 Promega
is proud to sponsor the International Symposium on Human Identification
to facilitate the dissemination of information that impacts the
forensic community. The landscape of forensic science continues
to change and evolve. New technologies are enabling scientists to
discover information previously considered unknowable. The annual
international symposium on human identification continues to provide
a venue for educating both seasoned analysts and new initiates to
the field of DNA typing.
Keynote Address by Sean Carroll - Dr. Sean Carroll
will present the keynote address at this year's symposium. Dr. Carroll
is the author of The Making of the Fittest and of Endless
Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo. Sean will
sign copies of his books (available on site) following his presentation.
Find out more about Dr. Carroll's work by visiting:
seanbcarroll.com
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Confirmed Speakers
and Sessions |
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Tuesday, October 14
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The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic
Record of Evolution
Sean Carroll, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Providing Resolution for an Historically Relevant
Case through DNA Analysis
Michael Coble, Armed Forces DNA Identification Lab
The Missing Women's Task Force and the Pickton Investigation
(Canada's most prolific serial murderer)
Kathleen Horley, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Vancouver
Overview of the FBI’s CODIS Program
Thomas, Callaghan, FBI
The DNA Partial Match and Familial Search Policy
of the California Department of Justice
Gary Sims, California Department of Justice
Searching a DNA Data Bank Using Complex Mixtures:
A Retrospective Study
Leo Lavergne, Laboratoire de Sciences Judiciaires et de
Medecine Legale
The Development of a Forensic DNA Case Management
System (FMS) to Address Data Management Bottlenecks and
Increases in Cold Hits
Michael Cariola, Bode Technology
Poster and Exhibits Session
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Wednesday, October 15
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GeneMapper IDX Software v1.1: Development of an Automated
Approach for the Deconvolution of DNA Mixtures
Lisa Calandro, Applied Biosystems
Advances in Automated Mixture Interpretation
Martin Bill, Forensic Science Service
Validation of FSS - i3 v4. 2.1
Jackie Johnson, Missouri State Highway Patrol
Adaptive DNA Databank Capacity Using an Expert System
Process
Peter Wistort, New York State Police
A Solution for the Split Peak and n-10 Artifacts Seen
at the vWA Locus in PowerPlex® 16 and PowerPlex® ES
Robert McLaren, Promega Corporation
Application of Circular Ligase to Provide Template
for Rolling Circle Amplification of Low Amounts of Fragmented
DNA
Ada Nunex, FBI Laboratory
Examination and Optimization of the PreCR™ DNA Repair
Mix on Damaged DNA for Short Tandem Repeat and Mitochondrial
DNA Analysis
Todd Bille, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
- Interesting Cases
- DNA Mixture Interpretation
Poster and Exhibits Session
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6:30 - 10:30 PM
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Off-Site Event
Crimson and Opera
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Thursday, October 16
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Analyzing Y-STR Mixtures and Calculating Inclusion
Statistics
Rick Staub, Orchid Cellmark, Inc.
Drilling Deeper into the STR Allele: Enhanced Resolution
and Statistical Power through SNP Distributions within the
Short Tandem Repeats
John Planz, University of North Texas, Health Science Center
Analysis of DNA Forensic Markers Using High Throughput
Mass Spectrometry
Steven Hofstadler, Ibis Biosciences, Inc.
The Maxwell® 16 Low Elution Volume System for Forensic Casework: Routine Use in a Forensic Laboratory
Heike Felske-Zech, Department of Legal Medicine, Justus-Liebig
University
Development of a Multiplex SNP Detection System, GenPlex™
HID, Human Identification Applications
Rixun Fang, Applied Biosystems
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12:00 PM
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Conference concludes
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Meeting Location
and Accommodations |
This year's conference will be held at the beautiful Renaissance
Hollywood Hotel, 1755 North Highland Avenue, Hollywood, California
90028,
www.RenaissanceHollywood.com/. The hotel is part of the Hollywood
and Highland complex and offers over 20 restaurants and nightclubs,
six state-of-the-art movie theatres and more than 50 shops. Area
attractions include, Universal Studios Hollywood, Rodeo Drive in
Beverly Hills, the Hollywood Bowl, and sightseeing in downtown Los
Angeles.
