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H2O Criminalistics & Pathology Symposium (Italy) 10/08/10
The “Cattedra di Medicina Legale” of the Department of “Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica G. Salvatore” at Magna Graecia University in Catanzaro (Italy) together with ASL TO2 of Turin (Italy) would like to announce the first symposium concerning underwater criminal investigation.

Brochure and Poster of the Symposium in attachment.

“H2O Criminalistics & Pathology Symposium”

Magna Graecia University

18-21 November 2010

http://www.underwatercsi.unicz.it

The aim of this symposium is to attract scientists and law enforcement agents that have been involved in crime scenes in water.

- the location and recovery of an immersed corpse (protocols and equipment)

- causes and time of death (forensic pathology, toxicology, anthropology, taphonomy, botany, limnology, microbiology and zoology)

- identification of the death scene (botany, toxicology)

- personal identification (anthropology, fingerprints and molecular biology).

Following each session a discussion encompassing case studies will ensue.

As well special sessions will be organised on mass disaster in water and underwater archaeology.
III Curso Avançado sobre Entomologia Forense (Portugal) 19/05/10
This teaching session will be held in PORTO (Portugal) 28-30 June 2010. More information HERE
8th NAFEA Meeting 2010 (Canada) 19/05/10
The North American Forensic Entomology Association (NAFEA) Annual Meeting will be held in Windsor, from July 7th - 9th, 2010. This years meeting is hosted by the University of Windsor. More information HERE and HERE
20th ANZFSS Meeting 2010 (Australia)
Identification Workshop (Poland) ---Closed----
The lists for both editions are closed. Waiting list for editions in next years is opened. HERE 12/2009
Statistics in Forensic Entomology


Statistics in Forensic Entomology - Using Univariate Methods –
Tuesday 29 September until Friday 02 October 2009.
Frankfurt (D)

Report soon ...
Report on the 19th International Symposium on the Forensic Sciences (Melbourne, Australia 6 - 9 Oct 2008)
By Dr Melanie Archer (Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine)

Report on the 19th International Symposium on the Forensic Sciences (Melbourne, Australia 6 - 9 Oct 2008)
Dr Melanie Archer (Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine), Dr James Wallman, Ms Kelly Meikeljohn, Mr Bryan Lessard (University of Wollongong), Ms Kelly George (Deakin University).

This conference is held every two years under the auspices of the Australia and New Zealand Forensic Science Society. The latest meeting, held in Melbourne, attracted over 800 delegates mainly from Australia and New Zealand, but also from a variety of other countries. The programme for this meeting is always diverse, producing the usual problem of choosing between the many fascinating concurrent sessions. The range of subjects encompassed by the conference included counter terrorism, forensic odontology, forensic medicine, fire investigation, digital evidence, forensic toxicology and many other topics.

The conference ran very smoothly, and the session timetable was particularly well planned. There were also ample opportunities for viewing the trade displays and networking, which proved especially valuable for students. The social events were also a great way to unwind and renew old friendships as well as cement new ones.

The entomology section was chaired and coordinated by Dr Melanie Archer (Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine). There was much praise for the presentations from those who attended, and the diversity of topics was impressive. James Wallman (University of Wollongong) delivered a stimulating keynote talk entitled “Forensic Entomology Research in Australia: Advances, Challenges and Future Directions”. This was followed by six oral presentations:

Effect of morphine on the growth rate of Calliphora stygia (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and possible implications for forensic entomology
Kelly George1, Melanie Archer2 Lauren Green1 and Tes Toop1
1School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Australia 2Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University, Australia.

The transfer of human DNA by flies
Annalisa Durdle1, Roland van Oorschot2, John Mitchell1
1Department of Genetics, La Trobe University, Australia. 2Victoria Police Forensic Services Department, Australia.

DNA-based characterisation of some forensically important flesh fly species (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in Malaysia
Siew Hwa Tan1, Edah Mohd-Aris2, Hiromu Kurahashi3 and Zulqarnain Mohamed1
1Division of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Malaysia. 2Division of BioHealth, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Malaysia. 3Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan.

Parasitic wasps: succession, development and forensic importance as PMI indicators
Sasha Voss1, Helen Spafford2 and Ian Dadour1
1Centre for Forensic Science, University of Western Australia, Australia. 2 School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia, Australia.

Death in a vehicle: modelling temperatures, decomposition and insect succession
Ian Dadour1, Sasha Voss1 and Neville Fowkes2
1Centre for Forensic Science, University of Western Australia, Australia. 2School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Western Australia, Australia

Addressing a knowledge gap in New Zealand: forensic entomology
Terry Eberhardt1, Douglas Elliot2
1Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited (ESR), New Zealand. 2ESR and The University of Aukland, Forensic Science Programme, New Zealand

The next meeting will be held in 2010 in Sydney between the 5 – 10 September, and the entomology section is being organised by Dr James Wallman (www.anzfss2010.com).