SUNDAY |
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Arrival and check-in |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:45 pm | Policy |
| Discussion Leader: Ray Mintz |
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm | Dr. Albert E. Brandenstein (Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy) "An Overview of Counterdrug Technology Development" |
8:15 pm - 9:00 pm | Mr. Ing. Ondrej Curilla (Customs Directorate of Slovak Republic) "Anti-Drug Programme at the Customs Directorate of the Slovak Republic"
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9:00 pm - 9:45 pm | Mr. Mark Connolly (Canada Customs and Revenue Agency)
"An Overview of Contraband Smuggling in Canada Through the Use of Internal Conspiracies" |
MONDAY |
7:45 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 11:45 am | Photon Detection Technologies |
| Discussion Leader: Amy Waters |
9:00 am - 9:45 am | Mr. John Pennella (US Customs Service)
"US Customs Technologies, New Changes - New Solutions" |
9:45 am - 10:30 am | Dr. Peter J. Rothschild (American Science and Engineering, Inc.)) "The Physics of Inspecting Containers with X-rays and Gamma Rays" |
10:30 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 11:45 am | Dr. Paul Bjorkholm (Varian Medical Systems, Industrial Products Group) "Matching X-ray Characteristics to Specific Applications" |
11:45 am - 12:45 pm | Dr. Victor Orphan (SAIC)
"VACIS Gamma-ray Imaging Enhancements" |
12:45 pm | Group Photo / Lunch |
1:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Free Time |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:45 pm | Photon Detection Technologies Cont'd. |
| Discussion Leader: Marian Langford |
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm | Open/TBD |
8:15 pm - 9:00 pm | Dr. Peter J. Rothschild (American Science and Engineering) "High Speed BodySearch System for Contraband Detection" |
9:00 pm - 9:45 pm | Mr. Roy Lindquist (US Customs Service)
"Pros and Cons of Mobile Non-Intrusive Imaging Systems" |
TUESDAY |
7:45 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 11:45 am | Trace Detection Technologies |
| Discussion Leader: TBD |
9:00 am - 9:45 am | Stephen R. Collett(Australian Customs Service)
"Detection and Synergies Between Surveillance Technology" |
9:45 am - 10:30 am | Mr. Jack McCready (US Coast Guard Research & Development Center) "The New Normalcy - C+ on C/C Research Efforts" |
10:30 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 11:45 am | Dr. Franz Aberl (Securetec AG)
"A Vapour Detection System to Fight Illegal Drug Trafficking" |
11:45 am - 12:30 pm | Poster Presentations
Session Leader: Dr. Amy Waters |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Free Time |
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session
Session Leader: Dr. Amy Waters |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:45 pm | Trace Detection Technologies Cont'd. |
| Discussion Leader: Terry Kunz, HARC |
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm | Dr. Trent De Persia (National Institute of Justice)
"Drug Detection to Keep Drugs out of Prisons" |
8:15 pm - 9:00 pm | Dr. Per Mansson (Biosensor Applications)
"Precision Drug Detection Using QCM" |
9:00 pm - 9:45 pm | Mr. Frank Kuja (Barringer Research Limited)
"Recent Advancements in Trace Narcotics Detection Technologies" |
WEDNESDAY |
7:45 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 am | Nuclear/Emerging Technology |
| Discussion Leader: Dr. George Coyle
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9:00 am - 9:45 am | Dr. Marian Langford (Security Consultant) "The Power of Insect Olfaction" |
9:45 am - 10:30 am | Elizabeth R. D'Andrea (DoD CounterDrug Technology Development Program Office) "Neutron Activation and Other Automatic Detection Systems" |
10:30 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 11:45 am | Dr. Patrick Shea (Ancore, Inc.)
"Neutron Based Inspection Technologies - Progress / Issues" |
11:45 am - 12:30 pm | Poster Presentations
Session Leader: Dr. Amy Waters |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Free Time |
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session
Session Leader: Dr. Amy Waters |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:45 pm | Nuclear/Emerging Technology Cont. |
| Discussion Leader: TBA |
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm | Dr. George Vourvopoulos (Western Kentucky University) "NELIS - A Neutron Elemental Inspection System of Commodities of Pallets" |
8:15 pm - 9:00 pm | Dr. Grant Gallant (Canada Customs and Revenue Agency) "Contraband Detection in Cargo Containers Using K-40 Natural Gamma Ray Emissions" |
9:00 pm - 9:45 pm | Dr. Curtis Bell (Federal Administration Aviation)
"Neutron Detection Systems Performance" |
THURSDAY |
7:45 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Emerging Technologies and Policy |
| Discussion Leader: Dr. Lee Grodzins |
9:00 am - 9:45 am | Speaker Pending |
9:45 am - 10:30 am | Dr. Grant Gallant (Canada Customs and Revenue Agency) "Detection of Cocaine and Heroin Using X-ray Diffraction" |
10:30 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 11:45 am | Dr. Victor Orphan (SAIC)
"Radiation Scattering as a Supplementary Diagnostic Tool: Applications in Pallet Inspection" |
11:45 am - 12:30 pm | Dr. Helmut Strecker (Yxlon, Inc.)
"Advanced Energy Dispersing CXRS for High-Confidence Detection of Contraband Including Drugs and Explosives" |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Free Time |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 8:45 pm | Emerging Technologies and Policy Cont'd. |
| Discussion Leader: Dr. Harry Martz |
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm | Dr. Timothy Rayner (InVision Technologies, Inc.)
"Emerging Technologies: Comprehensive Checkpoint Screening" |
8:15 pm - 8:45 pm | Discussion Leaders recap their sessions, question and answer period |
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Business Meeting and Closing |
FRIDAY |
7:45 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am | Departure |