ASQDE Annual Meetings

Visit the 2026 ASQDE Conference page for information on this year's event.

ASQDE Conferences are typically held each August in different cities ranging across the United States and Canada. 

In accordance with the ASQDE's educational mission, members and invited guests from all over the world come together at our annual meetings for:

• Workshops (half-day or full-day).
• Panel discussions.
• Poster displays.
• Research presentations.
• Exhibitor show.
• Trainee breakout session (for qualified trainees and junior examiners).
• Annual banquet and reception.

ASQDE Members volunteer to serve in the roles of program or site chair to create a memorable program and experience for attendees to network and learn from each other's experiences. 

Non members may request an invitation from a Regular, Life or Corresponding ASQDE member they know, or they can submit a request (along with a professional CV) to the ASQDE Secretary for consideration. 

Current university students and those participating in FDE training programs are also welcome to request an invitation to attend at a special low rate. 

Proceedings from past meetings are available only to ASQDE members. 

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2022 - 2031 conferences

2025 AUG. 18-20: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
​83rd Annual General Meeting
"Sharing Solutions."

• ASQDE Program Co-Chairs:      Brett Bishop & Andy Szymanski
• ASQDE Site Chair: Nanette Davis

2024 AUG. 26-28: ATLANTA, GEORGIA
​82nd Annual General Meeting
"Reflecting on and Improving the Foundational Knowledge of FDE."

• ASQDE Program Chair: Carl McClary
• ASQDE Site Chair: Farrell Shiver

2023 AUG.7-9: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
81st Annual General Meeting
"Pushing Boundaries: A Look into the Unusual, Uncommon and Unexpected in QD."
John Jay College of Criminal Justice

• ASQDE Program Chair: Kelsey Osborn
• ASQDE Site Chair: John Paul Osborn

2022 AUG. 8-10: SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
80th Annual General Meeting
Joint meeting with SWAFDE
"Welcome to the new normal: Challenges facing forensic document examination in a post-COVID world."

• Hyatt Regency Riverwalk
• ASQDE Program Chair: Linton Mohammed
• SWAFDE Program Chair: Randy Carodine
• ASQDE Site Chair: Jason Miller
• SWAFDE Site Co-Chairs: Suji Lee & Iris Bellingham

2012 - 2021 conferences

2021 AUG. 10-12: VIRTUAL MEETING
"ASQDE_AGM2.0 ver.2021—The Future is Now"

• Second virtual Annual General Conference
• Program Co-Chairs: Mark Goff and George Lehman

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2020 AUG. 10-14: VIRTUAL MEETING
"Future Proofing QD"

• First ever fully virtual Annual General Conference
• Program Co-Chairs: Mark Goff and George Lehman

2019 AUG. 4-8: CARY, NORTH CAROLINA
"Strengthening Forensic Document Examination."

• Embassy Suites Raleigh Durham/Research Triangle
• Program Co-Chairs: Kevin Kulbacki and Zain Balloo
• Site Chair: Laura Mancebo (with liaison Mike Zontini)

2018 AUG. 19-23: PARK CITY, UTAH
Joint meeting with SWAFDE
"Decoding Duplicitous Documents"

• Park City Marriott
• Program Co-Chairs: Lisa Hanson and Kathy Nicolaides
• Site Co-Chairs: Jim Lee and Jim Tarver

2017 AUG. 28-SEPT. 1: SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA
75th Annual General Meeting
"The Pathway to Foundational Validity."

• Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego, CA
• Program Chair: Linton Mohammed
• Site Co-Chairs: Brenda Lanners and Gina Hunter

2016 AUG. 21-25: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
"The Changing Landscape of Forensic Document Examination: Toward an Empirical Future"

• Hilton Pensacola Beach
• Program Chair: Carolyne Bird
• Site Chair: Karen Nobles

2015 AUG. 8-13: TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
"QD Around the World”

• Eaton Chelsea 
• Program Chair: Bonnie Beal
• Site Chair: Diane Kruger

2014 AUG. 11-15: HONOLULU, HAWAII
Joint meeting with the Australasian Society of Forensic Document Examiners, Inc.
"QD Sans Borders"

• Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa
• ASQDE Program Chair: Michelle Novotny
• ASQDE Site Chair: Tobin Tanaka

2013 AUG. 24-19: INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
"Demonstrative Science: Illustrating Findings in Reports and Court Testimony"

• Embassy Suites Indianapolis - Downtown
• Program Chair: Jane Lewis
• Site Chair: Lauren Logan

2012 AUG. 18-23: CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
70th Annual General Meeting
"Globalization and Questioned Documents"

• Doubletree Guest Suites in the Historic District
• Program Chair: Tobin Tanaka
• Site Chair: Jason Lee Miller

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2002 - 2011 conferences

2011 AUG. 20-25: PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
"Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Science"

• Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing
• Program Chair: Lisa Hanson
• Site Chair: Dennis Ryan

2010 AUG. 28-SEPT. 2: VICTORIA, BC, CANADA
Joint meeting with SWAFDE
"A Century of "Questioned Documents"
Fairmont Empress Hotel

