Pacific Northwest Division IAI Winter 2015

Pacific Northwest Division IAI

From the desk of PNWD-IAI’s President Sherrie Wraspir 2014-2015

Greetings to you,

Registration for the 51st Annual PNWD-IAI Annual Training Conference is under way! This year’s conference will be held at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel in Portland, Oregon, May 19-22nd. The newly renovated hotel is just a short, free shuttle ride from the airport and parking is free as well!

This year’s conference is packed full of great lectures and workshops in a wide range of forensic disciplines to offer a well-rounded educational opportunity. Look for a complete listing in the conference flyer included in this newsletter or on our website. The workshops will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis, so register early to reserve your spot!

Both member registration, as well as vendor registration can be completed online through PayPal at www.pnwdiai.org. You can also mail in your registration, along with payment, using one of the payment methods located at the bottom of the registration form.

Certification testing will be available this year on Thursday, May 21st. Check the appropriate box on the registration form and return it by March 31st so we can arrange a proctor. If you are unsure if your application will be approved before the conference, please check with your certification committee.

We made a few changes this year that I hope you find exciting. The traditional Tuesday and Wednesday night festivities have been combined into one special night to allow a free night to explore and network on your own. The “President’s Social” will be held at McMenamin’s Kennedy School on Tuesday night from 6-11pm. Check out their website at http://www.mcmenamins.com/1292-kennedy-school-wedding-overview .

In addition, Comedian, William Halliburton, “The Comic Cop,” will be preforming at our banquet Thursday evening. He is a Sergeant with the Portland Police Bureau as well as a stand-up comic/actor who has been performing in clubs and at corporate shows in the US for more than 20 years. We are excited to have him join us!

I would also like to encourage you to take the time to nominate a well deserving member who has made a valuable contribution to forensic science and has provided outstanding service to the PNWD-IAI. Nominations for the Outstanding Achievement Award need to be in by March 1st application is on our website and in this newsletter . I know we have many members who embody the ideals of this award, so please take the time to recognize these amazing individuals!

The board has been working extremely hard and it’s exciting to see it all coming together. I can’t wait to see you all in Portland!

Sherrie Wraspir PNWD-IAI President Pacific Northwest Division IAI Winter 2015

Urgent Request for Assistance

The Nampa City Police Department in Nampa, Idaho is requesting information regarding Job Descriptions and Salary Ranges for a Full-Time Latent Print Examiner. They are currently in the process of creating this type of position for their Department and would appreciate any information our members could share. Although, it is short notice...the information is needed before February 26, 2015!! Please forward a copy of Latent Print Examiner Job Descriptions along with Salary Ranges to: Tara Koho, CLPE Nampa City Police Dept. 208-468-5676 [email protected] Or at: [email protected]

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Introducing Connor Luthy, New Division Webmaster

The Board entered into an agreement with Connor Luthy to become our new Webmaster beginning January 1. Connor is the son of current 1st Vice President Jim Luthy and currently lives in Seattle and works full time at Starbucks in the Madison Park area. Connor’s IT experience began in high school, an experience which landed him an internship and position at the Department of Corrections. He then went on to spend more than two years working for Tokyo Electron in a contract position at Intel in Hillsboro, Oregon. About a year ago, Connor resigned that position so he could move to Seattle. Connor is also a U.S. Army reservist, specializing in Electronic Communications. The Board is very grateful for Connor’s predecessor as Webmaster, Boyd Baum- gartner. Boyd facilitated a lot of changes to the website the past few years and has been very helpful to Connor in the transition.

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Registration fees (see registration form in this packet)

Full week: Members $250 Single day: Members $100

Non-members $325 Non-members $125

Scholarship opportunities

Scholarships may be available for those needing financial assistance to attend the conference. See the division website for details. The deadline to apply is March 20.

Location and directions

The Sheraton is located near the Portland In- ternational Airport at 8235 NE Airport Way.

 From I-205, take exit 24 and turn onto NE Airport Way westbound.  Turn right and then left onto NE Airport Way Frontage Rd.

Room rates

Room rates for the conference are $124 to $154 per night. For reservations please call 1- 800-325-3535 and state that you are with the PNWD-IAI. Reservations must be made by April 27, 2015 to receive the group rate. Parking

Government employees can take advantage of special savings at the Sheraton Portland Airport with up to 10 days of complimentary parking.

Airport shuttle/public transit

Free round trip shuttle service is available 24hours a day to the airport, Cascade Station and MAX Light Rail. The Mt. Hood Avenue MAX station is a 15-minute walk from the hotel and goes to downtown Portland. Two- hour tickets and 1-day, 7-day, 14-day and 30-day passes are available.

Certification testing

If you are awaiting approval for certification testing in your field and wish to take the test at the conference, check the appropriate box on the registration form and return it by March 31 so that we can arrange for a proctor for your test. Testing is scheduled for Thursday, May 21. If you are unsure if your application will be approved before the conference, please check with your certification committee.

Page 5 Pacific Northwest Division IAI Winter 2015 2015 PNWD-IAI Conference Agenda Tuesday, May 19—General Session (8:00-5:00) Thursday, May 21—Workshops

Sgt. Rich Austria and Jenna Plank Bill Schneck The Heather Mallory Homicide Forensic Trace Evidence Documentation and Collection: Crime Scene to the Laboratory (8:00-12:00) Marian Price The Universal Face Workstation—An Overview Dan Alessio Don't Lick This Gun (And Other Firearm Safety Tips) Dr. Nici Vance (8:00-12:00) I Dig Your Bones: Adventures in Oregon Forensic Anthropology from the Oregon State Medical Sandy Siegel Examiner's Office Discussion of Simultaneous Impressions (8:00-12:00)

Heidi Eldridge Carey Hall The Whys and Hows of Latent Print Documentation Forensic Errors: How to Discuss Being Wrong (1:00- 4:30) Dan Alessio The Clackamas Town Center Shooting Trevor Allen Latent Blood Detection Reagents (1:00-4:30) President’s Social Sandy Siegel Wednesday, May 20--Workshops Basic Pattern Interpretation (1:00-4:30)

Heidi Eldridge General Business Meeting (4:30-5:30) Latent and Tenprint Testimony: How to Be Transparent Without Feeling Naked (8:00-12:00) Banquet

