ANNOUNCEMENT: Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law
============================================================
ADFSL 2010 Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law
Venue: St. Paul, Minnesota, USA 
Dates: 19-21 May 2010
Conference Website: http://www.digitalforensics-conference.org 
============================================================

Dear colleagues: 

The ADFSL 2010 Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law will be
hosted by Metropolitan State University and held at Hilton Garden Inn,
St. Paul, MN USA on 19-21 May 2010. 

This year's keynote speaker will be Marcus K. Rogers, Ph.D., CISSP,
CCCI, DFCP.  Dr. Rogers is the Director of the Cyber Forensics Program
in the Dept. of Computer and Information Technology at Purdue
University. He is a Professor, Faculty Scholar, and Fellow of the Center
for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security
(CERIAS). The title of Dr. Roger's keynote speech will be "Digital
Evidence Analytics: What does the evidence really mean?"

The tentative schedule includes the following:

PANELS
Internal Threats
Computer Forensics Practice
Computer Forensics Education

WORKSHOPS
How to Examine Virtual Environments
Best Practices for Data Recovery of Computer Hard-Drive Based Forensic
Artifacts

PRESENTATIONS
* Assessing Mobile Forensic Tools
* Measuring Whitespace Patterns as an Indication of Plagiarism
* The Advantages and Risks of Live Data Collection at a Crime Scene
* Canvass: A Software Tool for Forensic Steganalysis of JPEG Images
* HiGate (High Grade Anti-Tamper Equipment) Prototype and Application to
e-Discovery
* Digital Records Forensics: A New Science and Academic Program for
Forensic Readiness
* Social Networking: A Boon to Criminals
* Organizational Handling of Digital Evidence
* A Framework to Integrate the Data of Interview Investigation and
Digital Evidence
* Social Networking Websites as a Tool for Investigators
* Challenges and Strategies with Windows 7 Limewire: A Practitioner's
Perspective
* The Defiance College Undergraduate Major in Digital Forensic Science:
Setting the Bar Higher
* The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Law of Unintended
Consequences
* A Layered Framework Approach to Mitigate Crimeware
* Developing a Baccalaureate Digital Forensics Major
* Computer Forensics for Graduate Accountants: A Motivational Curriculum
Design Approach
* Developing VoIP honeypots: a preliminary investigation into malfeasant
activity
* Hard Disk Storage: Firmware Manipulation and Forensic Impact and
Current Best Practice

============================================================
Deadlines
============================================================

The deadline for regular registration is midnight EST, 23 April 2010. 
Late registration fees will be in effect after that date

============================================================
Venue
============================================================

The conference hotel will be the Hilton Garden Inn St Paul City Center.

The contact information at the Hotel is as follow:
Hilton Garden Inn St Paul City Center
411 Minnesota Street
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101
USA
Tel: +1-651-291-8800
Fax: +1-651-605-0263
Group/Convention Code: ADFSL

A limited number of rooms has been set aside for the conference through
April 23, 2010. If you wish to stay at the conference hotel, please book
your rooms prior to that deadline. The discounted prices of $109 per
night may no longer be available after that date. Should you wish to
make reservations at the hotel, a link has been provided on the
following page:
http://www.digitalforensics-conference.org/venue.htm
 
============================================================
Participants
============================================================

The primary audience will include individuals who are interested in
developing curriculum and teaching methods as well as conducting
research related to the areas of digital forensics, security, and law.
This conference will be of value to both academic and practitioner
audiences. 

============================================================
Submissions
============================================================
 
Submissions have been double blind peer reviewed and selected papers
from the conference are being considered for inclusion in the Journal of
Digital Forensics, Security and Law.

============================================================

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE CONFERENCE CAN BE FOUND AT: 
http://www.digitalforensics-conference.org  

The Program Committee Chair is Dr. Brad Rubin
(bsrubin@stthomas.edu) .

The Chair of the conference is Dr. Jigang Liu
(jigang.liu@metrostate.edu) 

Association for Digital Forensics, Security and Law 
Website: http://www.adfsl.org  

Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law 
Website: http://www.jdfsl.org   

_______________________________________________
AISWorld mailing list
AISWorld@lists.aisnet.org