Marshall University's Forensic Science Center will host the third annual Appalachian Institute of Digital Evidence Conference on May 21–25 to provide training in digital forensics and evidence recovery, electronic discovery and information security.
Booth Goodwin, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, will make opening remarks at 9 a.m. May 21. His presentation will focus on digital evidence as the "new frontier" in prosecution.
According to information from Marshall, the conference will offer a wide array of training for professionals and students in the fields of law, digital forensics, law enforcement and information security.
John Sammons, an assistant professor in Marshall's Integrated Science and Technology Department, is the director of the Appalachian Institute of Digital Evidence.
"Anyone who works with digital evidence, whether they are a lawyer, a police officer, or an information security professional, must keep pace with technology," he said. "This is our third annual conference. The needs for training and the threats are just as great, if not greater than when we started. Technology is evolving so quickly that we must take advantage of every opportunity to increase our knowledge and grow our skill sets."
Sammons said the conference will feature a wide array of speakers from the FBI, U.S. Secret Service, Marshall, Purdue University, several law firms, the West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute, the West Virginia State Police, information security firms and many more.
Continuing education credits are available for law enforcement, attorneys and information security professionals. First responder certification will be offered on digital evidence.
Registration fees are free for current AIDE members, $50 for nonmember professionals, and $20 for students, and are due the first day of attendance.
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