The Second International Conference on Forensic Applications and Techniques in
Telecommunications Information and Multimedia (e-Forensics 2009) took place in Adelaide South
Australia during January 19-21 2009 at the Australian National Wine Centre University of
Adelaide. In addition to the peer-reviewed academic papers presented in this volume the c-
ference featured a significant number of plenary contributions from recognized - tional and
international leaders in digital forensic investigation. Keynote speaker Andy Jones head of
security research at British Telecom outlined the emerging challenges of investigation as new
devices enter the market. These - clude the impact of solid-state memory ultra-portable
devices and distributed storage - also known as cloud computing. The plenary session on
Digital Forensics Practice included Troy O'Malley Que- sland Police Service who outlined the
paperless case file system now in use in Que- sland noting that efficiency and efficacy gains
in using the system have now meant that police can arrive at a suspect's home before the
suspect! Joseph Razik represe- ing Patrick Perrot of the Institut de Recherche Criminelle de
la Gendarmerie Nati- ale France summarized research activities in speech image video and
multimedia at the IRCGN. The plenary session on The Interaction Between Technology and Law
brought a legal perspective to the technological challenges of digital forensic investigation.
