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6.14.1. HISTORY
6.14.1.1. Creation
The Young Forensic Scientists Forum (YFSF) was established in 1995 by Dr. Steven Batterman when he was President of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS). The YFSF began as a breakfast meeting of about 15 people and has continued to grow since that time. The first special session was staged at the 1996 meeting, the first BYOS was held at the 2000 meeting, and the first poster session was held at the 2004 meeting.
6.14.1.2. Administration
Originally, the YFSF operated with a President and a Secretary; however, with the continued growth of the activities and interest in the YFSF, other offices have been established. In 2003, the offices of President, Secretary, and Program Chair were established and session chairs were named for each of the special events.
6.14.1.3. Mission
The YFSF is a group within the AAFS that is dedicated to the education,
enrichment, and development of emerging forensic scientists and future leaders in the field. The participants of the YFSF are drawn from all sections and membership statuses of the AAFS. The YFSF provides an avenue for new forensic scientists to interact with and become a part of the established forensic science community.
This is accomplished through the educational sessions at the AAFS annual meeting, via a monthly newsletter, through informational databases and the website.
6.14.2. MEMBERSHIP
There is not an official membership roster for the YFSF. Everyone is invited to attend all events sponsored by the YFSF at the annual meeting. However, YFSF officers, session chairs, or anyone serving the YFSF in an official capacity must be Student Affiliate, Trainee Affiliate, Associate Member, or Member/Fellow of the AAFS.
6.14.3. OFFICERS 6.14.3.1. President
A. The YFSF President must be a Student Affiliate, a Trainee Affiliate, an Associate Member, or a Member/Fellow of AAFS. The President should have previous experience working with the YFSF.
B. The term of office is one (1) year. The President may choose to serve a second term of one (1) year. No more that two (2) terms may be served.
C. The President will be appointed by the Past President and will serve an initial one-year term. After one year the President may choose to remain President for a second year or to appoint a new President.
D. Responsibilities:
2. Appoints Secretary and Program Chair for each term.
3. Assists the Program Chair in the appointment of session chairs.
4. Prepares Mid-year report and Year-end report and submits them to the AAFS executive director.
5. Presides over the annual YFSF special session, breakfast meeting, BYOS, poster session, and any functions of the YFSF.
6. Recommends a recipient for the annual YFSF Founder’s Award to the Secretary and Program Chair. The three officers will vote on the award recipient and will present the award at the annual meeting.
7. Forms and dissolves committees as needed to accomplish the goals of the YFSF and the AAFS.
6.14.3.2. Secretary
A. The YFSF Secretary must be a Student Affiliate, Trainee Affiliate, an Associate Member, or a Member/Fellow of AAFS. The Secretary should have previous experience working with the YFSF.
B. The term of office is one (1) year. The Secretary may be re-appointed by the President to a second term of one (1) year.
C. The Secretary will be appointed by the President.
D. Responsibilities:
1. Solicits and compiles articles for the YFSF newsletter and submits the articles to the AAFS newsletter editor for publication. The YFSF strives to have information in every newsletter published by the AAFS.
2. Maintains the YFSF website.
3. Ensures that all emails sent through the YFSF website are answered.
4. Writes thank you letters to all of the sponsors and presenters at the YFSF special session, breakfast meeting, or any event sponsored by the YFSF at the AAFS annual meeting. These letters should be sent to the presenters by March 31.
5. Presides in the absence of the President.
6. Submits a report to the President for inclusion within the mid-year report and year-end report.
6.14.3.3. Program Chair
A. The YFSF Program Chair must be a Student Affiliate, Trainee Affiliate, an Associate Member, or a Member/Fellow of AAFS. The Program Chair should have previous experience working with the YFSF.
B. The term of office is one (1) year. The Program Chair may be re-appointed by the President to a second term of one (1) year.
