Join us at the heart of firearm forensics and intelligence exploration with the 2024 International Firearm Forensics & Intelligence Summit (IFFIS2024) in Montreal. Immerse yourself in a dynamic three-day program designed to empower law enforcement professionals with the latest insights, strategies, and innovations in gun crime investigation.
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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Monday, November 11th, 2024
☉ 08:30 to 14:30 -- Partners' Meeting (LeadsOnline's
Ballistic Commercial Partners Only)
☉ 16:00 to 19:00 -- Conference Registration & IFFIS 2024
Welcome Cocktail
Tuesday, November 12th, 2024
☉ 08:00 to 08:45 -- Breakfast Buffet
☉ 08:45 to 09:15 -- Opening Remarks
☉ 09:15 to 10:00 -- Plenary Session - Three Decades
of Automated Ballistic Identification: Where Are We At, Where Are We Headed
☉ 10:00 to 10:45 -- Plenary Session - Breaking New Ground:
Unleashing Game-Changing Tech To Disrupt Gun Violence
☉ 10:45 to 11:00 -- Coffee Break
☉ 11:00 to 11:45 -- Plenary Session - Establishing a
Large-Scale National Ballistic Analysis System: The Challenges and Lessons
learned from the Planning and Implementation of the SINAB in Brazil
☉ 11:45 to 12:30 -- Plenary Session - Linking
Outside-the-Gun Information with Ballistic Fingerprinting: How Firearm
Registration helps Uganda Prevent Gun Violence
☉ 12:30 to 13:15 -- Group Lunch
☉ 13:15 to 14:00 -- Workshop:
↳ The Wichita Crime Gun Intelligence Center: A
Unique Law Enforcement University Partnership Approach
↳ Optimization of DNA Evidence from Firearms:
Technological Advancements and Best Practices
↳ Objective Analysis for Bullets & Cartridge
Cases: Approach & Best Practices
☉ 14:00 to 14:45 -- Workshop:
↳ Strengthening Gun Crime Investigations: NYPD’s
Gun Violence Strategies Partnership - A Collaborative Approach with City,
State, and Federal Agencies in Action
↳ Integrating Forensic Technologies: From Crime
Scene to Ballistic Identification—A Multiphase Approach to Strengthening
Firearm Crime Investigations and Enhancing Public Safety
↳ Best Practices for Damaged Bullet Acquisition
on IBIS BulletTrax and on Quantum 3D Microscope
☉ 14:45 to 15:00 -- Coffee Break
☉ 15:00 to 15:45 -- Workshop:
↳ Analysis of Manufacturing Features Produced by 3D
Printing during the Production of Ghost Guns
↳ Enhancing Gun Crime Investigations: Leveraging
Automated cartridge Case Triage to Accelerate Evidence Processing, Produce
Real-time Insight, And Deliver Unbiased Results with IBIS ClearCase
↳ The Use of 3D Microscopy in Firearm Forensics:
Best Practices for Virtual Comparison Microscope Workflow & Analysis
☉ 15:45 to 16:30 -- Workshop:
↳ Comparing Virtual 3D Comparison Microscopy and
Light Comparison Microscopy: Benchmark Studies on Effectiveness and Reliability
for Cartridge Case and Bullet Casework
↳ Beyond the Bullet: Uniting Physical and Digital
Evidence to Solve Serial Shootings
↳ Leveraging IBIS Data and External Ballistics
for Georeferencing: A New Approach to Crime Prevention and Strategic Policing
☉ 16:30 to 18:00 -- end of Day 1 (Networking & Product Demos)
☉ 18:00 -- Optional Activities & Complementary Buffet Dinner
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024
☉ 08:00 to 08:45 -- Breakfast Buffet
☉ 08:45 to 09:00 -- Opening Remarks
☉ 09:00 to 09:45 -- Plenary Session - Combating Gun
Violence: a Matter of Time, Space, Multiplicity, and Context
☉ 09:45 to 10:30 -- Plenary Session - From Principles to
Practices: NJSP Crime Gun Intel Program
☉ 10:30 to 10:45 -- Coffee Break
☉ 10:45 to 11:30 -- Plenary Session - Denver's
Decade Of Crime Gun Intelligence Operations: Overcoming Challenges, Shifting
Priorities, and Achieving Success with an Integrated, Flexible Approach
☉ 11:30 to 12:15 -- Plenary Session - Redefining The Crime Lab: Overcoming Backlogs With Advanced Technology and Streamlined Forensic Workflows For Timely Investigative Results
☉ 12:15 to 13:15 -- Group Lunch
☉ 13:15 to 14:00 -- Panel Discussion - Building And Operating A Crime Gun Intelligence Program: Perspectives From National, State, And Local Law Enforcement Agencies