Marian Price Friday, May 22—General Session (8:00-12:00) Universal Latent Workstation (ULW) Software—The Basics (8:00-12:00) Tori Dickerson Powder Suspension Solutions: Not Just For Tape Daniel O'Kelly Anymore Firearm and Ammunition Classification (8:00-12:00) Steven Johnson Carey Hall and Dr. Allison Loll Update on the Status of the Organization of Scientific Analysis: Documentation, Tools and Approach Area Committees (8:00-4:00) Trevor Allen Sandy Siegel Documenting Crime Scenes using 3-D Scanning Distortion: Analysis and Discussion (Cause and Effect) (1:00-5:00) Don Ledbetter Café Racer Shootings Jonathyn Priest Recognizing and Documenting Bloodstain Pattern Evi- dence (1:00-5:00)

Pacific Northwest Division IAI Winter 2015

Willie Halliburton "The Comic Cop” to perform at Thursday’s Banquet

Willie Halliburton, "The Comic Cop," is a Sergeant with the Portland Police Bureau. Willie has been performing comedy for over 20 years. Willie's quick wit and instant likability has made him one of the most sought-after comedians in the Northwest. Willie's love for performing in front of audiences has led him to courtrooms throughout the U.S.

Willie will be performing Thursday night at our Banquet after the new President and Board are introduced. Be sure to come prepared to laugh!

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The Heather Mallory Homicide—Sgt. Rich Austria and Jenna Plank Heather Mallory was last seen on March 8, 2008 after an argument with her husband, Brian Cole. T Cole became the primary suspect after numerous inconsistent statements and circumstantial evidence caused detectives to focus on him. Heather’s disappearance was soon classified as a Homicide. Fol- lowing two years of extensive investigation, Heather Mallory’s skeletal remains were found in a wood- u ed area in Estacada, OR. Evidence from the dump site and from the autopsy eventually led to Brian Cole’s arrest for murder. In June 2011, following a three-week jury trial, Brian Cole was found guilty of murdering his wife. The successful prosecution was based upon excellent upfront investigation by e uniformed officers, an extremely thorough investigative suspect interview which identified inconsist- encies with forensic and scene evidence, and a very creative investigative and prosecution team.

s The Universal Face Workstation (UFW)–An Overview—Marian Price This presentation is designed to provide an overview of the Universal Face Workstation (UFW) software. The UFW software is an investigative tool supported and provided by the FBI’s Criminal Justice d Information Services (CJIS) Division. It is used to conduct image retrieval and face recognition searches of the Interstate Photo System (IPS). This presentation will provide a high-level overview of the a UFW software and its user interface.

I Dig Your Bones: Adventures in Forensic Anthropology from the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s y Office—Dr. Nici Vance What happens when mysterious human remains are found in the woods? How are bodies identified, even after death and decomposition? Dr. Nici Vance provides a glimpse into the life of bones, bodies, and biological anthropology as she explains how skeletal remains are discovered, recovered, and analyzed for identification purposes. Dr. Vance will present numerous interesting case studies from Ore- gon, and discuss the importance of DNA analysis in bringing closure to families of missing persons and what investigators, forensic scientists, and the general public can do to help.

The Whys and Hows of Latent Print Documentation—Heidi Eldridge It is increasingly being suggested by researchers, critics, and court decisions that contemporaneous bench notes for latent print examinations are desirable, yet many agencies do not currently have SOPs that define what notes are required, and many latent print examiners don’t take any notes at all, or reserve note-taking for exceptionally difficult cases.

Part of the problem seems to be that agencies and practitioners fear that the note-taking process will be unnecessarily time-consuming, while for others, the will is there, but they just don’t know where to start: Which latents require documentation? How much is necessary? How should we define “complex”?

This lecture will begin with a discussion of why contemporaneous bench notes are desirable. Who are we taking them for? Why are we taking them? What do we hope to accomplish or convey with our bench notes? We will then look at some latents and discuss some common attributes of different latent prints that can help to identify the ones that would benefit from more in-depth documentation. Finally, we will examine one agency’s journey to try to develop reasonable minimum standards for documentation that people can live with and implement operationally.

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The Clackamas Town Center Shooting—Dan Alessio On December 11, 2012, a gunman entered the Clackamas Town Center Mall in Clackamas, Oregon and opened fire. This presentation will cover events leading up to, during, and after the shooting incident.

Latent and Tenprint Testimony: How to Be Transparent Without Feeling Naked—Heidi Eldridge For over a century, friction ridge testimony hasn’t changed much. Some of the things traditionally W said don’t really make much sense. Some of them are based more on belief than science. But there were rarely challenges to these assertions. Then, in 2009, the release of the NAS report changed the landscape of the courtroom. New types of challenges appeared. Examiners were instructed to avoid e certain phrases, but weren’t really told what to say instead. More than five years have passed since the NAS report. It is time for friction ridge examiners to find a way to move forward. This workshop will walk though some of the tough concepts that come up in court. We will discuss d error rate, discriminability, specificity, certainty, variability, bias, uniqueness, and the identification decision in the context of the relevant population as well as going over recent research papers that can be used to support testimony. n These topics will be covered in an open, transparent, and non-defensive way that shows friction ridge examiners one way to present their findings without feeling exposed. There will be interactive discussions and opportunities to answer some tough questions in the“ new way” in a non- e threatening environment.

Universal Latent Workstation (ULW) Software–The Basics—Marian Price s This workshop will focus on the features and functionality of the Universal Latent Workstation (ULW) software. The ULW software offers users a variety of case management and processing tools d and will enable latent examiners to search the FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) by finger, palm, or supplemental images. This session will primarily focus on the use of the software as it re- lates to latent fingerprint transactions. Some of the information covered in this session includes: a managing transactions; encoding minutiae points; adjusting file penetration; designating reposito- ries for searches; and conducting comparisons of fingerprints with possible candidates returned from the NGI. y This workshop is designed for Latent Print Examiners who are new to the ULW software, are utilizing an older version of the ULW software, and enter latent prints in the ULW for search through the FBI’s Biometric Repository.

Firearm and Ammunition Classification—Daniel O’Kelly Recognizing something as “a gun” or “ammunition” is not enough. The professional investigator must be able to competently identify and classify what they find at a crime scene. This course will equip the learner with the skills to determine what qualifies as ammunition, or as a firearm, even when it's not so obvious. It will also give him/her the ability to categorize a firearm or ammunition, recognize special features, and to determine whether its features violate the law. This course will enable the attendee to use the proper terminology on their evidence tags and reports and avoid criti- cism by Supervision and Defense Attorneys.

