BAFO Annual Conference 2024 – SOLD OUT
BAFO Autumn Conference 2024 at a glance
The deadline for Conference bookings has passed and the Conference is SOLD OUT
Friday 15th November 2024
Preceding the Conference, there will be two optional free tours:
1- Library of Birmingham Tour: 10.50am. Meet outside the entrance . This is a free tour for those interested. The library of Birmingham, Centenary Square, Birmingham B1 2ND, is across the road from ‘The Exchange’ building.
2- Tour of The Vaults: 11.45am. This is also a free tour. It is a tour of The Exchange building which is the venue for the Friday Conference. Neither of these are compulsory. You can attend the Conference and not attend the tours.
Friday half day Conference:
12.30 – 13.30 registration and lunch.
Venue location: The Exchange. 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DR
| Time Slot | Speaker | Subject |
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13.35 – 13.40 |
Chair |
Opening the Conference |
|
13.45 – 14.30 (45 minutes) |
Dr Roland Kouble President |
Bitemarks A brief overview and discussion of current issues |
|
14.35 – 15.15 (40 minutes) |
Dr Roger Summers Police Liaison Officer |
Crime Camera Caught! The camera never lies! Or does it? |
|
15.15 – 15.35 (40 minutes) |
Dr Maxi Malekniazi President Elect |
Tooth morphology traits |
|
15.35 – 15.50 |
TEA BREAK |
|
15.50 – 16.20 16.30 – 18.00 |
Student presentations of current projects (x3) AGM – ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING |
Hotel Bookings: To book a room at The Hyatt Regency you can contact reservations on 08081962712 and quote booking reference: G-FFDD.
There are only 15 rooms held at £170 per night for BAFO so please book early to avoid disappointment.
There are other hotels within walking distance, however Birmingham is a remarkably busy city and if you do not book early, the hotels may be fully booked.
Saturday 16th November 2024
8.30 – 8.55am for registration tea/coffee and pastries
Venue location: The Hyatt Regency Hotel, 2 Bridge Street, Birmingham B1 2JZ
| Time Slot | Speaker | Subject |
|
9.00 – 9.05 |
Chair |
Opening the Conference |
|
9.10 – 10.40 (1.5 hours) |
Mark Glover |
Operation Naseby Mark Glover retired from Thames Valley Police in May 2018 as a Detective Chief Inspector on the Major Crime Unit, having completed thirty years’ service |
|
10.40 – 11.05 (25 minutes) |
Dr Hemlata PANDEY |
No honour in honour killing: identifying victims through FO |
|
11.05 – 11.20 (15 minutes) |
TEA BREAK |
|
11.25 – 12.10 (45 minutes) |
Dr Jim Hardy Forensic Odontologist |
A Needle in a Haystack, the Stumbling Pallbearer and an Indoctrination Killing |
|
12.10 – 12.40 (30 minutes) |
Dr Roland Kouble Forensic Odontologist |
When TV fiction becomes reality |
|
12.40 – 13.30 (50 minutes) |
LUNCH BREAK |
|
13.35 – 14.05 (30 minutes) |
Dr Richard Leigh Evans Forensic Odontologist |
Saddleworth Moor 2022: A cautionary tale. Both GMP & Keith Bennett’s family have given permission for this first-time presentation |
|
14.10 -15.10 (1 hour) |
Professor Patricia Wiltshire Forensic Ecologist and author of several Forensic books |
Forensic Ecology: How the natural world helps to catch criminals
|
|
15.10 – 15.50 (40 minutes) |
Professor David Hawksworth Forensic Mycologist |
Forensic Mycology: A new dimension in forensic science |
|
15.50 – 16.05 (15 minutes) |
TEA BREAK |
|
16.10 – 16.40 (30 minutes) |
Daniela Ines Cacciabue Anatomy Lead for the School of Biosciences |
A Bite into History: Understanding wellbeing in English medieval children through analysis of dental development. |
|
16.40 – 17.20 (40 minutes) |
Surg Lt Cdr Karolyn John & Gp Capt Mel Clarkson |
Death in Paradise |
|
17.25 – 18.00 (35 minutes) |
Rebecca Armson LLB, AMIL
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Cremation, cremulator & beyond
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7pm: Formal dinner & drinks at The Hyatt Regency Hotel. This is a black-tie event.
There is a set menu for dinner, please see the booking form or the Conference Programme for details.
| Location: | Birmingham |
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| Type: | Conference (face to face) |
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| Website: | click here |
| Dates: | 15-11-202416-11-2024 |
| Duration: | 1.5 days |