• ASQDE Program Chair: Samiah Ibrahim
• ASQDE Site Chair: Tobin Tanaka
• SWAFDE Program Chair: Darla McCarley-Celentano

2009 AUG. 8-13: DEARBORN, MICHIGAN
"Document Deja Vu - What Was Old is New Again"

• Ritz Carlton Hotel
• Program Chairs: Larry Olson & Rigo Vargas
• Site Chair: Thomas Riley

2008 AUG. 16-21: ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
"Reasoning with Technology: A Cognitive Approach to Casework & Research"

• Renaissance Asheville Hotel
• Program Chair: Grant Sperry
• Site Chair: Charlotte Ware

2007 AUG. 11-16: BOULDER, COLORADO
65th Annual General Conference
"Document Examination in Theory and in Practice"

• Millennium Harvest House Hotel
• Program Chair: Janet F. Masson
• Site Chair: Janet Dove Guscott

2006 AUG. 19-24: PORTLAND, OREGON
"Complex Examinations - Meeting the Challenges"

• Doubletree Hotel
• Program Chair: Linton A. Mohammed
• Site Chair: James A. Green

2005 AUG. 11-16: MONTREAL, QC, CANADA
"Towards a Measurable Science"

• Omni Hotel, Montreal
• Program Chair: Marc Gaudreau
• Site Chair: Samiah Ibrahim

2004 AUG. 21-26: MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
"Resolving Challenging Problems Through Science"

• Memphis Downtown Marriott Hotel
• Program Chair: Robert Muehlberger
• Site Chair: Patricia Manzolillo

2003 AUG. 23-28: BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
"Charting Our Future Course Through a Commitment to Research"

• Wyndam Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel
• Program Chair: A. Frank Hicks
• Site Chair: Gerald Richards

2002 AUG. 14-18: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
60th Annual General Conference
"Serving Justice Through Science"

• Doubletree Hotel, Mission Valley
• Program Chair: Howard C. Rile, Jr.
• Site Chair: Linton A. Mohammed

1982 - 2001 conferences

2001 AUG. 19-22: DES MOINES, IOWA
"Handwriting and Technology at the Crossroads"

• Embassy Suites Hotel
• Program Chair: Joyce A. Lauterbach
• Site Chair: Jerry L. Brown

2000 AUG. 24-29: OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA
"Advancing with Technology"

• Westin Hotel
• Program Chair: Brian Lindblom
• Site Chair: Dan C. Purdy

1999 AUG. 22-28: LOS ANGELES, CA
Joint Meeting with the International Association of Forensic Sciences

• UCLA Campus, Los Angeles, CA
• Program Chair: Dr. Audrey Giles
• Site Chair: Howard C. Rile, Jr.

1998 INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

1997 AUG. 23-27: SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA

• Program Co-Chairs: William Duane, Peter Tytell
• Site Chair: Howard Birnbaum

1996 AUG. 24-28: WASHINGTON, DC

• Program Chair: Nancy Berthold
• Site Chair: Gideon Epstein

1995 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

1994 LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA

1993 OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA

1992 AUG. 22-26: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
50th Annual General Conference

• Pfister Hotel
• Program Chair: John P. Osborn
• Site Chair: Donald Doud

1991 ORLANDO, FLORIDA
1990 SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
1989 CRYSTAL CITY, VIRGINIA
1988 AURORA, COLORADO
1987 VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
1986 SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
1985 MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA
1984 NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
1983 LAKE TAHOE, NEVADA
1982 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

Conference locations from 1942 to 1981

1942 Daily Schedule (page 1) of the first ASQDE meeting in Montclair, New Jersey.  See page 2 and page 3 of the 1942 schedule. 

• 1942 Montclair, New Jersey
• 1943 No meeting due to World War II
• 1944 Montclair, New Jersey
• 1945 Montclair, New Jersey
• 1946 Montclair, New Jersey
• 1947 Los Angeles, California
• 1948 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 1949 Denver, Colorado
• 1950 Houston, Texas
• 1951 Rochester, New York
• 1952 Kansas City, Missouri
• 1953 New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1954 Richmond, Virginia
• 1955 Los Angeles, California
• 1956 Chicago, Illinois
• 1957 New York, New York
• 1958 Houston, Texas
• 1959 Chicago, Illinois
• 1960 Chicago, Illinois
• 1961 Los Angeles, California

• 1962 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 1963 Washington, DC
• 1964 Denver, Colorado
• 1965 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• 1966 New York, New York
• 1967 San Francisco, California
• 1968 Lexington, Kentucky
• 1969 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 1970 Houston, Texas
• 1971 Seattle, Washington
• 1972 Chicago, Illinois
• 1973 Silver Spring, Maryland
• 1974 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 1975 Colorado Springs, Colorado
• 1976 Atlanta, Georgia
• 1977 San Francisco, California
• 1978 Wichita, Kansas 
• 1979 Rochester, New York
• 1980 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• 1981 Houston, Texas