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.
Montana Violent Crime Investigators Association (MVCIA) Conference
Butte, MT
The 17th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation
Anchorage , AK
Henry F.Williams Homicide Seminar
Albany, NY
Tennessee Division of the International Association for Identification
Nashville, TN
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) 2022 Binational Meeting: Improving the Systematic Exchange of Fingerprints
Mexico City,
New Mexico FBI Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Case Review
Palisades Interstate Park Police Department NamUs training
Florida Sheriffs Association Cold Case Advisory Commission
Kissimmee, FL
Missing from Fort Apache
Whiteriver, AZ
29th Annual Four Corners Indian Country Conference
Glendale, AZ
Northern Regional Medical Examiner Technical Assistance
Newark, NJ
The 28th Annual International Homicide Investigators Association Symposium
New Orleans , LA
MACCHIA (MidAtlantic Cold Case Homicide Investigators Association) Annual Conference
Annapolis, MD
U.S. Attorney’s Office Savanna’s Act Second Listening and Consultation Session
Valley Center, CA
The 11th Annual 2022 Never Forgotten – Arkansas Takes Action Event
Benton, AR
2022 International Association of Coroners & Medical Examiners (IACME) Training Symposium
Las Vegas, NV
AK-Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Working Group
NamUs Workshop hosted by Richland County Sheriff’s Department
Columbia , SC
South Carolina Coroner’s Association Annual Conference
Myrtle Beach, SC
2022 Tribal Justice, Safety and Wellness Summit
New England Division International Association for Identification Spring Training
San Diego Sheriff’s Department NamUs Training
San Diego, CA
40th annual Mountain Desert and Coastal Forensic Anthropology conference
Boulder City , NV
St Louis University School of Medicine Masters Conference: Medicolegal Death Investigators Training Course
St. Louis, MO
17th Annual Conference on Crimes Against Women (CCAW)
Dallas, TX