Monday, March 27, 2006
Forensics and Biometrics
9:00-9:15 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Dr. Mary Ellen Mazey, Dean of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, West Virginia Univesrity
- Jason M. Nutzman, Editor-in-Chief, West Virginia Law Review
9:15-9:45 am Introduction of Symposium Topics
- Max Houck, Director of the Forensic Science Initiative, West Virginia University
- Bojan Cukic, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University
- Caprice Roberts, Associate Professor of Law, West Virginia University College of Law
9:45-10:00 am Break
10:00-12:30 pm Forensic and Investigative Sciences Program
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Moderator: Max Houck, Director of the Forensic Science Initiative, West Virginia University
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Panelists: Anjali R. Swienton, President and CEO of SciLaw Forensics, Ltd.
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Dr. Suzanne Bell, Assistant Professor of Forensic Chemistry, West Virginia University
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Dr. Clifton Bishop, Associate Professor of Biology and Director of the Forensic & Investigative Sciences Program, West Virginia University
12:30-2:30 pm Lunch Break
- Display of Forensics and Biometrics Equipment, College of Law Lobby
- Tours of Forensic Crime Lab/Houses (led by Forensics Students)
2:30-5:00 pm Biometrics Systems
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Moderator: Larry Hornak, Professor, Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University, Co-Director, Center for Identification Technology Research
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Panelists: Duane Blackburn, Office of Science & Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President
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Peter Sand, Director of Privacy Technology, The Privacy Office, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
6:30-7:30 pm Reception
- Mountainlair Ballroom, West Virginia University Downtown Campus
7:30-8:15 pm Festival of Ideas Lecture – “Forensics – Guardian or Threat to Our Civil Liberties”
- Judge William H. Webster, Former Director of the CIA and FBI and current consulting partner at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, Washington, D.C.
Mountainlair, West Virginia University Downtown Campus
Tuesday, March 28, 2006 Legal Aspects of Forensics and Biometrics
9:00-10:15 am Evidentiary Issues from Collection to Proper Uses of Forensic Evidence
- Moderator: Professor Andre Moenssens, West Virgina University College of Law
- Panelists: Marcia Ashdown, Prosecuting Attorney, Monongalia County, West Virginia
- Jay T. McCamic, Criminal Defense Attorney, Wheeling, West Virginia
- Judge Russell M. Clawges, Jr. – Circuit Court Judge, Monongalia County, West Virginia
- Professor Judith A.M. Scully, West Virginia University College of Law
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:45 am Terrorism Threats & Privacy Rights in the 21st Century
- Moderator: Professor Gerald Ashdown, West Virgina University College of Law
- Panelists: John Woodward, The RAND Corporation
- Sam Cava, Director of the Biometrics Fusion Department, Department of Defense
- Judge William H. Webster, former Director of the CIA and FBI and current consulting partner at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, Washington, D.C.
11:45-1:00 pm Lunch Break
1:00-1:45 pm Edward G. Donley Memorial Lecture – “Enhancing the Senses: How Technological Advances Shape Our View of the Law”
- Professor Steven Goldberg, Georgetown University Law Center
1:45-2:00 pm Break
2:00-3:15 pm Roundtable Discussion – Roadmap for Continued Collaboration in the Brave New World
- Moderator: Professor Caprice Roberts, West Virginia University College of Law
- Panelists: Professor Max Houck, Director of the Forensic Science Initiative, West Virginia University
- Professor Steven Goldberg, Georgetown University Law Center
- Professor Bojan Cukic, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University
- Professor Andre Moenssens, West Virginia University College of Law
- Professor John Temple, Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism, West Virginia University
3:15-3:30 pm Concluding Remarks
- John W. Fisher, II, Dean and Professor of Law, West Virginia University College of Law
- Jason M. Nutzman, Editor-in-Chief, West Virginia Law Review
3:30 pm Reception
- West Virginia University College of Law Lobby
* All events will take place in the Marilyn E. Lugar Courtroom at the West Virginia University College of Law (unless otherwise noted)
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