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.
California State Coroners Association 2023 Symposium
Event Dates
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Location
The Dana on Mission Bay
San Diego, CA
Event Type
Symposium
Regional Organized Crime Information Center (ROCIC) 32nd Annual Homicide Conference
Event Dates
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Eastern
Location
Chattanooga Marriott Downtown Hotel & Convention Center
Chattanooga, TN
Event Type
Conference
Missing in North Carolina Day 2023
Event Dates
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Eastern
Location
RTI International
Research Triangle, NC
Event Type
Meeting
North Carolina NamUs Training – September 2023
Event Dates
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Eastern
Location
Online (En línea)
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Closed
SLU School of Medicine Masters Conference: Medicolegal Death Investigators Training Course
Event Dates
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Location
Hyatt Regency
St. Louis, MO
Event Type
Conference
Registration Status
Open
Medicolegal Death Investigators Training Course, basic portion held every 6 months. (Curso de Capacitación para Investigadores de Muertes Medicolegales, parte básica realizada cada 6 meses.)
2023 International Association of Identification Annual Educational Conference
Event Dates
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Location
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
National Harbor, MD
Event Type
Conference
Registration Status
Open
US Army CID Forensic Friday Lecture
Event Dates
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Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Meeting
Registration Status
Closed
Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) Site Visit and Training Meeting
Event Dates
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Location
FBI’s ViCAP Headquarters
Stafford, VA
Event Type
Closed Meeting
Registration Status
Invitation Only
2023 International Homicide Investigators Association 29th Annual Training Symposium
Event Dates
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Location
Sheraton Oklahoma City Downtown Hotel
Oklahoma City, OK
Event Type
Conference
Registration Status
Open
Missing in Colorado 2023
Event Dates
Location
Lowry Conference Center
Denver, CO
Event Type
Meeting
Registration Status
Not Required
Regional Missing Migrant Program Summit July 2023
Event Dates
Location
Chula Vista
, CA
Event Type
Meeting
Registration Status
Closed
2023 Never Forgotten- Arkansas Takes Action Missing Person Event
Event Dates
Location
Benton Event Center
Benton, AR
Event Type
Conference
Registration Status
Open
Law and Order Committee of the 25th Navajo Nation Council - July 2023
Event Dates
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Location
Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce
Albuquerque, NM
Event Type
Closed Meeting
Registration Status
Invitation Only
NamUs Tribal Support
National Sheriffs’ Association 2023 Annual Conference
Event Dates
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Location
DeVos Place Convention Center
Grand Rapids, MI
Event Type
Conference
Registration Status
Closed
The Rocky Mountain Death Investigators Conference 2023
Event Dates
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Location
Marriott Hotel Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
Event Type
Conference
Registration Status
Closed
Hope Without Boundaries 5K 2023 – Black & Missing Foundation, Inc
Event Dates
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Eastern
Location
National Harbor
Fort Washington, MD
Event Type
Meeting
Registration Status
Closed
Washington State Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People (MMIW/P) Taskforce Meeting – May 2023
Event Dates
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Eastern
Location
Online (En línea)
Event Type
Closed Meeting
Registration Status
Invitation Only
NamUs Tribal Support
Law and Order Committee of the 25th Navajo Nation Council
Event Dates
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Location
Twin Arrows Navajo Casino and Resort
Flagstaff, AZ
Event Type
Closed Meeting
Registration Status
Invitation Only
NamUs Tribal Support (Apoyo Tribal NamUs)
25th Navajo Nation Council Health, Education & Human Services Committee Meeting
Event Dates
Location
Window Rock
, AZ
Event Type
Meeting
Registration Status
Invitation Only
NamUs Tribal Support (Apoyo Tribal NamUs)
2023 California State Division of the International Association for Identification 107th Annual Educational Training Seminar
Event Dates
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Location
Online and Catamaran Resort San Diego, California
San Diego, CA
Event Type
Conference
Registration Status
Closed
2023 DeKalb County Missing Persons Event
Event Dates
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Eastern
Location
DeKalb County Public Library – Covington Location
Decatur, GA
Event Type
Conference
Registration Status
Closed
National Missing and Unidentified Persons Conference 2023
Event Dates
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Location
Wyndham Orlando
Orlando, FL
Event Type
Conference
Registration Status
Closed
Arizona Homicide Investigators Association Basic Homicide School
Event Dates
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Location
Mesa Public Safety Training Facility
Mesa, AZ
Event Type
Classroom
Registration Status
Closed
Arizona State Missing & Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Day
Event Dates
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Mountain (no DST)
Location
Undisclosed (No revelado)
Phoenix, AZ
Event Type
Conference
Registration Status
Not Required
NamUs Tribal Support (Apoyo tribal NamUs)
Missing and Murdered Indigenous People’s Day May 5, 2023
Event Dates
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Pacific
Location
1 Government Center Lane
Valley Center, CA
Event Type
Seminar
Registration Status
Not Required
NamUs Tribal Support
Date Created: April 20, 2022