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Analysis: Documentation, Tools and Approach—Dr. Allison Loll and Carey Hall This workshop will emphasize the importance of the analysis portion of the ACE-V comparison process. Research and review of previous errors has revealed the danger in disregarding a careful approach to the analysis phase, especially for complex latent prints. This workshop intends to stress the importance of a thorough analysis in order to ensure the correct value determinations are being made, reduce bias in the comparison phase, shorten the time spent searching, and reduce all types of errors. The workshop includes a lecture portion which focuses on the research of the analysis phase to date, recognizing distortions, determining specificity of features, and assigning evaluative weights to the features in a latent. Discussion will include value determinations of latent prints, and the new ULW tools that are available to aid in determining value. Students will participate in practical exercises where they will create quality maps and use the GYRO approach to chart latent prints. Many of the latent prints used in this class were used in previous research studies, giving the students the opportunity to be evaluated in relation to the original study participants.

Distortion: Analysis and Discussion (Cause and Effect)—Sandy Siegel Friction ridge skin does not reproduce exactly when recorded. In almost every recording of friction ridge detail there is some type of distortion. Fortunately, most of the time distortion does not detract from identifications being made. An important part of any fingerprint or latent print training program is the recognition and analysis of distortion to determine its impact in the examination and comparison of friction ridge impressions and then describing it to other examiners or in a courtroom setting. This workshop is designed for the fingerprint and especially the latent print examiner who has received training in friction ridge comparisons. It combines analysis of friction ridge detail, documentation of the observed distortion “Effect”, and the description of the possible “Causes” of the distortion. After a Power Point presentation, the students will be divided into teams. They will be given sets of friction ridge prints for analysis and be asked to present the observed “Effect” and describe the possible effect. The objective is for the student to analyze, document, and articulate different aspects of friction ridge distortion. Magnifiers are not needed. The presentation has been updated and the images change each year.

Recognizing and Documenting Bloodstain Pattern Evidence—Jonathyn Priest Proper documentation of bloodstains at the crime scene is an important and necessary part of any criminal investigation where bloodstains exist. For many law enforcement agencies, processing these bloodstain scenes is the domain of the general assignment crime scene detective or technician. Agen- cies employing bloodstain pattern analysts will typically use these experienced individuals at such scenes. Unfortunately, trained and experienced bloodstain pattern analysts are not always available to assist the personnel tasked with documenting the bloodstain scene. This workshop is designed to familiarize all individuals having a responsibility for documenting or processing the bloodstain scene. Workshop participants will gain recognition of bloodstain patterns and be provided a means for the proper documentation of stains and stain patterns. The photographs and documents created when using these methodologies can be useful for the bloodstain pattern analyst tasked with analyzing or evaluating the scene at some later time. Individu- als trained and experienced in bloodstain pattern analysis and documentation can also benefit from a review of the techniques and methods discussed in this workshop. Previous bloodstain pattern analysis training is valuable; however, attendees need not have experience in bloodstain evidence recognition to participate in this workshop.

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Forensic Trace Evidence Documentation and Collection: Crime Scene to the Laboratory—Bill Schneck A variety of less commonly encountered trace evidence materials will be discussed with specific information on how to properly document and collect them. Demonstrations will provide the rationale for T specific collection methods. You will be able to see firsthand what can occur when evidence is improp- erly collected. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in the documentation and proper collection of materials including botanicals, soil, dried gastric contents, vehicle lamps, impressions, paint h and many others.

Don’t Lick This Gun (And Other Firearm Safety Tips)—Dan Alessio u This workshop will cover firearms mechanisms and safe handling. Various types of firearms will be present so the students can handle them and learn about how each mechanism operates. We will cover topics such as firearms safeties, chambered indicators, and do’s and don’ts from a firearms examiner r perspective.

Discussion of Simultaneous Impressions—Sandy Siegel Simultaneous impressions are described as two or more prints deposited concurrently. The determina- s tion of simultaneity may permit the examiner to understand how an object was touched or held. This can be used to narrow the examination process or AFIS searches. The analysis of these impressions is d an advanced technique. The objective of this workshop is to advance the understanding and recognition of simultaneous prints. Using existing skills the students will gain greater confidence in determining simultaneous impression. a Topics of discussion: • SWGFAST Guidelines • Patterson vs. Massachusetts Commonwealth y • Documentation

Prior experience with comparing latent prints and the study of distortion will be helpful. A practical exercise will follow the presentation. You will need to bring a magnifying glass.

Forensic Errors: How to Discuss Being Wrong—Carey Hall How would you answer the question: Have you ever made an error? If you have never made a mistake the answer is easy and obvious. However, if you are a normal human examiner you have made an error. The range of possible errors spans from minor clerical mistakes to erroneous identifications. The fear and stigma attached to committing erroneous exclusions or identifications can be crippling. This workshop will provide some guidance on how you personally react to the news you have made an error and how to move forward with your career in forensics (*hint: it isn’t to quit). If you believe you are one of the few individuals that have never made an error, please join us--we’d love to bask in the glory of your perfection! The rest of us will learn to use root cause analysis, human factors, and current research to understand and discuss with co-workers, supervisors, and juries how errors generate, what it means to be a human expert, and how to prevent future mistakes.

Latent Blood Detection Reagents—Trevor Allen This half-day workshop will include a classroom session on the latent blood detection reagents Amido Black, Bluestar® Forensic, Leucocrystal Violet, and Fluorescein, followed by practical hands-on demonstrations. The lecture will consist of common recipe instructions, application techniques, and a background on the theory behind how each reagent works. The demonstrations will include visualizations on various substrates and photographic techniques.

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Basic Pattern Interpretation—Sandy Siegel In this day of AFIS and Automation the art of Pattern Interpretation of fingerprint patterns is becom- ing a lost art form. Some Latent Print Examiners today and even some Ten-Print Examiners do not use all of the different rules for pattern interpretation. The workshop starts off with a general overview of the rules of pattern interpretation as outlined in The Science of Fingerprints as published by the U.S. Department of Justice (Green Book). Then the students will be presented with an exercise with 40 prints. Magnifiers are not needed. The Henry filing system will not be covered.

