National Law Enforcement Summit on DNA Technology

P R O C E E D I N G S

July 27 - 28, 2000
Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center
Washington, D.C.

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Agenda
July 27, 2000 - HORIZON BALLROOM

The above-entitled matter came on for hearing on Thursday, July 27, 2000, commencing at 8:30 a.m., at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, D.C., before Executive Director of the National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence, Christopher H. Asplen, AUSA, Moderator.

Reported By: Michele D. Lambie, CSR-RPR

DAY ONE INTRODUCTION
8:00 AM - 8:30 AMCoffee Service
8:30 AM - 8:45 AMIntroduction
Christopher H. Asplen, AUSA
Executive Director
National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence
8:45 AM - 9:00 AMOpening Remarks
Julie Samuels
Acting Director
National Institute of Justice
9:00 AM - 9:30 AMDefining the Issues for Law Enforcement
Terrance Gainer
Executive Assistant Chief of Police
Metropolitan, DC Police Department
9:30 AM - 10:00 AMDNA 101
Lisa Forman
Acting Director, Investigative & Forensic Sciences Division
National Institute of Justice
10:00 AM - 10:15 AMBreak
DNA DATABASES: A POWERFUL TOOL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY
10:15 AM - 11:45 AMPaul Ferrara
Director
Virginia Division of Forensic Services
10:45 AM - 11:15 AMDwight Adams
Deputy Assistant Director
Laboratory Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
11:15 AM - 11:45 PMDavid Coffman
Crime Laboratory Analyst Supervisor
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
11:45 PM - 12:30 PMQuestions/Comments
WORKING LUNCH
12:30 PM - 1:45 PMMaureen Casey
Deputy Commissioner
Policy and Planning Division
City of New York
EDUCATING LAW ENFORCEMENT
1:45 PM - 2:00 PMModerator:
Chief Darrell Sanders
Frankfort, Illinois Police Department
2:00 PM - 2:30 PMLee Colwell
Director, Criminal Justice Institute
University of Arkansas System
2:30 PM - 3:00 PMKeith Coonrod
Director of Toxicology and Drug Chemistry Services
New York State Police Laboratory System
3:00 PM - 3:45 PMDiscussion
POSTCONVICTION DNA TESTING: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
3:45 PM - 4:05 PMLisa Weinreb
Deputy District Attorney
County of San Diego
4:05 PM - 4:15 PMDiscussion
DEFENSE BAR PERSPECTIVE
4:15 PM - 4:45 PMChristopher J. Plourd
Law Office of Christopher J. Plourd
San Diego, CA
4:45 PM - 5:00 PMDiscussion
5:00 PMAdjourn

Agenda
July 28, 2000 - ATRIUM BALLROOM

Meeting in the above-captioned matter was taken on Friday, July 28, 2000, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., commencing at 8:45 a.m. before Carol T. Lucic, Notary Public.

Reported By: Carol T. Lucic

DAY TWO INTRODUCTION
8:00 AM - 8:45 AMCoffee Service
"What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence" Demonstration of cd-rom training program
8:45 AM - 9:00 AMMary Lou Leary
Acting Assistant Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
9:00 AM - 9:30 AMKeynote Address
Attorney General Janet Reno
United States Department of Justice
9:30 AM - 10:00 AMA Discussion of Legal Issues
James R. Wooley
Baker & Hostetler, Attorneys at Law
Cleveland, Ohio
10:00 AM - 10:45 AMDiscussion
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM.Break
POLICE AND PROSECUTORS: MAXIMIZING THE VALUE OF DNA
11:00 AM - 11:15 AMModerator:
Superintendent Terry Hillard
Chicago Police Department
11:15 AM - 11:45 AMClay Strange
Assistant District Attorney
Austin, Texas
11:45 AM - 12:15 PMNorman Gahn
Assistant District Attorney
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
12:15 PM - 12:45 PMDiscussion
WORKING LUNCH
12:45 PM - 1:45 AMDon Dovaston
Forensic Science Service
United Kingdom
LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATIONS FOR PROMOTING FORENSIC DNA
1:45 PM - 2:00 PMModerator:
David G. Boyd
Director, Office of Science and Technology
National Institute of Justice
2:00 PM - 2:30 PMTimothy Schellberg
Smith Alling Lane, Governmental Affairs, Attorneys at Law
Trends in State Legislation
2:30 PM - 2:50 PMCharles Bronson, Jr.
State Senator
18th District of Florida
2:50 AM - 3:10 PMDiscussion
3:10 PM - 3:25 PMBreak
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE CRIME LABORATORY: WORKING TOGETHER TO SOLVE CRIMES
3:25 PM - 3:35 PMModerator:
Chief Thomas Cronin
Coreur d'Alene Police Department
3:35 PM - 3:55 PMLucy Davis
DNA Section Supervisor
Kentucky State Police Forensic Laboratory
3:55 PM - 4:15 PMAlexandria Police Department
A Case Report
4:15 PM - 4:45 PMDiscussion
4:45 PM - 5:00 PMClosing Remarks



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