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Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference MB
2021-06-06 00:00 - 2021-06-09 23:59 (Europe/London)
Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference provides a unique education experience that blends together the digital forensics and cybersecurity industries for collaboration between government and private sectors. It has grown into one of the most important resources for corporate network security professionals, federal, state and local law enforcement digital forensic specialists, and cybersecurity industry leaders from around the world. The purpose is to raise international awareness of developments, teaching, training, responsibilities, and ethics in the field of IT security and digital forensics.

DFRWS EU 2021
2021-03-29 00:00 - 2021-04-01 23:59 (Europe/London)
For this year’s DFRWS EU, we are planning a fully online event and this delivery will contain all of the elements you expect from DFRWS events.

We successfully replicated all of the components of the regular physical DFRWS event for DFRWS EU and USA 2020, both held online, incorporating the formal technical programme and the social events. Due to the uncertainty surrounding potential travel restrictions for the 2021 event due to COVID-19, we have made the decision early to run DFRWS EU 2021 online. Despite the conference running online, DFRWS Europe 2021 will include; Keynotes, Papers and Presentations, Hands-on Workshops, Poster and Demo Sessions, the Forensics Rodeo, Interactive Birds of a Feather Sessions and Lightning Talks.

SANS 2021
2021-03-22 00:00 - 2021-03-25 23:59 (Europe/London)
SANS DFIR Summit

Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference CO
2021-03-09 00:00 - 2021-03-11 23:59 (Europe/London)

AAFS Annual Scientific Meeting 2021
2021-02-15 00:00 - 2021-02-19 23:59 (Europe/London)
The AAFS Board of Directors and staff have been working diligently for months to ensure the 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting will be conducted. To date, we have confirmed a 100% virtual format, selected a virtual events platform provider (vFairs), confirmed pre-registration fees, and formatted a schedule that will maximize educational content while taking into consideration screen-time fatigue.

The educational portion of the meeting will be five days: February 15-19, 2021, U.S. Central Time zone. The format for most of the presentations will be pre-recorded with speaker text chat during the scheduled session. The Plenary Session, Keynote Session, and AAFS Annual Business Meeting will be live-recorded events. On-demand content will be available to registered attendees for three months.

IFIP Working Group 11.9 On Digital Forensics
2021-02-01 00:00 - 2021-02-02 23:59 (Europe/London)

OSDFCon 2020
2020-11-18 00:00 - 23:59 (Europe/London)
The 11th Annual Open Source Digital Forensics Conference (OSDFCon) will be held on November 18, 2020 and will be entirely virtual. This event allows attendees to learn about new software and meet the developers. It will be a full-day of 35-minute talks focused exclusively on open source digital forensics tools.

Here is what you can do before the conference starts:

Sign up for email updates to ensure you are reminded to register.Start developing your Autopsy modules for cash prizes and submit them by Oct 12.Become a sponsor to enable the open source digital forensics community to grow and get exposure to the attendees.

Investigators should attend to learn about new tools and meet the developers building the software. Developers should attend to raise awareness of your efforts and get feedback from your users. As in past years, the event is free for government employees.

Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference
2020-10-26 - 2020-10-28 | Hilton Denver City Center, Denver, CO, United States

Northwest Regional ICAC Conference
2020-10-05 00:00 - 2020-10-09 23:59 UTC | Microsoft Building 92/Visitor Center, 15010 NE 36th St, Redmond, Washington, 98052, United States
The NW Regional ICAC Conference was born in 2015 out of the growing need for reliable, relevant, professional and engaging training for Internet Crimes Against Children task forces that was only available East of the Mississippi river.

Today, this training consists of 2-days of pre-conference workshops followed by 2 1/2-days of breakout training sessions designed for investigators, forensic examiners and prosecutors who are responsible for the investigation and prosecution of Internet Crimes Against Children, Human Trafficking, VICE and other digital crimes investigations.

