The Interpol Forensic Science Symposium is held every three years and is a forum for forensic managers from all Interpol Member States. The IFSS facilitates information exchange about scientific contributions in criminal investigations and the administration of justice, provides a forum for discussion of current forensic issues and possible solutions, identifies trends and their potential effects on forensic science, creates bridges with the international forensic community supporting Interpol's mission, and presents updates made in forensic sciences over the previous three years. A special session at the 2010 symposium focused on the business of forensics and viewed approaches to effectiveness and efficiency for forensic laboratories around the world.