Powder Suspension Solutions: Not Just For Tape Anymore—Tori Dickerson Powder suspension solutions such as WetWop™ are typically used to process the adhesive side of tape for the presence of latent prints. This presentation will discuss a validation study that investigat- F ed the use of powder suspension solutions to develop latent prints on a variety of other non-porous and semi-porous surfaces. Results of the validation study will be discussed including what powder suspension solutions performed the best, sequential order of processing techniques, lifting tech- r niques, and methods of application.

Update on the Status of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees—Steven Johnson i Mr. Johnson’s presentation will focus on efforts in the forensics community to establish the Organiza- tion of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) that will be the federal government’s primary source for the development of standards and guidelines across a broad range of forensic disciplines. The OSAC d will depend upon 24 subcommittees that represent forensic disciplines ranging from the traditional (pattern evidence) to the unusual (cadaver dogs). As a member of the Forensic Science Standards Board (FSSB), which provides oversight to the OSAC, Mr. Johnson has some general insight as to the a current state of affairs and direction of the program. In this short presentation, Mr. Johnson will bring interested parties up to speed on the progress of the OSAC, some of the history that led us to this point, and the future of this important standards development entity. In addition to his role on y the FSSB, Mr. Johnson is the current President of the International Association for Identification (IAI) and is Senior Vice President of West Virginia Operations for Ideal Innovations, a Federal Contracting company that supports forensics and biometrics world-wide.

Documenting Crime Scenes using 3-D Scanning—Trevor Allen This presentation will introduce the audience to High Definition Surveying (HDS) as a method to 3D map crime scenes. The basic theory behind 3D laser scanning and how measurements are made will be presented, along with how this new technique has been implemented into casework for the Washington State Patrol Crime Scene Response Team.

Café Racer Shootings—Don Ledbetter On May 30, 2012 Ian Stawicki entered Café Racer, a restaurant and bar in Seattle’s University District. When he left a few moments later, five people had been shot–four of them fatally. Stawicki fled the scene and later carjacked a vehicle downtown, fatally shooting the driver. A city-wide manhunt en- sued, and Stawicki was located in West Seattle, where he committed suicide in front of officers. In the span of 5 hours Stawicki killed 6 people, with multiple crime scenes more than 10 miles apart. Detective Ledbetter was responsible for processing the initial scene. He will discuss scene processing, and the challenges of documenting the acts of a mobile mass murderer.

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Dan Alessio has been a Forensic Scientist with the Oregon State Police Portland Metro Forensic Labora- tory for fifteen years. He is a Firearm and Tool Mark Examiner and is also a member of the Crime Scene Re- sponse Team. He is a Distinguished Member of the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners and past President of the Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists. He is also an Instructor for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Firearms Examiner Academy.

Trevor Allen is a Forensic Scientist with the Washington State Patrol Crime Scene Response Team in the Spokane Crime Laboratory. Trevor graduated from Eastern Washington University in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. He has worked for the WSP since 2007 and has processed over 100 crime scenes during his time as a crime scene responder.

Sgt. Rich Austria is a Portland Police Homicide Sergeant with 32 years law enforcement (23 years with Portland, 9 years Honolulu Police Dept.). He has been a Homicide Detective for 7 years and Homicide Ser- geant for the last 8 years. He has supervised or investigated over 200 homicides.

Tori Dickerson has been a forensic scientist with the Oregon State Police for the past ten years and is sta- tioned out of the Bend Forensic Laboratory. She specializes in the latent print, crime scene, and biology disciplines. Tori has been a member of the PNWD-IAI board of directors for the past four years and currently serves as the PNWD-IAI past president. She has instructed numerous groups of law enforcement personnel, forensic scientists, students, and members of the community on forensic science topics including laboratory capabilities, photography, latent print examination, and crime scene investigation. Tori holds a Bachelor of Science degree in forensic science from the University of North Dakota.

Heidi Eldridge has been a forensic scientist for over 11 years, 10 of which have been as a latent print examiner. Heidi is an IAI Certified Latent Print Examiner, sits on the JFI Editorial Board, and was a member of SWGFAST until its dissolution. She is now a member of the newly-formed Friction Ridge Subcommittee of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC). Heidi has been teaching latent print testimony for 5 years and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Forensic Science program at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Carey Hall, MLS, CLPE, is a Forensic scientist working for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehen- sion. Ms. Hall has worked in latent print comparison for more than seven years and is also an IAI Certified Latent Print Examiner. Ms. Hall also has experience in evidence processing. She obtained her master’s degree in Legal Studies from Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. She has unique insights into the criticisms of forensic science from a legal perspective and how forensic science might im- prove by embracing an empirical approach to policy creation.

Steven Johnson is a retired law enforcement supervisor with an extensive background in latent print examination, crime scene investigation, forensic art and facial identification. An IAI Certified Latent Print Ex- aminer and Forensic Artist, he is a Senior Vice President for Ideal Innovations, Inc. and provides Program Management support for the Department of Defense (DoD) Biometrics Identity Management Activity (BIMA) Examination Support Service Branch. He has worked numerous other forensic/biometric support contracts for the DoD, both in the United States and abroad. In addition to his work with the DoD, Mr. Johnson is the current President of the IAI, an Associate Member of the American Academy of Forensic Sci- ence, and the International Association of Cranio-Facial Identifiers as well as a member of the newly appointed Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC), Forensic Science Standards Board (FSSB). Mr. Johnson received a BS from the University of Iowa and has over 2000 hours of related forensics training.

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Detective Don Ledbetter is an IAI Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst in the Seattle Police Depart- ment’s Crime Scene Investigations Unit. He has 25 years’ experience as a detective and was one of the founding members of Seattle’s CSI Unit. Since his assignment to CSI, he has been the lead crime scene detective at more than 25 officer-involved shootings. Detective Ledbetter has taught classes and workshops for the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission, the Washington Homicide Investigators Association, and the Seattle Field Office of the FBI. He is an alumnus of the National Forensic Academy and holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering.

Dr. Allison Loll, CLPE, is a supervisor in the Latent Print Comparative Section at the Phoenix Police Crime Laboratory. She has more than seven years of experience as a latent examiner and is certified by the IAI as a Latent Examiner. Dr. Loll obtained her bachelor of science degree in physics from Clar- ion University and her master’s and Ph.D. in Astrophysics from Arizona State University.

