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NIST's Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) will hold its public meetings in Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday-Tuesday, Feb. 22 and 23, 2016. The meetings will include presentations and discussions of progress and priorities for developing forensic science standards and guidelines for each forensic science discipline.
Please register to attend this free on-site event or watch the live WEBCAST. NIST OSAC Affairs has partnered with the National Institute of Justice's Forensic Technology Center of Excellence operated by RTI International to manage the registration process and broadcast the webcast to all interested stakeholders.
Public feedback time will be reserved for the conclusion of each discipline's presentation.
February 22, 2016 (Monday)
Digital/Multimedia Scientific Area Committee Public Status Reports & Open Discussion (8:00 AM - 10:00 AM)
(webcast) (PDF)
- Digital Evidence Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF) - Facial Identification Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF) - Video/Imaging Technology and Analysis Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF) - Speaker Recognition Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF)
Biology/DNA Scientific Area Committee Public Status Reports & Open Discussion (10:15 AM - 12:00 PM)
(webcast) (PDF)
- Biological Data Interpretation and Reporting Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF) - Biological Methods Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF) - Wildlife Forensics Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF)
Crime Scene/Death Investigation Scientific Area Committee Public Status Reports & Open Discussion (1:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
(webcast) (PDF)
- Anthropology Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF) - Disaster Victim Identification Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF) - Dogs and Sensors Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF) - Fire and Explosion Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF) - Medicolegal Death Investigation Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF) - Odontology Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF) - Crime Scene Investigation Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF)
February 23, 2016 (Tuesday)
Physics/Pattern Interpretation Scientific Area Committee Public Status Reports & Open Discussion (8:30 AM - 12:00 PM)
(webcast) (PDF)
- Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF) - Firearms and Toolmarks Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF) - Footwear and Tire Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF) - Forensic Document Examination Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF) - Friction Ridge Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF)
Chemistry/Instrumental Analysis Scientific Area Committee Public Status Reports & Open Discussion (1:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
(webcast) (PDF)
- Fire Debris and Explosives Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF) - Geological Materials Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF) - Gunshot Residue Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF) - Materials (Trace) Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF) - Seized Drugs Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF) - Toxicology Subcommittee Presentation/Discussion
(webcast) (PDF)
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