HTCIA International Conference & Training Expo
2020-09-27 00:00 - 2020-09-30 23:59 UTC
The High Technology Crime Investigation Association’s (HTCIA) International Conference & Training Expo is one of the oldest and the most respected high technology investigation conferences in the world. Many of the world’s top industry leaders, have either been a member of HTCIA, or presented at this conference. Our presenters and attendees are current practitioners who engage in high technology crime investigations daily.

PFIC 2020
2020-09-22 08:00 - 2020-09-23 17:30 UTC | Online
PFIC has gone virtual in 2020 to allow for adjustments in the current global health situation. PFIC has always been known for amazing content and the virtual experience will hold up to that reputation with a collection of amazing speakers over the 2-day event.

DFRWS APAC 2020
2020-09-21 - 2020-09-25 | International Convention Centre, Sydney, Australia
The DFRWS and the Organising Committee for the 22nd Triennial Meeting of the International Association of Forensic Sciences in conjunction with the 25th Symposium of the Australian & New Zealand Forensic Science Society is excited and proud to announce that IAFS 2020 has partnered with DFRWS to integrate the rapidly evolving field of digital forensic science and deliver the first DFRWS APAC as part of the IAFS 2020 Sydney conference.
The DFRWS technical program has a dedicated track in the IAFS2020 conference through September 22-25, 2020. Pre-conference workshops are being planned for September 21, 2020. All proposed presentations and research papers must submit abstracts by January 31, 2020 via the IAFS 2020 website (https://iafs2020.com.au/abstracts/).
Questions about papers can be asked at apac-papers@dfrws.org and questions about Workshops can be asked at apac-workshops@dfrws.org.
In line with the conference theme ‘Where to from here?’, for the first time, world-leading academics and practitioners in both traditional forensic science & medicine and digital forensic science will meet together to cultivate transdisciplinary coproduction of knowledge and help drive operational and research directions serving the common purposes of abating crime, strengthening security, and reinforcing the criminal justice system. Join over 1,500 forensic professionals from across the globe on 21-25 September 2020 to make history!

Techno Security SC
2020-09-14 - 2020-09-17 | Marriott Resort at Grande Dunes, 8400 Costa Verda Drive, Myrtle Beach, SC, SC 29572, United States

Forensics Europe Expo
2020-09-08 00:00 - 2020-09-10 23:59 (Europe/London) | ExCel London, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London, E16 1XL, United Kingdom
Forensics Europe Expo is Europe’s leading event dedicated to forensic science. The event encompasses all aspects of forensic investigation and offers a wealth of free experiences for professional development and learning.
Essential for any forensics professional, Forensics Europe Expo is the must-attend event to learn about and source the very latest technologies on the market.

ADFSL Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law
2020-08-12 00:00 - 2020-08-13 23:59 UTC | Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach, United States
The ADFSL Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law is the official annual conference of the ADFSL, the Association of Digital Forensics Security and Law.

Crimes Against Children Conference
2020-08-10 - 2020-08-13 | Sheraton Hotel, Dallas, 400 North Olive Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Internationally recognized, the Crimes Against Children Conference is the premier conference of its kind providing practical and interactive instruction to those fighting crimes against children and helping children heal. There were more than 5,000 professionals from around the world in 2019!
The conference is presented annually by the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center. The conference is conducted to provide training to those employed by government or nonprofit agencies in the fields of law enforcement, child protective services, social work, children’s advocacy, therapy, and medicine who work directly with child victims of crime.

DFRWS USA 2020
2020-07-20 - 2020-07-24
The DFRWS-USA Organizing Committee has been monitoring the COVID-19 situation and the challenges it has brought for conference and travel planning. In light of these challenges the committee has made the difficult decision to shift to a virtual on-line conference format the week of July 20-24, 2020.

Planning for the new format is still in progress, but it will feature the same keynotes — Leslie Carhart and Mari DeGrazi — as well as peer-reviewed papers, 5 workshops, and presentations. We are having another round of Call for Presentations, due June 1 — see below in the Participation section for more details. We plan to host the Forensics Rodeo as a CTF in a longer format, but you’ll be on your own for drink tickets.

