Daryl W. Clemens, Editor
From the Editor
It was brought up at the
conference, but for those of
you who were not there: The
time has come for me to step
down as newsletter editor.
While I have enjoyed working
on it over the last dozen
years, life and a new rather
third shift like schedule
have made it hard for me to
concentrate on all the
things I need to do. When I
started as editor I had a
number of things to talk
about and material lined up
for each issue in advance.
That time too has passed,
and I think it's time for
fresh ideas, new insights
and a new face on the top of
each issue. What's required
you ask? Well, here is a
short list:
- A reasonable grasp of
the english language,
grammar and punctuation. You
need not be perfect at these
things, few of us are, and
the newsletter is reviewed
before it is sent out.
- A computer with internet
access. The newsletter is
written and sent out from an
online provider (mailchimp.com),
so you will need to be able
to log into the site.
- Some knowledge of
document editing and .html.
Most of the actual articles
in the newsletter are too
big to include in their
entirety, so a link is
included to a file on the
association web site. You
need not be a wiz at .html,
but you'll need to know how
to modify an .html document.
(You can use one of the
existing articles on the
site as a template).
- Willingness to poke and
prod at the members and
vendors for articles and
photos to use, to search the
internet for related
materials and to create
content as needed to fill
each issue.
That's pretty much it. It's
really not that hard to do
the actual editing, the
provider makes it more or
less painless. Tracking down
the material is a bigger job
than the formatting for the
most part.
If stepping into this role
sounds like something you
might be interested in, send
us an e-mail at: newsletter@icsia.org
Daryl
Got comments/questions or want to
submit an article for The Examiner?
e-mail me: Daryl
W. Clemens
ICSIA's 2015 Conference Announced
New Orleans, Louisiana (Jefferson
Parish)
Welcomes the 2015 ICSIA Conference!!!
May 19th-21st, 2015
More details will be posted on icsia.org as
they become available, but make
plans now to attend.
CSI work in Belize
by Hayden Baldwin I recently
was hired to assess the forensic
capability of Belize, specifically the
SOC Unit. CSI’s in Belize are called
Scenes of Crimes Technicians (SOCT).
They are currently all civilians and
recently separated from being under the
police agency. They now work under the
National Forensic Science Services along
with the Forensic Laboratory and Medical
Examiner. They are in the process of
rebuilding and reforming to meet
international standards.
Belize is rated as number 2 in the world
for homicides per capita but as most
stats they can be deceiving. Belize has
150 homicides a year but their
population is low. Whereas Jamaica was
1500 a year and ranked number 3 but now
are number 12. So the crime rate is not
high in numbers just high because of the
number per capita. Belize is a
beautiful country flanked by the ocean
on one side and the jungle on the other
side with a mountains in the middle.
Belize is also many islands which are
where most of the tourists go to relax
and enjoy the sunshine and beaches.
Belize is also rich in culture and
history.
Read More
Membership Committee Volunteer
ICSIA is looking for someone to take
on the responsibility of handling
the membership applications and
approval for memberships. The
person volunteering needs to have
computer literacy in handling Word
files and a database. This is NOT
for those busy with work and family
as it requires a little time to
fulfill the duties. Those duties
are:
- Review the membership
application to see if the person
qualifies and the appropriate
fees are included.
- If the person qualifies then
an email is sent to them with a
link to a registration page for
the members area of the web
site.
- You will receive
notification that they have
registered an await approval.
- Once approved they are sent
another email with additional
information.
- The membership certificates
need to be printed out on a
color printer with special
document paper.
- They are then mailed a red
cardboard tube containing a
certificate, lapel pin, rulers,
lanyard, membership card, 3d
glasses, and folding checklist
card. So trip to the post office
is required to mail out the red
tubes.
- At this time International
Memberships are not being mailed
the red tubes and receive their
documents by email.
- A membership database must
be maintained.
All of this will require about 2
hours a week or less from your
schedule.
The person volunteering must have a
PC Computer, a good quality color
printer, file space, storage space
for the “goodies” inside the red
tubes plus a supply of the red
tubes.
ICSIA will pay for shipping,
supplies and printer ink.
This is a commitment. This is not a
job for someone looking for
something to do this year. We are
looking for a volunteer for a few
years at least.
If you are interested in hearing
more or asking questions please do
not hesitate to contact us at membership@icsia.org
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