EMERGING TRENDS IN SYNTHETIC DRUGS

WORKSHOP & WEBCAST

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Overview

We have several important announcements regarding the Emerging Trends in Synthetic Drugs 

Workshop & Webcast that starts at 9:00AM Eastern Time on April 30th and May 1st at NIST in 

Gaithersburg, Maryland. There will be a link to launch the live streaming webcast that appears on the 

conference website the morning of the webcast: http://www.nist.gov/oles/synthetic_drugs.cfm. In 

addition, all materials needed for the webcast are located on the conference website. 

Information Technology Requirements & Testing Options

Many of the webcast viewers will be from law enforcement agencies that employ firewalls on their 

network. In order to test to see if your agency is able to view the live webcast we will start the live 

webcast feed at 8:30AM eastern time (30 minutes prior to the actual start) for agencies to fine tune 

their ability to view the webcast.

Minimum System Requirements: To review webcast system requirements prior to the event: 

http://www.nist.gov/itl/iad/upload/Min-Requirements-for-NIST-Webcasts.pdf

Screen Resolution: Webcast viewers watching the streaming video on a large conference screen may 

notice that the image is somewhat pixilated. This is because of the size of the streaming files that are 

being broadcast. Ideally, webcasts are designed to watch on a typical computer screen however there

may be benefits to watching this webcast in a group setting. 

21 Second Delay: There is a 21 second delay in the webcast feed to your computers from NIST so there 

may be slight delays in addressing questions from the webcast viewers. We will attempt to minimize the 

impact of this delay by allowing proper time for questions.

Materials to Bring to the Webcast or Workshop

Printable Slides: On Monday April 29, 2013, you will be able to access printable workshop slides from 

the conference website. It is highly advisable that you print these materials before the 

lectures/webcast. 

Other Important Announcements

Registration for Webcast Viewing: Registration to view the webcast is open until the start of the 

webcast. Onsite attendance registration is now closed.

Workshop Questions: If you have a question during the webcast, please email forensic@nist.gov to ask 

the question. This email address will be used to compile webcast questions for the presenters to 
address during the live broadcast. We will keep the questions anonymous by not stating the agency or 

submitter’s name to encourage engaging questions from the webcast audience.

Twitter Feed: For those individuals that want to participate in the Twitter discussion during the 

webcast, please use the hashtag: #NISTForensics. 

Archiving Webcast: NIST will archive this webcast for future viewing. It will be posted on a public NIST 

website within 1 month of the live webcast and be available for 6 months of freely-available on-demand 

viewing. An announcement will be sent to all registered participants announcing the availability of the 

on-demand material once it is posted on the conference website.

Certificates of Attendance: All on-site attendees and webcast viewers must register to receive 

certificates of attendance for this event. 

Summary of links:

1. Conference website for registration, agenda, printable slides & WEBCAST LAUNCH: 

http://www.nist.gov/oles/synthetic_drugs.cfm

2. Web System Requirements: : http://www.nist.gov/itl/iad/upload/Min-Requirements-for-NISTWebcasts.pdf

3. Email address for questions: forensic@nist.gov

4. Twitter Feed: #NISTForensics