| Tuesday, 10th September |
| 18:30-20:00 |
Icebreaker / Early Registration
Place: Multi-purpose room (SH-4800)
200 W Sherbrooke, Montréal
Join us for drinks and nibbles
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| Wednesday, 11th September |
09:00-10:00
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Registration/Coffee |
| 10:20-10:40 |
Welcoming by the Dean of the Faculty of Science |
10:20-10:40
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Introduction to the FIRMS - J. Carter |
| 10:40-11:40 |
Keynote: G. Bowen, University of Utah (USA)
A spatial framework for isotope forensics |
| 12:00-13:30 |
Lunch |
| Session 1: Human Provenancing | Chairman: L. Chesson - IsoForensics (USA) |
| 13:40-14:00 |
L. Font - Vrije Universiteit (The Netherlands)
Multi-isotopic studies applied to cold case investigations for human provenancing
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| 14:00-14:20 |
S. Hill - LGC Ltd. (UK)
The combined power of IRMS and MC-ICPMS for the isotope ratio analysis of human hair in provenance and forensic studies |
| 14:20-14:40 |
F. Huelsemann - German Sport University (Germany)
Human δ15N: indicator of diet, geographic origin or metabolism?
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| 14:40-15:00 |
G. Jackson - Forensic & Investigative Science (USA)
Biometrics from the δ13-C isotope ratios of amino acids in human hair |
| 15:00-15:20 |
Coffee Break |
| 15:20-15:40 |
C. Lehn - Ludwig-Maximilians University (Germany)
Provenancing of unidentified corpses by stable isotope techniques – Presentation of case studies
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| 15:40-16:00 |
G.R. Davies - Vrije Universiteit (The Netherlands)
Isotope analysis on human remains from two WW2 casualties |
| 16:00-16:20 |
K. Alkass - Karolinska Institutet (Sweden)
Birth Dating of of Dead Bodies using 14C Reference Levels in Enamel |
| 16:30-17:30 |
Roundtable Day 1 |
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| 18:00 |
General Assembly |
| Thursday, 12th September |
| Session 2: Geolocation | Chairman: M. Collins - National Measurement Institute (Australia) |
09:00-09:20
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G. St Jean - University of Ottawa (Canada)
Canadian Geo-Location Project: SigNatuRe software- Trace Elements |
09:20-09:40
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J. Ehleringer - IsoForensics (USA)
A review of recent forensic applications of multiple stable isotopes in human hair to reconstruct travels |
| 09:40-10:00 |
G. St Jean- University of Ottawa (Canada)
Canadian Geo-Location Project: Project Completion & SigNatuRe software |
| 10:00-10:20 |
G. St Jean- University of Ottawa (Canada)
Canadian Geo-Location Project: FIRMS Case files |
| 10:20-10:40 |
Coffee Break |
| Session 3: Data handling | Chairman: L. Stern - Federal Bureau of Investigation (USA) |
| 10:40-11:00 |
G. Van der Peijl - Netherlands Forensic Institute (The Netherlands)
Strength of evidence of duct tape material composition investigations |
| 11:00-11:20 |
U. Flenker - German Sport University (Germany)
Valid data or valid inference? Classification of GC-IRMS results |
| 11:20-11:40 |
T. Cerling- University of Utah (USA)
Mixing of isotope signals due to sampling and physiology: a case study in deconvolution |
| Session 4: Isotope discrimination | Chairman: D. Widory - GEOTOP/UQAM (Canada) |
| 11:40-12:00 |
L. Chesson - IsoForensics (USA)
The potential for application of ink stable isotope analysis in questioned document examination |
| 12:00-12:20 |
K. Jones - Australian Federal Police (Australia)
Application of Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry for the Comparison of the Australian Office Papers |
| 12:20-12:40 |
S. Schneiders - Bunderskriminalamt (Germany)
Characterisation of automotive clear coats by using stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry |
| 12:40-14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00-15:00 |
Roundtable Day 2 |
| 15:00-15:20 |
Coffee Break |
| 15:30-17:30 |
Poster session |
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| 19:00 |
Banquet |
| Friday, 12th September |
Session 5: Food and Drug Provenancing | Chairman: S. Schneiders - Bunderskriminalamt (Germany)
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09:00-09:20
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J. Carter - Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Service (Australia)
Prawns and beer and in the sunshine state - stable isotope and trace metal composition as a guide to authenticity
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| 09:20-09:40 |
M. Collins - National Measurement Institute (Australia)
Measurement of Stable Isotope Ratios in Methylamphetamine: A Link to its Precursor Source |
| 09:40-10:00 |
S. Sarker - University of Otago (New Zealand)
A New Zealand blackberry isoscape as proxy for provenancing cannabis
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| 10:00-10:20 |
N. Beckett - Griffith University (Australia)
Isotopic profiling of seized benzylpiperazine tablets using δ13C and δ15N stable isotopes
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| 10:20-10:40 |
A. Ouellet - INRS-Institut Armand Frappier (Canada)
A simplified and accurate method for the analysis of urinary metabolites of testosterone-related steroids using gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry |
| 10:40-11:00 |
F. Camin - Fondazione Edmund Mach (Italy)
Using stable isotope ratios to check wine vinegar authenticity |
| 11:00-11:20 |
Coffee break |
| Session 6: Sponsors | Chairman: J Carter (QHFSS) |
| 11:20-11:40 |
A. Kasson - Elementar
Life is Grand – how elementar Americas is propelling current IRMS measurement into the future (an update on the current product line and future innovations) |
| 11:40-12:00 |
M. Wieringa - Picarro
Implementation of a Novel Laser System for Simultaneous Measurement of 13C/12C and D/H to Food Provenance |
| 12:00-13:30 |
Lunch |
| 13:40-14:00 |
C.B. Douthitt - Thermo Fisher Scientific
Re-thinking EA-IRMS |
| 14:00-14:20 |
D. Chaumont - Chaumont Systems Development
Overview of the Signature 2 software |
| 14:30-15:30 |
Roundtable Day 3 and concluding remarks |
