Iowa Division
International Association for Identification

A LETTER FROM YOUR PRESIDENT:

I wish to thank Tammy Orr for her leadership and dedication to the Iowa IAI. As board chair she will continue to work the benefit of the organization. Under her direction we have provided crime scene schools and presented timely and useful instruction.  The board and I wish to continue offering practical instruction at a reasonable cost to the membership.

The basic and advanced crime scene schools are quickly filling. Both classes are nearly full - and the flyers are just being mailed to law enforcement agencies

The advanced class offers instruction in shooting reconstruction, chemical fingerprint techniques and footwear/ tire track evidence. The course offers techniques to improve both the quantity and quality of evidence collected at crime scenes.

Frank Kendall, the ATF examiner responsible for promoting super glue as a latent print development technique, maintained that IAI stood for I Am Important. As folksy as that sounds - each member is important for the success of the organization. This organization exists to provide instruction, support and assistance for collecting and preserving physical evidence. The strength of the organization is sharing time, talent and knowledge.