On The Main Stage
From 9:05 to 9:20
Welcome and Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
REVAMP will welcome everyone to the Equal Justice Symposium. She then will introduce Fort Smith Mayor George McGill. Then we will have an invocation by Lee Prince from Southpointe Church. Afterward, Patti Rush, President of REVAMP, will introduce members of the organization and talk about its founding and mission.
9:30 AM
Freedom of Information
Freedom of Information
Joey McCutchen will talk about the Freedom of Information Act and the importance of transparency in government.
10 AM
CRIME SCENE 360
Crime Scene 360
Crime Scene 360 will talk about the UALR program and its involvement with VR technology.
10:30 AM
KENNETH HOBBS
Role of the Coroner
Sebastian County Coroner, Kenneth Hobbs will discuss the roles of the coroner in investigations.
11 AM
Chaos Divers
Chaos Divers
Chaos Divers will be talking about finding missing loved ones and how they got started.
From 11:30 - 11:50
Laura Abbott
Experience that led to Laura's Card
Laura Abbot will talk about her experiences and how she was able to help others with Laura's Card.
From Noon - 12:30 pm
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
George Jared
Mr. Jared is an author and podcaster. He is a writer for Talk Business & Politics. He also is the host of the Diamond State: Murder Board podcast. George will be speaking on the West Memphis 3.
From 12:30 - 1 pm
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
UnNatural State of Crime
Jo Ellison will speak about the 5 News series UnNatural State of Crime.
1 PM
Dr. Maggie Zingman
Dr. Maggie Zingman
Dr. Zingman will discuss her experience and her mission with the Caravan to Catch a Killer.
1:30 PM
Crime Scene 360
Crime Scene 360
Crime Scene 360 will discuss the UALR program and its involvement with VR technology.
2 PM
Johnson County Sheriff's Office
Johnson County Sheriff's Office
A representative from the Johnson County Sheriff's Office will speak about long term investigation of cold cases.
2:30 PM
Area Agency on Aging
Area Agency on Aging
Area Agency on Aging will come to the stage and talk about all the advocacy programs that are free of charge for people over the age of 50. They will also talk about other great programs they offer.
3 PM
Robyn Shoptaw
Fort Smith Police Community Relations Unit
Robin Shoptaw will speak about community relations and her task in the Fort Smith area.
3:30 PM
TBD
TBD
Breakout Sessions
All Day
CRIME SCENE 360
CRIME SCENE 360
UALR School of Criminal Justice and Criminology and the Emerging Analytics Center have partnered to develop an interactive virtual reality crime scene application modeled after other Project 360 applications.
All Day
BLOOD DRIVE
OKLAHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE - BLOOD DRIVE
The Oklahoma Blood Institute will have their bloodmobile available all day taking donations.
10 AM
ROBIN JONES
ROBIN JONES
Robin Jones will be discussing the topic of the unsolved homicide of Takota Wolf Wise and the search for justice.
11 AM and again at 2:30 PM
NARCAN DEMONSTRATION
NARCAN DEMONSTRATION
Kasey Wilson from the Western Arkansas Counseling & Guidance Center (WACGC.ORG) will be delivering a NARCAN Demonstration starting at 11 AM and another NARCAN Demonstration at 2:30 PM
1 PM
DAVID CLARK
DAVID CLARK
David Clark will be discussing his mother Patsy Clark who has been missing since 1987. He will also discuss free private investigative services for missing persons.
2 PM
ANGIE CLUCK
ANGIE CLUCK
Angie Cluck will be discussing her daughter Whitley Cluck and her death. She will have a guest speaking about the last 36 hours of Whitley's life.
3 PM
GEORGE JARED
DOS & DON'TS OF SOCIAL MEDIA
George Jared will have a breakout session about the dos and don'ts of social media.
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MUCH MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED
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