From: Douglas Hares, PhD
NDIS Custodian

Date: September 15, 2008

Re: 14th National CODIS Conference
November 10-11, 2008

The CODIS Unit at the Federal Bureau of Investigation is pleased to announce that the 14th National CODIS Conference will be held at the Marriott Crystal Gateway in Arlington, VA on November 10-11, 2008. As in the past, there is no registration fee.

Registration is open to CODIS users and the general public, but it is limited to 500 attendees. Priority will go to 1) invited CODIS administrators from domestic laboratories, 2) other users from domestic CODIS labs and users from international CODIS labs, and 3) the general public.

Registration for the general public will start on September 15, 2008. To register for the conference, please download the registration form via the FBI CODIS web site at http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/html/codis1.htm .You can fax the form to Meghan Carlin at 703-676-0960. You can also register for the conference online. Your information will be emailed to Meghan.K.Carlin@saic.com. You will receive an email confirming your registration.

To aid in your planning, information on accommodations at the Marriott Crystal Gateway Hotel is included on the registration form.

Please direct any questions to Meghan Carlin at 703-930-6051 or Meghan.K.Carlin@saic.com.

On behalf of the FBI Laboratory and the CODIS Unit, I look forward to your participation this year.

Sincerely,
Douglas Hares, PhD
NDIS Custodian

14th National CODIS Conference
10-11 November 2008
Arlington , Virginia

General Information

• Information on agendas will be provided as it becomes available; for the purposes of scheduling travel, it is anticipated that the public conference hours will be the following:

• Monday, November 10: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Tuesday, November 11: 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Hotel

• Marriott Crystal Gateway
  1700 Jefferson Davis Highway
  Arlington , VA 22202
  (703) 920-3230

• The nearest airport is Reagan National Airport
• http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasgw-crystal-gateway-marriott/

Please complete the form below and fax to 703-676-0960 Meghan.K.Carlin.

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Please note that your registration is not final until you receive a confirmation email. The confirmation email could take up to two weeks to be delivered.