LAW ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE The National Institute of Justice, with the support of the American Defense Preparedness Association (ADPA), is sponsoring the second annual Law Enforcement Technology for the 21st Century Conference May 15, 16 and 17 at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. This Conference is designed to: illustrate the real needs for law enforcement tools and what kinds of technologies and systems are being developed that might fufill those needs; to educate the audience about the kinds of limitations that exist in realizing the promise of new technologies; and to generate concrete discussion on what might be done to get beyond these impediments. Judge William Webster is the Honorary Conference Chair and the Deputy Attorney General of the United States is the Conference Chair. The Conference will open on the morning of the 15th with remarks by the Conference Chair then a sequence of presentations on what last year's Conference accomplishd (technology developments & needs, new regional National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Centers, new Office of Law Enforcement Technology Commercialization, and the relevance of these developments from a Chief of Police point of view). The afternoon session will be distinguished ``Fred Friendly'' seminar which will address criminal justice scenarios that impose changing demands on law enforcement. The focus of the seminar will be on the appropriate role of government in the development of new technologies for law enforcement. On May 16, the morning session will address the business of technology from an industry point of view and the afternoon session will address funding issues, including two and half hours of presentations on real life law enforcement creative funding applications for the purchase of equipment and systems as well as a discussion of how to go about implementing creative funding programs. The final session on the morning of May 17 will address the role of federal, state and local government in research, technology development and procurement. The Vice President, Attorney General of the United States and congressional leaders have been invited to be keynote speakers throughout the conference. There will be technology exhibits at the conference and attendees will be able to identify opportunities in the approach to penetrating the law enforcement market. For additional information and a fax copy of the conference brochure contact Nelson Jackson at (703) 247-2575 or Lynn Holden at (703) 247-2582 or write ADPA, 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 400, Arlington, VA 22201.

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