The American Society of
Crime Laboratory Directors
COMPLETE AGENDA
Agenda subject to change
Saturday, May 16
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pre-conference excursion: Amway Grand Wine Tasting
Pre-conference excursion: Downtown Ghost Walking Tour
Sunday, May 17
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pre-conference excursion: Leelanau Wine and Shopping Day Trip
Registration open
Pre-conference excursion: Greenfield Village & Henry Ford Museum Day Trip
Pre-conference workshop: Technical Leader Development Academy
Pre-conference workshop: Leading Beyond the Science: Shaping the Next Forensic Laboratory
Pre-conference workshop: Strengthening Forensic Science Through Mental Health and Wellness Programs
Pre-conference workshop: Turning Organizational Support into a Daily Practice: Practical Ways to Engage and Retain Forensic Professionals
Coffee break
Lunch for Leadership Academy, full day workshop, and consecutive half day workshop attendees
Pre-conference workshop: Breaking Through Accreditation Challenges: Turning Unexpected Monitoring Results and Nonconformities into Meaningful Change
Pre-conference workshop: Cultivating Resilient Cultures - Overcoming Crisis and Uncertainty Today
Pre-conference workshop: Increasing efficacy, quality, and throughput of a forensic laboratory training program
Pre-conference workshop: Quality Assurance: Leading Beyond Conformance
Coffee break
Pre-conference excursion: Downtown Ghost Walking Tour
Monday, May 18
6:30 AM - 7:00 AM
6:45 AM - 2:45 PM
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
7:15 AM - 1:40 PM
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
12:15 PM - 4:00 PM
12:30 PM - 4:30 PM
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
Pre-conference excursion: Lake Michigan Adventures
Registration open
Pre-conference excursion: Grand Haven Golf
Pre-conference workshop: Technical Leader Development Academy
Pre-conference workshop: Strength-Based Leadership and Teamwork
Pre-conference workshop: Understanding and Meeting the Motivational Needs of Your Team
Pre-conference workshop: The Nose Knows: A Roadmap for Building a Laboratory Capability to Advance Canine Drug Detection
Coffee break
Exhibitor move in
Lunch for Leadership Academy, full day workshop, and consecutive half day workshop attendees
Pre-conference excursion: Grand Lady Riverboat
Pre-conference excursion: Brewery Tour
Pre-conference workshop: Transitioning to the Next Evolution in STR Analysis: What Lab Directors Need to Know
Pre-conference workshop: The Power of Precision: Mass Spectrometry Fundamentals and Innovations for Forensic Applications
Coffee break
Friends of Bill
Opening reception in the exhibit hall // exhibit hall open
Tuesday, May 19
6:30 AM - 7:00 AM
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
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8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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​10:30 AM - 12:30 PM​
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11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
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12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
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12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:00 PM
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM
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1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
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​2:55 PM - 3:15 PM
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3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Registration open
Breakfast // exhibit hall open
Welcome remarks and Symposium kick off
Coffee break // exhibit hall open
Breakout session: New-Hire Training Challenges: Bringing Together Crime Lab Directors and Academics to Find a Solution
Breakout session: THC Conversion Matters: Ensuring Accurate Cannabinoid Testing and Reporting Under the 2018 Farm Bill
Breakout session: The Conundrum of Inconclusiveness
Breakout session: Leading Through Uncertainty: A Deep Dive into Advanced Leadership Strategies for Forensic Laboratory Leaders
Breakout session: Retired but Not Expired (...and a few things we couldn't put in an email)
Breakout session: Sampling SWGDRUG Meets ENFSI Meets CSAFE - Getting the Horse Before the Cart​
Breakout session: Scanning Deceased Fingerprints: New Technology, Use Cases and Limitations
Breakout session: Automated Raman Microscopy for Seized Drug Analysis: A Hands-On Laboratory Session
Breakout session: Rapid DNA Response to Mass Disaster - Tennessee Explosion
Breakout session: The Decline of Professional Decorum: Causes and Comebacks
Lunch // exhibit hall open
Breakout session: A Strategic Approach to Optimizing Laboratory Efficiency and Minimizing Cognitive Bias
Breakout session: Canine Training Aids for Drug Detection: Information Sharing and Best Practices
Breakout session: NTVIC: Building a National Framework for Rapid DNA Implementation through Collaborative Guidance and Leadership
​Breakout session: From Match to Meaning: Expert Testimony on DNA Evidence at the Activity Level
Breakout session: Order Matters! Restoring Video Using Math to Catch a Criminal
Breakout session: Our Way of Doing Things: Optimizing Operations for Better Efficiency
Breakout session: Update on the National Technology Validation and Implementation Collaborative (NTVIC)
Breakout session: Forensic Video Analysis in an Accredited Environment
Breakout session: Is Your Culture Keeping Up With Your People?
