OSAC at AAFS 2023

The 75th Anniversary Conference of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) will be held February 13-18, 2023 in Orlando, FL. NIST and OSAC will be exhibitors at the conference - visit us at booth #127 to learn more about forensic science research and standards efforts. Also mark your calendar for these OSAC and standards-related workshops, special sessions and presentations. 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13

• 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Workshop 7: The Seven Habits for Highly Effective Standards Development

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14

• 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Special Session S3: Implementation of Standards: OSAC Registry Checklists
• 1:30 – 5:00 p.m.| Workshop 25: What Did the Lab Bench Say to the Court Bench? And What Did the Court Bench Hear?

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16

Criminalistics Scientific Session

• 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. | Criminalistics (B60): Standards Development Activities in Firearm & Toolmark Examination
• 8:45 – 9:00 a.m. | Criminalistics (B61): Standards Development Activities in Trace Materials
• 9:00 – 9:15 a.m. | Criminalistics (B62): Standards Development Activities Related to Ignitable Liquids, Explosives, and Gunshot Residue
• 9:00 – 9:15 a.m. | Criminalistics (B38): Standards Development Activities in Human Forensic Biology
• 9:15 – 9:30 a.m. | Criminalistics (B63): Standards Development Activities Related to the Examination of Friction Ridge Detail
• 9:30 – 9:45 a.m. | Criminalistics (B64): Current and Future Standards Development Activities in Seized Drugs
• 9:45 – 10:00 a.m. | Criminalistics (B65): The Development of a Standard Guide for the Use of X-Ray Diffraction in the Forensic Examination of Geological Materials
• 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. | Criminalistics (B66): Seized Drugs Process Map
• 10:15 – 10:30 a.m. | Criminalistics (B67): An Interlaboratory Study to Assess Practical Utility of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC)-Proposed Standard 2021-S-0006 (Standard for the Use of GenBank for Taxonomic Assignment of Wildlife)

Jurisprudence Scientific Session

• 8:30 – 9:00 a.m.| Jurisprudence (G1): An Update on Standards Development Activities in Forensic Science: Legal Impacts Moving Forward
• 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. | Jurisprudence (G2): How Relevant are Forensic Science Standards to the Legal Process?
• 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | Jurisprudence (G3): OSAC Registry Standards in the Area of Reporting and Testimony
• 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Jurisprudence (G4): OSAC Implementation: A Public and Private Perspective

Forensic Nursing Scientific Session

• 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. | Forensic Nursing (E5): An Introduction to the New OSAC Forensic Nursing Subcommittee

Toxicology Scientific Session

• 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | Toxicology (L39): Standards Development Activities in Forensic Toxicology

Afternoon Scientific Sessions

• 1:30 – 1:45 p.m. | Questioned Documents (K6): An Update on Standards Development Activities Related to Forensic Document Examination
• 1:45 – 2:00 p.m. | General (F36): Standards Development Activities in Medicolegal Death Investigation
• 2:00 – 2:15 p.m. | General (F37): Standards Development Activities in Wildlife Forensic Biology
• 2:30 – 2:45 p.m. | General (F39): A Blueprint to Building an ISO Quality Management System
• 2:45 – 3:00 p.m. | Pathology/Biology (I42): Standards Development Activities in Medicolegal Death Investigation and Forensic Pathology
• 4:15 – 4:30 p.m. | Anthropology (A50): Update on Standards Development Activities Related to Forensic Anthropology
• 4:45 – 5:00 p.m. | General (F47): Standardization of Dogs & Sensors: Update on Current and Planned Standard of the Dogs & Sensors ASB Consensus Body

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17

• 8:30 – 9:15 a.m. | Jurisprudence (G23): NIST Scientific Foundations of Forensic Firearm Examination: A Discussion of Validation and Proficiency Tests and the Theory of Identification
• 9:15 – 9:45 a.m. | Odontology (H21): Standards Development Activities in Forensic Odontology
• 10:20 – 10:40 a.m. | Digital (C26): Standards Development Activities in Digital and Multimedia Forensic Sciences