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FCA Newsletters

November 2007

  • The Ultimate Cold Case
  • Noise in the Work Environment

February 2007

  • MIT gave Vista an "F!"
  • FCA Website Enhancements
  • More Traffic to FCA Website
  • Printed Directory Timetable

August 2005

  • August Program Notes — An Inside Look at the Mess at City Hall from a Business Perspective
  • President's Message
  • Member News
  • Calendar

March 2005

  • March Program Notes — Using Collaborative Teams and Experts in Conflict Resolution
  • President's Message
  • Member News
  • Calendar

February 2005

  • February Program Notes — Brian Pennings, CHP
  • President's Messages
    A Lesson To Be Learned
    Speaking of Criminal Cases

January 2005

  • January Program Notes — Professor Justin Brooks, The California Innocence Project Freeing The Innocent
  • President's Message
  • Your FCA Advertising Dollar
  • Calendar

Current Meeting Information

Tuesday, September 14, 2010
5:30 pm

NOTE LOCATION!!!
APOLLONIA ( GREEK BISTRO) - Private Meeting Room
COSTA VERDE SHOPPING CENTER
8650 GENESEE AVENUE #106
SAN DIEGO, CA 92122
858-455-1535
Interpreting, Presenting, and Reasoning with Evidence

presented by Malcolm C. Robbins Forensic Engineer

What is presented as evidence to the courts has often no impact on the final result or verdict. For evidence to be effective it must pierce the veil of many hurdles or obstacles of reasoning such as, preconceived ideas, notations, and indeed, conditioning.

The manner or style of what is presented to the courts is often more important than what is presented. This, all too often, results in illusion being King and truth or reality being scoffed at or lost in the so called "legal system!"

This presentation attempts to show how to clarify and impress such truths and reality.

Speaker's Bio

Formal engineering education and training experience were completed in the United Kingdom. Included in this period were Professional Engineering degrees and other qualifications.

Extensive professional engineering in a further variety of related fields have been undertaken in both the United Kingdom and the United States. These related fields include human factors, ergonomics, bio dynamics, and human health and safety.

Further extensive engineering experience has been gained in the legal - forensic fields. Testimony in Superior and Federal Courts throughout the United States has thus followed.

Mr. Robbins has published and given over 40 papers in various related subjects both nationally and internationally.

Mr. Robbins has served as a delegate for the United States to Vietnam and given consultation to the United Nations based in Thailand.

Cost

Each attendee will pay for his/her own meal/beverage PLUS $7.00 to the FCA to cover the cost of the room, tip, and other incidentals, whether dining or not.

LOCATION

APOLLONIA ( GREEK BISTRO)
Private Meeting Room
COSTA VERDE SHOPPING CENTER
8650 GENESEE AVENUE #106
SAN DIEGO, CA 92122
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Making Reservations...

RSVP to 619.466.7234 (admin. office) — or email. If necessary, cancel at least 24 hours prior to the meeting or you will be billed.

About FCA Meetings

The general membership meetings of the FCA are held on the second Tuesday of each month.

The standard schedule is as follows:

  • 5:15 PM - Networking
  • 5:30 PM - Dinner and Networking, followed by the Program, usually beginning no later than 6:15-6:30 PM

Potential members are invited as guests. If you are not a member and would like to attend a meeting, please contact our Administrator at 619.685.8043 or email. We will arrange a host for you.

Venues change from meeting to meeting. Please consult the meeting announcement for cost details. Reservations are often required and attendees without reservations may be charged more. No shows will be billed!