☉ 14:00 to 14:30 -- Coffee Break
☉ 14:30 to 15:15 -- Workshop:
↳ Adopting Crime Gun Intelligence: New York's Statewide Network of Crime Analysis Centers And ATF Partnerships To Reduce Gun Violence With Ballistic Imaging Technology
↳ An Exploration of Various Primer Marks On Fired Cartridge Cases From CBC/Magtech Manufacturer: Lessons Learned And Best Practices From The Lab
↳ An Interoperability Study of 3d Firearm Forensic Systems Using X3P Ballistics Data
☉ 15:15 to 16:00 -- Workshop:
↳ The Use of Quantum 3d Microscopy In Firearm Forensics: Best Practices And Testimonials
↳ Policy Opportunities And Threats To Crime Gun Intelligence And Investigations
↳ Analysis Of Bullets Fired From Consecutively Manufactured Barrels Using the Quantum 3d Microscope Application - How Various Barrel Parameters Affect Quantitative Results
☉ 16:00 to 16:45 -- Workshop:
↳ How IBIS Can Work For You: Acquisition Methods & Strategies to Enhance Your Ability To Connect Scenes & Firearms Using Expanded Searches & Delimiting Characteristic Pools
↳ Leveraging Smart Technology To Address Rising Firearms Crime: Bridging Gaps in Criminial Justice With Intelligent Systems And Limited Resources
↳ The New Provincial Firearms Tracing Center - Its Operations And Contribution To Resolving Cross-Border Gun Crimes
☉ 16:45 -- end of Day 2 (Networking & Product Demos)
☉ 19:00 to 22:00 -- Summit Gala Reception (The Montreal World Trade Centre - Entrées, Drinks, Music)
Thursday, November 14th, 2024
☉ 08:00 to 08:45 -- Breakfast Buffet
☉ 08:45 to 09:00 -- Opening Remarks
☉ 09:00 to 09:45 -- Plenary Session - The need for
Public-Private Partnership to Enhance the Efficiency of Law Enforcement
Agencies: Trends, Examples and Recommendations
☉ 09:45 to 10:30 -- Plenary Session - Gun Crime
investigations & Automated Ballistic Identification Networks Through the
Lens of a Prosecutor: Maximizing the Impact of Firearm Forensics and Tactics in
the Courtroom
☉ 10h30 to 10h45 -- Coffee Break
☉ 10:45 to 11:30 -- Plenary Session - Global Shifts In
Firearm Fabrication: Implications For Forensics, Prosecutions, And Legislation
☉ 11:30 to 12:15 -- Plenary Session - Privately-Made
Firearms And Violent Non-State Actors: Motivations, Production, And Security
Implications Of 3d-Printed Weapons In Extremist Operations
☉ 12:15 to 13:15 -- Group Lunch
☉ 13:15 to 14:00 -- Workshop:
↳ La Fuerza del Análisis: Implementación Eficaz
de IBIS en la Inteligencia Criminal Argentina (Spanish)
↳ Remote Ballistic Correlation Reviews – A Case
Study of Public-Private Partnership to Enhance Forensic Capacity in Sweden
↳ Quantitative Study of Best Non-Matching Bullets
from 10 Consecutively Manufactured Ruger Barrels - Visual and Quantitative
Insights from 3D Microscopy Analysis
☉ 14:00 to 14:45 -- Workshop:
↳ Privately Manufactured Firearms in Canada: Case
Studies and Emerging Trends (with Special Emphasis on 3D Printed Firearms,
Airsoft Conversions, and Glock Auto Sears)
↳ Alteration and Modification of Firearms and
Their Impact on Identification: A Case Study
↳ The Computation of Likelihood Ratios in the
Context of Firearm Identification Using the Quantum 3D Microscope
☉ 14:45 to 15:30 -- Workshop:
↳ IBIS and Intelligence to Build Better Cases:
Combining Intelligence from Other Media (Video, Photographs) with IBIS Data and
Physical Evidence to Create Timelines that Drive Investigation Advancement
↳ A Study on the Use of IBIS and Ballistic
Identification Technology on Modified Starter Guns: Results and Best Practices
↳ Enhancing Forensic Efficiency: Integrating Case
Management & Analytics Platforms to Streamline Reporting from Multiple
Sources, Drive Smart Policing, & Improve Investigative Outcomes
☉ 15:30 to 15:45 -- Coffee Break
☉ 15:45 to 16:00 -- Closing Remarks
☉ 16:00 -- End of IFFIS 2024 Conference (Announcements,
Certificate of Participation, & Networking)
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
We are finalizing the IFFIS 2024 symposium program and anticipate a dynamic agenda packed with valuable insights, best practices, and impactful case studies in firearms forensics.
