INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF
BLOODSTAIN PATTERN ANALYSTS
2008 TRAINING CONFERENCE
October 7-10, 2008
Boulder, Colorado, US
2008 IABPA Training Conference Preliminary Schedule
As general session presentations are submitted and accepted they will be inserted into the schedule. Anyone interested in presenting at the general sessions is encouraged to submit your proposal as soon as possible.
Monday, October 6th
Evening: On site registration
Tuesday, October 7th
Morning: Welcome - Start of general
session
Afternoon: Workshops (see topics
below)
Wednesday, October 8th
Morning: Workshops continued
Afternoon: Resume general session
Thursday, October 9th
Morning: General session
IABPA Business Meeting
Afternoon: General session
Evening: Dinner
Friday, October 10th
Morning: General
session Close of
conference
Pending workshop topics:
Complex patterns
Applying a methodology for BPA
BPA photography
Mixed and sequenced bloodstains
High speed video experiments
BPA documentation on clothing
Strings versus software for area of convergence
Courtroom testimony
Defending an “indefensible” position
Conference Presenter's Form
MS Word documents
Open the document, complete your comments, save to your desktop, and email as
an attachment.
This
questionnaire is intended to help the conference committee organize
workshops for this year’s conference.
Please respond by April 4th by sending your replies to either
Sheri Shimamoto at
sheshi@lakewoodco.org or
David DeHaan at
davdeh@lakewoodco.org.
General Conference Information Contacts:
Tom "Grif" Griffin at tom.griffin@cdps.state.co.us
Rich Tewes at rtewes@fcgov.com
Sgt. Tom Trujillo at trujillot@bouldercolorado.gov
Conference Content Contacts:
Anyone interested in presenting at the general session and/or conducting a workshop and/or anyone with suggestions for topics in those areas please contact either:
Sheri Shimamoto at
sheshi@lakewoodco.org
David DeHann at
davdeh@lakewoodco.org
Lodging information:
Hotel Boulderado in Boulder, Colorado, USA
Conference attendees are responsible for making their own reservations with the hotel. The Hotel Boulderado is an historic hotel in downtown Boulder and within walking distance of numerous restaurants and stores.
Hotel Boulderado
2115 13th Street
Boulder, Colorado 80302
Phone: 303-440-2880
Toll free: 1-800-433-4344
Fax: 303-442-4378
reservations@boulderado.com
When reserving your room(s), please reference “IABPA/Bid # 1634”. Room rates start at $119 plus tax for traditional 1 queen and $139 plus tax for deluxe 2 queen for single or double occupancy. There is a $15 charge for each additional guest. IABPA rooms are blocked for us until 9 September 2008.
Transportation information:
The hotel is approximately 45-50 minutes from Denver International Airport (DIA). Parking at the hotel is through a valet service only at $8 for a full day (four or more hours or overnight).
“SuperShuttle” provides a shuttle from DIA to the hotel at a cost of approximately $22 for a one-way trip. After arriving from the concourses, go to the Boulder SuperShuttle counter in the west terminal. The shuttle departs DIA between 5:10 a.m. to 12:10 a.m. Reservations can be made at www.BoulderSuperShuttle.com or 303-227-0000
FAQs
Do you have to be an IABPA member to attend the conference?
No!
Is the conference fee the same for IABPA members and non-members?
The fee is the same whether you are a member
or a non-member (the registration form has only a student fee and a
regular conference fee).
If someone does not wish to attend the dinner, is the registration fee reduced accordingly?
No, the dinner is included as part of the conference fee and will not be reduced if the registrant does not attend the dinner.
What form of verification is requested for student registration?
Student attendees are asked to scan and submit their student ID with their registration.