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.
Upcoming Events
NamUs Program and System Overview - Shelby Township Police Department
Missing in Richland County, South Carolina Day
Columbia, SC
American Academy of Forensic Sciences 75th Annual Conference
Orlando, FL
2023 Tennessee Bureau of Investigations TIES Conference
Pigeon Forge, TN
Missing and Unidentified Persons Investigation Training
Redondo Beach, CA
Minnesota South Central Investigators Coalition Meeting
, MN
Wisconsin Association of Homicide Investigators 2023 Annual Conference
Kohler, WI
National Sheriffs’ Association 2023 Annual Conference
Grand Rapids, MI