Face Center of Excellence

09/07/2026

09/04/2026

📣 **F.I.T. 202 is coming to Arlington, VA!**

Join us **September 21–25** for five days of focused, **in-person facial examination training** at our Arlington office. 📍🔍

F.I.T. 202 provides practitioners with hands-on instruction designed to strengthen facial comparison methodology, analytical skills, and documentation practices. 🧠📘

Take advantage of an in-person environment that allows for direct instructor interaction, practical exercises, and collaboration with fellow professionals.

📅 September 21–25
📍 Arlington, VA

🔗 Learn more & register:

F.I.T. 202 – Facial Examination Course Course Overview What You’ll Learn The Facial Examination Training (F.I.T. 202) curriculum is designed to enhance the skill set of analysts and is the most comprehensive course offered by the FaCE. This 40-hour course equips examiners with essential strateg...

08/21/2026

CONGRATULATIONS to Greg Parkinson, winner of our $500 raffle!!

A big THANK YOU to everyone who entered the contest and participated with us this week! We loved the energy, and loved meeting everyone!

08/14/2026

Steven Johnson will be presenting the following lecture at next week's 110th International Association for Identification conference:

Update on the Activities of the European Cooperation of Science & Technology – Migrant Disaster Victim Identification Action Team (Fri, 8/21 from 1530-1600)

We'd love to meet you! And don't miss our cash prize contest at Booth 312!!

08/13/2026

If you're planning to attend the International Association for Identification conference next week in St. Louis, make sure to stop by and see Lora Sims presenting the following workshop:

W205 Overview of Facial Examination (8/20 from 1230-1600)

Find more details on the IAI conference here:

https://web.cvent.com/event/700a9a60-e787-4c4a-90c8-5421b5e5d3ef/summary

Come visit with us at Booth 312!!

The IAI's 2026 Annual Educational Conference meets the core aspects of the IAI Mission - education and professional development. There will be a full week of high-quality, cutting-edge education and hands-on training in forensic physical science examination and crime scene processing.

08/13/2026

We're just a few days away from the International Association for Identification 110th Conference in St. Louis!

Lora Sims will be moderating the following lecture, and we'd love to see you there:

Facial Examination/Facial Recognition Case Studies and Success Stories (Thu, 8/20 from 1100-1200)

08/12/2026

Face Center of Excellence is gearing up for next week's 110th Conference of the International Association for Identification. Steven Johnson will be facilitating at the following meetings on Wed, August 19th:

- Facial Identification Science and Practice Committee Open meeting (8/19 from 1000-1055)

- Facial Identification Science and Practice Committee (Committee Members Only) (8/19 from 1100-1200)

Come out and say hi to Steve, and swing by booth 312 to meet the FaCE team!

The IAI's 2026 Annual Educational Conference meets the core aspects of the IAI Mission - education and professional development. There will be a full week of high-quality, cutting-edge education and hands-on training in forensic physical science examination and crime scene processing.

08/11/2026

We'd love to see you out at the 110th Conference for the International Association for Identification next week!

Lora Sims will be on the following panel discussion:

Update on the Status of a Facial Identification Certification Program (Tue, 8/18 from 1100-1200)

If you have any interest in the certification program, you don't want to miss this!

08/11/2026

Next week at the International Association for Identification 110th Conference, our very own Lora Sims will be co-presenting the following lecture -- don't miss it!

FISWG and OSAC Face/Iris Updates (Mon, 8/17 from 1300-1340)

Check out more details on the conference here:

https://web.cvent.com/event/700a9a60-e787-4c4a-90c8-5421b5e5d3ef/summary

The IAI's 2026 Annual Educational Conference meets the core aspects of the IAI Mission - education and professional development. There will be a full week of high-quality, cutting-edge education and hands-on training in forensic physical science examination and crime scene processing.

08/10/2026

We're doing a cash giveaway at the International Association for Identification 110th Conference in St. Louis next week!

Check out the attached for all the details!