bureau as the
supervisor of the National Explosive Detection Canine Team at
Sky Harbor International Airport. He has been with the Phoenix
Police Department for 33 years and has worked Patrol, Narcotics,
Vice, Organized Crime, Financial Forensic/RICO, DEA Task Force,
Nogales Arizona Metro Border Task Force and 9-11
Airport/Terrorism Task Force. He is a certified instructor for
Firearms, Narcotics and Community Based Policing. He has
received several top honors including 1 Medal of Valor, 2 Medals
of Merit and 1 Lifesaving award. During the course of his
career he has worked cases such as murder for hires, wire taps
on international drug smuggler, and investigations involving
homicides of law enforcement agents. He is married to Anne
Steinmetz a Certified Latent Print Examiner, and a Project
Manager for Ron Smith and Associates, assigned to the Houston
Police Department Crime Lab. Don has 4 children ages 27 to 6
years of age, that supply him with an endless supply of comedy
material, and he is currently writing movie screenplays and
performs stand-up comedy in clubs all across the country. |
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