Southern Association of Forensic Scientists
Spring 2004 Meeting
Lafayette, Louisiana
April 19-22, 2004
Allons ” Lafayette…Laissez
les bon temps rouler!
Let’s go to Lafayette
and let the good times roll!
World famous cuisine…Cajun & Zydeco music…Unique French culture…Mysterious
swamps & bayous…Lush, tropical gardens…Beautiful antebellum plantations…Folk
life museums…Friendly locals.
Come to the heart of French Louisiana and experience the cultural traditions
of the Cajuns and Creoles blended with the contemporary sophistication of a
modern city. Lafayette offers full service hotels, award-winning cuisine,
beautiful museums, exotic musical venues and friendly folks that like their food
best served with friends and their coffee strong, their crawfish boiled or
served etouffee style over rice and the fishing boats ready to launch. Lafayette
offers visitors a fun-filled time in a relaxed, casual atmosphere that will
linger in your memories like the mighty Mississippi flows, slowly and
mystically.
The host hotel is the Best Western Hotel Acadiana, which offers spacious,
comfortable European rooms, workout facilities, pool, Jacuzzi, lounge, meeting
rooms, and restaurants. The property is located on Pinhook Road, the center of
Lafayette and has many excellent restaurants, shopping venues, and medical
facilities within walking distance of the hotel. There are also wonderful
attractions within a short drive of the hotel. The hotel offers complimentary
shuttle service from Lafayette Regional Airport. A phone is located near baggage
claim to schedule this service upon arrival at the airport. For those wishing to
rent a car, Enterprise is offering a special rate. The Enterprise account is
called SAFS, and the account number for this rate is 14W1490. Reservations can
be made by going to their website www.enterprise.com,
entering the account number, and typing in the first three letters of the
account SAF. Reservations can also be made by calling either 1-800-Rent-A-Car,
or the local Corporate account manager (Casey Guidry) at (337) 266-8443 ext. 22.
Whenever calling, always mention the account (SAFS #14W1490). The cost for the
hotel is $65.00 per night. Hotel Reservations can be made by calling
800-826-8386. Please mention you are with the SAFS Spring Meeting so you can
enjoy the conference rate of $65.00 per night. The Group Number is 103765. Be
sure to make your reservations by March 26 to obtain the conference rate. For
more information on the hotel contact them at: www.bestwestern.com/hotelacadiana.
We also have a special treat for the general session on Wednesday morning.
Dr. Doug Owsley will be the guest speaker. Dr. Owsley is the Division Head for
Physical Anthropology, at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian
Institute, Washington D.C. Dr. Owsley’s presentation is entitled
“Identifying the Men of the Hunley”. Union and Confederate military
remains are still being discovered. Skeletal remains have been found on some of
America’s most important battlefields including Antietam, Brandy Station, and
Gettysburg. This program will explain how forensic anthropology, archaeology,
and historical research can identify remains as to military unit, individual
identity, and cause of death. Special attention will be given to the Confederate
submarine, the H.L. Hunley, which disappeared near Charleston Harbor on February
17, 1864. The Hunley was successfully raised in August, 2000, and is the subject
of an intensive study and conservation effort, including comprehensive forensic
analysis of the remains of the crew.
Our Section Chairpersons are asking you for presentations to be given at
their section meetings on Thursday morning. Please contact them if you have an
interesting case, new procedure, etc. that can be shared with everyone in your
discipline. Their names and phone numbers and e-mail addresses are below, so
please give them a call.
Drug Section Chair, Ann C. Hamlin
(919)622-4500 [email protected]
Toxicology Section Chair, John Ricca
(225)925-6216 [email protected]
DNA Section Chair, George Schiro
(337)365-6671 [email protected]
Trace Section Chair, Mark Kurowski
(337)365-6671 [email protected]
A program schedule and workshop abstracts are included, along with the
registration form. Each registration includes the crawfish boil and the
luncheon. Additional tickets are available. Registrations received after 3/31/04
will be charged a late registration fee, so register early to reserve your
choice of workshops.
If there are any questions we can answer, please call or e-mail us at the
addresses below. So mark your calendars, you really don’t want to miss this one.
We look forward to having you all as our guest in 2004.
Program
Chair:
Social Chair:
Kevin Ardoin
Laurette Rapp
Acadiana Crime
Lab
Acadiana Crime Lab
5004 West Admiral Doyle
Drive
5004 West Admiral Doyle Drive
New Iberia, Louisiana
70560
New Iberia, Louisiana 70560
Phone: (337)
365-6671
Phone: (337) 364-1501
Fax: (337)
364-1834
Fax: (337) 364-1834
e-mail: [email protected]
e-mail: [email protected]
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