C. The Program Chair will be appointed by the President.
D. Responsibilities:
1. Coordinates the YFSF annual meeting program in conjunction with the AAFS program.
2. Appoints, with the approval of the President, other members to the program committee. These should include chairs for the academic session and each special session. The program can and should be changed each year so the specific appointments will be determined each year. An example of program committee members would be: two (2) academic session chairs,
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one (1) breakfast session chair, one (1) BYOS chair, and one (1) poster session chair. As other programs are added and existing ones are replaced, the committee members will differ. It is the responsibility of each of these committee members to work with the Program Chair to plan the specific event to which they are appointed.
3. Consults the AAFS Program Committee guidelines for detail regarding the preparation of the program and the proposal.
4. Attends the Program Committee meeting at the annual AAFS meeting.
5. Solicits papers, posters, and presentations from the various sections of AAFS, from regional associations, and from other young forensic scientists.
6. Reviews, selects, and schedules all presentations for the sessions at the AAFS meeting.
7. Prepares the proposal for the YFSF sessions and submits it to AAFS by the deadline.
8. Obtains handouts from all presenters and submits them along with other information for the binder to the AAFS by the deadline.
9. Submits a report to the President for inclusion within the mid-year report and year-end report.
10. Writes confirmation letters to all presenters that have been including in the proposal. This should be done by August 15.
6.14.4. AWARDS 6.14.4.1. History
In 2004, the first YFSF Founder’s Award was given to Dr. Steven Batterman for his outstanding contributions the YFSF, including but not limited to founding the YFSF.
Each year the YFSF officers will select a recipient of the YFSF Founder’s Award and it will be presented at the AAFS annual business meeting.
6.14.4.2. Criteria
A dedication to the education, enrichment and development of emerging forensic scientists, and have shown a considerable amount of dedication to the assistance of emerging forensic scientists and the future leaders of the field. The recipient should have shown dedication to the YFSF by serving as an officer or committee member, attending several YFSF academic sessions or events, offering assistance to the members of the YFSF, encouraging people to attend the YFSF, being a continued sponsor of the YFSF or to a related service that strives to assist the future leaders in the field of forensic science.
6.14.5. SESSIONS 6.14.5.1. History
In the past the YFSF has had a breakfast meeting, a BYOS presentation, a panel presentation, and a poster session.
6.14.5.2. Academic Session
The YFSF coordinates an academic session for the AAFS annual meeting each year.
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members of the forensic science community that revolve around a theme for the session. The theme of the session should change each year and the topics presented should relate to the theme. Some examples from the past are “Establishing a
Successful Foundation for a Career in Forensic Science,” “Expectations and
Realities of a Career in Forensic Science,” and “Non-Traditional Careers in Forensic Science.” The themes should change each year so that participants can attend the session for several years without seeing the same material and to keep the program progressive.
6.14.5.3. Breakfast Session
The breakfast meeting is held on Thursday morning and is also serves as the business meeting. The first few minutes are dedicated to reports and new business by the officers, and the remainder of the time is determined by the program chair and breakfast session chair. Until 2004, the breakfast meeting was strictly a
business and recruitment meeting; however, at the 2004 meeting it was decided to dedicate a small portion of the meeting to business and to use the remainder of the time to further educate the attendees. In 2004, the topic was “Breakfast with a Side of Resumes.” Again, the theme should change each year, and the program chair and session chair determine the best use of time.
6.14.5.4. YFSF BYOS
The YFSF BYOS is generally held on the same evening as the Academy-wide BYOS and is purposely scheduled a few hours earlier to avoid a conflict between the two sessions. The chair of the BYOS is expected to recruit as many presentations bearing in mind the possibility of a scheduling conflict.
6.14.5.5. Bonus Session
At the 2001 annual meeting, the YFSF held its first Bonus Session after the YFSF academic session. The session was a panel presentation titled “Expectations and Realities of a Career in Forensic Science.” The following year a second panel presentation was held, in 2003 a resume-writing workshop was held, and in 2004 a poster session was held. These bonus sessions are held on Tuesday night after the academic session, and with a new topic and evaluation conducted each year.
If one particular session is well attended, it could be a reoccurring session that is presented each year.