NCISS 2026 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting
August 19, 2026
Cambria Hotel Downtown Nashville |Nashville, TN

Join NCISS for our 2026 Annual Meeting in Nashville!

The NCISS Annual Meeting will bring together investigators and security professionals from across the country.

Your registration includes:

• NCISS Board Meeting*
• NCISS 2026 Awards Luncheon
• Welcome Reception (Cash Bar) + 1 free drink ticket

* Remember, attending the NCISS Board Meeting is always free and open to members. Your registration fee covers refreshments, awards luncheon meal, and a ticket to the NCISS welcome reception.

All NCISS Annual Meeting events will take place on Thursday, August 20th 2026 at the Cambria Hotel Downtown Nashville. 

Book your hotel accommodations at a discounted group rate.

We look forward to seeing you at the NCISS 2026 Annual Meeting!

Preconference Information:

End to End Digital : OSINT, Computers, Smartphones, Cloud Investigations
The exponential growth of digital data necessitates an expanded investigative approach. Mastering OSINT and digital forensic techniques allows for comprehensive data capture and analysis, revealing deeper insights into complex cases. Incorporating artifact discovery across computers, smartphones (iOS and Android), and cloud-based social media data enhances your firm's service offerings. This training will guide you through the digital investigation process with OSINT data to digital forensic data, enabling you to construct a holistic digital fingerprint for your clients.

Learning Objectives
Data Source Expansion: Participants will be able to identify and utilize techniques to capture and analyze data from a variety of digital sources, including computers, smartphones (iOS and Android), and cloud-based social media platforms, to expand the scope of their investigations.
Artifact Discovery and Integration: Participants will learn how to effectively discover and integrate diverse digital artifacts from multiple sources to construct a holistic digital fingerprint for clients.
Enhanced Service Offerings: Participants will understand how to apply the techniques learned to enhance their firm's service offerings, providing clients with more comprehensive digital investigation.

Take Aways
Each attendee will receive free technology for 30-days with sample lab data to work with.


Amber Schroader
CEO & Founder, Paraben Corporation
Over the past three decades, Ms. Schroader has been a driving force for innovation in digital forensics. Ms. Schroader has developed numerous software programs, courses, and guides in the areas of recovering data from smartphones, computer hard drives, cloud, email, and gaming systems. Ms. Schroader’s established protocols for the seizure and processing of digital evidence that has been used by numerous organizations throughout the world. Ms. Schroader has coined the concept of the “360-degree approach to digital forensics” and “Forensics of Everything-FoE” with her focus to unique problems in digital evidence and solutions. Ms. Schroader has been a huge industry influence in pushing for a big-picture consideration of the digital evidence. Ms.Schroader continues to support through book contributions and other industry speaking engagements.

Tentative Conference Schedule:

Wednesday 8-19-26
11:00 to 5:00 Registration Open
1:00 to 5:00 Pre Conference Seminar, Amber Schroader (additional fee)

Thursday 8-20-26
9:00 to 5:00 Registration Open
9:30 to 12:00 Board of Directors and Annual Meeting
12:00 to 1:30 Lunch on Own
1:30 to 3:00 Board of Directors and Annual Meeting with Elections
5:00 to 8:00 Welcome Reception at John Rich’s Redneck Riviera

Friday 8-21-26
9:30 to 10:30 Seminar, Iris Eytan
10:30 to 10:50 Break
10:50 to 12:00 Seminar, Matthew Spaier
12:00 to 1:30 Lunch on Own
1:30 to 3:00 Seminar, Alden Wheeler

Saturday 8-22-26
9:30 to 10:30 Seminar, Matthew Stern
10:30 to 10:50 Break
10:50 to 12:00 Seminar, Christopher Salgado
12:15 to 1:45 Awards Luncheon
2:00 to 3:30 New Board Meeting
5:00 to 6:30 Farewell Reception

Hotel & Venue

Our hotel venue for the 2025 Annual Meeting is the Cambria Hotel Downtown Nashville, located at 118 8th Ave S, Nashville, TN  327203. Right around the corner from Broadway’s neon marquees, booming live music scene and iconic hotspots, Cambria Hotel Nashville Downtown embodies the real soul of rock and roll. Blending boutique comfort with full-service amenities, top-notch hospitality, distinctly southern vibe and a little hint of edge, this is a Music City original for the modern traveler. Book your hotel accomodations here.


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