Sharing Our Purpose

Summer Webinar Registration

 “Leadership for All Levels”

MAFS Leadership Development Series

2017 Series Focus- Communication

Thursday, June 22, 2017

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (EST)

Brian Hoey will kick-off the 2017 Leadership Development series with an encompassing 8-hour webinar on Communication.  The main theme will be supported by a book selection, in which the participants will be required to read after the webinar.  Brian will dissect the communication topic into several categories that will correspond to the book, including communicating culture, groups, the individual system, crucial conversations, influencing and accountability. 

Upon completing the webinar, participants will read the book selection and have the option to present during the symposium at the MAFS Fall meeting in Cincinnati. 

This series is not only for those pursuing management roles in the workplace, but for bench analysts as well.

The webinar is free to both MAFS Members and non-Members.

To register for the June 22^nd webinar, send an email to ehlersb@mcohio.org by June 19^th; however early registration is preferred. 

Feel free to contact Brooke Ehlers with questions at 937-225-6176 or by email at the above address.

If you are interested in attending the webinar, but cannot, a recorded version will be made available.  You will need to register and complete an assignment to receive a certificate.

It should be noted that applicants did not have to attend any of the other Leadership Development Series workshops, webinar or symposium to attend or participate in either of these events.  There are several options for participation available for members and non-members: webinar participant only, webinar participant and symposium speaker, webinar participant and symposium attendee or symposium attendee only.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will be offering an advanced fire debris training course for federal, state and local government laboratory analysts. Advanced Fire Debris Analysis for the Forensic Chemist is a course designed for analysts with more than three years of experience in conducting fire debris casework. This course will expand upon the topics covered in the ATF’s Introductory Fire Debris Analysis for the Forensic Chemist course, providing additional tools and considerations for fire debris analysis, as well as introducing concepts in fire investigations. The Introductory class is not a prerequisite for the Advanced class.

This tuition-free course will be offered at the ATF Forensic Science Laboratory – Washington in Beltsville, Maryland. Although this class is tuition-free, travel costs and per diem expenses are the responsibility of the student or student’s agency.

Course Offerings

August 8-10, 2017: Advanced Fire Debris Analysis for the Forensic Chemist

Summer, 2018: Introductory Fire Debris Analysis for the Forensic Chemist

Summer, 2019: Advanced Fire Debris Analysis for the Forensic Chemist

Please contact Raymond Kuk at 202-648-6140 or Raymond.Kuk@atf.gov with any questions or to obtain an application for the upcoming Advanced Fire Debris Analysis for the Forensic Chemist course.

Links:   Announcement Flyer                    Application Form

The MAFS response to the The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) 2016 report that was issued on December 12, 2016, may be viewed here.

The 47th  annual MAFS Fall Meeting will be hosted by the Indiana State Police Laboratory in Indianapolis, IN on September 17th – September 21st, 2018. The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel – Union Station in downtown Indianapolis.  The room rate is $129/night plus taxes.  

The theme and logo for the 2018 Fall Meeting will be unveiled at the 2017 Fall Meeting in Cincinnati.    

Dates: September 17th – 21th, 2018
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel – Union Station, in Downtown Indianapolis.
Address: 123 W. Louisiana Street, Indianapolis, IN 46225
Website: www.crowneplaza.com/ind-downtown
Hotel Rate:$129/night plus taxes  

Attention Prospective Members: Please note that ALL applications (student, associate, regular, regular and emeritus promotion) will only be accepted electronically through either the website or by emailing all required documents to mafspresidentelect@yahoo.com ).  Students- please pay the required dues utilizing the PayPal link on the student application page.

The 47th  annual MAFS Fall Meeting will be hosted by the Indiana State Police Laboratory in Indianapolis, IN on September 17th – September 21st, 2018. The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel – Union Station in downtown Indianapolis.  The room rate is $129/night plus taxes.  

The theme and logo for the 2018 Fall Meeting will be unveiled at the 2017 Fall Meeting in Cincinnati.    

Dates: September 17th – 21th, 2018
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel – Union Station, in Downtown Indianapolis.
Address: 123 W. Louisiana Street, Indianapolis, IN 46225
Website: www.crowneplaza.com/ind-downtown
Hotel Rate:$129/night plus taxes  

Details for exhibitor information has now been posted for the MAFS 2017 Fall Meeting!  More information can be found here.

The MAFS 2016 Fall Meeting planners are offering for sale a polo shirt with a full-colored embroidered MAFS logo.  The polos are 65:35 cotton:polyester and are stone colored.  Polos are available in men’s and women’s styles, sizes for both are XS-3XL.  Prices are $23 each for XS-XL, add $2.00 for 2XL; $3.00 for 3XL) Shipping is an additional $6.  Shirts can be picked up by someone else attending the meeting, you will just need to designate who will be picking your shirt up for you. 

TO ORDER CLICK

 HERE

PLEASE NOTE

This order form is for purchases by those who will not be attending the meeting.  If you plan to go to the meeting in Branson, you will be able to purchase your shirt when you register for the meeting on CVENT! 

Registration for the 45th Annual MAFS Fall Meeting is now open!   Please click the link below for details:

Registration Link

Abstracts for the 2016 MAFS Fall Meeting (Branson, MO) have now been added!

Please click here to access the MAFS 2016 Fall Meeting Homepage