{"id":5063,"date":"2014-06-13T12:15:37","date_gmt":"2014-06-13T17:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/?p=5063"},"modified":"2014-06-13T12:15:37","modified_gmt":"2014-06-13T17:15:37","slug":"the-council-for-the-advancement-of-forensic-genealogy-to-hold-fourth-annual-forensic-genealogy-institute-on-march-26-28-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/the-council-for-the-advancement-of-forensic-genealogy-to-hold-fourth-annual-forensic-genealogy-institute-on-march-26-28-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"The Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy to Hold Fourth Annual Forensic Genealogy Institute on March 26-28, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto\" src=\"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/images\/CAFG.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"136\"><\/p>\n<h6 align=\"center\">The 2015 FGI Offers Two Brand-New, Cutting-Edge Courses for <br \/>Forensic Genealogists<\/h6>\n<p><b>Dallas, Texas \u2013 June 12, 2014<\/b> \u2013 The Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy (CAFG) announced today that the fourth annual Forensic Genealogy Institute (FGI) will be held March 26-28, 2015, at the Wyndham Love Field Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The 2015 FGI features two brand-new, concurrent, 20-hour courses: \u201cForensic Genealogy Master Practicum\u201d and \u201cAdvanced Genetic Genealogy and Unknown-Parentage Cases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFGI offers attendees one-of-a-kind education in forensic genealogy and access to expert forensic genealogists who can answer questions and act as mentors,\u201d said Leslie Brinkley Lawson, CAFG President. \u201cWe are excited to offer FGI 2015 participants the opportunity to participate in an unprecedented forensic-genealogy practicum or to gain experience in cutting-edge genetic genealogical research.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<u>Forensic Genealogy Master Practicum<\/u>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cForensic Genealogy Master Practicum\u201d offers six interactive modules that focus on the practical application of forensic skills. Each module is team taught by a pair of experienced professional genealogists. Students will receive hands-on experience in the following areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Researching various types of forensic cases\n<li>Working with clients \u2013 interviews, contracts, and other\n<li>Writing forensic reports or affidavits (students will write three reports)\n<li>Participating in or observing a mock trial to defend a forensic report <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Master Practicum allows students to put forensic skills to work immediately in a review- and discussion-based classroom environment, where they will work one-on-one with fellow students and with instructors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<u>Advanced Genetic Genealogy and Unknown-Parentage Cases<\/u>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cAdvanced Genetic Genealogy and Unknown-Parentage Cases\u201d course explores the application of DNA and traditional genealogical research to uncovering the genetic heritage of individuals with unknown parentage. Attendees will receive active experience in the following areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Developing custom DNA-testing plans\n<li>Analyzing the vast amount of data generated through DNA testing\n<li>Integrating multiple record types and\/or DNA-test results to comprehensively address the research question\n<li>Navigating potential media exposure <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cGenealogists who can use DNA to successfully address unknown-parentage cases are in great demand,\u201d says course coordinator CeCe Moore. \u201cThis unique course offers in-depth instruction of the methodologies used by professional genetic genealogists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Each FGI 2015 course offers 20 hours of instruction over just three days, minimizing hotel costs and time away from families and jobs. The learning opportunities presented at FGI are created specifically for professional, practicing genealogists who specialize or seek to specialize in forensic genealogy.<br \/>Registration for the 2015 Forensic Genealogy Institute will open in summer 2014.<\/p>\n<p><b>About CAFG<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Established in 2011, the Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy (CAFG) is a business league with a professional membership dedicated to the advancement of forensic genealogy, which is research, analysis, and reporting in cases with legal implications. CAFG promotes high standards of professional and ethical conduct, provides education and training opportunities, and assists in professional development though mentorship, full membership, credentialing, and awarding of fellowships. Learn more at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forensicgenealogists.org\">www.forensicgenealogists.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2015 FGI Offers Two Brand-New, Cutting-Edge Courses for Forensic Genealogists Dallas, Texas \u2013 June 12, 2014 \u2013 The Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy (CAFG) announced today that the fourth annual Forensic Genealogy Institute (FGI) will be held March 26-28, 2015, at the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[357,25,361,39],"tags":[375],"class_list":["post-5063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-genblog","category-institutes","category-news-events","tag-tools-tech-dna","cat-357-id","cat-25-id","cat-361-id","cat-39-id"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3HcLI-1jF","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5063"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5064,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5063\/revisions\/5064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}