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 

  • Meeting Dates: October 26 – October 31, 2025
  • Call for Workshops: February 17
  • JAT Special Issue Titles/Abstracts: March 3
  • JAT Special Issue Papers Due: March 17
  • Call for Abstracts: March 19
  • Workshop Proposals Due: April 11
  • Abstract Submissions Due: June 5
  • Registration & Room Block Open: June 25
  • Late Registration Beings: September 12
  • Onsite Registration Begins: October 16

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

Exhibition and Sponsorship Opportunities

RESERVE YOUR BOOTH! - We still have space in the exhibit hall!

Dates: October 27-31, 2025
Location: Oregon Convention Center - Exhibit Hall D
Hotels: Hyatt Regency Portland & Hotel Eastlund
Contacts: CC Watson, Operations Manager and Sarah Riley, Exhibitor Liaison

SOFT is thrilled to invite you to join us as an exhibitor and sponsor for the SOFT 2025 Annual Meeting, taking place in Portland, Oregon, from October 27 - 31, 2025 at the Oregon Convention Center.

Important Exhibiting Dates:

  • Booth Reservations Open: February 28
  • Payment Due by April 1
  • Refund Request Deadline: April 1
  • Booth Assignments Begin: May 2025
  • Hotel Room Block & Registration Open: June 25
  • Exhibitor Kit Distributed: July 2025
  • Booth Staff Registration Due By October 17

Planning Committee 

Meeting Hosts

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

Scientific Program Coordinators

  • Kayla Neuman - WI State Lab of Hygiene
  • Tyson Baird - Sedgwick 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