The resort is ~13 miles from Los Angeles International Airport
and 8 miles from Burbank Airport. Super Shuttle service is available
from the airport for a nominal charge. For advance shuttle registrations
register on-line at
www.supershuttle.com and reference discount code V2KPA.
A block of rooms have been reserved for this conference at the
Renaissance Hollywood Hotel. Due to the limited room block, you
are encouraged to book your hotel room as soon as possible. Rooms
may be booked on-line at
RenaissanceHollywood.com. The group code is proproa.
Contact the hotel directly by phone 800-HOTELS 1 or
323-856-1200 mentioning the same code to make your room arrangements
at the special room rate of $205 + tax/night for single or double
occupancy.
Should you choose not to stay at the Renaissance Hollywood, an
overflow hotel is available within walking distance. The overflow
hotel is the Hollywood Heights Hotel, 2005 N. Highland Ave. Room
rates at the Hollywood Heights Hotel are $169/ night plus tax. Contact
the hotel directly at 323-876-8600 to make your reservations. Mention
group code ISH to receive the special group rate.
Reservations can also be booked online at
www.hollywoodheightshotel.com using the ISH
group code.
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Oral
or Poster Presentations |
Presentations by members of the human identity community are
a favorite feature of the annual symposium. The Abstract Selection
Committee invites interested persons to submit abstracts for oral
or poster presentations. Presentations should be of general interest
to the DNA typing community and are not limited to human identity.
Abstracts are reviewed by committee and selected based on community
interest, quality of data and contribution to the overall program.
Abstracts must fit on either an 8 1/2" x 11" or A4 sheet of paper.
The information provided in the abstract should be detailed enough
to allow for judgment by the committee. The deadline for oral abstracts
is June 16, 2008. The deadline for poster abstracts is August 1,
2007. Both oral and poster abstracts will be published in the on-line
Proceedings from the meeting. Limited space is available for poster
presentations; therefore; please limit your poster submissions to
one per person.
Abstract Submission Form: An abstract submission
form should accompany all submissions. Please print
the abstract submission form and submit by mail to:
Abstract Selection Committee
19th International Symposium on Human Identification
Promega Corporation
2800 Woods Hollow Road
Madison, Wisconsin 53711-5399 USA
Fax: 608-273-6455
E-mail:
carol.bingham@promega.com
Printable Abstract Submission Form
(PDF, 22KB)
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Sunday, October
12- Pre Symposium Workshops
HITA/AABB Workshop
Co-Chairs: Michael Baird, DNA Diagnostics Center, George
Riley, AABB and Amanda Sozer, Sozer, Niezgoda and Associates,
LLC
Time: 1:00-5:00pm
Fee: Free (pre-registration required)
HITA, the Human Identity Trade Association and AABB, the
American Association of Blood Banks will sponsor a workshop
on Sunday, October 12 from 1:00pm-5:00pm. This year’s HITA /
AABB Workshop will examine the use of non-autosomal genetic
markers in relationship analysis. Speakers will present Y-Chromosomal
STR and X-Chromosomal STR analysis as well as mitochondrial
DNA sequencing. In addition methods to incorporate the results
of non-autosomal genetic markers into calculations for relationship
will be presented. A round table discussion will follow the
presentations. There is no charge for the workshop, however,
registration is required. Questions about the workshop may be
directed to Mike Baird, phone: 513-881-4026,
mlb@dnacenter.com or Mandy Sozer, phone: 703-425-6595,
dnatcs@starpower.net
DNA Auditor Training -
Sorry, this workshop is full.
Co-Chairs: Richard Guerrieri and Heather Seubert, Federal
Bureau of Investigation
Time: Sunday, October 12, 1:00pm-5:00pm and Monday, October
13, 8:30am-4:45pm
Fee: Free (Approved application required for attendance)
The DNA Auditor Training provides current and previously
qualified DNA examiners with a comprehensive review and
interpretation of the revised DNA Audit Document (July 2004).
