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SUMMARY:**REGISTRATIONS REOPENED** AFTER and the 2023 & 2024 DVI exercises Operation Zeus and Leviathan by S/Sgt Ritchie Callaghan
DESCRIPTION:**REGISTRATIONS REOPENED** \nThe Australian Forensic Taphonomic Examination Research (AFTER) Centre located in Richmond NSW is a unique body donation facility dedicated to the study of forensic taphonomy in Australia. This presentation will cover the history and make-up of the AFTER site which is the only centre in the world using human donors for DVI research and processing. Ritchie will also present on the 2023 Operation Zeus and 2024 Operation Leviathan joint national DVI research exercises. \nSnr Sgt Callaghan has worked as a Scenes of Crime Officer for 27 years. Between 2003 -2004 he was the Lead Forensic Investigator in the Singh Children Homicides at Bridgeman Downs and assisted in the conviction of Massimo Sica in 2012. In 2015 he took over the State DVI Coordination role\, he has also managed every SOC office in Brisbane at one time or another and has been a Forensic Coordinator in both North and South Brisbane. \nHe is now the Forensic Capability Coordinator\, where he runs the Forensic Search Teams\, Hazardous environment team (admin) and the DVI unit. Within this role he has written and assisted in the facilitation of the National DVI ADVIC funded training courses for the last 10 years\, including Phase Coordinators\, Commander level\, and four National Body Farm Practitioner courses. \nTeams link: A link will be distributed to ticket holders closer to the event
URL:https://anzfss.org.au/event/after-and-the-2023-2024-dvi-exercises-operation-zeus-and-leviathan-by-s-sgt-ritchie-callaghan/
LOCATION:QPS Headquarters\, 200 Roma Street Brisbane\, 200 Roma Street\, Brisbane\, Qld\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General,Queensland
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SUMMARY:Cold Case Investigation - Operation Dolphin - Homicide of Linda Reed (1983) Snr Sgt Karen Murray\, QPS
DESCRIPTION:  \nMark your calendars for our September presentation by Senior Sergeant Karen Murry from Forensic Services Group – Qld Police\, Operation Dolphin – Homicide of Linda Reed (1983). Thursday 5 Sep at QPS Headquarters from 6pm.
URL:https://anzfss.org.au/event/cold-case-investigation-operation-dolphin-homicide-of-linda-reed-1983-snr-sgt-karen-murray-qps/
LOCATION:QPS Headquarters\, 200 Roma Street Brisbane\, 200 Roma Street\, Brisbane\, Qld\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General,Queensland
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SUMMARY:AGM and Branch Presentation
DESCRIPTION:2023 AGM and branch presentation – The Bayden-Clay Homicide Investigation\, Senior Sgt Ewen Taylor (Forensic Manager for the Bayden-Clay Homicide Investigation).  \nJoin us for our Annual General Meeting followed by a branch presentation by Senior Sgt Ewen Taylor. \nSenior Sergeant Ewen Taylor\, Officer in Charge\, Hendra Scenes of Crime\, was the Forensic manager for the Bayden-Clay Investigation involving the homicide of Allison Bayden-Clay in 2012. Senior Sergeant Taylor has previously performed duties in the role of Inspector\, Forensic Coordinator primarily for North Brisbane\, and for shorter periods on the Sunshine and Gold Coasts.\nHe also performed 12 months in the role of Inspector InCharge of the DNA Management Section\, and for a shorter period of time as the Inspector\, State Scenes of Crime Coordinator. In the role of Forensic Coordinator\, his duties involve the coordination and management of major crime scenes. \nPlease note\, due to the sensitive nature of this presentation\, it will NOT be recorded or available to view remotely. Recordings of any kind will be prohibited.  Thank you for understanding.  \nFor bookings: https://members.anzfss.org/booking.php?id=24 \nThursday 12th October 2023 at 6pm at QPS headquarters\, 200 Roma Street\, Brisbane. \nMembers: Free; Non-Members: $10; Student Non-Members: $5 \nWe look forward to seeing you on the 12th October. \nThe 2023 AGM report can be found here:  \nQld Branch Committee Nomination and Proxy forms can be found here:
URL:https://anzfss.org.au/event/agm-and-branch-presentation/
LOCATION:QPS Headquarters\, 200 Roma Street Brisbane\, 200 Roma Street\, Brisbane\, Qld\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General,Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20230822T180000
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SUMMARY:Presentation: S/Const Chloe Holmes - Crash Investigator
