Organization of Scientific Area Committees

Scientific Area Committee Public Meetings

Feb. 16-17, 2015

Orlando, FL

Location

Rosen Plaza Hotel – in Salon 3 & 4

9700 International Dr. 

Orlando, FL

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Agenda

Public Feedback will occur during the final 15-20 minutes of each discipline’s presentation

Feb. 16, 8:00 to 11:30 a.m. – Digital/Multimedia Scientific Area Committee 

• 8 to 8:10 a.m.: Introduction

• 8:10 to 8:55 a.m.: Digital Evidence Subcommittee presentation/discussion

• 8:55 to 9:40 a.m.: Facial Identification Subcommittee presentation/discussion

• 9:40 to 10:00 a.m.: Break

• 10:00 to 10:45 a.m.: Imaging Technologies Subcommittee presentation/discussion

• 10:45 to 11:30 a.m.: Speaker Recognition Subcommittee presentation/discussion

Feb. 16, 12:30 to 5:00 p.m. – Crime Scene/Death Investigation Scientific Area Committee

• 12:30 to 12:40 p.m.: Introduction

• 12:40 to 1:20 p.m.: Anthropology Subcommittee presentation/discussion

• 1:20 to 2:00 p.m.: Disaster Victim Identification Subcommittee presentation/discussion

• 2:00 to 2:40 p.m.: Dogs and Sensors Subcommittee presentation/discussion

• 2:40 to 3:00 p.m.: Break

• 3:00 to 3:40 p.m.: Fire Scene and Explosives Subcommittee presentation/discussion

• 3:40 to 4:20 p.m.: Medico-Legal Death Investigation Subcommittee presentation/discussion

• 4:20 to 5:00 p.m.: Odontology Subcommittee presentation/discussion

Feb. 16, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. – Biology/DNA Scientific Area Committee

• 7 to 7:10 p.m.: Introduction 

• 7:10 to 8:10 p.m.: DNA Analysis 1 Subcommittee presentation/discussion

• 8:10 to 9:10 p.m.: DNA Analysis 2 Subcommittee presentation/discussion

• 9:10 to 10:00 p.m.: Wildlife Forensics Subcommittee presentation/discussion

Feb. 17, 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Chemistry/Instrumental Analysis Scientific Area Committee 

• 8:00 to 8:10 a.m.: Introduction

• 8:10 to 8:50 a.m.: Controlled Substances Subcommittee presentation/discussion

• 8:50 to 9:30 a.m.: Fire Debris and Explosives Subcommittee presentation/discussion

• 9:30 to 10:10 a.m.: Geological Materials Subcommittee presentation/discussion

• 10:10 to 10:30 a.m.: Break

• 10:30 to 11:10 a.m.: Materials (Trace) Subcommittee presentation/discussion

• 11:10 to 11:50 a.m.: Gunshot Residue Subcommittee presentation/discussion

• 11:50 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Toxicology Subcommittee presentation/discussion
Feb. 17, 1:00 to 5:05 p.m. – Physics/Pattern Interpretation Scientific Area Committee

• 1:00 to 1:10 p.m.: Introduction

• 1:10 to 1:55 p.m.: Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Subcommittee presentation/discussion

• 1:55 to 2:40 p.m.: Firearms and Toolmarks Subcommittee presentation/discussion

• 2:40 to 2:50 p.m.: Break

• 2:50 to 3:35 p.m.: Footwear and Tire Tread Subcommittee presentation/discussion

• 3:35 to 4:20 p.m.: Friction Ridge Subcommittee presentation/discussion

• 4:20 to 5:05 p.m.: Questioned Documents Subcommittee presentation/discussion

Webcast

To view the live webcasts of these meetings, please return to this website on Feb. 16 or 17. Webcasts 

will begin at 8:00 AM Eastern Time each day and continue for the duration of the meetings. Archives of 

these webcasts will be posted on this website within one week of the meeting.

Public Comment Instructions

A public comment period will take place during the final 15-20 minutes of each subcommittee’s 

presentation. Public comments will be limited to 3 minutes per individual. 

Written comments may also be submitted by email to forensics@nist.gov. Please put the name of the 

relevant scientific area committee or subcommittee on your email subject line. If you wish to submit 

general comments about OSAC activities, please put “general OSAC comment” on your email subject 

line. The written comment period will be open until March 3. All written comments will be shared with 

the relevant scientific area committee or subcommittee.

Subcommittee Presentations

Subcommittee presentations will be available as PDF files after the meeting on this webpage.