Dear ASCLD Colleagues,
I am very excited to announce the official opening of the website for our 49th Annual ASCLD Symposium, which will be held in Reno, NV from April 24 – 28, 2022. The conference link is: http://www.ascldsymposium.com/ and this year’s symposium focuses on strategically guiding change. Our planning committee chaired by President-Elect Jen Naugle has already been very busy working on a program which will provide current and innovative content and networking opportunities for you to improve your forensic operation. Registration will open November 30, 2021. Pricing is listed on the website now so you can plan now. The room rate that the Peppermill Resort will be $114/night plus taxes and fees. The preliminary agenda along with a page dedicated to the special events are also available on the site now. We encourage you to submit and abstract for a workshop or a 30 minute plenary session presentation. The submission deadline is October 15th which is this week! In keeping with our traditional format, the first two days will provide half and full day workshops on a variety of topics related to “Facing the Challenge: Mission Possible!” The proposed themes that support the topic of strategically guiding change include:
- A Good Defense is a Good Offense - Marketing Your Laboratory
- Building More Effective Change Leaders (Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, and/or Influencing Skills)
- Change Management and Leadership
- Creating Buy-In for Effective Change
- Cultivating Relationships to Promote Change
- Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
- Large Project Planning For Forensic Science Labs (Buildings, LIMS Systems, New Disciplines, etc.)
- Navigating Cultural Change
- Navigating Misdirection/Misinformation from Stakeholders
- Post-Pandemic Changes (Remote Workplace, Leading in a Virtual Platform, Virtual Tools)
- Strategic Transformational Leadership
- Wellness Initiatives
Please plan to join us in Reno to share experiences and gain valuable insights to lift our operations. Registration for the Leadership Academy opens November 1, 2021 but that is a topic for next week.
Have a great week. Get out and enjoy those fall colors.
Laura
Laura Sudkamp
ASCLD President
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ASCLD monthly board meeting
Friday October 15th at 1:00pm EST
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Weekly News and Resources |
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Calling all Presenters- We Need Your Abstracts
ASCLD 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts was an exciting symposium. It was amazing to see everyone in person. While it seems too good to be true, we are already gearing up for Reno, NV for the 49th ASCLD Symposium in April 2022!
Important information:
- Full day workshops should plan for 8 or 16 (two 8-hour days) of content
- Half day workshops should plan for 4 hours of content
- Plenary talks should plan for 30 minutes of content
- Submission deadline: October 15, 2021 at 11:00 PM PST
- Notification date: week of November 1, 2021
- Workshops will take place in person at the Peppermill Resort in Reno, Nevada, April 24th and 25th, 2022
- Plenary sessions will take place in person at the Peppermill Resort in Reno, Nevada, April 26th – 28th, 2022
Thank you for your interest and involvement in the ASCLD Symposium. We look forward to seeing you in April where we will Facing The Challenge: Mission Possible.
Thank you to our 2022 Gold Sponsors:
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What are the Benefits of an ASCLD Membership?
This National Forensic Science Week consider treating yourself or encouraging your colleagues to join ASCLD. What are the benefits?
- Access to the Members Only portal on the ASCLD website. There are management tools, forums, and access to materials pertinent to the forensic field.
- Instant delivery of the Crime Lab Minute (CLM) on the same day of publication.
- Reduced registration fee to the ASCLD Symposium.
- Relationship building across multiple laboratories, including local, state, federal and international labs!
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Photos from National Forensic Science Week 2021
Thanks for your hashtags!
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Michigan State Police Opens New Facility!
