October 16-18, 2026
Tracking Team Operations
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Virginia Ground Search and Rescue Academy
Appomattox, VA
October 26, 2026
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
&
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Sponsored by the Suffolk Police Department
2026 Suffolk Excavation School
Suffolk, VA
October 30 - November 1, 2026
Tracking Team Operations
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Virginia Ground Search and Rescue Academy
Appomattox, VA
November 12, 2026
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
&
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Virginia State Police
Salem, Virginia
December 12, 2026
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
&
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Sponsored by the West Virginia Emergency Management Division
West Virginia Homeland Security
Ripley, West Virginia
February 2, 2027
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Sponsored by the Chesapeake Bay Division of the International Association for Identification
2027 IAI Educational Conference
Charlottesville, Virginia
March 27, 2027
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
&
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and hosted by Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue Group
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
May 17, 2027
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
&
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Sponsored by Investigative Concepts, LLC
Chesterfield Forensic School
Chesterfield Police
Chesterfield, VA