Daniel O’Kelly was born in Chicago and raised in Northwest Indiana. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and for over ten years was a Police Officer for the City of Portage, Indiana. He then began a 23-year career as an ATF Agent until retiring in 2011. During his ATF tenure he spent 5 years on staff at the ATF National Academy, teaching firearm technology. During his last eleven years with ATF in the Tampa area he taught nearly 100 firearm seminars to law enforcement across the U.S., and in Europe and Africa. After retiring from ATF he spent two years as a corporate Senior Manager for the largest firearm re- tail sales company in the world, where he developed and delivered a training program nationwide on ATF Compliance and Identification. Since 1990 Mr. O’Kelly has been a U.S. District Court-recognized expert witness on the topic of firearms. He is an Armorer for 13 firearm companies and has toured numerous firearm and ammunition factories in the U.S., Europe and Africa, and holds a patent for firearm design. Since 2011, he has served as the Director of the International Firearm Specialist Academy.

Jenna Plank started as a Deputy District Attorney with the Multnomah County DA’s Office in 2004/2005. Since joining the office she has worked in misdemeanors, intake, juvenile, neighborhood, domestic violence, sex crimes, major assault, major vehicular assault, and gang units. Jenna is currently assigned to Unit C which currently prosecutes Class A felony property crimes, felony firearms offenses, major vehicular assaults and felony gang cases. Over the past ten years Jenna has been assigned to numerous homicide cases, and she currently carries a caseload that includes active and up- coming murder and aggravated murder cases. Jenna was co-counsel in the murder trial of Brian Cole, and is set to re-try an Aggravated Murder case against defendant Damon Naudain with co-counsel this spring.

Marian Price has worked as a training instructor for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division since January 1999. She first served as an inter- nal training instructor, teaching courses on a variety of computer applications to CJIS Division employees. In July 2002 Marian accepted a position as a law enforcement training instructor and has taught classes on the Universal Latent Workstation, the Joint Automated Booking System, the Civil Applicant System, Face Comparison, and the Uniform Crime Reporting/National Incident-Based Re- porting System. She currently serves as one of the lead instructors of the Universal Face Workstation software. Marian holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in secondary education from Fairmont State Uni- versity in Fairmont, West Virginia. Prior to her career with the FBI, she taught mathematics and computer classes in the West Virginia state school system.

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Jonathyn Priest is a thirty-two year veteran of the Denver Police Department in Colorado, retiring as the commander of the Major Crimes Section. He has over twenty-seven years of experience investigating thou- sands of criminal incidents of violence during his tenure as a detective, supervisor, and command officer. He is currently a forensic analyst and partner with Bevel, Gardner and Associates, Inc. Jon is a court-recognized expert in Arizona, Colorado, California, and Texas District Courts and U.S. Federal Courts in bloodstain pattern analysis, crime scene and shooting incident reconstruction, death investigation, and major case management. In addition to criminal incident testimony, he appears and consults in civil cases related to death investigations, officer-involved critical incidents, and major case management. He has an extensive background in the area of death investigation and officer-involved critical incident investigations. Jon developed the Denver Police Department’s investigation protocol and training curriculums in the area of death investigation, officer-involved critical incidents, cold case investigations, and interview and interrogation.

Bill Schneck has been employed as a forensic scientist for 28 years working in both private industry and the criminal justice system. Bill’s academic training involved degrees in both health science and geology. Bill’s experience in forensic microanalysis includes the examination of explosives, soil, botanicals, paper, paint, fi- bers and fabric, hairs, lamps, building materials, food/vomit, glass, impressions, physical match and metals utilizing a variety of optical and instrumental methods. Bill has been a member of the Washington State Patrol’s Crime Scene Response Team performing crime scene reconstructions and bloodstain pattern interpretation. Bill is an instructor in forensic microscopy and forensic geology, teaching workshops in the United States and abroad. In 1995 Bill established Microvision Northwest, an independent forensic laboratory offer- ing services in trace evidence analysis and crime scene reconstruction. Recently Bill was elected to the Organ- ization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) as chair of the Geological Materials committee.

Sandra Siegel started her fingerprint career with the Texas Department of Public Safety working in the Crime Records Ten-Print Section. She started teaching in 1997 and was responsible for teaching all new employees the technical aspects of pattern interpretation, classification, identification, and AFIS operations. In December 2002 she look a position as a Latent Print Examiner with the Austin Police Department conducting AFIS searches, bench work in Latent Prints and Technical Lead for the Latent Print Section. In April of 2014 she accepted a position with the newly formed Houston Forensic Science Center. Sandy teaches all aspects of fingerprint comparison and pattern interpretation. She is a member of the International Association for Identification and the Texas and Chesapeake Bay Divisions of the IAI. With the TDIAI she has served on the Education, Resolution and Membership committees. Sandy obtained her IAI certification for latent prints in 1997. She is also the coordinator for the QUIP section for the JFI and moderator for an informal email group called FIGS (Fingerprint Interest Group by Sandy) which is dedicated to sharing all aspects of forensics-related information.

Dr. Nici Vance is from the Oregon State Police Forensic Laboratory and the Oregon State Medical Examin- er's Office. She has a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Montana, a master's degree in anthropology from Portland State University, and a Ph.D. in anatomy from the University of Pretoria (South Africa) School of Medicine. She has been a forensic scientist, crime scene analyst, and anthropologist for 19 years. Nici currently works in the Forensic Biology section of the crime lab, which analyzes biological evidence from homicides, attempted homicides, assaults, and high profile cases. She also acts as a liaison to the Medi- cal Examiner's Office as their state forensic anthropologist. She has responded to over 150 crime scenes in her career and examined bodies and skeletal remains from every county in the state of Oregon. In addition to loving the dynamic composition of bone as a profession, Nici is a long-distance runner, a novice cyclist, a disc golfer (unsponsored), and a rabid University of Oregon Ducks fan.

