Welcome to the Missouri Division of IAI

The Missouri Division of the International Association for Identification is non-profit organization actively engaged in the profession of identification and scientific crime detection. We invite members of law enforcement, forensic scientists, crime scene technicians, evidence technicians, and latent print examiners who are interested in the scientific investigation of crime to apply for membership and attend our annual educational conference. See our membership page for more information. Check out the training page for more about training and conferences.

From the President

Hello,

  I, along with our board and general membership of our division, would like to take a moment to welcome you to our website and thank you for taking time to visit. The Missouri Division is made up of members (sworn officers and civilians) primarily from federal, state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies. Our parent body is The International Association for Identification, one of the world’s oldest and largest organizations of forensic identification investigators, examiners, analysts and technicians.

  The Missouri Division offers training annually for our members and guests. During the conference we provide blocks of instruction in many different forensic disciplines. To further enhance the learning experience for our attendees, many of our blocks of instruction include practical exercises to assist in skill and technical development. The presenters at our conferences are recognized practitioners actively working in the field of their discipline. 

  Please, take a look at our upcoming training that will soon be posted. The Missouri Division’s training conference will be offered in October of 2009 at the Resort of Port Arrowhead located at the Lake of the Ozarks. I would like to personally invite you to attend.

  I’m honored to serve the Missouri Division and our members who are spread throughout our great state of Missouri. If you would have any questions about our organization, or to make an inquiry about our upcoming training conference, please feel free to contact me or any of our board members. Our contact information is posted on this site.

Michael Lee Himmel
President MoIAI
Columbia Police Department (Ret.)
Columbia College, Adj.

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