National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence P R O C E E D I N G S Meeting IX Regal Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago, Illinois April 9 - 10, 2000

Agenda
Sunday, April 9, 2000

1:00 p.m. - 1:10 p.m.	Remarks by the Chair The Honorable Shirley S. Abrahamson Chief Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court
1:10 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.	Update on Commission Business Chris Asplen Executive Director
1:20 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Postconviction Working Group - Model Statute The Honorable Ron Reinstein Chair
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.	DNA Advisory Board Update (power point presentation) Dr. Arthur Eisenberg Chair, DNA Advisory Board
2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.	Comments regarding R&D Report Jennifer Smith Laboratory Director, DNA Unit 1 Federal Bureau of Investigation
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.	Break
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Research and Development Working Group Report Dr. James Crow Chair
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Public Comment
5:00 p.m.	Adjourn

Monday, April 10, 2000

9:00 a.m. - 9:05 a.m.	Introductory Remarks The Honorable Shirley S. Abrahamson Chief Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court
9:05 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Crime Scene Investigation Working Group Report Cold Case Investigation publication Law Enforcement Summit update Proposed Recommendation regarding Law Enforcement Training and Education
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.	Legal Issues Working Group Report and Discussion Michael Smith Chair
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Laboratory Funding Working Group Report Dr. Paul Ferrara Proposed Federal Legislation
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Postconviction Model Statute Continued Discussion
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Working Lunch (power point presentation) Mr. Timothy Schellberg, Esq. Smith Alling Lane, Attorneys at Law Legislative Update
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Commission discussion on continued tracking of forensic DNA issues: As technology expands, how should legal, privacy, funding and research issues be addressed in the future?
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.	Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.	Continued Discussion
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Public Comment
4:00 p.m.	Adjourn

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