IACIS Annual Training Event
International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists · 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
IACIS runs "an annual training event in Orlando, Florida the last week of April and the first week of May each year", with the next Orlando conference scheduled for 19-30 April 2027 and roughly 800-900 students attending across the two weeks. The flagship course is Basic Computer Forensic Examiner (BCFE), with advanced offerings in mobile device forensics, Windows, Linux and scripting; a 2026 Budapest event is also listed at €4,800.
Who it is for, and when
This is a training event rather than a conference: you go to sit one intensive course, and for many examiners BCFE is the route to the CFCE certification that employers and courts recognise. The two-week Orlando format is also the main place the IACIS membership meets, which matters if you want the certification pathway and the peer-review process behind it.
What it does not cover
Attendance is limited to IACIS members, regular or associate, so it is not open registration, and the site does not publish standard fees for the Orlando event — only that the fee covers instruction and that meals, hotel and travel are separate (online courses are listed at $995 each). There are no research talks and no vendor exhibition in the conference sense.
Go to the source
Open at iacis.com (opens in a new tab)https://www.iacis.com/training/
Details
- Type
- Conference
- Written for
- New to the fieldWorking examinerAdvancedNew to the field, Working examiner, Advanced
- Publisher
- International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists
- Year
- 2026
- Topics
- conferences, training, certification, windows, mobile, linux
- Checked at source
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