In order to comply with NDIS/CODIS audit requirements, affected
DNA laboratories will be required to have personnel trained
on this document. ASCLD/LAB DNA Inspectors are required
to receive this training in order to continue performing
inspections. It is strongly recommended that participants
be familiar with the DNA Audit Document prior to attending
the workshop (which can be found in Forensic Science Communications
July 2004 issue). It is highly recommended that attendees
be currently qualified in DNA analysis/interpretation. A
limited number of workshop positions are available. The
workshop is offered free of charge, however, registrants
must complete an application and meet certain requirements
to be accepted.
Monday, October
13- Pre Symposium Workshops
Forensic Population Genetics
Chair: Martin Tracey, Florida International University
Time: 8:30am-4:45pm
Fee: $195 (before August 1), $225 (after August 1)
A full day workshop on Statistics used in STRs will be held
on Monday, October 13 from 8:30am-4:45pm at the conference resort.
In court questions are frequently asked about topics such as
Hardy-Weinberg assumptions, data base size, confidence intervals,
source attribution, population substructure and matches seen
in convicted offender data bases. These and other issues raised
by participants will be addressed. Fees include all class materials,
continental breakfast, lunch & breaks. Participants should bring
a calculator to carry out work problems.
Ethics and Forensic Science
Chair: Tammy Pruet Northrup, Office of the Disciplinary Counsel
Time: 8:30am-4:45pm
Fee: $195 (before August 1), $225 (after August 1)
This workshop will cover the following topics: the history
of ethics codes in forensic science, current status of ethics
codes, a discussion of recent court cases where the ethics of
a forensic scientist was at issue and the resolution of each
case. Fees include all class materials, continental breakfast,
lunch & breaks.
Thursday,
October 16- Post Symposium Workshops
Troubleshooting Common Laboratory Problems
Co-Chairs: John M. Butler, NIST, Bruce McCord, Florida International
University
Time: 12:30pm-3:30pm
Fee: $150 (before August 1), $175 (after August 1)
DNA labs often encounter challenges when working with the
many variable aspects of the capillary electrophoresis process.
This workshop will explore common problems experienced by forensic
laboratories and suggest solutions for fixing various problems.
Participants are invited to suggest problems that they would
like to have reviewed in advance of the workshop. Fees include
handouts and a light lunch. Enrollment will be limited to encourage
group discussion.
Missing Persons & Cold Cases
Chair: John E Stewart, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Time: 12:30pm-3:30pm
Fee: $150 (before August 1), $175 (after August 1)
This workshop will help participants better understand how
to work with missing person's and cold case units. Challenges
particular to both missing persons and cold cases will be explored.
Practical advice will be provided for collecting evidence, working
with other agencies and developing a plan for tackling these
difficult cases. Fees include handouts and a light lunch. Enrollment
will be limited to encourage group discussion.
Technical Leader's Workshop
Chair: Steve Renteria, Los Angeles Sheriff's Office
Time: 12:30pm-3:30pm
Fee $150 (Before August 1), $175 (after August 1)
A technical leader's workshop will be held to discuss administrative,
and/or technical issues of interest to forensic laboratories.
Attendance will be restricted to technical leaders or their
designees. Vendors are not allowed to attend this workshop.
Suggestions for discussion items will be solicited in advance.
Fees include handouts and a light lunch.
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With an average attendance of well over 650 people from the field
of DNA typing, the annual symposium on human identification provides
as excellent opportunity to meet key decision makers. If your company
offers products related to DNA typing we encourage you to consider
exhibiting at the meeting. Direct exhibition inquiries to:
Mary O'Connell
Phone: 608-277-2497
Fax: 608-277-2601
E-mail:
mary.oconnell@promega.com
Exhibit space is limited, so reserve your place early.
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Fees for the symposium are $595 US if registering before August
1, 2008. After August 1, the registration fee will increase to $695
US. Fees include the program and materials, lunch on Tuesday and
Wednesday, the Welcome Reception, refreshment breaks and special
dinner event at Crimson and Opera.
Register Now »
Registrations may also be sent to Sara Hilgendorf by fax at 608-273-6455.
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Badge Request Form
(PDF, 89KB)
Request for Approval of Giveaway Items
(PDF, 90KB)
Exhibitor
Deadlines (PDF, 61KB)
Exhibitor's Agreement
(PDF, 130KB)
Indemnification/Hold Harmless
(PDF, 70KB)
Rules
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Sponsorship Opportunities
(PDF, 102KB)
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