Monday, April 29, 2019

3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.        Registration (Laurel Foyer)

6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.        SAFS Board Meeting (Magnolia Room)

7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.        “Meet and Greet” at Barley’s Taproom and Pizzeria

9:30 p.m.-11:00 p.m.      Hospitality Suite (Thomas Wolfe Parlor-Room 220)

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.         Registration (Laurel Foyer)

7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.         Breakfast (Biltmore Foyer)

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.         Workshops

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.         GCMS Fundamentals of Troubleshooting and Maintenance (Foxfire Room)

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.         Fentanyl and Other Synthetics: Synthesis, Prevalence, and Unique Trends (Pisgah Room)

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.         Forensic Wood Examination (Magnolia Room)

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.         The Forensic Analyzing of Knots and Ligatures (Pilot Room)

8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.      Not Just Surviving the Trial: How to Prepare for and Provide Effective Courtroom Testimony (Blue Ridge Room)

10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.    Break (Biltmore Foyer)

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.mm   Lunch (Biltmore Foyer)

1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.        Workshops

1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.        Why Manage Employees When You Can Lead a Team (Blue Ridge Room)

3:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.        Break (Biltmore Foyer)

8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.      Hospitality Suite (Thomas Wolfe Parlor-Room 220)

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.         Registration (Laurel Foyer)

7:00a.m.-8:00 a.m.          Breakfast (Biltmore Foyer)

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.         Workshops

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.         Forensic Wood Examination (Magnolia Room)

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.         The Forensic Analyzing of Knots and Ligatures (Pilot Room)

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.         Emerging Cell Separation Techniques for Sexual Assaults (Blue Ridge Room)

8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.      Working with Millennials in the #MeToo Age (Foxfire I)

8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.      Combining a Theoretical and Practical Approach to Method Development and Validation in a Forensic Drug Chemistry Laboratory (Pisgah Room)

8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.      LC-TOF/QTOF for Drug Screening Applications in the Toxicology Lab: Theory, Development, and Application (Foxfire II)

1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.        Forensic Lamp Analysis

1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.        Comparison of Vapor Phase Infrared and Mass Spectral Methods for the Identification of Isometric Synthetic Drugs (Foxfire Room)

10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.    Break (Biltmore Foyer)

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.      Lunch (Biltmore Foyer)

2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.        ABC Exam (Dogwood Room)

3:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.        Break (Biltmore Foyer)

6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.        Vendor Reception (Mitchell/Roan Room)

8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.      Hospitality Suite (Thomas Wolfe Parlor-Room 220)

Thursday, May 2, 2019

7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.         Breakfast (Expo Center)

8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.      Plenary Session (Expo Center)

12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.      Lunch (SAFS and ASTEE Meetings) (Expo Center)

7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.      Banquet (Expo Center)

10:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.    Hospitality Suite (Thomas Wolfe Parlor-Room 220)

Friday, May 3, 2019

7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.         Breakfast (Pisgah Room)

8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.      Discipline Specific Breakout Sessions (Foxfire Room)

  • Evaluation of the M-Vac as a DNA Collection Method-Jessica M. McLamb and Mark F. Kavlick-Counterterrorism and Forensic Science Research Unit,Laboratory Division, Federal Bureau of Investigations
  • Enforcement of HAZMAT Transportation Regulations: Can Trace Evidence Examiners Play a Role? – Vincent Desiderio-United States Postal Inspection Service
  • Polymeric Evidence-Clear Reporting When Asked “What is This Stuff?” -Andria Mehltretter – Federal Bureau of Investigations
  • Knot the Brady Bunch – Christina Atrouni-Monroe County Crime Laboratory
  • You Gotten Be Kitten Me! – Barbara L. Fallon – Federal Bureau of Investigations
  • Nanoparticles as Trace Evidence – Kelly Brinsko Beckert, Skip Palenik, and Christopher Palenik – Microtrace, LLC.