[DFSci] SWGDE Response to the Termination of SWGIT
Baker, Dave
bakerd at mitre.org
Thu May 21 09:08:48 PDT 2015
Posted on behalf of James Darnell, SWGDE Chair:
The recent announcement that the Scientific Working Group on Imaging
Technology (SWGIT) made the executive decision to cease operations
was disappointing news to the members of the Scientific Working Group
on Digital Evidence (SWGDE). In this exciting but challenging time of
standardization efforts and quality assurance development, our sister
SWG was a solid example of how people can contribute to an industry
effort in addition to their normal work responsibilities. The SWGIT
membership leaves an impressive legacy of numerous guidelines and best
practices in the Forensic Video, Image Analysis, and Forensic
Photography disciplines.
SWGDE was proud to work closely with SWGIT for many years. Together we
produced several joint documents including the SWGDE/SWGIT Guidelines
and Recommendations for Training, SWGDE/SWGIT Proficiency Test Program
Guidelines, SWGDE/SWGIT Recommended Guidelines for Developing SOPs, and
the SWGDE/SWGIT Digital & Multimedia Evidence Glossary. SWGDE is
pleased to have had the opportunity to support SWGIT when we could,
especially with joint meetings. SWGDE helped build and financially
support the SWGIT website since its inception and will continue to do so.
In keeping with that tradition of cooperation and support, SWGDE will
help continue the achievements of SWGIT's membership by inviting them to
participate in three new standing committees created to address video,
photography, and image forensics. We also invited them to bring any
unfinished work items, topics and agenda items that need addressing, but
it will ultimately be up to the new committee members to decide their
agenda and priorities.
SWGDE's mission is to bring together organizations actively engaged in
the field of digital and multimedia evidence in order to foster
communication and cooperation as well as to ensure quality and consistency
within the forensic community. So while it is difficult to see such a
valuable member of our community dissolve, we hope that through our new
committees, SWGDE will address the discipline specific needs formerly
provided by SWGIT.
David Hallimore
SWGDE Outreach Committee Chair
https://www.swgde.org/
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