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Live & Online: Forensic Science e-Symposium™ on Human Identification - From DNA & Fingerprints to Criminal Law & Justice

Having successfully launched the world's first Human Identification e-Symposium™ in 2005 (over 2000 viewings), the Forensic Institute is now embarking on the second Human Identification online conference as part of its 2006 Forensic e-Symposium™ Series.

London, UK (PRWEB) February 14, 2006 -- On 28 February 2006, world-leading experts will be gathering live and online to share the latest research and thinking around human identification. Having successfully launched the world's first Forensic Science e-Symposium™ on Human Identification in 2005 (over 2000 viewings), the Forensic Institute is now embarking on the second Human Identification online conference as part of its 2006 Forensic Science e-Symposium™ Series, www.forensic.e-symposium.com.

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Delegates from around the world will be able to join presentations and round table debates from their workplace and interact with the leading forensic science experts on matters such as forensic DNA, latent fingerprints and criminal law. The online event is accessible to anyone with a computer, a soundcard and an Internet connection.

Program highlights include:

MiniSTR’s for low copy number and degraded DNA
Michael Coble, NIST

Forensic applications of SNP typing
Angel Carracedo, Director of the National Genotyping Centre, Spain

DNA Low Copy Number (LCN) Profiling
Jonathan Whitaker, Forensic Science Service

Legal Regulation of Laboratories and Expert Testimony
William C. Thompson, Department of Criminology, Law and Society, University of California

Policy Issues of DNA in the Criminal Justice System
David M. J. Lazer, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Fingerprint Detection Errors
Glenn Langenburg, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

Non-Numeric Standards
David Ashbaugh, Fingerprint Expert and Staff Sergeant (Retired) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Round Table: Databases and their Legal & Ethical Use and

Round Table: Validity Challenges of Fingerprint Evidence

The e-Symposium™ is regulated by distinguished experts such as David Faigman, James Robertson, Richard Saferstein, Peter Gill, John Butler, Henry Lee, Christopher Champod and Fred Preston.

For more information and to register, please visit www.forensic.e-symposium.com.

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