Description
NamUs offers a variety of free training and outreach services, to include:
- Individualized assistance learning the NamUs 2.0 database application.
- Customized, online or classroom training for agencies on the NamUs 2.0 database application, forensic services, and the effective use of NamUs tools to resolve missing and unidentified person cases.
- Presentations at local, state, and national training conferences (see events below for upcoming opportunities in your area).
- Assistance with the coordination and implementation of local and statewide “Missing Person Day” events to enter cases into NamUs and facilitate the collection of family reference DNA samples.
Following is a list of past events.
2024 Miami-Dade County Missing and Unidentified Person's Day
Event Dates
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Eastern
Location
Ernest R. Graham Center, Florida International University
Miami, FL
Event Type
Meeting
Registration Status
Forthcoming
North Carolina Law Enforcement and Medical Examiner NamUs training
Event Dates
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Eastern
Location
Online (En línea)
Event Type
Meeting
Registration Status
Closed
Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) awareness and Law Day celebration
Event Dates
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Mountain (no DST)
Location
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Court
Scottsldale, AZ
Event Type
Workshop
Registration Status
Not Required
April 2024 Missing and Unidentified Persons Investigations Training
Event Dates
–
Location
Undisclosed (No revelado)
Sacramento, CA
Event Type
Conference
Registration Status
Open
2024 Annual Wisconsin Missing Persons Awareness Event
Event Dates
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Central
Location
Brown County Sheriff’s Office
Green Bay, WI
Event Type
Meeting
Missing in Southeast Texas Day 2024
Event Dates
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Central
Location
Children's Assessment Center
Houston , TX
Event Type
Conference
Registration Status
Not Required
Wisconsin Association of Homicide Investigators 2024 Annual Conference
Event Dates
–
Location
Kalahari Resort
Baraboo, WI
Event Type
Conference
Registration Status
Open
Unresolved Missing or Murdered Indigenous Person Cases Training and Technical Assistance – Santa Fe, NM
Event Dates
–
Location
Undisclosed (No revelado)
Santa Fe, NM
Event Type
Conference
Registration Status
Forthcoming
2024 California State Division of the International Association for Identification 108th Annual Educational Training Seminar
Event Dates
–
Location
Bakersfield Marriott at the Convention Center
Bakersfield , CA
Event Type
Conference
Registration Status
Open
2024 Chicago Missing Person Day Event
Event Dates
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Central
Location
Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office
Chicago, IL
Event Type
Meeting
Registration Status
Open
National Missing and Unidentified Persons Conference 2024
Event Dates
–
Location
Flamingo Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
Event Type
Conference
Registration Status
Open
Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) Site Visit and Training Meeting April 2024
Event Dates
–
Location
FBI’s ViCAP Headquarters
Stafford, VA
Event Type
Closed Meeting
Registration Status
Invitation Only
United States Indian Police Academy Instructor Certification Training – April 2024
Event Dates
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Mountain
Location
United States Indian Police Academy
Artesia, NM
Event Type
Workshop
Registration Status
Invitation Only
2024 International Association of Chiefs of Police Indian Country Law Enforcement Section Midyear Meeting
Event Dates
–
Location
River Spirit Casino Resort
Tulsa, OK
Event Type
Meeting
Registration Status
Closed
Forensic Focus Group Workshop
Event Dates
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Pacific
Location
Online (En línea)
, CA
Event Type
Workshop
Registration Status
Open
Missing & Murdered Dine Relatives Task Force Meeting
Event Dates
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Eastern
Location
Naabik’iyati Committee 25th Navajo Nation Council
Event Type
Meeting
Registration Status
Closed
NamUs Unclaimed Training for Los Angeles Medical Examiner
Event Dates
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Pacific
Location
Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office
Los Angeles, CA
Event Type
Workshop
Registration Status
Closed
US Virgin Islands Police Department NamUs Training
Event Dates
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Eastern
Location
Online (En línea)
Event Type
Meeting
Original Medicolegal Death Investigator Training Course – March 2024
Event Dates
–
Location
Hilton at the Ballpark and Online
St. Louis, MO
Event Type
Conference
Registration Status
Open
2024 Carolinas Crime Analysis Association Training Conference
Event Dates
–
Location
Charleston Visitor Center
Charleston, SC
Event Type
Conference
Registration Status
Open
2024 National AMBER Alert and AMBER Alert in Indian Country Symposium
Event Dates
–
Location
Hotel Monteleone
New Orleans , LA
Event Type
Conference
Registration Status
Closed
Washington Cold Case Advisory Group (WACAG) Meeting
Event Dates
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Central
Location
Online (En línea)
Event Type
Meeting
Registration Status
Invitation Only
NamUs Law Enforcement Training for the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office
Event Dates
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Central
Location
Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office, Criminal Investigation Division
Fort Worth, TX
Event Type
Meeting
Registration Status
Not Required
NamUs Training for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Florida
Event Dates
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Eastern
Location
Online (En línea)
Event Type
Meeting
Registration Status
Invitation Only
Pascua Yaqui Missing Persons Day Event
Event Dates
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Mountain (no DST)
Location
Richey Elementary School
Tucson, AZ
Event Type
Meeting
Registration Status
Not Required
Date Created: April 20, 2022