December 03, 2003
Dear Members,
I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you who attended the Fall Conference in
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. I know you will all agree that it was not only a beautiful
place for our conference, but an educational one from the standpoint of Civil War History.
A special thanks to R.C. Bartley and Sylvia Buffington for their efforts in making the
Fall Conference such a success. R.C. arranged an excellent speaker and workshop program.
We had a total of seventeen vendors demonstrating their products to our members, well done
Sylvia. As usual our Secretary-Treasurer, Carol Edelen and her husband Bill, along with all
of the people that helped at the registration desk did an outstanding job. Thanks for your
continued dedication to the organization. It was great to have the President of the
International Association for Identification, Jan Johnson attend our Fall Conference. It was
a nice to rekindle old memories about our FBI days with her.
We are very fortunate to have a number of highly respected and talented Forensic specialists
in our organization. On numerous occasions, these individuals volunteer their time to pass
along knowledge that they have acquired over the years, to our newer members. It is nice to
hear feedback from our student members about what they liked or disliked and what they would
want to see at our future conferences. They are what this organization is all about. They will
be the ones filling the vacancies when some of us retire in the near future. That is why it is
important for our organization to continue to offer speaker and workshop programs that focus
on education.
In the coming year the CBD/IAI will be putting the final touches on a new logo for patches
and pins. In addition, we will be canvassing our members for volunteers to be Vendor
Coordinator and Conference Planning Coordinator. If anyone is interested in these
positions please let me know. Just a reminder, all persons interested must meet the approval
of the CBD/IAI Board of Directors.
My wife Debby and I would like to wish all of our members a happy and safe holiday season.
We look forward to seeing you at our Spring conference in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Sincerely yours,
Patrick R. Davis
January 2004
Dear Members,
I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season. It seems like the fall Conference just
ended and now it is already time to address the 2004 Spring Conference. On April 16th and 17th,
the conference will be held at the Holiday Inn Patriot in Williamsburg, Virginia. If you have
attended our past conferences in Williamsburg, you already know that the Patriot provides an
excellent facility for our metings and workshops and its location is convenient for shopping and
dining. Please keep in mind that the conference is a few weeks later than usual this year.
This later time frame falls during Wiliamsburg's busy season, so it was a nice gesture by the
Patriot to give us such a good rate.
Sylvia Buffington and her committee have put together an excellent speaker's program, which
will be of interest to all our CBD-IAI members. Debbie Leben is working diligently to put
together a variety of vendors who are so important to our organization.
You will notice that in this edition of the Examiner we will be accepting applications
for our newly created George H. Robinson Scholarship Fund. I have appointed Mike Grimm as
Chairman of the Board of Trustees for this fund. He will be assisted by James (JJ) Johnson
and Joan Vitt. We are hoping that a majority of the applications will be received electronically
to avoid the mailing of documents.
We are looking at several avenues for funding this scholarship program. These include: interest
gained on our share of the profits from the International meeting in Charleston, West Virginia;
a portion of the increase in the membership dues that went into effect in the year 2004; also,
we are accepting contributions from our members as well as any vendors that may be interested.
This is one way to help out the students that will be filling the vacancies when we old timers
retire.
Also in the coming year we will be looking for someone to fill the position of Vendor Coordinator.
We ask that anyone interested in this position let Chairman of the Board Lyle Shaver or
myself know. After we have obtained the names of all interested parties, Lyle will be in
contact to let them know what will be required to aid in the selection process.
I want to thank all of the members involved in our organization for all of their efforts
in making the CBD-IAI one of the most recognized and respected Divisions of the International
Association for Identification.
Sincerely yours,
Patrick R. Davis
August 10, 2004
Dear Members,
I hope that all of you are having a good summer. August is upon us and before you know it
the Fall Conference will be here. I am currently working with the Clarion at Ocean City
and hope to have our meals, meeting and classrooms ready before I head off to St. Louis.
Speaking of St. Louis, it looks like the CBD/IAI is going to have good representation at this
conference. Please look on the events board to see where the CBD/IAI Hospitality suite is
located. I know that John & Jan Bowman will have everything needed to unwind after a long day
of meetings and workshops.
We are still canvassing our members for volunteer(s) to be Vendor Coordinator. If anyone is
interested in this position, please let me know. A brief description of the duties can be
found on our web site. Just a reminder, all persons interested must meet the approval of the
CBD/IAI Board of Directors.
If you are traveling to St. Louis have a safe and pleasant trip. If you are not attending,
have a safe and wonderful remainder to the summer. See you in Ocean City in November.
Sincerely yours,
Patrick R. Davis
September 24, 2004
Dear Members,
Greetings! I would like to thank all of you who attended the
Spring Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. Special thanks to second
Vice President Sylvia Buffington and third Vice President
Debbie Leben for their tireless efforts and assistance in making the
Spring Conference such a success. Sylvia arranged an excellent
speakers program, which was well received by the attendees.
Debbie Leben, our newest Vice President put together an outstanding
group of vendors who, as you know, are a vital part of a successful
conference.
We had an outstanding turnout from the Chesapeake Bay Division
at the 89th IAI Educational Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. I know
that well over 60 CBD members were in attendance. Three of our CBD
members were elected as officers to the parent body. Vici Inlow and
Ken Smith were elected to the Board of Directors and Robert Garrett
was elected to the position of 4th Vice President. Congratulations to
all of you! Thanks to John and Jan Bowman for hosting the hospitality
suite at the International Conference, they did an excellent job.
The upcoming CBD-IAI Fall Educational Conference will be held
in Ocean City, Maryland at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel on
November 5th and 6th.We have used this hotel in the past and have
always had a great time. The hotel has given us a special rate of
$84.00 per night, this rate is guaranteed until October 4th, so get
your reservations in early.
My term as President has passed by so quickly; I have had an
enjoyable time and I want to thank all of the officers and past
Presidents for their assistance.
See you in Ocean City!
Patrick R. Davis