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FULL REGISTRATION: Includes Tuesday – Friday attendance including workshops, all lunches, President’s Social, and Banquet Dinner

MEMBER REG NON-MEMBER REG FULL-TIME STUDENT & BOD REG

Registration $250.00 $325.00 $125.00

DAILY REGISTRATION: Tuesday – Thursday includes lunch

FULL DAY – MEMBERS - $100.00 NON-MEMBERS – $125.00

TUE WED THU FRI Total Cost:

BANQUET CHOICE: Beef Chicken Veggie SPECIAL MEAL REQUIREMENTS:______

SOCIAL EVENT TICKETS (Full Reg. includes 1 ticket for each event – Daily Reg. includes lunch) QTY COST

President’s Social $35.00

Banquet $50.00

Lunch $35.00 TUE WED THU Total Cost:

Attendee: Agency: Address: City: State: ZIP:

Phone: Fax: Email:

PAY ONLINE @ PNWD-IAI by PayPal. AGENCY PAY ______PAY BY CREDIT CARD: Name on Card: ______CC# ______Exp ______CCV______Billing Zip: ______By check made payable to PNWD-IAI: mail completed registration form and payment to: Lorene Moore, PNWD-IAI Treasurer 7505 34th Ave SW Seattle, WA 98126 (206) 979-6848 cell (206) 205-7898 fax WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS Lunch included on workshop days – Please select choice(s) NOTE: Workshops are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis, so register early!

Latent and Tenprint Testimony: How to Be Transparent Without Feeling Naked: 8:00 – 12:00 Max 24 participants - Heidi Eldridge, Las Vegas Metro. Police Dept. …..……...... …………...… ☐

Firearm & Ammunition Classification: 8:00 – 12:00 – no maximum ……………….……………..………….... ☐ Daniel O’Kelly, Director, International Firearm Specialist Academy

Universal Latent Workstation (ULW) Software -The Basics: 8:00-12:00-max 20 participants …………….. ☐ Marian Price, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Analysis: Documentation, Tools & Approach: 8:00 – 4:00 – max 30 participants .…………..….…….….….☐ Carey Hall, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension; Allison Loll, Phoenix Police Department.

Distortion: Analysis and Discussion (Cause and Effect): 1:00 – 5:00 – max 30 participants .…..…….….. ☐ Sandy Siegel, Houston Forensic Science Center

Recognizing & Documenting Bloodstain Pattern Evidence: 1:00 - 5:00 – max 24 participants ..…..…….. ☐ Jonathyn Priest, Bevel, Gardner & Associates

THURSDAY WORKSHOPS Lunch included on workshop days– Please select choice(s) NOTE: Workshops are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis, so register early! Forensic Trace Evidence Documentation and Collection: Crime Scene to the Laboratory: 8:00 – 12:00 ...☐ No maximum - Bill Schneck, Washington State Patrol Don’t Lick This Gun (And Other Firearm Safety Tips): 8:00 – 12:00 – max 15 participants .……………..… ☐ Dan Alessio, Oregon State Police Discussion of Simultaneous Impressions: 8:00 – 12:00 – max 30 participants ..…………………………..… ☐ Sandy Siegel, Houston Forensic Science Center Forensic Errors: How to Discuss Being Wrong: 1:00 – 4:30 – max 25 participants .……………….……..… ☐ Carey Hall, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Latent Blood Detection Reagents: 1:00 – 4:00 – max 15 participants .………………..………….….………... ☐ Trevor Allen, Washington State Patrol Basic Pattern Interpretation: 1:00 – 4:30 – max 30 participants .…………………………….……....……..….. ☐ Sandy Siegel, Houston Forensic Science Center

THURSDAY CERTIFICATION TESTING If you would like to test for a discipline other than those listed below, please note which discipline so ar- rangements for a proctor can be made in advance.

Tenprint Certification 7:30 – 12:30………………………...☐ Latent Print Certification 8:00 – 5:00……………………...☐ Crime Scene Certification 8:00 – 2:00………….…………☐ Pacific Northwest Division IAI

PNWD-IAI Scholarship Program is NOW Available and Ready for Applicants!

Thanks to your generosity and the amazing success of our Silent Auction at last year’s conference in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, we are happy to announce the rollout of the new PNWD-IAI Training Scholarship Program!

Two $100 scholarships will be given out each year to members in good standing toward the cost of their PNWD-IAI Training Conference tuition. See application on the next page for further information. THE PNWD-IAI TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

This program has been developed for use by any Pacific Northwest Division (PNWD-IAI) member, in good standing, for a reduction of tuition costs toward attendance at the annual PNWD-IAI conference. Reduction in tuition cost cannot be made for training that is paid for in full by the member’s agency or other sponsor. Scholarship recipients will receive a $100 deduction on the cost of their tuition. Two Training Scholarship Awards will be handed out per year.

This program will be administered by a Scholarship Committee appointed by the President for the term of his/her office in conjunction with the Board of Directors.

The Training Scholarship Request Form will be posted on the PNWD-IAI website and announced in the quarterly newsletter prior to conference registration. Completed forms should be emailed to the PNWD-IAI Scholarship Committee at [email protected]. Applications will be accepted until March 20th 2015, after which time the scholarship program will close and the winners will be drawn at random from the pool of applicants by the PNWD-IAI Scholarship Committee.

Scholarship Award recipients will be notified by the end of business day on March 31st 2015. An announcement of each year’s winners will be posted in the PNWD-IAI quarterly newsletter.

Submission of an application is not a guarantee that a scholarship will be awarded.

TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP REQUEST FORM PNWD-IAI USE ONLY

Date Received ______Member in Good Standing ______PNWD-IAI Membership # ______Reduction Approved ______

Name: Title:______

Home Address:

City: State: Zip +4:

Work Phone Home Phone:

Employed by:

Department and Business Address:

City: State: Zip +4:

Mailing Preference: Home ☐ Work ☐ E-mail: ______

Submission of an application is not a guarantee that a reduction of tuition will be granted. I affirm that I have read the published rules regarding the issuance of a PNWD-IAI Training Scholarship and agree to abide by them in full. I understand that failure to comply will result in future scholarship applications being denied. I also understand that I may not be selected for scholarship approval.

Signature ______Date ______

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The Pacific Northwest Division of the International Association for Identification’s Board of Directors has established an Outstanding Achievement Award to present to an individual who has been an active member for a minimum 2-years.

The award will go to the nominee who, in the Board's opinion and judgment, has made a significant and valuable contribution in the area of Forensic Science and has provided outstanding service to the PNWD-IAI.

Nominations may be submitted to the PNWD-IAI Past-President, Tori Dickerson at: [email protected] Prior to March 31, 2015

A nomination form is on the next page or can be found on the website under the membership tab.

