Topic: New England Area F/A Examiners Fall 2007 Meeting

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New England Area Firearm Examiners 10th Annual Training Seminar

When: Wednesday, September 19, 2007,  8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Registration

Where : Connecticut State Police Forensic Science Laboratory
278 Colony Street
Meriden, CT 06451

Cost: $35.00 (Includes noon meal and breaks – please register early as the catering will be done by the same company as last year). Lunch will be served at the Meriden Crime Lab. We need a close head count for the caterer. Please Make Checks Out To: Robert A. Hathaway – Official Receipts will be made out.

Speakers to include:
1. Ron Borgio – Smith & Wesson – will discuss new product development at Smith & Wesson

2. Kim Stevens – Maine State Police Crime Laboratory - is putting together a program on the optical system of comparison microscopes and scopes for guns.

3. Lawrence Pilcher - Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory – unusual marks on bullets as a result of “porting” the barrel.

4. James Stephenson – Connecticut State Police Forensic Laboratory and Sgt. Joseph Rainone – Waterbury, CT Police Department – Cylinder Inserts in .38 Spl. Revolvers.

5. Honorable Barbara Howe – Topic – Firearms Examiners and the Courts (Daubert)

6. Ken Green – SAAMI and the F/A Examiner

7. Pete Diaczuk – A New Study on Ricochets

Lodging Information:
Hampton Inn
10 Bee Street
Meriden, CT  06450
1 (800) 426-7866

Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center
275 Research Pkwy
Meriden, CT  06450
(203) 238-2380
Fairfield Inn Wallingford*
100 Chalet Drive
Wallingford, CT  06492
(203) 284-0001

Courtyard by Marriott*
600 Northrop Road
Wallingford, CT  06492
(203)-284-9400

* Wallingford, CT located less than 5 miles from Meriden CT.

For more information or to register Please Contact
Bob Hathaway                    or                Lawrence Pilcher
rah@uri.edu                                            lcp@uri.edu
Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory
(401) 874-2893