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Agenda Subject to Change:

2026 Criminal Justice Information Users Conference

River’s Edge Convention Center, St. Cloud, MN

September 29-30, 2026

September 29, 2026

7 a.m.-8 a.m.

Registration/Vendor Networking time

Breakfast Served 7 a.m.-8:30 a.m.

Terry Haws Center C

8 a.m.-8:15 a.m.

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Drew Evans, Superintendent, MN BCA

Terry Haws Center C

8:15 a.m.-9:45 a.m.

 

Keynote

Terry Haws Center C

9:45 a.m.-10 a.m.

Break/Session Change

Rooms

Terry Haws A (400)

Terry Haws B (300)

Glenn Carlson Hall (1/2 room, 250)

Stockinger Suite (160)

Opportunities Suite (100)  

Herberger Suite (200)

10 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Data Practices: The Must-Know Basics of Data Practices

Access to Sealed Criminal History Records: A Comparison of Expungement Authorities

 

BCA Service Desk

 

Unpacking the Pack: Hot File Record Entry, Maintenance, and Best Practices*

 

The Vendor Screening Process 

 

Guardians of Data Integrity: Protecting the Accuracy and Quality of Records through the Validation Process

 

11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Lunch/Vendor Networking Time
Terry Haws Center

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Data Practices:  Digging Deeper into Law Enforcement Data

The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) 101

 

BCA Criminal History System and Suspense Reduction and Resolution

 

The Many Recent Updates to FBI CJIS Security Policy

 

TAC Talk: Collective Wisdom. What's New, What's Next, and What You Need to Know

 

LASO 90

 

2 p.m.-2:15 p.m.

Session Change

 

 

 

Rooms

Terry Haws A (400)

Terry Haws B (300)

Glenn Carlson Hall (1/2 room, 250)

Stockinger Suite (160)

Opportunities Suite (100) 

Herberger Suite (200)

2:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.

Updates on Recent Developments in State and Federal Gun Laws

 

The First 24 Hours and Beyond: Missing Persons Best Practices

 

Getting the most of your eCharging system: What’s New and What’s Next  

Cyber Incidents on the Rise, Restoring Operations until Complete Recovery

 

Navigating The Top 10: Technical Audit Compliance Issues

 

Information Sharing Through the Minnesota Fusion Center

 

3:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.

Break/Vendor Networking Time
Terry Haws Center C

3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m.

Best Practices for Managing Your Agency’s Permit to Carry and Permit to Purchase/Transfer Applications

 

Navigating the Intersection of AI and the CJDN

 

Working with the Media to Deliver Your Message

 

Unpacking the Pack: Hot File Record Entry, Maintenance, and Best Practices*

 

See What's New in the Predatory Offender Registry

 

Knowledge is Power: Using the Minnesota Crime Data Explorer and Drug Crimes and Overdose Dashboard

 

 

*Repeat session

 

  

September 30, 2026

7:30 a.m.-8:15 a.m.

Vendor Networking time

Breakfast – Served 7:30 a.m.-9 a.m.

Terry Haws Center C

8:15 a.m.-8:30 a.m.

Morning Announcements

Terry Haws Center C

8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.

Case Study- 

Terry Haws Center C

10 a.m.-10:15 a.m.

Break/Session Change

Rooms

Terry Haws A (400)

Terry Haws B (300)

Glenn Carlson Hall (1/2 room, 250)

Stockinger Suite (160)

Opportunities Suite (100) 

Herberger Suite (200)

10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.

Data Practices:  Digging Deeper into Law Enforcement Data

 

Disposition of Firearms (DOF)

Sabrina Yow

 

BCA Criminal History System and Suspense Reduction and Resolution  

 

The Many Recent Updates to FBI CJIS Security Policy

 

TAC Talk: Collective Wisdom. What's New, What's Next, and What You Need to Know

 

Using ERPOs to Prevent Harm: Tools, Data, and Strategies for Safer Communities

 

11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

Lunch/Vendor Networking Time
Terry Haws Center C

12:45 p.m.-1:45 p.m.

Updates on Recent Developments in State and Federal Gun Laws

 

The First 24 Hours and Beyond: Missing Persons Best Practices

 

Getting the most of your eCharging system: What’s New and What’s Next  

Guardians of Data Integrity: Protecting the Accuracy and Quality of Records through the Validation Process

 

See What's New in the Predatory Offender Registry

 

Cyber Incidents on the Rise, Restoring Operations until Complete Recovery

 

1:45 p.m.-2 p.m.

Session Change

2 p.m.-3 p.m.

Data Practices: The Must-Know Basics of Data Practices

 

Working with the Media to Deliver Your Message

 

Best Practices for Managing Your Agency’s Permit to Carry and Permit to Purchase/Transfer Applications

Navigating The Top 10: Technical Audit Compliance Issues

 

The Vendor Screening Process

 

Knowledge is Power: Using the Minnesota Crime Data Explorer and Drug Crimes and Overdose Dashboard

 

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