DESCRIPTION:Chloe is a Crash Investigator with the Queensland Police Service Forensic Crash Unit (FCU) based in Boondall\, north of Brisbane City\, Queensland. She holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Queensland and has completed specialised training relevant to her role. Following the severe wet weather events experienced in Queensland in mid-2021 to early 2022\, she was tasked to investigate the increase in drowning deaths due to vehicles entering flood water. Chloe has since been active with key stakeholders and overseas agencies and disseminated her findings to TMR\, MAIC\, QFES\, council and disaster management authorities.\nChloe’s talk will cover an overview of her vehicle related flooding fatalities report and the role of FCU within the QPS. \nIn person attendance registration – Click here: https://members.anzfss.org/booking.php?id=19 \nOnline attendance registration – Click here: https://members.anzfss.org/booking.php?id=17 \nTuesday 22nd August\, 2023 at 6 pm \nQPS Headquarters\, 200 Roma Street\, Brisbane \nMembers: Free \nNon-Members: $10; Student Non-Members: $5
URL:https://anzfss.org.au/event/presentation-s-const-chloe-holmes-crash-investigator/
LOCATION:QPS Headquarters\, 200 Roma Street Brisbane\, 200 Roma Street\, Brisbane\, Qld\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General,Queensland
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SUMMARY:Qld AGM + Branch Presentation
DESCRIPTION:The 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on 27th October 2022 at Queensland Police Service (QPS) headquarters from 6pm. This year we also have Senior Sergeant Gerard Simpfendorfer\, the Deputy State Disaster Victim Identification Squad Coordinator for QPS\, presenting some notable events he was deployed to. \nPresentation: This will be a 90-minute presentation by Snr Sgt Gerard Simpfendorfer’s deployment to both the 2019 Christchurch Mosque Shootings and Whakaari/White Island Volcano Eruption. The presentation will focus on the Disaster Victim Identification process. The Christchurch Mosque Shooting section covers the DVI timeline from the date of the incident till the final identifications were presented to the coroner. It covers briefly all the DVI phases with a focus on the Reconciliation Phase were Gerard worked. The Whakaari/White Island Volcano eruption section will be an overview of the incident and will focus on some individual identifications that were presented to the coroner which highlighted difficulties encountered during the process. Several images contained within this presentation depict sudden death scenes and may be disturbing to some people.  \nGerard is currently the Senior Sergeant\, Senior Business Analyst with the Queensland Police. Before joining the Police 1992 he was a registered nurse who completed his Diploma of Health Science (Nursing) at Charles Sturt University in Wagga whilst working in rural NSW. He then moved to Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane for a few years before joining the Police. Gerard joined the Queensland Police Disaster Victim Identification Squad in 1999 and his first operational deployment was the Childers Backpackers Hostel Fire in 2000. Gerard completed 2 tours of Bali after the 2002 bombing\, 1 tour of Thailand after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami\, 1 tour of Christchurch after the 2019 Mosque Shootings and 1 tour of Auckland after the 2019 Whakaari/White Island Volcano Eruption. He has been involved in over 30 Disaster Victim Identification operations in his time with the Squad. During this time\, he spent several years as both the Ante Mortem and Reconciliation Coordinator for the Queensland Police\, a dual role he performed for the Slacks Creek House Fire in 2011. Gerard is currently the Deputy State Disaster Victim Identification Squad Coordinator for Queensland Police. Gerard’s most recent DVI deployment was the Banks Creek Plane Crash near Fernvale in August 2022. \n  \nPlease note this presentation is Copyrighted by the QPS DVI under the following conditions: \nCopyright © QLD DVI SQUAD (QPS) 2022 \nAs an attendee viewing this presentation\, you are required to abide by the following conditions: \n\nRecording\, photography\, copying and/or sharing of this information is prohibited by the information owner without prior approval.\n\nFor in-person attendance registration: https://members.anzfss.org/booking.php?id=240 \nFor online attendance registration (via  Teams): https://members.anzfss.org/booking.php?id=241 (Please note a QPS\, Qld Health or selected Government email address is required. This is a security feature at QPS where this presentation is taking place and is beyond our control. For qualifying attendees\, please kindly register by noon October 27th. An email with the presentation link will be sent shortly after.
