OSAC at AAFS 2022

The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) 2022 Annual Scientific Conference will be held February 21-25, 2022 in Seattle, WA. This will be a hybrid event, offering both in-person and virtual attendance options. Mark your calendar for these OSAC and standards-related presentations, workshops, and seminars. Note: All times below are in U.S. Pacific Time.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21

• Breakfast seminar (BS1) | 7:00 – 8:15 a.m. | The Path Forward Continues: What’s Happening in Forensic Standards
• Workshop (W2) | 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Forensic DNA Activities: Foundations, Research, and Standards
• Workshop (W6) | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Impairment: A Look at Causes, Data, and Policies
• Workshop (W9) | 8:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Forensic Science Standards Development and Implementation…You want me to do what? 
• Workshop (W11) | 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Successful Strategies for the Accreditation of Crime Scene Units

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22

• Special Session (S1) | 1:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Problems of Today and Solutions for Tomorrow

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24

• Anthropology Session (A39) | 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. | Standards Development Activities in Forensic Anthropology
• Criminalists Session (B40) | 8:45 – 9:00 a.m. | Standards Development Activities in Human Forensic Biology
• Criminalistics Session (B90) | 9:15 – 9:30 a.m. | Standards Development Activities Related to Ignitable Liquids, Explosives (ILE) and Gunshot Residue (GSR)
• Criminalistics Session (B91) | 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | Standards Development Activities in Firearm and Toolmark Examination
• Criminalistics Session (B96) | 11:00 – 11:15 a.m. | Standards Development Activities Related to the Examination of Friction Ridge Detail
• Pathology/Biology Session (H36) | 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. | Standards Development Activities in Forensic Medicine
• Pathology/Biology Session (H37) | 8:45 – 9:00 a.m. | Standards Development Activities in Wildlife Forensic Biology
• Questioned Documents Session (J6) | 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. | Standards Development Activities Related to Forensic Document Examination
• Jurisprudence Session (F4) | 8:45 – 9:00 a.m. | Standards Development Activities in Forensic Science: Legal Impacts Moving Forward
• Jurisprudence Session (F6) | 9:30 – 9:45 a.m. | Giving the Defense Bar a Seat at the Table: The Importance of Ensuring a Defense Perspective in Standard Development in the Firearms Identification Field
• Toxicology Session (K33) | 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | Standards Development Activities in Forensic Toxicology
• General Session (E75) | 11:15 – 11:30 a.m. | The Standardization of Sexual Assault Examination Kits in the United States: An Exploration of the Role Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) and Telehealth Have on the Sexual Assault Process
• Criminalistics Session (B118) | 1:00 – 1:15 p.m. | Standards Development Activities in Trace Materials
• Criminalistics Session (B127) | 3:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Standards Development Activities in Seized Drugs
• Digital Session (C20) | 4:00 – 4:20 p.m. | Standards Development Activities in Digital and Multimedia Forensic Science
• Digital Session (C21) | 4:20 – 4:40 p.m. | Key Takeaways from a NIST Digital Forensic Scientific Foundations Study

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25

• Jurisprudence Session (F20) | 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | The Application of the OSAC Registry of Standards to the Revised Federal Rules of Evidence Rule 702
• Odontology Session (G30) | 10:30 – 10:50 a.m. | Progress on a NIST Scientific Foundation Review Assessing Bitemark Analysis
• Odontology Session (G32) | 11:10 – 11:30 a.m. | Hot Off the Press – New Standards and Technical Reports in Forensic Odontology
• Luncheon Seminar (L2) | 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | What’s New from ASTM International’s Committee E30 on Forensic Sciences: Big Changes Underway! 
• General Session (E120) | 1:00 – 1:15 p.m. | Taking a Sniff Ahead: Updates in the Development of National Standards for Canine Detection Applications
• General Session (E121) | 1:15 – 1:30 p.m. | Standards Development Activities in Medicolegal Death Investigation
• Criminalistics Session (B208) | 2:45 – 3:00 p.m. | The New NIST/NIJ Direct Analysis in Real-Time Mass Spectrometry (DART® -MS) Data Interpretation Tool
• Criminalistics Session (B213) | 4:15 – 4:30 p.m. | NIST Cannabis Quality Assurance Program (CannaQAP): A Tool for Improving Quantitative Measurements in Cannabis)