Forensic Technology 2012 Events

	American Academy of Forensic Sciences February 22nd – 24th 2012 Atlanta, Georgia, USA Booth #401 The AAFS consists of eleven sections representing a wide range of forensic specialties, and the annual scientific meeting gathers these professionals who present the most current information, research, and updates in this expanding field.
	NABIS & ACPO March 1st 2012 Birmingham, UK The seminar will focus on a fascinating case study involving the manufacture, supply, importation and use of criminally held firearms in the UK. At each stage of the case study tactics and strategies to counter the criminal use of firearms will be discussed and reviewed by subject experts.
	SEEBICS (link) May 9-10th 2012 Zagreb, Croatia Forensic Technology organizes a yearly seminar to help guide, educate and position ballistics experts from the South Eastern European region.
	ENFSI Firearms Working Group June 12th -15th 2012 St Petersburg, Russia The ENFSI EWG Firearms is the European organization of experts in one of the most interesting disciplines of forensic science. - It combines scientific experience in the fields of firearms identification (FAID), firearms technique, gunshot residues (GSR) and scenes of crime reconstruction in firearms offences. According to the Terms of Reference (ToR), in compliance with the goals of ENFSI, world-wide associated members join in the annual meetings and the projects of the EWG Firearms.
	ENFSI Director’s Meeting May 22nd -25th 2012 Dublin, Ireland ENFSI 2012 conferences gather new information on ENFSI and learn European National traditions.
	ACCP: Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police May 21st -25th 2012 Bahamas The ACCP Annual General Meeting and Conference will generate serious discussions on issues related to crime, security and law enforcement. This meeting will attract Commissioners of Police, Senior Police Officers and Law Enforcement personnel from the Caribbean region.
	AFTE: Association of Firearms and Tool Mark Examiners June 24th – 29th 2012 Buffalo, NY, USA The Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE) and the Upstate New York 2012 Host Committee invite exhibitors to participate in the upcoming 43rd Annual Training Seminar hosted in Buffalo, NY. This event attracts firearm and tool mark examiners, crime scene analysts, criminalists, and law enforcement personnel from all over the world with an average attendance of approximately 350 people and representing dozens of countries.
	AICEF: Academia Iberoamericana de Criminalística y Estudios Forenses July 2012 Mexico AICEF, constituye un punto de encuentro científico en el que se debaten los problemas que plantea la moderna investigación jurídico penal iberoamericana, con el objeto de poner a disposición de los impartidores de justicia las pruebas objetivas que les permitan cumplir con su función social.
	Mexico IBIS users Meeting July 2012 Mexico TEACORP receives all the IBIS users from Mexico.
	CACP: Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police August 19th – 22nd 2012 Cape Breton, Nova Scotia The 107th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police will be held in Sydney, Nova Scotia, August 19 - 22, 2012. Your CACP 2012 host is the Cape Breton Regional Police Service. An audience of over 350 member delegates is anticipated.
	American Society of Questioned Document Examiners Charleston, SC August 18th - 23rd 2012 Globalisation and Questioned Documents, draws attention to the fact that forensic document examiners must be ever aware of activities in a global context. Join us in Charleston for this event where our Forensic Technology an dProjectina products will be showcased.
	ANZFSS September 23rd – 27th 2012 Hobart, Tasmania The 21st International Symposium on the Forensic Sciences of the Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society (ANZFSS), to be held in Hobart from the 23rd to the 27th of September, 2012 at The Hotel Grand Chancellor. Join us in the picturesque island state of Tasmania to hear national and international leaders in forensic science speak on a diverse range of topics.
	IACP: International Association of Chiefs of Police October 1st -4th 2012 San Diego, CA, USA This year, IACP 2012 is your best opportunity to learn, network, and problem solve at a one-of-a-kind event dedicated specifically to law enforcement professionals. With the largest exhibit hall of products and services in the law enforcement community, leaders from around the globe come together at the IACP Annual Conference to foster a continuing exchange of information and experience.
	INTERPOL General Assembly November 5th-8th 2012 Rome, Italy The General Assembly is composed of delegates appointed by the governments of member countries. As INTERPOL's supreme governing body, it meets once a year and takes all the major decisions affecting general policy, the resources needed for international cooperation, working methods, finances and programmes of activities.
	MAFS: Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists September 24th -28th 2012 Milwaukee, Wisconsin MAFS is a regional organization consisting of more than 900 scientists representing local, state, and federal forensic science laboratories. The annual meeting brings together scientists from a wide variety of forensic disciplines to provide training and promote the sharing of new developments in the field of forensic science.
	SWAFS: Southwestern Association Forensic Scientists October 22 - 26th, 2012 Scottsdale, Arizona, USA Exchange information among forensic scientists to improve techniques, encourage research in forensic science and keep its members apprised of the latest techniques and discoveries in forensic science.
	IAI: International Association of Identification July 22nd -28th 2012 Phoenix, Arizona, USA The IAI strives to be the main professional association for those engaged in forensic identification, investigation, and scientific examination of physical evidence.
	EAFS: European Academy of Forensic Science August 20th-24th 2012 Hague, Netherlands The European Academy of Forensic Science (EAFS) acts as the strategic advisor to ENFSI on matters of Research and Development in a broad sense.
	General Police Equipment Exhibition September 11th -13th 2012 Leipzig, Germany The General Police Equipment Exhibition & Conference (GPEC) is for internal sate security, police equipment, industrial site security and civil defense in throughout the Asia & Europe. Organized by Messe Munchen GmbH in Leipzig, it is emerged out as one of the highly trusted event for exhibiting various security equipments and technology.
	INTERGRAF October 17th -19th 2012 Bordeaux, France Intergraf’s XXVth International Security Printers’ Conference and Exhibition will take place in Bordeaux, France from October 17th to 19th, 2012. Inaugurated in September 2003, the Palais des Congrès de Bordeaux is combining quality and modernity. Any printer substantially engaged in the Security Printing Industry and any supplier of products that include security features or of services that ensure the physical security of printed matter manufactured by a Security Printer, are invited to participate in the Exhibition.
	Congresso Nacional de Criminalística November 2012 Brazil O XXI Congresso Nacional de Criminalística, assim como nas edições anteriores, contará com a participação de Peritos de renome nacional e internacional. As maiores autoridades em perícia criminal do planeta estarão presentes em Gramado. E mais, planejamos ofertar mini-cursos com essas autoridades. A programação científica será intensa, variada e se pretende açambarcar todas as áreas da criminalística, sem perder de vista naturalmente a perspectiva dos direitos humanos.
	ENFSI Expert Working Group Marks TBD The Expert Working Group Marks is one of the forensic science working groups of the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI). This working group covers examinations in a wide range of disciplines including toolmarks, shoeprints, tire marks, barefeet, lock and key examinations, manufacturing marks and other related topics.
	ENFSI Fingerprint Working Group TBD The European Fingerprint Working Group (EFP-WG) promotes development and improvement in the fields of fingerprint detection, imaging and comparison.
	ENFSI Document Expert Working Group September 18th-21st 2012 Lyon, France The European Document Experts Working Group (EDEWG) supports the aims and objectives of ENFSI in the area of Forensic Document Examination.