Dear ASCLD Colleagues and Friends,
It is Saturday and I am enjoying some fun in the sun in beautiful Naples, FL. As you guessed it, we are here for hockey. My son is taking part in a showcase and getting the opportunity to speak with coaches with a variety of backgrounds- from prep school coaching to university and beyond. One of the coaches was training our kids just this morning on some key universal concepts: discipline, self-motivation, accountability, being humble and, of course, resiliency.
Of the many concepts discussed, resiliency is one concept we all can appreciate as crime laboratory leaders. In fact, it is so much at the forefront of our mind, that our President-Elect has decided to make it the theme of our 50th ASCLD Symposium in Austin, TX for 2023. How are you creating a resilient culture for your team, section, lab or system? Do you need tools yourself in this space? We are hoping to bring together folks to educate us all on what we can do to better support ourselves and our organizations.
Last week, I had given you all a heads up on the ASCLD Anti-Harassment Policy. This very important policy will be added to the ASCLD Website under the Foundational Documents Page (directly under the Code of Ethics section). Be on the look-out for this soon!
We have been discussing for years as the ASCLD BOD what we can do to better support some of our volunteers. We have extremely dedicated folks that do so much “behind the scenes” to support ASCLD membership. One of the premier advantages our members receive is the ability to get “as soon as published” access to the ASCLD Crime Lab Minute (CLM). One of the downfalls, though, is our editors give up their weekends (and holiday’s!) in order to ensure the CLM is delivered to your inbox every Monday morning with as few errors as possible. They do a great job, and we are grateful. In that spirit of gratefulness, we will be forgoing the July 5th CLM. You will not be seeing the CLM that week as we want our editors to enjoy some time celebrating the holiday with family and friends.
Since you will not see the CLM that week, I want to wish you all a Happy 4th of July. We are blessed to live in a country that is diverse in culture, but also in thought. We are a people of innovation, courage, and determination. We respect and learn from the past but have no fear of evolution and progress. I hope you have the opportunity this Fourth of July to celebrate our success and to reflect on all we have accomplished.
With gratitude and hope,
Jen
Jennifer D. Naugle
ASCLD President
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ASCLD monthly board meeting
The next Board of Directors meeting date will be on Friday, July 15th at 1pm CST.
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Weekly News and Resources |
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The ASCLD Forensic Research Committee is proud to announce the next Lightning Talk episodes which highlight new and emerging research across all areas of forensic science. Each episode features short talks given by practitioners, researchers, and/or students.
Topic: Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry
Date: Thursday June 23rd at 1:00pm EST
Speakers: Glen Jackson from West Virginia University, David Morello from the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Bob Wright from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Topic: Microbial DNA
Date: Thursday July 14th at 1:00pm EST
Speakers: Noemi Procopio from Northumbria University, Harinder Singh from the J. Craig Venter Institute, and Sarah Seashols-Williams from Virginia Commonwealth University
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The Project FORESIGHT benchmark report for FY2021 is now available HERE
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Videos from the Annual Symposium in Reno are now available in the on the ASCLD website |
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Forensic science service providers are invited to participate in OSAC’s 2022 Registry Implementation Survey.
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science wants to better understand how the standards on the OSAC Registry are being used, the challenges around standards implementation, and what support is needed to improve it. Your input will help to assess the current state of implementation of 95 standards that have been posted on the OSAC Registry through June 2022. This survey is now open and will close August 12, 2022. Take survey HERE
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We cordially invite forensic DNA experts to attend the 29th International Congress of the International Society for Forensic Genetics in Washington DC, August 29th through September 2nd. The ISFG Congress is the largest professional society dedicated to advancement of
research and information for forensic DNA analysts, researchers, and students. With over 400 scientific posters, breakfast seminars, workshops, and other special events - this meeting will draw upon scientists from all of the world. The biennial ISFG Congress gathers these professionals who present the most current information, research, and updates in the field of forensic genetics.
#isfg2022 #forensics #forensicscience #ISFG
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Please send all CLM submissions to our new electronic form!
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Please continue to tag your photos on social media with the hashtag #ASCLDfun |
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Crime Lab Minute Sponsors
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There are many standards open for comment on the ASB website. Be sure to check them out and provide your valuable input!
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Safety Topics for your Lab |
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Health and Safety in the Laboratory series by Jane Northup PhD, RI State Crime Laboratory
Click on links below for articles
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ANAB Trainings
With the ability to reach wider audiences, we are expanding offerings of current courses in Spanish.
The following courses will be available live online in Spanish:
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Forensic Technical Assessor
- Forensic ISO/IEC 17025 Internal Auditor
- Risk-based Thinking for Forensic Service Providers
We are also excited to introduce our courses:
Basic Statistics for Laboratories and Inspection Bodies. This course will introduce basic statistical techniques for collecting, organizing, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting data. Participants will strengthen their knowledge base of statistical techniques and their application to ISO/IEC 17020 and ISO/IEC 17025, and build confidence in the validity and reliability of their results. More..
Verification and Validation for Laboratories and Inspection Bodies. This course provides an introduction to the validation and verification of analytical methods and the common elements of a validation or verification plan. In addition, a general approach to performing a validation or verification will be reviewed along with ISO/IEC 17025 requirements for validation and verification of methods. More…
Webinars:
We continue our monthly Webinars and stay tuned for information about upcoming Feature Sessions.
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Donations to ASCLD can now be made online! This is a great way to honor the memory of a forensic colleague, to commemorate a life event for that person who has everything, or to otherwise assist in supporting the tireless efforts of the ASCLD organization in the pursuit of excellence in forensic science management. The donation page can be accessed by clicking HERE or by visiting the ASCLD website and clicking on "Donate to ASCLD" under the "Member Site" tab (this donation page is accessible even to non-members). Please consider donating and do share this information with anyone you think might be interested.
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The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors
65 Glen Road, Suite 123
Garner, NC 27529
Phone: 919.773.2044
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