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OSAC Agenda

1:00 - 1:10pm EDT (UTC-4)

OSAC Housekeeping and Welcome Remarks

Speaker(s)

John Paul Jones, NIST, OSAC Program Manager

1:10 - 1:20pm EDT (UTC-4)

NIST Welcome

Speaker(s)

S. Shyam Sunder, NIST, Special Programs Office, Director

1:20 - 1:30pm EDT (UTC-4)

Forensic Science Standards Board (FSSB) Update

Speaker(s)

Laurel Farrell, Chair

1:30 - 1:50pm EDT (UTC-4)

Digital/Multimedia Scientific Area Committee (SAC) Update

(including activities from Digital Evidence, Facial Identification, Speaker Recognition, and Video/Imaging Technology and Analysis Subcommittees)

Speaker(s)

Richard Vorder Bruegge, Chair, Digital/Multimedia SAC

1:50 - 2:10pm EDT (UTC-4)

Physics/Pattern Interpretation Scientific Area Committee (SAC) Update

(including activities from the Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Document Examination, and Friction Ridge Subcommittees)

Speaker(s)

Melissa Gische, Chair, Physics/Pattern Interpretation SAC

2:10 - 2:30pm EDT (UTC-4)

Biology Scientific Area Committee (SAC) Update

(including activities from the Human Forensic Biology and Wildlife Forensic Biology Subcommittees)

Speaker(s)

Carl Sobieralski, Vice Chair, Biology SAC

2:30 - 2:40pm EDT (UTC-4)

Break

2:40 - 3:00pm EDT (UTC-4)

Chemistry: Trace Evidence Scientific Area Committee (SAC) Update

(including activities from the Ignitable Liquids, Explosives, and Gunshot Residue and Trace Materials Subcommittees)

Speaker(s)

Chris Taylor, Chair, Chemistry: Trace Evidence SAC

3:00 - 3:20pm EDT (UTC-4)

Medicine Scientific Area Committee (SAC) Update

(including activities from the Forensic Anthropology, Medicolegal Death Investigation, and Forensic Odontology Subcommittees)

Speaker(s)

Jason Wiersema, Chair, Medicine SAC

3:20 - 3:40pm EDT (UTC-4)

Scene Examination Scientific Area Committee (SAC) Update

(including activities from the Crime Scene Investigation/Reconstruction, Dogs and Sensors, and Fire and Explosion Investigation Subcommittees)

Speaker(s)

Craig Beyler, Chair, Scene Examination SAC

3:40 - 4:00pm EDT (UTC-4)

Chemistry: Seized Drugs/Toxicology Scientific Area Committee (SAC) Update

(including activities from the Seized Drugs and Forensic Toxicology Subcommittees)

Speaker(s)

Marc LeBeau, Chair, Chemistry: Seized Drugs/Toxicology SAC

4:00 - 4:30pm EDT (UTC-4)

Q&A

4:30pm EDT -

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