National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence P R O C E E D I N G S Meeting VII Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Polaris Conference Room Conference Center, Concourse Level Washington, DC September 26 & 27, 1999

Agenda
September 26, 1999

1:00 - 1:10	Welcoming Remarks The Honorable Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson Chair, National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence
1:10 - 1:30	Update on Commission Business Christopher H. Asplen, AUSA Executive Director, National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence
1:30 - 2:00	Tom Callaghan Federal Bureau of Investigation Program Manager, Federal Convicted Offender Database Question & Answer (Discussion)
2:00 - 3:15	Backlogged Cases with Potential DNA Evidence: Survey Results Dr. Craig Fraser, Police Executive Research Forum Dr. Kay Scarborough and Lyndsey Taylor, Eastern Kentucky University
3:15-3:30	Break
3:30- 4:00	Crime Scene Investigation Working Group Report Recommendation, Law Enforcement and DNA Evidence
4:00 - 4:30	Public Comment

September 27, 1999

9:00 - 9:05	Opening Remarks The Honorable Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson Chair, National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence
9:05 - 10:15	Postconviction Issues Working Group Report and Discussion The Honorable Judge Ronald Reinstein, Working Group Chair
10:30 - 11:00	Associate Attorney General Raymond Fisher Presentation of Publications Postconviction DNA Testing: Recommendations for Handling Requests What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence
11:00 - 11:15	Morning Break
11:15 - 1:00	Working Lunch Mike Sheppo President, American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Database Sample Retention Issue Discussion
1:15 - 1:45	Research & Development Working Group Report Dr. James Crow, Working Group Chair
1:30 - 3:30	Legal Issues Working Group Report and Discussion Professor Michael Smith, Working Group Chair
3:30 - 4:00	Public Comment

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