Forum: Need for National Standards for Search Dogs

Search Dog Forum 2005

Forum on the Need for National Standards for Search Dogs

Sponsored by
the National Center for the Study of Counter-Terrorism
and CyberCrime at Norwich University (NC at NU)
05-08 June 2005
Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont

	Agenda

	Sunday, 05 June
1200 – 1800	Registration	Crawford Hall
1800 – 2000	Social (hearty hors d’oeuvres)	Milano Ballroom / Crawford Hall
	Monday, 06 June
0730 – 1300	Registration	Kreitzberg Library
0700 – 0830	Breakfast	Harmon Hall Dining Facility
0830 – 0930	Welcome and Conference Opening Dr. Richard Schneider, President, Norwich University Eric Braman, V.P. National Center at NU Tony Lavelle, Chair, IEDDA Report on 2005 Detector Dog Conference	Kreitzberg Library Multipurpose Room
0930 – 1000	Break (Coffee/Tea/Water)	The Mill, Harmon Hall
1000 – 1200	Opening Panel Discussion – Operational Issues Mark Rispoli, JD, SWGDOG Teresa MacPherson, FEMA Canine Comm. Dr. Paul Waggoner, Auburn University Dr. Dan Craig, Animal Behavior Consultant	Kreitzberg Library Multipurpose Room
1200– 1330	Lunch	Harmon Hall Dining Facility
1330 – 1500	Panel Discussion – Legal Issues Terry Fleck, Canine Legal Update & Opinions Mark Rispoli, JD, SWGDOG Ken Wallentine, Canine Narcotics	Kreitzberg Library Multipurpose Room
1500 – 1530	Break (Coffee/Tea/Water/Soda & Cookies)	The Mill, Harmon Hall
1530 - 1700	Session (A) Dr. Paul Waggoner & Dr. Dan Craig Bring Science Into the Equation: The Role of Science in Creating Standards	Kreitzberg Library Multipurpose Room
1800– 2000	Dinner	Milano Ballroom
	Tuesday, 07 June
0730 – 1300	Registration	Kreitzberg Library
0700 – 0830	Breakfast	Harmon Hall Dining Facility
0830 – 0900	Report out and Discussion on Monday's Sessions	Kreitzberg Library Multipurpose Room
0900 - 1030	Panel Discussion - Strategies for the Future Dr. Terry Fleck Ken Wallentine	Kreitzberg Library Multipurpose Room
1030 – 1100	Break (Coffee/Tea/Water)	The Mill, Harmon Hall
1100 – 1200	Session (B) Mark Rispoli, SWGDOG Initiatives and Objectives	Kreitzberg Library Multipurpose Room
1200– 1330	Lunch	Harmon Hall Dining Facility
1330 – 1500	Session (C) Teresa MacPherson, FEMA Canine Subcommittee; DisasterDog.org Lee Titus Customs & Border Patrol's Canine Enforcement Training Center	Kreitzberg Library Multipurpose Room
1500 – 1530	Break (Coffee/Tea/Water/Soda & Cookies)	The Mill, Harmon Hall
1530 - 1700	Session (D) A. Brice Cavanaugh Performance Monitoring and Record Keeping Larry Porter, The ANSI Development Process	Kreitzberg Library Multipurpose Room
1800 – 2000	Dinner Speaker: Perry Baltimore, Marshall Legacy Institute	Milano Ballroom
	Wednesday, 08 June
0700 – 0830	Breakfast	Harmon Hall Dining Facility
0830 – 1000	Greeting by VT Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie Report out and Discussion on Tuesday's Sessions	Kreitzberg Library Multipurpose Room
1000 – 1030	Break (Coffee/Tea/Water)	The Mill, Harmon Hall
1030 – 1200	Final Session -- Panel Discussion Wrap-up : An Agenda for the Road Ahead	Kreitzberg Library Multipurpose Room

Breakout Session and Speakers:

FEMA Canine Search Specialist Teams
Teresa MacPherson

Scientific Working Group on Dog and Orthogonal Detector Guidelines (SWGDOG) -- Objectives
Mark Rispoli, JD

Performance Monitoring / Record Keeping
A. Brice Cavanaugh

Report on 2005 Detector Dog Conference
Tony Lavelle

The American National Standards Process
Larry Porter

Questions? Comments?