Q: What is the purpose of the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Annual Training Symposium?

A: To provide a forum for learning, networking, communication, discussion and information exchange for criminal justice agencies in Florida. The symposium agenda includes a plenary session with the past year’s overview by the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Director and extensive daily sessions presented by external speakers and the FDLE staff. The CJIS Annual Training Symposium is also supported by vendors who offer products that facilitate information exchange for criminal justice agencies.

Q: Who is the audience for the CJIS Annual Training Symposium?

A: Attendees for the symposium range from dispatchers, records personnel, investigators, technical personnel, and analysts at police and sheriff agencies, to personnel in the court system, correctional agencies, and other state and federal agencies, sworn officers, and agency instructors. Symposium attendees have a need to learn the latest information sharing strategies and updates offered in this environment to excel in their various job duties. The CJIS Annual Training Symposium offers a variety of sessions that discuss these strategies and updates.

Q: What is the dress code for the CJIS Annual Training Symposium?

A: The dress code in the symposium area, during session hours is business attire.

Q: What is the seating arrangement for attendees in sessions rooms at the 2012 hosting hotel?

A: The current seating arrangements for the attendees in the session rooms are classroom and theatre style.

Q: How will attendees and vendors park for the CJIS Annual Training Symposium?

A: Parking is free for the attendees and vendors at the conference.

Q: What food & beverage offerings will be provided to symposium attendee and vendor registrants?

A: The food and beverage offerings are on 3 continental breakfasts, 3 morning breaks and two afternoon breaks. The continental breakfasts vary each morning with different breakfast items and include ice water, juice, coffee and tea. The morning coffee breaks are ice water, coffee and tea. The afternoon breaks are sodas and bottled water.

Q: What are ORI's and why are they necessary?

A: ORI stands for Originating Agency Identifiers. They are numbers that identify each agency in the state of Florida. They assist FDLE staff with providing feedback to symposium attendees, as well as, ensuring attendees receive their certificates of training at their agency post symposium. FDLE attendees must enter ORI information on their certificate tracking document that they turn in at the end of the symposium to ensure that they receive their training certificates at their agencies.  When vendors register for the symposium the ORI field will automatically populate with the appropriate code information when "Vendor" is selected in the Agency Type menu.