The event will bring together over 250 participants from more than 50 countries, including firearms examiners, public safety officials, investigators, lab directors, police chiefs, program managers, researchers, professors, and law enforcement professionals.
The final program will feature 40 presentations, practical workshops, and engaging panel discussions designed to inspire and inform.
The complete final agenda will be downloadable here when available. This comprehensive document will provide detailed information on all sessions, workshops, and speakers, ensuring you can plan your summit experience to the fullest. Below is an overview of the confirmed presenters and their topics, as of mid-September (in no particular order):
Keynote Presentation - Combating Gun Violence: a Matter of Time, Space, Multiplicity and Context - Glenn Pierce, PhD - Principal Research Scientist, and Director of the Institute for Security and Public Policy (North-Eastern University, Boston, USA)
Three Decades of Automated Ballistic Identification: Where are we at? Where are we headed? - by Alain Beauchamp, PhD - Senior Scientist and Head of Reseach, (LeadsOnline, CANADA)
Objective Analysis for Bullets & Cartridge Cases: Approach & Best Practices - by Alain Beauchamp, PhD - Senior Scientist and Head of Reseach, (LeadsOnline, CANADA)
Best Practices for Damaged Bullet Acquisition on IBIS BulletTrax & on Quantum 3D Microscope - by Andrew Boyle - Firearm Forensic Solutions Consultant (CANADA)
3D Microscopy: Best Practices for Virtual Comparison Microscope Workflow & Analysis - by Andrew Boyle - Firearm Forensic Solutions Consultant (CANADA)
Quantitative Analysis of Best Non-Matching Bullets from 10 Consecutively Manufactured Ruger Barrels - by Andrew Boyle - Firearm Forensic Solutions Consultant (CANADA)
Gun Crime investigations & Automated Ballistic Identification Networks Through the Lens of a Prosecutor - by Bob Troyer, LLB - Attorney and Public Safety Consultant, and former US Attorney for the State of Colorado (USA)
Leveraging IBIS Data and External Ballistics for Georeferencing: A New Approach to Crime Prevention and Strategic Policing by Carabineros de Chile - by Capt. Bruno E. Bastias Madriarga - Carabineros Officer, Criminalistic & Ballistic Expert and Logistics Engineer (Carabineros de Chile Officers School and Universidad Mayor, CHILE)
IBIS Acquisition of Neck Marks on Cartridge Cases Fired in AK-47 Type Firearms: Methodology, Lab Results and Best Practices - by Chantelle van Rooyen - Warrant Officer – Ballistics Section (Forensic Science Laboratory, SAPS, SOUTH AFRICA)
Breaking New Ground: Unleashing Game-Changing Tech to Disrupt Gun Violence - by Matt Fyles - Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Technology (LeadsOnline, USA)
Alteration and Modification of Firearms and their Impact on Identification: A Case Study - by Christina Gagnon - Firearms Examiner (Criminalistic and Forensic Science Laboratory, Montreal, CANADA)
Global Shifts in Firearm Fabrication: Implications for Forensics, Prosecutions, and Legislation - by Frank Grosspietsch - Retired RCMP Sergeant, and Firearms Consultant (CANADA)
Denver's Decade of Crime Gun Intelligence Operations: Overcoming Challenges, Shifting Priorities, and Achieving Success with an Integrated, Flexible Approach - by Greggory S. LaBerge - Director, Forensics and Evidence Division (Denver Police Department, USA)
