18 KEYNOTES MAY 2023 WWW.ALOA.ORG Get Published! IAIL members: Submit your articles for the Investigative Spotlight department. Send your information to Ross Squire at [email protected]. INVESTIGATIVE SPOTLIGHT F irst, a bit more about our new Forensic Fridays Webinar series. We had our first event in March, with Tom Demont sharing one of his expert witness cases with us. We learned good background on procedurals for field evaluations and preparing and formatting reports for the court. We had our second webinar April 28 with Mr. Beta Tam: Introduction to Forensic Tool Marks Identification for Locksmiths. This was another great learning and shar- ing opportunity. Beta has extensive experience working in, with, and for police crime labs, and he shared professional tips on tool mark examinations. We had even more signed up for this one than the last, so word is spreading of this great opportunity to learn — for free! We are working on the schedules for the following IAIL webinars. Our summer in- stallment will review and give an inside look at the famous Antwerp Diamond Heist (you can look it up online). This will be presented by a well-known forensic and legal investigator who consulted on that case. Stay tuned for more details. Reminder: If you’re an IAIL mem- ber, these webinars are free to you! And you’ll receive one IAIL professional recertification point for each webinar you attend. If you’re not an IAIL member but are already an ALOA member, con- sider signing up now so you can have access to the full series of these ex- citing webinars. The additional cost to be part of IAIL is very reasonable: just $65 for the add-on membership. IAIL 2023 Goals IAIL had 278 members in 2022, giving us membership growth of 23%! To continue that trend, our top three goals for 2023 are simple: 1. Continued growth in value from membership. 2. Continued growth in membership due to that value. 3. Continued improvement in Education and Certification programs (even more value!). Please consider joining us and sharing your ideas and/or volunteering for teach- ing classes or webinars — or even work- ing on the committees revising our man- uals and exams! See you at the webinars. We still miss you, Jim! Clyde T. Roberson, CML, AHC, CPP, CMST, CFMST, AMKS, President, Inter- national Association of Investigative Locksmiths [email protected] IAIL Goals - Membership Value and Growth “The additional cost to be part of IAIL is very reasonable: just $65 for the add-on membership.” The Antwerp Diamond Heist of 2003 will be covered in an IAIL summer seminar. Photo by Kristina D.C. Hoeppner, CC BY-SA 2.0