URL:https://anzfss.org.au/event/qld-agm-branch-presentation/
LOCATION:QPS Headquarters\, 200 Roma Street Brisbane\, 200 Roma Street\, Brisbane\, Qld\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General,Queensland
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SUMMARY:The North Mackay Explosion - Sgt Darren Smith
DESCRIPTION:An explosion occurs in the early morning hours in 2019 on a busy street in North Mackay. Shortly thereafter\, an unidentified deceased male is located nearby. Initially treated as a potential bomb scene\, it would take a multi-agency approach working together to determine the cause and origin of the explosion. Our next presentation will be by Sgt Darren Smith – Officer in Charge of the Gold Coast Scientific Section and Bomb Scene Examination Manager for Queensland.  \nDarren has been a police officer for 28 years and has been working in Forensics for 23 years. Darren’s professional qualifications as a Chemist and a Teacher has enabled him to impart his passion for fire science towards the training and development of Scientific and Scenes of Crime officers in the field. With over 300 fire scenes and thousands of examinations to his name\, Darren is one of the most experienced Scientific officers in the state. \nThursday 18th August 2022 at 6 pm \nWe are offering both an in-person attendance and online streaming attendance option for this presentation. \n\nFor in-person attendance: QPS Headquarters\, 200 Roma Street\, Brisbane. Please register for attendance at: https://members.anzfss.org/booking.php?id=232.  Please kindly note: In line with current health recommendations\, we are strongly encouraging all in-person attendees to always wear a mask before\, during and after the presentation. We appreciate your understanding. We will appropriately space out chairs for the safety of all attendees. \n\n\nFor online streaming attendance (via Teams): Available only for QPS\, Qld health and other government department email addresses. We apologise if this causes any inconvenience. This is a security feature within QPS where this presentation is being streamed from and is beyond our control. Qualifying streaming attendees can register at https://members.anzfss.org/booking.php?id=233. Please kindly register by Midday 18th August. A link to the streaming event will be emailed to you that day.\n\nPlease do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
URL:https://anzfss.org.au/event/the-north-mackay-explosion-sgt-darren-smith/
LOCATION:QPS Headquarters\, 200 Roma Street Brisbane\, 200 Roma Street\, Brisbane\, Qld\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General,Queensland
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220721T180000
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SUMMARY:Qld Branch Presentation - Snr Sgt Ritchie Callaghan AFTER\, case studies and The Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) process
DESCRIPTION:Our next exciting presentation is from Snr Sgt Callaghan\, with this  presentation initially planned for March 2020. Snr Sgt Callaghan has worked as a Scenes of Crime Officer for 25 years. Between 2003 -2004 he was the Lead  Forensic Investigator in the Singh Children Homicides at Bridgeman Downs and assisted in the conviction of  Massimo Sica in 2012. In 2015 he took over the State DVI Coordination role. Within this role he has written and assisted in the facilitation of the National DVI ADVIC funded training courses for the last five years\, including Phase Coordinators\, Commander level\, and two Body Farm Practitioner courses. \nSnr Sgt Callaghan will talk about the DVI process in Australia and internationally and will discuss collaboration and  training with the AFP at the Body Farm\, AFTER (Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research). He will talk about some of the larger incidents as case studies and the formulation of the Human Remains Retrieval Teams. \nWhen: Thursday 21st July\, 2022 at 6pm \nWhere: QPS Headquarters\, 200 Roma Street\, Brisbane \nPlease register at https://members.anzfss.org/booking.php?id=219 \nThe presentation will be live streamed via teams to members with a Qld Police or Qld Health email domain address (police.qld.gov.au or health.qld.gov.au). For qualifying members\, please register at https://members.anzfss.org/booking.php?id=225  by Wednesday 20th July at 5 pm AEST. Registered members will be sent a link to the meeting the morning of the presentation. Please note: ANY RECORDING OF THIS PRESENTATION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. \nWe look forward to welcoming you! \n  \nFor attendance in-person at QPS Headquarters: https://members.anzfss.org/booking.php?id=219 \nFor attendance via Teams (live stream) to qualifying members: https://members.anzfss.org/booking.php?id=225
URL:https://anzfss.org.au/event/qld-branch-presentation-snr-sgt-ritchie-callaghan-after-case-studies-and-the-disaster-victim-identification-dvi-process/
LOCATION:QPS Headquarters\, 200 Roma Street Brisbane\, 200 Roma Street\, Brisbane\, Qld\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General,Queensland
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