15th International Forensic Science Symposium
Interpol General Secretariat
23-26 October, 2007 |
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International Forensic Science Symposium
Purpose, Working Policy and Format
IFSS Purpose (revised 2004)
- Provide forum for forensic managers
- Presentation of scientific advances previous 3 years
- Exchange of information
IFSS Format (revised 2004)
The Triennial Interpol Forensic Science Symposium is a forum for forensic managers
from all Interpol Member States to facilitate:
- exchanging information which will enhance scientific contributions in criminal
investigation and the administration of justice,
- presenting updates made in forensic evidence types over the previous 3 years,
- discussing current forensic issues encountered by Member states and the
possible provision of solutions by the combined experience and expertise of
the participants,
- identifying trends and potential impacts on forensic science,
- creating a bridge with the international forensic community which supports
the Interpol mission.
Co-ordinating Laboratories (revised 2006)
- Internationally recognized competence
- Review progress & trends of evidence types
- Prepare overview document
- Present the key issues of review
IFSS Working Policy
(revised 2004)
Organizing Committee
- Assigned duties
- Decision making
- Customer satisfaction
- Interaction with IPGS
- A Chair to be elected by the symposium to chair the next symposium and
form the organizing committee for the next meeting. The chair proposes an
organizing committee, and if necessary seeks additional volunteers.
- The incoming organizing committee will ratify the selection of coordinating
laboratories and evidence types, based on proposals from the current organizing
committee to ensure an internationally recognized co-ordinating laboratory
for each evidence type of the agenda.
- The co-ordinating laboratory to contact the member states and working groups
to prepare a review paper to a format determined by the proceedings coordinator
and a talking paper for their evidence type for presentation at the next symposium.
- The chair appoints members of the organizing committee or others to handle
the following aspects of the symposium:
- technical co-ordinators, responsible for managing the evidence reviews
and ensuring that the review papers as well as the talking papers are
completed by the coordinating laboratories and chairing the respective
session.
- co-ordinators for the thematic panels, ensuring to find the speakers
for a given theme, collate presentations and moderating the panels.
- co-ordinator for the poster session, reviewing the poster abstracts
in concert with the technical coordinators and the Interpol liaison to
ensure the organization of the poster exhibition during the symposium.
- co-ordinator for the symposium proceedings, to prepare a format for
the review papers, ensuring the compilation of the review papers, the
special thematic papers as well as the poster abstracts for the symposium
proceedings, in concert with the Interpol liaison and updating the symposium
webpage on the Interpol website. Conduct the symposium survey and ensure
that the results are incorporated into the program of the next symposium.
Publishing the proceedings.
- Interpol representative, ensuring the permanent liaison between the
Interpol General Secretariat and the organizing committee, supporting
the vision, mission and core functions of Interpol.
Way forward
- Intensify interaction with IPGS
Charge the Organizing Committee with developing a 'resolution on forensic science'
to be submitted to the Interpol General Assembly for adoption.
To:
- Formalize the relationship between the IIFS and Organizing Committee
- Enhance relationships with worldwide forensic science organizations
- Leverage forensic science expertise to support Interpol mission and vision
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