| 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 |
