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We host and support conferences and events that bring together experts from the practitioner, research, legal, and law enforcement communities to address pressing issues in the field of forensic science. In addition, our researchers are often presenting at external events. 

## UPCOMING EVENTS

**NIST @ AAFS 2024***External Event***MON, FEB 19 - SAT, FEB 24 2024**The 76th Anniversary Conference of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) will be held February 19-24, 2024 in Denver, Co.

## Past Events

When available, these pages include presentations, abstracts, and a video archive of the live webcast.
                  - International Face Performance Conference (IFPC) 2022  virtual conference  Nov 15 - 17, 2022
                  - Forensics @ NIST 2022  virtual conference Nov. 8-10, 2022
                  - Forensics @ NIST 2020  virtual conference Nov. 5 and 6, 2020
                  - OSAC Public Update Meeting  virtual meeting Sep. 30, 2020
                  - An Update on Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Decade of Development  Nov. 12, 2019 in Washington, DC
                  - Evidence Management Conference  Oct. 2-4, 2019 in Gaithersburg, Maryland
                  - Research Innovation to Implementation Symposium  June 19-20, 2019 in Gaithersburg, Maryland
                  - OSAC Public Status Updates & Open Discussions  June 5, 2019 in Gaithersburg, Maryland
                  - A Collaborative Exploration of Crime Lab Quality Infrastructure  May 6, 2019 in Rockville, Maryland
                  - Forensics @ NIST 2018  Nov. 7-8, 2018 in Gaithersburg, Maryland
                  - What is OSAC Up to? A Behind the Scenes Look  Feb. 20, 2018 at AAFS in Seattle, Washington
                  - Symposium on Synthetic Opioids and the Overdose Epidemic  Oct. 30-31, 2017 in Ann Arbor, Michigan
                  - International Forensic Science Error Management Symposium  July 24-27, 2017
                  - Technical Colloquium: Quantifying the Weight of Forensic Evidence  June 27-29, 2017
                  - OSAC Scientific Area Committees Public Status Reports & Open Discussions  Feb. 13-14, 2017
                  - Forensics @ NIST 2016  Nov. 8-9, 2016                     - Presentations
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                  - Trace Evidence Data Workshop: Improving Technology and Measurement in Forensic Science  July 19-20, 2016
                  - Gordon Research Conference on Forensic Analysis of Human DNA  June 19-24, 2016
                  - Technical Colloquium: Quantifying the Weight of Forensic Evidence  May 5-6, 2016
                  - OSAC Scientific Area Committee Public Status Reports & Open Discussions  Feb. 22-23, 2016
                  - International Symposium on Forensic Science Error Management: Detection, Measurement and Mitigation  July 20-24, 2015
                  - NIST OSAC Scientific Area Committee Meetings  Feb. 16-17, 2015
                  - Improving Biometric and Forensic Technology: The Future of Research Datasets  Jan. 26-27, 2015
                  - Forensics@NIST 2014  Dec. 3-4, 2014
                  - Kickoff Meeting ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 Update: 2015  Oct. 30-31, 2014
                  - NIST DNA Analyst Webinar Series: Probabilistic Genotyping and Software Programs (Part 2)  Sept. 18, 2014
                  - NIST DNA Analyst Webinar Series: Validation Concepts and Resources (Part I)  Aug. 6, 2014
                  - NIST Mobile Forensics Workshop and Webcast  Jun 18, 2014
                  - NIST DNA Analyst Webinar Series: Probabilistic Genotyping and Software Programs (Part 1)  May 28, 2014
                  - Cloud Computing Forensic Science Workshop  March 24, 2014
                  - Organization of Scientific Area Committees webcast from AAFS  Feb. 18, 2014
                  - Measurement Science and Standards in Forensic Handwriting Analysis  June 4-5, 2013
                  - Emerging Trends in Synthetic Drugs Workshop  April 30-May1, 2013
                  - DNA Analyst Training on Mixture Interpretation  April 12, 2013
                  - ANSI/NIST-ITL Standard Workshop 2013  Jan. 28-30, 2013
                  - Forensics@NIST 2012  Nov. 30, 2012
                  - Measurement Science and Standards in Forensic Firearms Analysis  July 10-11, 2012

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