Workshop Dates– New
One Day Format
Full-Day Workshops
Sunday, September
30, 2007
Laboratory Management
Orientation Seminar - ISO/IEC 17025 *
Cost:
$150
Time: 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Instructor:
Harold Peel
and Gerry Knapp, ASCLD Consulting
Attendance:
40 maximum
This course is designed for personnel who will be actively engaged in
applying the requirements of the laboratory quality management system in
their day to day activities and who must understand the structure,
purpose and value of the system documentation prepared by the laboratory
to meet ISO/IEC 17025 - General Requirements for the Competence of
Testing and Calibration Laboratories. The Forensic Amplifications
originating from the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
(ILAC) and ASCLD/LAB-International are also covered.
*Copies of the standard are not provided as part of this workshop.
Monday,
October 1, 2023
Documentation Writing -
ISO/IEC 17025*
Cost:
$150
Time: 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Instructor:
Harold Peel
and Gerry Knapp, ASCLD Consulting
Attendance:
40 maximum
This seminar will assist participants who are involved in producing, or
supervising those who produce, the management system documentation which
must meet the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025 - General Requirements
for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories, and the
ASCLD/LAB-International, Supplemental Requirements. The seminar will
also provide some focus on the control of laboratory documentation and
records related to the management system being accredited. Some
previous knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025 is expected.
*Copies of the standard are not provided as part of this workshop.
Finding
True North: A Leadership Journey
Cost:
$100
Time: 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Instructor:
Archie Tew, mohala, inc.
Attendance:
40 maximum
The
intention of the workshop is to provide a highly interactive experience
for Leaders and Managers in ASCLD that will be motivational in nature,
challenging and relevant to ongoing issues that they face in their life
and work. To this end the participants will engage in facilitated
experiential activities that simulate the work environment and then be
asked to use these activities to challenge the Leadership thinking and
behaviors that may stand in the way of the results that they want.
Half-Day
Workshops
Monday, October 1,
2007
Leadership
and 360 Degree Feedback
Cost:
$75
Time: 8:00 am-12:00 pm
Instructor:
Susan B. Wilkes, Wilkes Consulting LLC
Attendance:
40 maximum
360-degree feedback
has become a popular and effective tool for developing excellence in
leaders in a variety of organizations. This session will provide
participants with key information about the best ways to design,
implement, and evaluate an effective 360-degree (multi-rater) feedback
process in their agencies. Issues of organizational buy-in,
confidentiality, instrument selection and validity, training, executive
coaching support, and action planning will all be covered. Participants
will learn a comprehensive process and also engage in participative
activities as they identify practical applications of the session for
their agency.
Getting Ready to Build a New Crime Laboratory
Cost:
$75
Time: 1:00-5:00 pm
Instructor:
Crime Lab Design Staff
Attendance:
25 maximum
This workshop is
designed for forensic professionals who believe that they need a new
laboratory but just don’t know where to start. Tools and methodologies
will be provided to attendees to help quantify, justify, and build
support for capital investment in their forensic facilities. The course
content will include issues and trends in the design of forensic
facilities; assessing existing facilities and processes; determining
whether to renovate or build new; and methodologies for sizing,
scheduling, and costing a project. This workshop will be very
participatory so attendees should come prepared to roll up their sleeves
and try their hands at designing a laboratory.
This 4-hour workshop
will focus on:
-
Common problems
facing crime laboratory managers
-
New forensic
trends that impact on design
-
How to assess
your laboratory’s current and future needs
-
Quantifying your
laboratory’s needs
-
How to develop
effective financial strategies
Requirements:
Participants are encouraged to bring and share specific metrics about
their existing laboratory, operations, staffing, and funding. A short
questionnaire will be provided online or on-site to gather this
information before the workshop. |