BAHID Conference - Call for Papers

We are pleased to announce that the next conference of the British Association for Human Identification (BAHID) will take place on Saturday 30 November & Sunday 1 December at Chancellors Hotel and Conference Centre in Manchester (UK). The usual 'welcome reception' will take place on Friday evening 29 November. The theme of the conference will be centered around ‘Preparing for Disasters’ with invited talks from forensic experts and disaster planners. The British Association for Human Identification (BAFA) will hold a meeting and workshop(s) on Sunday 1 December.

Submissions of oral papers and poster presentations from all disciplines relating to human identification and disaster planning are invited. We particularly encourage presentations of student research dissertations. BAHID will award £500 in prize money for the best student presentation(s) and £100 for the best student poster. Please submit an abstract of no more than 250 words to bahid73@yahoo.co.uk.

Your submission should include details of all contributing authors, their professional or institutional affiliations, and email contact details of the corresponding or presenting author. Please indicate whether this will be an oral presentation or a poster presentation. Student presenters should indicate their eligibility. After assessment of all the abstracts by the BAHID Conference/Scientific Committee you will be notified if your submission has been successful.

Final date for abstract submissions: 30 September 2013

If you have any questions, please contact j.bikker@dundee.ac.uk (BAHID Membership Secretary) or info@bahid.org

Wednesday 28 August 2013