A new facility Michigan State Police opened their new Grand Rapid location in April 2021 and had the building dedication and open house recently. See article HERE
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The ASCLD Forensic Research Committee is proud to announce the next episode of a virtual “Lightning Talks” series to highlight new and emerging research in all areas of forensic science. Each episode will feature three short talks given by practitioners, researchers, and/or students. The next episode will be held on Thursday October 14th at 1:00 EST and will focus on Drone Forensics. It will feature talks by Fahad Salamh from the Naif Arab University on digital evidence challenges from UAVs, Shahrzad Zargari from Sheffield Hallam University on obtaining drone information in forensic investigations, and Benjamin Rocke from the Queen’s University Belfast on drone multispectral data. The live event is limited to 100 people. To register, visit https://www.ascld.org/forensic-research-committee/.
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Please continue to tag your lab photos on social media with the hashtag #ASCLDfun
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Please send all CLM submissions to our new electronic form!
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Crime Lab Minute Sponsors
For More Information, Click the LOGO below:
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Opt Out.
ASCLD sells your email information to vendors for marketing and promotional material purposes. You may ‘opt-out’ of receiving vendor information not directly related to ASCLD by emailing executivedirector@ascld.org. If you do not opt out then your acceptance of this Agreement will constitute your affirmative consent to receiving marketing and promotional material from ASCLD.
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New Reads (and Podcasts) for You |
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The following is a list of suggested books, podcasts, and other media that have inspired ASCLD members in their leadership Journey:
- Anything authored by Simon Sinek along with You Tube videos of him
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Turn the Ship Around by L. David Marquet
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The Empathy Edge: Harnessing the Value of Compassion as an Engine for Success by Maria Ross
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The CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Field Research Branch is considering the development of a project unintentional occupational exposure to illicit drugs among public safety workers working in law enforcement forensic science laboratories, to evaluate the current practices and personal protection equipment utilized within law enforcement forensic science laboratories, and to recommend comprehensive methods, potential engineering controls and standard operating protocols in order to reduce and remove exposures to illicit drugs.
See HERE for more information.
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NIJ Forensic Science R&D Reports for ASCLD Crime Lab Minute Vol 13
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There are many standards open for comment on the ASB website. Be sure to check them out and provide your valuable input!
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ANAB Trainings
With the ability to reach wider audiences, we are expanding offerings of current courses in Spanish.
The following courses will be available live online in Spanish:
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Forensic Technical Assessor
- Forensic ISO/IEC 17025 Internal Auditor
- Risk-based Thinking for Forensic Service Providers
We are also excited to introduce our courses:oratories and Inspection:
Basic Statistics for Laboratories and Inspection Bodies. This course will introduce basic statistical techniques for collecting, organizing, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting data. Participants will strengthen their knowledge base of statistical techniques and their application to ISO/IEC 17020 and ISO/IEC 17025, and build confidence in the validity and reliability of their results. More..
Verification and Validation for Laboratories and Inspection Bodies. This course provides an introduction to the validation and verification of analytical methods and the common elements of a validation or verification plan. In addition, a general approach to performing a validation or verification will be reviewed along with ISO/IEC 17025 requirements for validation and verification of methods. More…
Webinars:
We continue our monthly Webinars and stay tuned for information about upcoming Feature Sessions.
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Save the dates (October 5 and November 10) for the first Global Collaboration of Forensic Scientists (GC-FS) Webex webinars that are free to everyone! The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) has collaborated with the Department of Justice International Criminal Investigation Training and Assistance Program (ICITAP) to provide educational sessions worldwide. The first two educational collaborations will be both introductory and advanced for digital evidence and non-digital evidence forensic practitioners. For more information about the GC-FS and the upcoming webinars, click HERE
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Donations to ASCLD can now be made online! This is a great way to honor the memory of a forensic colleague, to commemorate a life event for that person who has everything, or to otherwise assist in supporting the tireless efforts of the ASCLD organization in the pursuit of excellence in forensic science management. The donation page can be accessed by clicking HERE or by visiting the ASCLD website and clicking on "Donate to ASCLD" under the "Member Site" tab (this donation page is accessible even to non-members). Please consider donating and do share this information with anyone you think might be interested.
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The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors
65 Glen Road, Suite 123
Garner, NC 27529
Phone: 919.773.2044
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