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The
Florida Division of the International Association for Identification is a
non-profit professional association for forensic scientists, crime scene
technicians, evidence technicians, latent print examiners and all other
law enforcement employees who are interested in the scientific
investigation of crime. The FDIAI is the largest
state chartered division of the International
Association for Identification
and hosts one of the largest annual educational
training conferences
available in the country.
Our
Mission:
The
mission of this association is to provide educational seminars to members of
the law enforcement community, to disseminate useful information related to
all the disciplines of the forensic sciences, to provide local
administration in the state of Florida for the international
professional
certification programs of the International Association for Identification,
and to encourage the highest ethical standards in the collection,
preservation, and examination of evidence.
To
carry out our mission, the association has a large pool of active members
representing several forensic disciplines to include, but not limited to,
AFIS, audio enhancement, blood spatter analysis, crime scene processing,
footwear identification, forensic art, forensic imaging,
forensic Odontology, latent prints, photography, and tiretrack
identification. These active members are speakers at our
annual
educational seminar , write
professional articles for our quarterly
newsletter and serve as technical advisors on the association's committees.
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Updated 9/2/2010
New 9/2....For those attending the FDIAI
Conference in St. Pete. our room block for the
conference rate is sold out. We have made
arrangements for a
greatly reduced rate at
the
Marriott Courtyard Downtown
St. Pete. Reservations must be made before Sept 24th
or until the block of
rooms are sold out.
Reminder that the
deadline for
nominations for the
FDIAI
Forensic
Science
Award
and the FDIAI
Sustained Achievement
Award is Sept. 17th.
Download the
2010 FDIAI Annual

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PRESIDENT:
Erica Lawton-McWhite

Welcome to the official website of the Florida
Division of the International Association for
Identification. On this website you can learn about
the FDIAI, browse training and job opportunities, as
well as, many other interesting aspects of the
forensic community.
The
FDIAI is the largest state division in the country
and we are committed to education, training, and
excellence, which are evident by the success of our
annual educational conference and the many workshops
and training seminars given by our members and
regional directors throughout the year. The training
that we provide in the latest technology facilitates
such excellence. This year we will be having our
51st annual educational conference in St. Petersburg, Florida October 17th -21st. Visit our conference link for further details.
Throughout our careers in forensics, one should never be stagnant in
their knowledge. Increasing your knowledge in your
field of expertise and others not only benefits the
community but also yourself as well. Mentorship is
a key element in forensics given the diversity of
evidence that one can come across in their career.
It is our duty as forensic examiners to share this
knowledge with the younger generation. Your
experience passed down to them may be instrumental
in solving a crime in the future.
I
would like to say what an honor it is to be able to
serve as your president and follow in the footsteps
of talented and professional people. Many of the
past presidents have been instrumental in my
development, not only in my role in the Florida
Division, but also in my professional career.
Without them I would not be here today. If I can be
of service in anyway, please feel free to call or
email me.
The
Florida Division of the IAI is a great organization
to be a part of and I encourage everyone to take
full advantage of all we have to offer. Remember
that to provide the best to victims of crimes you
must also strive to be your personal best.
Erica Lawton-McWhite |
Membership Directory
The Osceola County
Sheriff's Office, the
Polk County Sheriff's
Office and the
Ft. Lauderdale Police
Dept have
job
openings.
Find out about Florida's
Second Dollar Funding
for training. It may
provide your agency
reimbursement for attending the FDIAI
Conference.
The University of
Florida (Gainesville)
has an opening for a
Crime Scene
Investigator
The digital
version of
the FDIAI 2010
Conference
Brochure
is now
available for
download.
Jeff Carlyle of the FBI Laboratory
Division/
Latent
Print Unit will
be available at the
2010 FDIAI to
perform
FBI IAFIS
latent
searches for
anyone
who wants to bring
current or cold
casework to search
against the FBI's 61
Million
subjects in the Criminal Master File
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Images on thumb
drives preferred.
Congratulations
to
FDIAI Past
President
Phil Sanfilippo
who
was sworn in as
the
IAI President
in
Spokane. We
know he
will do an
excellent
job for the IAI.
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Click here FDIAI
Membership Information
Contact
Information
POSTAL
ADDRESS:
M. Frank Shonberger, Secretary-Treasurer
85 Deer Run, Miami
Springs, Fl 33166
TELEPHONE:
305-460-5435
M. Frank Shonberger
E-Mail:
fdiai@fdiai.org
 
General
Information:
fdiai@fdiai.org
President:
fdiaipresident@fdiai.org
Chairman of the
Board: fdiaichairman@fdiai.org
Chaplain:
chaplain@fdiai.org
Webmaster:
fdiaiwebmaster@fdiai.org
FDIAI Newsletter:
fdiaieditor@fdiai.org
Conference:
fdiaiconference@fdiai.org
Historian:
fdiaihistorian@fdiai.org
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