AAFS Annual Scientific Conference (Digital & Multimedia Sciences)
American Academy of Forensic Sciences · 2027
Access and status
Cost
Paid
Costs money to buy outright — a book, a licence, a registration.
Status
Current
Current as at the verification date below. Standards and tools both move — confirm at source before you rely on it.
What it is
The annual meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, a multidisciplinary body of over 6,500 members organised into twelve sections, one of which is Digital & Multimedia Sciences. The 79th Annual Scientific Conference is scheduled for 15-20 February 2027 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Florida.
Who it is for, and when
This is the venue where digital forensics is presented as a forensic science alongside the other disciplines, which is exactly the framing that matters for expert work: validation, error rates, proficiency testing, standards and admissibility. Going puts you in front of the people who write the standards and who sit on the other side of a Daubert argument, and section membership is a recognisable credential on a CV.
What it does not cover
It is not a place to learn a tool or pick up techniques — presentations are short scientific abstracts, the digital section is a small part of a very large meeting dominated by pathology, toxicology and criminalistics, and much of the week will be irrelevant to a digital examiner. Registration rates and abstract deadlines are published annually on the conference site.
Go to the source
Open at aafs.org (opens in a new tab)https://www.aafs.org/annual-conference
Details
- Type
- Conference
- Written for
- AdvancedLawyers and courtsAdvanced, Lawyers and courts
- Publisher
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences
- Year
- 2027
- Topics
- conferences, research-publishing, validation, legal, certification
- Checked at source
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