Conferences and Events

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

Past Events

When available, these pages include presentations, abstracts, and a video archive of the live webcast.

• Communicating Forensic Findings June 25-26, 2024 
• NIST @ AAFS 2024 February 19-24, 2024 in Denver, Colorado
• International Face Performance Conference (IFPC) 2022 virtual conference November 15 - 17, 2022
• Forensics @ NIST 2022 virtual conference November 8-10, 2022
• Forensics @ NIST 2020 virtual conference November 5 and 6, 2020
• OSAC Public Update Meeting virtual meeting September 30, 2020
• An Update on Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Decade of Development November 12, 2019 in Washington, DC
• Evidence Management Conference October 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 November 7-8, 2018 in Gaithersburg, Maryland
• What is OSAC Up to? A Behind the Scenes Look February 20, 2018 at AAFS in Seattle, Washington
• Symposium on Synthetic Opioids and the Overdose Epidemic October 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 February 13-14, 2017
• Forensics @ NIST 2016 November 8-9, 2016
  • Presentations
  • Posters
• 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 February 22-23, 2016
• International Symposium on Forensic Science Error Management: Detection, Measurement and Mitigation July 20-24, 2015
• NIST OSAC Scientific Area Committee Meetings February 16-17, 2015
• Improving Biometric and Forensic Technology: The Future of Research Datasets January 26-27, 2015
• Forensics@NIST 2014 December 3-4, 2014
• Kickoff Meeting ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 Update: 2015 October 30-31, 2014
• NIST DNA Analyst Webinar Series: Probabilistic Genotyping and Software Programs (Part 2) September 18, 2014
• NIST DNA Analyst Webinar Series: Validation Concepts and Resources (Part I) August 6, 2014
• NIST Mobile Forensics Workshop and Webcast June 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 February 18, 2014
• Measurement Science and Standards in Forensic Handwriting Analysis June 4-5, 2013
• Emerging Trends in Synthetic Drugs Workshop April 30-May 1, 2013
• DNA Analyst Training on Mixture Interpretation April 12, 2013
• ANSI/NIST-ITL Standard Workshop 2013 January 28-30, 2013
• Forensics@NIST 2012 November 30, 2012
• Measurement Science and Standards in Forensic Firearms Analysis July 10-11, 2012