Forensic Analysis: Weighing Bullet Lead Evidence (2004)
Chapter: Appendix C: Committee Meeting Agendas
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Committee Meeting Agendas
National Academy of Sciences
500 5th Street, NW, Room 201
Washington DC
AGENDA
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3
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7:30 |
BREAKFAST |
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8:00 |
CLOSED SESSION |
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8:00 |
OPENING REMARKS |
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Welcome |
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Kenneth O. MacFadden, Chair |
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COMMITTEE INTRODUCTIONS |
TAB 2 |
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INTRODUCTION TO THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES |
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Dorothy Zolandz, Director, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology |
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8:45 |
OPEN SESSION |
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8:45 |
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Kenneth O. MacFadden, Chair |
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9:15 |
PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND GOALS |
TAB 3 |
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Robert D. Koons, Research Chemist, Forensic Science Research Unit, FBI Academy |
TAB 4 |
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9:45 |
INTRODUCTION TO THE BULLET MANUFACTURING PROCESS |
TAB 5 |
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Kenneth D. Green, Director, Technical Affairs, Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute, Inc. |
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10:30 |
BREAK |
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10:45 |
FBI’s ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUE AND STATISTICS |
TAB 6 |
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Robert D. Koons, Research Chemist, Forensic Science Research Unit, FBI Academy |
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11:45 |
LUNCH |
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1:00 |
ADMISSIBILITY OF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE |
TAB 7 |
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Judge Russell F. Canan, Superior Court of the District of Columbia |
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Scott Schools, First Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of South Carolina |
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Richard K. Gilbert, Esq., Attorney |
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2:30 |
PERSPECTIVE OF AN EXPERT WITNESS |
TAB 8 |
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Wayne A. Duerfeldt, Laboratory Manager, Gopher Resource Corporation |
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3:00 |
BREAK |
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3:15 |
CLOSED SESSION |
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3:15 |
GENERAL DISCUSSION What do we know/what don’t we know/what do we need regarding: • Analytical technique • Bullet manufacturing • Legal interpretation • Data quality and quantity • Other technical & legal questions |
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5:00 |
ADJOURN FOR DAY |
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6:00 |
COMMITTEE DINNER |
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4
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7:30 |
BREAKFAST |
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8:00 |
CLOSED SESSION |
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8:00 |
DISCUSSION OF BALANCE AND COMPOSITION |
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Dorothy Zolandz, Director, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology |
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8:45 |
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS |
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10:00 |
BREAK |
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10:15 |
REPORT DISSEMINATION |
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10:30 |
LOGISTICS—TEAMS, ASSIGNMENTS, AND SCHEDULES |
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11:00 |
NEXT STEPS |
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12:00 |
ADJOURN |
National Academy of Sciences
500 5th Street, NW, Room 213
Washington DC
AGENDA
MONDAY, MARCH 3
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7:30 |
BREAKFAST |
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8:00 |
CLOSED SESSION |
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8:00 |
OPENING REMARKS, INTRODUCTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS Kenneth O. MacFadden, Chair |
TAB 2 |
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8:10 |
OPEN SESSION |
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8:10 |
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Kenneth O. MacFadden, Chair |
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8:15 |
STATISTICS OF BULLETS Alicia Carriquiry, Associate Provost and Professor, Department of Statistics, Iowa State University |
TAB 4 |
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9:15 |
LEAD AND LEAD REFINING R. David Prengaman, President, RSR Technologies Corporation |
TAB 5 |
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10:15 |
BREAK |
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10:45 |
PERSPECTIVE ON BULLET LEAD COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS TBA |
TAB 6 |
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11:45 |
LUNCH |
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1:00 |
FBI EXAMINERS: QUALITY CONTROL AND TESTIMONY TBA |
TAB 7 |
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2:00 |
CLOSED SESSION |
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2:00 |
BREAK |
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2:15 |
