OSAC Events

Upcoming Events

• OSAC Meeting, May 14-16, 2024, Jacksonville, FL:
  • Biology SAC and Subcommittees
  • Chemistry: Trace Evidence SAC and Subcommittees
  • Medicine SAC and Subcommittees
  • Physics/Pattern Interpretation SAC and Subcommittees
• June 10-11: 2024 FSSB Summer Quarterly Meeting | Herndon, VA

Past Events

• OSAC Meeting, April 2-4, 2024, Indianapolis, IN:
  • Chemistry: Seized Drugs &Toxicology SAC and Subcommittees
  • Digital/Multimedia SAC and Subcommittees
  • Scene Examination SAC and Subcommittees
  • FSSB Task Groups, Human Factors and Legal Task Groups
• FSSB Quarterly Meeting, March 20-21, 2024 (virtual). 
• OSAC at AAFS 2024, February 19 - 23. 
• Webinar: We Did It! You Can Too! An Inside Perspective to Implementing Standards on the OSAC Registry. On January 30, 2024, OSAC, the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD), and the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCoE) hosted a webinar where presenters and panelists shared their perspectives on standards implementation, focusing on topics such as planning, staff education, how to conduct a gap analysis, and more.
• OSAC's Physics/Pattern Interpretation, Scene Examination, and Chemistry: Trace Evidence SAC and Subcommittee Meetings, April 17-21, 2023, Houston, TX.
• OSAC's Digital/Multimedia, Medicine, Biology, and Chemistry: Drugs/Toxicology SAC and Subcommittee Meetings, May 15-19, 2023, Indianapolis, IN. 
• OSAC Public Update Meeting, September 13, 2022 (virtual).
• OSAC Stakeholder Outreach Meeting with Forensic Science Professional Organizations, January 20, 2022 (virtual).
  • meeting presentation
• OSAC Public Update Meeting, September 29, 2021 (virtual). 
• OSAC Stakeholder Outreach Meeting with Forensic Laboratory Leaders, May 27, 2021 (virtual).
  • meeting presentation | summary report 
• OSAC Stakeholder Outreach Meeting with SDOs, Proficiency Testing Providers, Accrediting Bodies, and Certification Bodies, January 27, 2021 (virtual).
• OSAC Public Update Meeting, September 30, 2020 (virtual).
• OSAC Public Update & Open Discussions Meeting, June 5, 2019, Gaithersburg, MD.
• What is OSAC Up to? A Behind the Scenes Look, February 20, 2018 at AAFS, Seattle, WA.
• OSAC Public Status Reports & Open Discussions, February 13-14, 2017, New Orleans, LA.
• OSAC Public Status Reports & Open Discussions, February 22-23, 2016, Las Vegas, NV.
• NIST OSAC Scientific Area Committee Meetings, February 16-17, 2015, Orlando, FL.

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