Schedule of Events



Preliminary Program Schedule
Seminar Workshops





Program Schedule


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Monday October 11
  • CAC Board of Directors meeting (general members are encouraged to attend)

    • Tuesday October 12
  • Powerpoint workshop
  • Clandestine Lab workshop (First Day)
  • Bloodstain Pattern workshop (First Day)
    Note: These three workshops will be off-site; bus leaves hotel at 8:00 am
    • Wednesday October 13
  • Clandestine Lab workshop (Second day)
  • Bloodstain Pattern workshop (Second day)
  • DNA Users Group meeting
  • Microscopy of Botanical Traces
    Note: Second day of Clandestine Lab and Bloodstain Pattern workshops will be at the hotel
    • Thursday October 14
  • Technical Papers session -- entire day
  • Book signing by Ken Goddard
  • Wine and cheese reception
    • Friday October 15
  • Technical Papers session -- two-thirds day
  • Association business meeting
  • Banquet Dinner
    • Saturday October 16
  • Technical Papers session -- half day
  • ABC certification exams

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    Seminar Workshops


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    PowerPoint
    Full day, hands-on course taught by Colleen Baker, a POST Master Instructor of Instructor Development Skills for the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department, Training Division

    Beginning Power Point (4 hours)
    Basic Layouts, Backgrounds, Slide Transitions, Slide Views Fonts, Colors, and Slide Design
    Intermediate PowerPoint (4 hours)
    Custom Animation, Slide Color Schemes, Hyperlinks, Modifying Pictures, and Backgrounds




    Microscopy of Botanical Traces
    Full day, hands-on microscopy course taught by Dr. John Shane, a specialist with McCrone Institute in the areas of palynology, botanical traces, and food microscopy

    Lecture, slides, and laboratory exercises covering the plant body and organs, cell wall, epidermis, primary and secondary tissues, wood, and anatomy of roots and seeds




    Advanced Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation
    Two day, hands-on course taught by Craig Ogino, Criminalist II for the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department with teaching experience at the California Criminalistics Institute, the University of California at Riverside, and the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Training Academy

    Lecture and practical exercise focusing on the photographic documentation of blood stain patterns in a mock crime scene. Proper notation with diagrams and proper lighting will be discussed. Students will provide their own cameras (with macro capabilities); film will be developed and the resulting photographs will be critiqued on the second day.

    Clandestine Laboratory Documentation for Court
    Two day, hands-on course taught by San Bernardino County Deputy District Attorney Gar Jensen; by San Bernardino County Sheriff's Narcotics Investigator and Clandestine Laboratory Safety Training Instructor, Deputy Keith Proctor; and by Kerri Heward, Criminalist II, and Kalpesh Mistry, Criminalist I, for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Crime Lab

    Lecture and practical exercise with emphasis on preparation for court presentation beginning at the clandestine lab site. Topics will include manufacturing methods, safety assessment, photography, sampling, child endangerment, enhancements, and HazMat destruction. Mock lab set-ups will provide an opportunity to practice documentation. Students will provide their own cameras; film will be developed and the resulting photographs will be critiqued on the second day.

    DNA Users Group Meeting
    Full day, lecture and information exchange

    Topics to be discussed will include: Current casework experiences; methodology development; California Grant Consortium update on the implementation of the STR technology for laboratory casework and offender profiling; future technologies; court experiences.

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