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SAVE THE DATE !!!
Save the date for the 2027 Washington Homicide Investigators Association Annual Conference and Vendor Expo. We are returning again to the beautiful Clearwater Resort and Casino in Suquamish, WA. Actual presentation dates are May 5th – 7th. Charity golf tournament on Tuesday May 4th with conference preregistration and welcome hospitality Tuesday evening.
Venue hotel reservations are not yet open, check back. Vendor prospectus will also be released soon.
We are developing the presentation lineup and we are accepting case presentation submissions now. Click HERE for details on presenting.
Golf Tourney registration coming soon.
The conference is still largely under development, but here are some details:
What is it? This our 15th conference. As always, the conference will be presented exclusively in the “case presentation format”. No dry instructional lecture, just real cases presented by real investigators. This two- and one-half day conference will include numerous high profile homicide case presentations, presented by the actual investigators and prosecutors with a focus on “lessons learned”. There will also be a product vendor expo where relevant equipment and products will be on display with manufacturer/company reps on hand to answer any questions. The presentation lineup is under development now. Check back for details.
Who should attend: This conference is open to governmentally employed law enforcement officers and investigators, supervisors, lab employed scientists, analysts, prosecutors and medicolegal staff. Click HERE for more information on qualifications for membership/attendance.
When: May 4th through 7th, 2027. The actual presentation days are May 5th & 6th and the morning of May 7th. Registration, hotel check in and hosted evening social event Tuesday May 4th (there are evening hosted “networking” events Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday). There will also be a golf tournament Tuesday May 4th, more details coming soon.
Where: Clearwater Casino and Resort. This is our eighth year at this venue as we have been extremely pleased with the conference events held there previously. This venue is a 35 minute ferry ride from Downtown Seattle then a 20 minute drive to the Resort from the ferry dock. Venue hotel room reservations are not yet open, please check back.
Cost: Tuition for the full two-and-a-half-day conference is estimated at $500. This includes a 2027 WHIA membership (required). If the attendee acquires 2027 membership prior to the conference, a $25 refund will be issued at the event. All attendees will receive admission to various hosted evening “networking centers” as well as inclusion in drawings for some fantastic door prizes. Tuition also includes morning coffee & snacks (3 days), 2 lunches and 3 evening hospitality events with food provided.
Vendors: please check back for the vendor prospectus. It should be finalized soon.
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WHIA Executive Board changes
Join us in congratulating Det/Sgt. Brian Bylerley on his election to the position of President. Previous President Det/Sgt Mike Don has stepped down after serving 10 years as WHIA President. We wish Mike a happy retirement filled with the straightest of excavator-dug ditches, and the smoothest of RV driven roads.
President Byerley has appointed Det/Sgt. Stacy Moate, (WSP) to the position of Vice President to serve out the remaining term vacated by President Byerley.
Sgt. Jake Pavlovich has been reelected to the position of Treasurer.
WHIA is pleased to release the first version of the
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