Student Membership

Student Meetings/Training
The IAAI Student Committee hosts virtual meetings and training events throughout the year, focused on topics related to students and fire investigations. If there is a topic you would like covered in these meetings, please submit it to the committee. All students attending these virtual training courses will receive a training certificate.

The current list of scheduled meetings:

• February 6th @ 7:00 PM EST via Zoom – First Quarter Student Meeting with guest speaker IAAI First Vice President David Bridges
• March 6th @ 7:00 PM EST via Zoom – Mechanical Engineering with P.E. Duane Wolf
• March 20th @ 7:00 PM EST via Zoom – IAAI ITC information session for students planning on attending the IAAI ITC
• April 24th @ 7:00 PM EST via Zoom – Second Quarter Student Meeting, IAAI ITC recap and guest TBD

Chapters
The Student Committee recommends that all student members also join their local IAAI Chapter. Joining your local chapter can be a great way to network with other professionals in your area. Most chapters also have multiple training opportunities throughout the year, which are free or offered at discounted rates for members of those Chapters.

The following IAAI Chapters currently offer training scholarships for student members, discounted student rates, and/or student memberships:

• Connecticut
• Florida
• Georgia
• Kentucky
• Massachusetts
• Montana
• New York
• Ohio
• Pennsylvania
• Tennessee

If you are a student interested in joining an IAAI Chapter, attending a Chapter training seminar, or looking for information on what the above chapters offer, please contact the Student Committee.

Training
The IAAI offers regional and virtual training opportunities throughout the year. These training events are great opportunities to not only learn about the topics presented, but also provide opportunities to network with professionals in the industry. These training events can be found on the training page (link to training page). Student members are eligible for a discounted rate to attend the IAAI ITC. Please contact the Student Committee for details.

ITC Poster Presentation
If you have any questions, please contact Sawyer Garriques, Student Committee Chair, sawyer.garriques@gmail.com

Submit a poster that advances scientific understanding and presents or advances new ideas in fire investigation and related research. The poster session is scheduled during break(s), lunch and vendor event. It is designed to foster a collegial environment where authors and attendees can discuss their research interests and make/renew relationships for collaboration. These sessions will be informal and will allow the authors to exhibit and discuss their most recently completed work or work-in-progress.

The IAAI will present two awards:

• Best Poster Award – Awarded for the best poster based on technical content, organization and visual presentation. The selection will be made by the Poster Awards Committee.
• Best Student Poster Award – Awarded for the best poster by a student author. The award will be based on technical content, organization and visual presentation. The selection will be made by the Poster Awards Committee. Three Students will be chosen to present their work at the ITC

Poster requirements:

• Posters must be the original work of the author.
• Abstracts are limited to one page maximum.
• All posters and poster abstracts must be in English and use SI units.
• Posters should be 36” high x 48” wide.
• If your poster is selected, you will be required to provide a high-quality PDF of the poster.
• Authors are expected to be in attendance during all poster sessions, which will be during breaks, meals and vendor events.

Submit your poster to Tommy Sipsy

Deadline February 15.

Certifications
The Student Committee recommends that student members be familiar with the certifications and designations offered by the IAAI. Most students can meet the minimum requirements to test for the IAAI-FIT and/or the IAAI-ECT prior to or shortly after graduation of their degree program. Information on these designations can be found at (link to certifications page). Students with questions about certifications and designations can contact the Student Committee or the Certifications Committee.