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Pacific Northwest Division International Association for Identification OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The Board of Directors has established an Outstanding Achievement Award to present to an active member, as defined in the Constitution of this Association. The Board of Directors will give the award to a nominee who, in the Board's opinion and judgment, has made a significant and valuable contribution in the area of Forensic Science and has provided outstanding service to the Pacific Northwest Division of the International Association for Identification. For consideration, I hereby nominate (Nominee must be a current, two-year member of the PNWD-IAI):

Name:______Mem #:______

Address:______

Provide summary of the nominee’s background and reasons for the nomination. (Use additional sheets as necessary) ______

Submitted by:______Mem #:______(Current two-year PNWD-IAI Membership is mandatory)

Address:______

Phone number:______Email Address______

All nominations must be submitted to PNWD-IAI Past-President Tori Dickerson prior to March 31, 2015. [email protected]

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MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL

I hereby submit renewal of my membership in the Pacific Northwest Division – International Association for Identification.

Annual Member Dues: $25.00 Student: $12.50

ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP is for individuals actively engaged as an examiner, analyst, practitioner, or supervisor in the forensic sciences.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP is for individuals wholly or partially engaged in forensic sciences who are not qualified for Active Membership. Associate Members are subject to the same rules, fees, and charges, and are entitled to all rights and privileges of Active membership, with the exception that they are not entitled to election to any Association office.

STUDENT MEMBERSHIP is for full time college students majoring in a law enforcement and/or forensic related field. Appli- cants must include a current transcript from their college certifying they are taking at least 12 semester/equivalent quarter credits for undergraduate study or at least 9 semester/equivalent quarter credits for graduate study applicants.

TYPE OF MEMBERSHIP RENEWING: ACTIVE ASSOCIATE STUDENT

Member Last Name First Name MI

Member Signature Date

Primary Forensic Discipline How long

Employer Title

Address City State Zip Code

Phone Fax

Email Address

Home Address City State Zip Code

Cell Phone Home Phone

Email Address

WHERE DO YOU WANT YOUR PNWD-IAI MATERIAL MAILED WORK HOME WHERE DO YOU WANT EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE SENT WORK HOME Membership Renewal Form pg 2

FOR BOARD USE ONLY

RECEIVED: ______PAID BY: ______RECEIPT: ______ROSTER UPDATED: ______MEMBER #: ______CARD SENT: ______

Convenient payment available through PayPal @ pnwdiai.org Pay by credit card (credit card information will not be retained):

VISA MASTERCARD AMER EXPRESS Name on Card: ______CC # ______Exp: ______CCV:______

Pay by check payable to: PACIFIC NORTHWEST DIVISION – IAI, Treasurer Lorene Moore 7505 34th Ave SW / Seattle, WA 98126 (206) 979-6848 cell (206) 205-7898 fax Email: [email protected]

Membership Renewal Dues: $______

Please accept my donation to the PNWD-IAI Scholarship fund in the amount of: $______

TOTAL: $______

PNWD-IAI Membership renewal deadline is March 31,2015! Please submit your renewal by this date to avoid interruption of your member benefits. Thank you for your continued support!

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Interested in getting your 2016/2017 membership for FREE? The board of directors has established a trial membership incentive.

Here’s how it works:  For 2016, sponsor 3 new members from today until December 31, 2015, by filling out the sponsor blank on their new member application (new member application on the following pages).  Keep track of how many members you sponsor.  After you have sponsored 3 new members, notify Lorene Moore at [email protected]. She will verify that you have sponsored 3 new members in the allotted time period.  Your membership for the 2016 calendar year will then be FREE! You will not have to pay your dues.

The membership incentive will start over for the 2016 calendar year. Sponsor 3 new members from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016, and your 2017 dues will be FREE!

Who doesn’t LOVE FREE??

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I hereby submit application for membership in the Pacific Northwest Division – International Association for Identification. All applications must include member dues and non-refundable application fee. Member dues will be refunded if application is rejected for any reason: Annual Member Dues: $25.00 Student: $12.50

ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP is for individuals actively engaged as an examiner, analyst, practitioner, or supervisor in the forensic sciences. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP is for individuals wholly or partially engaged in forensic sciences who are not qualified for Active Membership. Associate Members are subject to the same rules, fees, and charges, and are entitled to all rights and privileges of Active membership, with the exception that they are not entitled to election to any Association office. STUDENT MEMBERSHIP is for full time college students majoring in a law enforcement and/or forensic related field. Appli- cants must include a current transcript from their college certifying they are taking at least 12 semester/equivalent quarter credits for undergraduate study or at least 9 semester/equivalent quarter credits for graduate study applicants.

MEMBERSHIP APPLYING FOR: ACTIVE ASSOCIATE STUDENT

Applicant Last Name First Name MI

Applicant Signature Date

Sponsor Name (printed) Member #

Sponsor Signature Date

Primary Forensic Discipline How long

Employer Title

Address City State Zip Code New Member Application pg 2

Phone Fax

Email Address

Home Address City State Zip Code

Cell Phone Home Phone

Email Address

WHERE DO YOU WANT YOUR PNWD-IAI MATERIAL MAILED WORK HOME

FOR BOARD USE ONLY

RECEIVED ______MEMBER # ______SPONSOR ______RECEIPT # ______SPONSOR NUMBER ______ROSTER UPDATED ______APPROVED ______PACKET SENT ______

Convenient payment available through PayPal @ pnwdiai.org Pay by credit card (credit card information will not be retained):

VISA MASTERCARD AMER EXPRESS Name on Card: ______CC # ______Exp: ______CCV:______

Pay by check payable to: PACIFIC NORTHWEST DIVISION – IAI, Treasurer Lorene Moore 7505 34th Ave SW / Seattle, WA 98126 (206) 979-6848 cell (206) 205-7898 fax Email: [email protected]

Membership Dues Amount: $______New Member Application Fee (non-refundable): $ 5.00______Please accept my donation to the PNWD-IAI Scholarship fund in the amount of: $______TOTAL: $______Pacific Northwest Division IAI Winter 2015

Training

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Basic 40-Hour Course Date: M-F June 8-June 12, 2015, 8am-5pm

Fee: $360 per student

Instructor: Tina Young, IAI Certified Bloodstain Pattern Examiner

Hosted by: Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, Continuing Education

Course Location: Grossmont College, 8800 Grossmont College Drive, Room 34-111, El Cajon, CA 92020

This course is designed for law enforcement officers, investigators, forensic crime scene technicians, criminalists, or paraprofessionals in law enforcement, as well as Administration of Justice students and interns interested in bloodstain pattern analysis. The course is intended to develop a fundamental knowledge of the discipline of bloodstain pattern analysis and the practical application of the discipline to actual casework. This course is rarely offered anywhere in Southern California and is the pre-requisite course for advanced bloodstain pattern analysis courses and many crime scene reconstruction courses. This course will follow the recommended guidelines set forth by the International Association for Identification (IAI), the International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts (IABPA), and the Scientific Working Group on Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (SWGSTAIN). Attendees who complete this course are encouraged to apply for IAI and IABPA membership.

