Rocky Mountain Division of the International Association for Identification

TRAINING & CONFERENCES

 

2008 RMDIAI/CAPET Fall Conference

October 15 - 17, 2008

 

RMDIAI will be putting on a joint conference this year with CAPET, the Colorado Association of Property and Evidence Technicians.  Many of our members perform the functions of crime scene investigation and property/evidence, and even if you don't, the jobs are so intertwined and each one affects the other...so hosting the conference together just made sense!  The combined conference is a great opportunity to learn and meet new people in the field.

 

We will be at the Double Tree Hotel in Colorado Springs - centrally located with lots of amenities at the hotel and in the immediate area. We have lined up plenty of interesting topics and great speakers, to include the new DNA legislation, the Georgia Crematorium Disaster, the 2004 Tsunami and the Shauna Nelson case to name a few.

 

Click here for the brochure and registration information.

 

On Tuesday, October 14, the Latent Print Certification Committee, the Crime Scene Certification Committee and the Forensic Photography Certification Committee will be testing applicants for the various certifications.  If you are interested in testing for your Latent Print, Crime Scene or Forensic Photography certification, applications must be submitted to the appropriate certification committee by August 31, 2008. Click on the Committees link on the navigation bar to the left for additional information.

 

The RMDIAI General Business meeting will be held over lunch on Thursday, October 16, 2008.

 

The biographies of some of our speakers are listed below.

Megan Murphy has a BS degree in Chemistry with a concentration in Criminalistics.  She is currently employed as an Evidence Technician for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.  Ms. Murphy began her career at CBI as an intern in the Biological Science Unit.  She then worked in the Sex Offender Unit of the Program Support Section for a year where she was in charge of tracking offenders when they were released from the Department of Corrections.  Ms. Murphy also worked in the Identification Unit where she was responsible for adding court disposition information to offenders’ Colorado Rap Sheets.  Ms. Murphy has been in her current position for almost one year. She is responsible for receiving, maintaining and preserving evidence that is submitted for laboratory analysis from the various law enforcement agencies in the State of Colorado.

 

Detective Greg Tharp joined the Greeley Police Department in 1997. As a 10 year veteran, he is currently assigned to the Investigations Division working target offenses. Greg was the lead detective on the highly publicized Heather Garraus/Shawna Nelson murder case which has received national attention. Greg is 37 years old and the father of two young daughters.

 

Jan LeMay is a 15 year veteran of the Weld County Sheriff's Office. For the past nine years he has been assigned the position of Criminalist in the Greeley / Weld County Forensic Lab. He is a crime scene investigator, latent print examiner and footwear and tire track examiner. Mr. LeMay is an IAI Certified Crime Scene Analyst and Certified Forensic Photographer. While serving as the 2007 RMDIAI President he was invited to serve on Governor Ritter's DNA Work Group. He is married to his wife Georgia, who is a three year cancer survivor and they reside in Eaton, Colorado.

Vendors:

Vendor Registration Form

This is an exciting year! The Colorado Association of Property and Evidence along with The Rocky Mountain Division of the IAI would like to extend an invitation to your business to join our organizations for a first time ever JOINT conference. The Fall Conference will be held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, October 15-17, 2008. We are expecting about 100 attendees with disciplines ranging from those in the forensic fields to technicians whose specialties include the collection, proper storage, preservation, and destruction of all property brought into their facility. This joint conference will provide an excellent opportunity for you, the vendor, to present your company and products to a group of individuals that have significant influence on their agencies’ purchases.

Vendors will be highlighted with a new feature at this year's conference called, "Vendor Night!" All vendors will set up on the evening of October 16th from 6-10 pm, for a MEET AND GREET session with attendees from the conference. Hour d'oeuvres and drinks will be served as the attendees are given the opportunity to meet one-on-one with each vendor to discuss and collect information regarding the products being presented. This evening will allow for attendees to spend quality time learning about the products and services offered by your company. The cost to each vendor is $400 per table, which will help defray the cost of the evening and also provide the attendees with a "hospitality suite" to mingle with their fellow technicians.

You will also have the opportunity to advertise in the Event Program given to each attendee prior to the conference. Full page advertisements are $100; Half page advertisements are $50.00. If you are unable to attend the conference, but would like to contribute to its success, this can be done by providing attendance appreciation awards or by making a monetary contribution that would be used toward the "hospitality suite." Your generosity is appreciated and will be acknowledged during the conference.

The Colorado Association of Property and Evidence Technicians and The Rocky Mountain Division of the International Association of Identification are very excited and proud to continually provide quality educational opportunities for those in the evidence and forensic fields. We would like very much for your company to be represented during this Fall Conference, and look forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at cthurston@greenwoodvillage.com or by phone at 303-486-8257.

Thank you in advance for your consideration in making this conference a success.

Sincerely,
Chandra Thurston
CAPET Board Member
Greenwood Village Police Department
6060 S. Quebec St.
Greenwood Village, CO 80111

SHIPPING/RECEIVING/STORAGE: Parcel for events held in the hotel may be delivered up to 3 days prior to you event. The shipment must be addressed to the guest responsible for claiming the parcel at the hotel. Parcels should be addressed to Guest Name, Date of Arrival, and Company name, c/o Doubletree Hotel Colorado Springs World Arena, 1775 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906. Deliveries of will be assessed a handling fee of $3.00 per box by the hotel. All outgoing shipments will be subject to a shipping fee of $7.00 per box and $100.00 per pallet. The hotel requires advanced notice of the shipment and number of parcels. Parcels should be numbered 1 of 10, 2 of 10, 3 of 10,etc. The hotel is not responsible for storage of exhibit property or large quantities of parcels.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the conference!