From May 17-22, 2009, the International Association of Arson Investigators’ (IAAI) will host its Annual Training Conference (ATC) in Arlington, Texas. The conference will highlight cutting-edge training from world-renowned experts, including Dr. John DeHaan, Dr. David Icove, Dr. David Howitt, and Sgt. Jay Foster from the Texas Rangers.

Topics for this year’s seminars include:

• Fire Experiments with Human Bodies
• Advanced Crime Scene Documentation with the Texas Rangers
• Fire Modeling Workshop
• Bombing Investigations
• The Scientific Method
• Avoiding Spoliation
• Effective Report Writing
• Testifying as an Expert
• Post Flashover Fire Behavior
• The Firefighter Arson Problem
• A Serial Arsonist In His Own Words
• The Van Bateman Arson Case
• Fire as a Terrorist Tool
• Wind-Driven Fires in Structures
• Spontaneous Ignition
• Writing FEMA Fire Grants