 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Annual Continuing Education Seminar |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 25-28, 2006 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
Location: College of Microscopy The McCrone Group 850 Pasquinelli Drive Westmont, IL 60559 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tel. 630-887-7100
Fax. 630-887-7417 Email: info@mccrone.com www.mccrone.com www.collegeofmicroscopy.com |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Our host for the meeting will be McCrone Associates, the consulting laboratory in microscopy and microanalysis, and with the College of Microscopy, providing the facilities. The facilities will include a teaching auditorium with state-of-the-art audio-visual facilities, smaller rooms for meetings and workshops, a café for breaks and lunches, and breakout areas. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
ProgramMcCrone Scientists The scientists will give an overview
of analytical techniques that every forensic document examiner should
know about, including Raman and infrared spectroscopy, and light and
electron microscopy for imaging and analysis. A tour of the facilities
will allow the attendees to observe the equipment used for the various
analytical techniques employed by the laboratory. Speed in Handwriting Emily J. Will There are several characteristics
that document examiners look for in speed in static handwriting. Electronic
capture devices allow the examiner to determine actual speed statistics
from dynamic handwriting. In this presentation the static method and
dynamic method of evaluation of speed are used side-byside.
Manfred Hecker This presentation will center on
the results of a project group appointed by the Forensic Science and
Technology/Police Records Commission, to explore the standardization
of terminology used by experts to express opinions. The results were
probability scales to express the expert’s subjective degree
of certainty. A Workshop on Curvature Analysis Huub Hardy Bonnie Schwid This discussion will expand upon
ideas presented during the AFDE 2005 Security Features of Immigration Documents John Gorajczyk A general discussion of security
features with emphasis on the Mexican immigration card and driver
license. Natural Tremor v. the Tremor of Forgery J. Wright Leonard This workshop will explore the features
of natural tremulous handwriting of the elderly. Comparisons will
be made to simulated specimens to explore the differences. Ink Analysis and Dating: The Current State of the Art (and) The Use of Microspectrometry in Forensic Document Examination Dr. Valery Aginsky
Dr. Gene A. Ware Multispectral imaging (MSI) involves recording multiple images of the same scene, each at a different wavelength. If each of the multispectral images of a particular scene are stacked, one on top of each other, an image cube is formed. For document examination, MSI would
be an extension of the infrared analysis commonly used when comparing
inks. The narrow MSI bandwidth improves contrast and depth of focus
over that obtained with normal photography and/or video camera imaging.
The differences between two MSI images may also be computed. This
often reveals detail not visible in the individual images. Spectral
classification allows the grouping of pixels with similar spectral
reflectance vectors and can distinguish between different inks, allowing
for further comparative ink analysis in a non-destructive way. Authentication of Historical Autographs and Writings Carolyn Myers The most difficult part of evaluating
historical and celebrity writing is to locate reliable exemplars.
Sources for such exemplars will be discussed along with a number of
autographs. Currency: True or False? John Gustav Delly New Developments in Paper and their Implications for Forensic Document Examiners Walter J. Rantanen
Members will discuss the advantages they find for incorporating their business rather than working as a sole proprietor and filing a Schedule C.
Richard McEvoy Charla Janney The presenters will discuss and demonstrate proper techniques for using the digital camera for ultraviolet and infrared imaging. They will also discuss camera, lighting, and filter choices.
Nancy H. Cole This paper will explore the previous
problems with the use of probabilities in handwriting cases and attempt
to give some understanding of using probabilities in our case work
in the future. Computer Forensics: Bringing the Forensic Document Examiner into the 21st Century Introduction to Electronic Signatures: Evaluation of the Topaz Sign/Analyze System (and) Taking Request Standards with an Electronic Pad: The Importance of Visual Feedback Claire LaVelle, MA PANEL DISCUSSIONS The Evolution of Handwriting and Signatures: Implications for Case Work Pat Girouard Ethics, Levels of Confidence and the Hired Gun Nancy McCann We are still discussing presentations with several people and will update the program on the website as further information is available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
PRE-SYMPOSIUM WORKSHOP
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||