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Sunday July 26 –Monday July 27 2026
George Mason University
Van Metre Hall 125/126 (Multipurpose Room)
3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22201
Map
Recommended Hotel - Hilton Arlington Hotel
D a group rate for the Hilton Arlington Hotel. The hotel is just a short 15 minutes walk distant from the conference venue (map).
Booking the Hotel
Booking is made through this special link or by calling one of +1-800-445-8667 (Hilton reservations) or +1-703-528-6000 (hotel direct). Use booking code 90T for the conference, and have your credit card accessible upon booking. Note that the last day for booking using the DFRWS special prices is the June 26th, 2026. The group code is valid for booking a stay from July 26th to August 1st, 2026. Payment is made during your stay.
Sunday 26 July 2026: 08:30–17:00 workshop - lunch provided
Mon evening: group dinner at participants’ own expense - we will provide restaurant information at the workshop for those that are interested in participating
Monday 27 July 2026: 08:30–16:00 workshop - lunch provided - DFRWS registrants should get their lunch on Tuesday from DFRWS.
We welcome participants from 08:30, and the agenda will begin promptly at 09:00. We recommend arriving at least 10 minutes early.
We will send each attendee the detailed schedule in the Microsoft Teams Invite.
This Free two-day hands-on workshop provides practical training for law enforcement professionals investigating technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation. It is led by Project VIC International, in collaboration with the Swedish Police, Child Rescue Coalition, MSAB, Web-IQ, and Griffeye/Magnet Forensics. No child exploitation material is used. All labs rely on synthetic, legally permissible datasets.
1. Build stronger bonds across organizations who work to safeguard children globally. Bring together the digital forensics science research community, and the CAC investigation and child safeguarding community.
2. Get hands-on/virtual training withsome of the leading commercial digital forensics, investigation, and OSINT tools on the market to buildcapacity, and see how they assist CAC Investigators and Digital Forensic Examiners.
3. Learn what its like being a CACInvestigator today and help students at DFRWS see the opportunities to become a CAC Investigator.
4. Explore available intelligence sharing mechanisms and open semantic interoperability efforts that help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of CAC Investigators.
5. Explorethe impacts of officer wellness programs and technologies, identify needs and guidance for the next generation to build upon these initiatives.
6. Give everyone a summary of the ChildRescue Coalition, plus a deeper dive for law enforcement.
This workshop is intended for law enforcement investigators, digital forensic examiners, and DFRWS EU attendees.
In-person participation is limited to 75 participants.
We are preparing an online option for law enforcement officers who cannot travel. It may be difficult to do the exercises remotely.
Attendees must bring a Windows computer or computer capable of running Windows in a Virtual Machine. Internet access will be provided onsite. Training computers are not provided.
You have three options for registration:
(1) Register for the 2-day workshop only
(2) Register for the 2-day workshop + the rest of the DFRWS conference
Workshop attendees receive 10% off the conference registration fee.
Discount code: ProVicUSA10
(3) Register for the virtual 2-day workshop and the rest of the DFRWS conference
There is a flat $25 fee for virtual registration.
Use code: ProVicVR
Full workshop description:https://dfrws.org/dfrws-eu-2026-workshop-project-vic-crimes-against-children/