Breakout session: NTVIC FIGG Technical Validation Working Group Update
Coffee break // exhibit hall open
Harnessing Advanced Software and AI to Improve Forensic Laboratory Efficiency and Reliability
Wednesday, May 20
6:30 AM - 7:00 AM
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
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8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
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8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
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9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
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12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
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12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
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Registration open
Breakfast // exhibit hall open
Past Presidents breakfast
Breakout session: Future of the National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS): Creating a Modern Early Warning System
Breakout session: Patterns in Self-disclosure and Complaints: A Texas Case Study on the Power of Forensic Transparency
Breakout session: Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy - Learning from FIGG Failures
Breakout session: Operational Resilience in Forensic Facilities: Practical Strategies for Continuity
Breakout session: Resource Management and Logistics: Forecasting Growth from Small to Medium Laboratory Operations
Breakout session: Tips to simultaneously analyze THC, its metabolites, and other drugs of abuse using LC-MS
Breakout session: Legal Admissibility Perspectives of 3D Virtual Comparison Microscopy
Coffee break // exhibit hall open
Breakout session: Breaking through Database Barriers and Backlogs
Breakout session: The Forensic Investigation of the 1996 Olympic Bombing - 30 Years Later
Breakout session: Turning Physical Files into Searchable Intelligence
Breakout session: From Misconduct to Merit: CBI's Path to Scientific Integrity
Breakout session: Thinking Outside the Box in Crime Lab Management
Breakout session: Versaterm Forensics: Software That Powers Quality Lab Investigations & Tracking
Breakout session: Enhancing Forensic Excellence: Introducing the Certified Forensic Quality Professional Program
Breakout session: From Tragedy to Identification: The DVI Response to the January 2025 Philadelphia Plane Crash
Breakout session: Leading Through Collaboration and Innovation: Establishing the WV FIGG Commission
Lunch // exhibit hall open
Collaboration during Crisis: A Multi-laboratory Response to a Vendor Quality Issue
A New Way to Work: Building a Collaborative Forensic Community
ASCLD business meeting
Awards ceremony
President's and Awards Closing Reception // exhibit hall open
VIP exhibitor reception
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Thursday, May 21
6:30 AM - 7:00 AM
7:00 AM - 1:00 PM
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
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8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM
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Registration open
Exhibitor move out
Breakfast
Breakout session: AFTE's newly formed Procedural Support Committee
Breakout session: CFSO Update
Breakout session: Enhancing Practitioner Wellbeing in Forensic Science Through Automated Exposure Monitoring and Response
Breakout session: Legislatively Mandated Rape Kit Tracking - InVita Track-Kit in Florida
Breakout session: Questioned Documents: Does that still exist?
Breakout session: LabHero - Administrative Review Digital Assistant
Breakout session: Project FORESIGHT 2025-2026 Update
Coffee break
Turning Uncertainty into Readiness: Leading a Mass Disaster Response Team
Meeting Minutes: How to Spend Quality Time with Your Team
Inspiring Innovation: Leading with IMPACT to Engage, Empower, and Elevate Teams
Closing remarks
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