National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence P R O C E E D I N G S MARCH 18, 1998 Great Hall U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC

M O R N I N G   S E S S I O N

• Introduction - David Boyd, Director, Office of Science and Technology, National Institute of Justice

• Welcome - Jeremy Travis, Director, National Institute of Justice

• Remarks by Chairperson Hon. Shirley S. Abrahamson, Chief Justice, Wisconsin State Supreme Court

• Remarks and Introduction of Commission Members and Commission Staff, Christopher H. Asplen, AUSA, Executive Director, National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence

• CODIS/NDIS Presentation, Steve Niezgoda, CODIS Program Manager, Forensic Science Systems Unit, Laboratory Division, FBI, and Dawn Herkenham, Chief, Forensic Science Systems Unit, Laboratory Division, FBI

• Introduction of Working Groups and Discussion

• Presentation by Dr. Bruce Budowle, Forensic Science Research Unit, Laboratory Division, FBI Academy

• Postconviction Issues Working Group Report, Prof. Margaret Berger, Brooklyn Law School

• Keynote Address and Charge of the Commission, Attorney General Janet Reno

• Continuation of the Postconviction Working Group Discussion

• Questions from the Public and the Press

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