Registration directions: Visit www.cuyamaca.edu/preview a. “Web Advisor Click Here to Register” b. Click on “Continuing Ed” c. Click “Register and pay for continuing education courses” d. On that form, there is a field called “course code number” toward of page, Type 2010 and hit submit e. Select white box for FBBC-2010-7265 Bloodstain Pattern Analysis and hit submit f. Fill out your personal identification and payment, and click submit

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Presented By:

Bevel, Gardner & Associates

A forensic education & consulting group

405-706-8489 office

405-359-7794 fax

www.bevelgardner.com

May 4-8, 2015

Crime Scene Reconstruction I Instructors Tom “Grif” Griffin Jonathyn Priest

Crime Scene Reconstruction is the use of scientific methods, physical evidence, deductive reasoning, and their interrelationships to gain explicit knowledge of the series of events that surround the commission of a crime, as defined by the Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction.

You will learn to develop a formal process by which crime scenes are analyzed. The course will teach you to develop a formal objective process for reconstructing crime that will stand the test of cross examination. Event Flow Charting The Crime Scene Reconstruction I class will cover:

Crime scene reconstruction techniques Event Analysis on many different questioned death scenes

Integration of forensic disciples Scientific Method terminus peri quem Visualizing Event Analysis Event flow charting Review case analysis CSR I: Court admission May 4-8, 2015 Re-enactment techniques Tuition $655.00 Writing a reconstruction report Contact: Craig Gravel at Qualifying questions for court Complete reconstruction of an actual case that has multiple [email protected] victims, suspects, weapons Pacific Northwest Division IAI Winter 2015

Bevel, Gardner & Associates Training cont. A forensic education & consulting group 405-706-8489office 405-359-7794 fax [email protected]

COURSE REGISTRATION

Name______Agency______Address______Phone______Fax______E-mail: ______○ Course: Crime Scene Reconstruction I $655.00

Date: June 16-20, 2014

Location of Class: Alaska State Crime lab 4805 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. Anchorage, AK. 99507

This course includes a copy of the hardback textbook Practical Crime Scene Analysis and Reconstruction by Ross M. Gardner & Tom Bevel for each student. Method of Payment: Check sent before class made payable to Bevel, Gardner & Associates: ______P.O. number sent before class: ______Credit Card______Send to: Bevel, Gardner & Associates Register online at www.bevelgardner.com/ Craig Gravel calendar/registration 913 Villas Creek Dr. Edmond, OK. 73003 Recommended Hotel

Phone: 405-447-4469 Crown Plaza Hotel 109 W. International Airport Road E-mail: [email protected] Anchorage, Alaska 99518

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Training cont.

Other Presentation Details to Follow We are developing an excellent array of cases including DNA cases, solved cold cases, prison gang related cases, murder for hire plots,

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Training cont.

There are other training brochures and information on our web-site at www.pnwdiai.org under the training tab!

Tremendous opportunities such as: Basic Crime Scene Photography with Low Light Techniques Baltimore City Police Depoartment Crime Laboratory, Baltimore MD February 23-27, 2015

Shooting Incident Reconstruction Course Baltimore City Police Depoartment Crime Laboratory, Baltimore, MD March 16-20, 2015

Modern Techniques in Forensic Arts Baltimore City Police Depoartment Crime Laboratory, Baltimore, MD March 23-27, 2015

Advanced Footwear Examination Class Florida Department of Law Enforcement Tampa, FL May 11-15, 2015

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Level I Bonnevilla County Sheriff’s Officer Traiining Annex, Idaho Falls, ID June 15-19, 2015

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Notification of Proposed By-law Change

The Board of Directors is proposing a change to the By-Laws that would direct future boards to set Conference fees for Board Members at the same discounted rate as students. The discounted rate helps to ensure that Board Members are able to attend the Conference, since the success of each Conference is dependent on their participation. The Board is asking the membership to vote on the change in By-Laws at this year’s Confer- ence, hoping to free future boards from having to address the issue year after year. Proposed changes: ARTICLE III – CONFERENCE FEES SECTION 1 It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors to set conference registration fees. SECTION 2 Board members and full-time students shall receive the same discounted Conference registration rates when available.

ARTICLE III IV – AMENDMENTS SECTION 1 The by-laws of this Association shall be changed only upon approval by a majority vote of the delegates at the Annual Conference.

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MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR:

Time flies by so fast, so here we are already a few months into 2015...looks like the conference in Portland, Oregon is going to be a great event, so sign up for those classes and workshops as soon as you can! For any of the forms or applications, you can go to the “sign, add text or send document” tab you should then be able to add your information into your new document.

If there is anything you would like to see in the Examiner, please let me know! I am always looking for interesting things to share with the rest of the membership! Since the newsletter is about and for the membership, I will also accept any ideas or suggestions on how the newsletter is put together.

Check out the store on our Website for 50th Anniversary Merchandise!!! http://www.pnwdiai.org/

Pamela Lyne, Identification Technician King County Regional AFIS Identification Program 516 Third Avenue, Room 1A04 Seattle, Washington 98104-2312 (206) 447-6168 [email protected]

FOR MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: www.pnwdiai.org http://www.pnwdiai.org/membership.php

PNWDIAI website member login User name: Member (Password will be emailed)

DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in articles contained in this publication do not necessarily represent the views of the Pacific Northwest Division of the International Association for Identification. The Association neither guarantees, warrants, nor endorses these views or techniques but offers these articles as information to the membership. Some articles may contain descriptions of pro- cesses utilizing chemicals or combinations of chemicals that may be hazardous to the user's health. It is strongly recommended that proper precautions be taken when using known hazardous chemicals or a combination thereof. The Association assumes no responsibility for the use of chemicals or combinations thereof as set forth in any article.