We look forward to welcoming you to the West Coast for SOFT 2025 in Portland, OR! For the latest updates, be sure to check the Annual Meeting Tab on the SOFT website regularly and keep an eye on your SOFT emails. The website will continued to be updated throughout the year to ensure you have the most up to date SOFT 2025 information. We can't wait to welcome you to Portland and look forward to an enriching and memorable meeting together!

Important Dates & Deadlines 

Please note that Dates & Deadlines will continue to be updated as SOFT 2025 approaches.
  • Meeting Dates: October 26 – October 31, 2025
  • Call for Workshops: Feb 2025
  • Call for JAT Special Issue Titles/Abstracts: Mar 2025
  • JAT Special Issue Papers Due: Mar 2025
  • Call for Abstracts: Mar 2025
  • Workshop Proposals Due: Apr 2025
  • Abstract Submissions Due: Jun 2025
  • Registration & Room Block Open: Jun 2025
  • Late Registration Beings: Sept 2025
  • Onsite Registration Begins: Oct 2025

HOTELS

Hyatt Regency Portland

SOFT Room Block Rate: $229
Distance: .02 miles/4 min

Hotel Eastlund 

SOFT Room Block Rate: $209
Distance: .02 miles/5 min

Exhibiting 

Please complete the SOFT 2025 Exhibitor Contact List to receive early updates on exhibiting in Portland, OR. Thank you for your interest in SOFT 2025!

Filling out this form ensures you'll be kept informed about exhibition rates, sponsorship opportunities, and booth reservations as they become available. Please note: This form is solely to gather your contact details and interests for SOFT 2025; it will not generate an invoice.

Important Exhibiting Dates:

  • Exhibition Rates & Booth Reservations Open: March 2025
  • Booth Payments Due: April 1, 2025
  • Booth Assignments Begin: May 2025 (priority for sponsors and early payments) 

 

Planning Committee 

Meeting Hosts

  • Sara Short -  Oregon State Police Lab
  • Amy Miles - WI State Lab of Hygiene

Scientific Program Coordinators

  • Kayla Neyman - WI State Lab of Hygiene
  • Tyson Baird - Sedgewick Co Regional Forensic Science Center

Workshop Program Coordinators

  • Mary Lynn Heffington - Arkansas State Crime Lab
  • Dani Mata - Orange Co Crime Lab 

Volunteer Coordinators

  • Chelsea VanDenBurg - Oregon State Police Lab
  • Brianna Lehr - Oregon State Police Lab
  • Dawn Sklerov - Washington State Patrol Toxicology Lab

Food & Beverage Coordinators

  • Ann Marie Gordon - Consultant
  • Denice Teem - Oakland County ME's Office
  • Delisa Downey - Virginian Dept. of Forensic Science

Mobile Application Coordinators

  • Rusty Lewis - Federal Aviation Administration 
  • Roxane Ritter  - Federal Aviation Administration 
  • Sunday Hickerson  - Federal Aviation Administration 

Audio Visual Coordinator

  • Frank Wallace

Young Forensic Toxicologists Chair

  • Elisa Shoff - Miami-Dade ME's Office

JAT Special Issue Editor

  • Rebecca Wagner

Fun Run Coordinator

  • Shannon Palladino  - Oregon State Police Lab