HTCIA Conferences and Chapter Events
High Technology Cyber Investigation Association · 2026
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
HTCIA, founded in 1986 and describing itself as "the oldest association exclusively dedicated to advancing high technology and cyber investigations", runs a calendar of chapter meetings and regional training events. The flagship event currently listed is the Ohio HTCIA Salt Fork Conference, whose 2026 edition — its 25th — ran 20-22 May 2026 at Salt Fork State Park Lodge, Kimbolton, Ohio, offering 20 hours of training credit.
Who it is for, and when
HTCIA is an investigator's association first, so its events put examiners, prosecutors and corporate investigators in the same room and the value is as much the chapter network as the programme. Salt Fork is genuinely affordable continuing education: registration is published at $250 for student and retired members, $330 for standard members and $500 for non-members ($470 bundled with membership), with a $130-$150 group lodging rate.
What it does not cover
The association's own site does not currently list an HTCIA International Conference for 2026, and none appears on the members' events calendar, so the historic annual international event should not be assumed to be running — regional and chapter events are what is live. These are training and networking events, not research venues, and much of the calendar is US-centric.
Go to the source
Open at htcia.org (opens in a new tab)https://www.htcia.org/
Details
- Type
- Conference
- Written for
- Working examinerLawyers and courtsWorking examiner, Lawyers and courts
- Publisher
- High Technology Cyber Investigation Association
- Year
- 2026
- Topics
- conferences, community, training, certification, legal
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