REPORT FROM THE SHOT SHOW Robert Greenberg Clifford Spiegelman |
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2:45 |
UPDATES FROM GROUPS Manufacturing Analytical Statistics Interpretation |
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3:15 |
GROUP WORK ON NEW INFORMATION |
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4:30 |
GROUPS REPORT TO COMMITTEE |
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5:00 |
ADJOURN FOR DAY |
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6:00 |
COMMITTEE DINNER |
TUESDAY, MARCH 4
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7:30 |
BREAKFAST |
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8:00 |
CLOSED SESSION |
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8:00 |
DISCUSSION OF BALANCE AND COMPOSITION Dorothy Zolandz, Director, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology |
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8:30 |
COMMITTEE DISCUSSION/GROUP DISCUSSIONS ON FINDINGS |
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10:00 |
BREAK |
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10:15 |
REPORT OUTLINE DEVELOPMENT |
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11:00 |
LOGISTICS—ASSIGNMENTS AND SCHEDULES |
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11:30 |
NEXT STEPS |
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12:00 |
ADJOURN |
National Academy of Sciences
500 5th Street, NW, Room 213
Washington DC
AGENDA
MONDAY, APRIL 14
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7:30 |
BREAKFAST |
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8:00 |
CLOSED SESSION |
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8:00 |
OPENING REMARKS: REVIEW COMMITTEE CHARGE & WORK SESSION GOALS Kenneth O. MacFadden, Chair |
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8:15 |
SUB-GROUP VISIT REPORTS Manufacturing—visit to bullet manufacturers Analysis Statistics—conference call with Robert Koons Interpretation |
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9:30 |
OPEN SESSION |
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9:30 |
BREAK |
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9:45 |
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION Robert Koons, FBI Laboratory |
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11:45 |
LUNCH |
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1:00 |
CLOSED SESSION |
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1:00 |
WHAT WE KNOW/DON’T KNOW EXERCISE (REVIEW MASTER DOCUMENT) |
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3:00 |
SUB-GROUP WORK SESSION |
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4:30 |
DEVELOPMENT OF WRITING PLAN |
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5:00 |
ADJOURN FOR DAY |
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6:00 |
COMMITTEE DINNER |
TUESDAY, APRIL 15
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7:30 |
BREAKFAST |
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8:00 |
CLOSED SESSION |
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8:00 |
SUB-GROUP REPORT WRITING |
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11:45 |
LUNCH |
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12:45 |
COMMITTEE PROGRESS REPORTS |
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1:30 |
DISCUSSION OF WORK PLAN, TASK ASSIGNMENTS AND NEXT MEETING |
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2:00 |
ADJOURN |
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2:00 |
TRIP TO FBI LABORATORY |
National Academy of Sciences
500 5th Street, NW, Room 205
Washington DC
AGENDA
MONDAY, MAY 12
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7:30 |
BREAKFAST |
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8:00 |
CLOSED SESSION |
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8:00 |
OPENING REMARKS: REVIEW COMMITTEE CHARGE & WORK SESSION GOALS Kenneth O. MacFadden, Chair |
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8:15 |
REPORT ON VISIT TO FBI LABORATORY Steve Prescott, Karen Kafadar, Michael Finkelstein, Bob Greenberg, Ken MacFadden |
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8:30 |
REVIEW & DISCUSSION OF DRAFT REPORT Each team to give a brief overview of their Draft report, conclusions and recommendations: followed by an open discussion with the committee |
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8:30 |
ANALYSIS |
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9:15 |
MANUFACTURING |
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10:15 |
BREAK |
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10:30 |
STATISTICS |
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11:15 |
INTERPRETATION |
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12:00 |
LUNCH |
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1:00 |
OPEN SESSION |
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1:00 |
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION Robert Koons, FBI Laboratory |
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3:00 |
CLOSED SESSION |
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3:00 |
DISCUSSION AND RESOLUTION OF OPEN ISSUES |
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5:00 |
ADJOURN FOR DAY |
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6:30 |
COMMITTEE DINNER |
TUESDAY, MAY 13
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7:30 |
BREAKFAST |
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8:00 |
CLOSED SESSION |
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8:00 |
SUB-GROUP REPORT WRITING |
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11:45 |
LUNCH |
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12:45 |
COMMITTEE PROGRESS REPORTS |
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1:15 |
DISCUSSION OF REPORT DISSEMINATION |
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1:30 |
DISCUSSION OF WORK PLAN, REPORT SCHEDULE, TASK ASSIGNMENTS |
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2:00 |
ADJOURN |