Linking Outside-the-Gun Information with Ballistic Fingerprinting: How Firearm Registration helps Uganda Prevent Gun Violence - by James Hopper – CEO (Arquebus Solutions, UK)
Remote Ballistic Correlation Reviews – a Case Study of Public-Private Partnership to Enhance Forensic Capacity in Sweden - by James Hopper – CEO (Arquebus Solutions, UK)
Quantitative Analysis of Bullets Fired from Consecutively Manufactured Barrels using the Quantum 3D Microscope Application - by Jordan Green, PhD - Quality Assurance & Accreditation Manager (Tulsa Police Department Forensic Laboratory, USA)
Redefining the Crime Lab: Overcoming Backlogs with Advanced Technology and Streamlined Forensic Workflows for Timely Investigative Results - by Kathy Geil - Crime Laboratory Manager (Yakima Valley Local Crime Laboratory, USA)
Establishing a Large-Scale National Ballistic Analysis System: The Challenges and Lessons learned from the Planning and Implementation of the SINAB in Brazil - by Lehi Sudy dos Santos, PhD - Federal Forensic Expert, Head of Forensic Ballistics Service (National Forensic Institute of the Federal Police, BRAZIL)
Comparing Virtual 3D Comparison Microscopy and Light Comparison Microscopy: Benchmark Studies on Effectiveness and Reliability for Cartridge Case and Bullet Casework - by Michel Paradis - Sr. Solution Marketing Manager (LeadsOnline, CANADA)
An Exploration of various Primer Marks on Fired Cartridge Cases from CBC/Magtech Manufacturer: Lessons Learned and Best Practices from the Lab - by Paul Murphy - Firearm and Toolmark Examiner, and Firearms Subject Matter Expert (LeadsOnline, USA)
Integrating Forensic Technologies: From Crime Scene to Ballistics Identification—A Multiphase Approach to Strengthening Firearm Crime Investigations and Enhancing Public Safety - by Paul Murphy - Firearm and Toolmark Examiner, and Firearms Subject Matter Expert (LeadsOnline, USA)
Optimization of DNA Evidence from Firearms: Technological Advancements and Best Practices - by Rachel H. Oefelein, PhD (C) - Chief Scientific Officer (DNA Labs International, USA)
From Principles to Practices: Lessons from the New Jersey State Police Crime Gun Intelligence Program - by Ray Guidetti - former Deputy Superintendent and LT Colonel, Investigations Branch (New Jersey State Police, USA)
The Computation of Likelihood Ratios in the Context of Firearm Identification Using the Quantum 3D Microscope - by Serge Lévesque, PhD - Senior Scientist (LeadsOnline, CANADA)
The need for Public-Private Partnership to Enhance the Efficiency of Law Enforcement Agencies: Trends, Examples and Recommendations - by Vernon White, PhD - Former Canadian Senator, RCMP Deputy Commissioner and Chief of the Ottawa Police Service (CANADA & FINLAND)
Privately Manufactured Firearms in Canada: Case Studies and Emerging Trends (with special emphasis on 3D printed firearms, airsoft conversions, and Polymer 80’s) - by Winston Soriano - Senior Intelligence Analyst, Crime Gun Intelligence and Investigations Group (Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, CANADA)
Privately-Made Firearms and Violent Non-State Actors: Motivations, Production, and Security Implications of 3D-Printed Weapons in Extremist Operations - by Yannick Veilleux-Lepage, PhD - Assistant Professor (Royal Military College of Canada, Dept. of National Defense, CANADA)
The complete final agenda will be downloadable here when available. This comprehensive document will provide detailed information on all sessions, workshops, and speakers, ensuring you can plan your summit experience to the fullest.