National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence P R O C E E D I N G S November 22-23, 1998 Regal Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago, Illinois

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1998

APPEARANCES

• Remarks by the Chair
  The Honorable Shirley S. Abrahamson
  Chief Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court

• Update on Commission Business
  Chris Asplen, Executive Director

• Research and Development Working Group Report
  Dr. James Crow, Chair

• Panel Discussion with Members of the Postconviction Working Group

  Database Prioritization
  Dr. Carl Selvaka
  Director of the Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory

  Conclusion of Panel Discussion on Postconviction Working Group Recommendations and Related Issues

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1998

APPEARANCES

• Crime Scene Investigation Working Group Report

• Road Blocks to CODIS: High Throughput Collection and Accessioning of Convicted Offender Samples
  Dr. Amanda Sozer
  Associate Director, Fairfax Identity Laboratories

• Legal Issues Working Group Report and Discussion
  Michael Smith, Chair

• Laboratory Funding Issues Working Group Report
  Paul Ferrara, Chair

• CODIS Offender Database Backlog Reduction Discussion

• Public Comment

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