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SWAFS 2025 Schedule

Not Yet Available – 2025 Abstracts and Bios

Sunday, October 19th
Welcome Reception (6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.)
Monday, October 20th
Morning Session (8:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.)

DRUGS – Sampling in Seized Drug Laboratories: Part I

TOX/LE – “Why am I Testing This?”: An Inside Look at a Drug Impaired Driving Investigation

GEN – TBD

TECH – Macro Writing Workshop for MSD ChemStation Data Analysis

 

Lunch and Learn (12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M.) This class will have a separate registration – coming soon!

DRUGS – PCP in the Desert

 

Afternoon Session (1:15 P.M. – 5:15 P.M.)

DRUGS – Sampling in Seized Drug Laboratories: Part II

TOX – Studies in Toxicology

LE – Drug Field Screening: From Chemical to Instrumental

GEN – Leading from Every Level: Building a Culture of Accountability and Trust in the Crime Laboratory

TECH – TBD

Tuesday, October 21st
Vendor Exhibits

Vendor Workshops

Business Lunch

Poster Presentations

Research Paper Presentations

Wednesday, October 22nd
Morning Session (8:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.)

DRUGS – Solving Challenges In Seized Drug Analysis Through Basic Chemistry

TOX/LE – Highways and Hemp: Public Safety Implications of THC, Alcohol, and Impaired Driving

GEN – TBD

TECH – AI in Forensic Science

 

Afternoon Session (1:15 P.M. – 5:15 P.M.)

DRUGS – Emerging Techniques for Seized Drugs Analysis

TOX – TBD

LE – Investigative Tools Utilized by the Texas Rangers

GEN – Ethics in Forensic Science

TECH – Going Paperless in the Crime Laboratory

Thursday, October 23rd
Morning Session (9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.)

GEN – When Forensics Training Goes Wrong: Designing Defensible Training for a Profession Under the Microscope