We’ll have more details in the coming weeks, and will not open registration until we do. We are still open to sponsorship, contact usa-sponsorship@dfrws.org for more information.

SANS Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) Summit
2020-07-16 - 2020-07-17
The annual SANS Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) Summit is the most comprehensive DFIR event of the year, bringing together a passionate and influential group of experts, cutting edge research and tools, immersive training, and industry networking opportunities. Over the course of this eight-day Live Online training event, you’ll enjoy:

Highly technical Summit talks – The industry’s top practitioners will share their latest digital forensics and incident response research, solutions, tools, and case studies. You’ll have more than 20 talks to choose from, plus lots of new virtual event features that will have you schooled up for the year and planning for 2021 before the week is out.
Closely Aligned SANS DFIR Live Online Courses – Enhance your knowledge base and add to your toolkit with a hands-on, immersive course taught by top SANS instructors and course authors.
DFIR NetWars – Join us for everyone’s favorite incident simulator packed with a vast amount of forensic, malware analysis, threat hunting, and incident response challenges designed to help you gain proficiency without the risk associated when working real life incidents.

Forensics Asia Expo
2020-07-15 00:00 - 2020-07-17 23:59 UTC | Jakarta Conference Centre, Jl.Jend. Gatot Subroto, Jakarta, 10270, Indonesia
Forensics Asia Expo is the Asia-Pacific iteration of Forensics Europe Expo, Europe’s leading and longest running forensics event.

Set apart by its unique focus on the latest developments and debates within Asia’s forensic community, Forensics Asia Expo provides an excellent platform for industry specialists to learn about and participate in a thriving forensics market. The conference will feature some of the world’s most qualified speakers addressing pressing issues facing both local and international forensic communities.

2020 National Cyber Crime Conference
2020-07-13 - 2020-07-15 | Four Points by Sheraton Norwood, 1125 Boston Providence Turnpike, Norwood, MA 02062, United States
Over the course of the past 8 years, the NCCC has become the premier annual cyber crime and digital evidence training event for law enforcement, prosecutors, and forensic examiners.
Attorney General Maura Healey, our partners in law enforcement training excellence, sponsors, and instructors invite you to take part in what promises to be another amazing training and networking event. Mark your calendars for three days of compelling instruction designed to help you conquer the most significant challenges in investigations and prosecutions involving digital evidence.

ICESDF 2020: 14. International Conference on Electronic Security and Digital Forensics
2020-06-29 - 2020-06-30
ICESDF 2020: 14. International Conference on Electronic Security and Digital Forensics aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics.

Interpol Digital Forensics Expert Group (DFEG)
2020-06-16 00:00 - 2020-06-17 23:59, 2020-06-09 00:00 - 2020-06-10 23:59 UTC | Online
The INTERPOL DFEG 2020 is a virtual conference held for four days across two weeks. We are meeting June 9-10 and June 16-17. Each day will consist of 2-3 hours of discussion and presentations. The two weeks will be joined by a digital forensic challenge hosted by the University of New Haven.

We will invite the moderator(s) and the speakers for each day into a panel in Zoom Webinar. All other conference attendees will be able to observe the panel. Attendees will be able to submit questions via chat for the moderator to read to the speaker.

Time: All times are in Singapore time (UTC+8)

Participants: Max 200. The meeting is aimed at expert practitioners and managers working in the field of digital forensics and is open to law enforcement, government agencies, and invited digital forensic companies and academic institutions.

Please fill out the application form to register for the conference.

DFRWS EU 2020: Virtual Conference
2020-06-03 14:00 - 2020-06-05 19:00 UTC | Online
DFRWS EU 2020 has been postponed from being held in Oxford in March 2020. DFRWS EU 2021 will be held in Oxford from 29th March – April 1st, 2021.

For this year’s event, we will have a Virtual Conference that will run 3rd – 5th June and will contain all of the elements you expect from the DFRWS event. The program as planned for 2020 will be hosted Virtually during the afternoons (UK time) of June 3rd-5th, 2020 so that this research can be published in a timely fashion and be disseminated to the community.
