21th INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON FORENSIC MEDICINE ALPE ADRIA - PANNONIA Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.05-02.06. 2012 Exhumation-Examination-Identification University of Sarajevo Medical Faculty Department of Forensic Medicine PromoTours
Dear Friends and Colleagues, In behalf of Organizing Committee and Department of Forensic Medicine, Sarajevo, I'm pleased to announce that the 21st International Meeting on Forensic Medicine Alpe- Adria-Pannonia will be held from 30.05. to 02.06. in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The issue of missing persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina continues to burden their families and affect the reconciliation process. Significant progress has been made in locating and identifying missing persons. However, thousands of families remain without information about their beloved relatives. Forensic medicine experts are facing this problem and its large part of our job. Therefore we decided that the main topic of the Meeting will be: Exhumation-Examination-Identification Besides the main topic, topics from all other forensic fields are welcome. Official language will be English. The deadline for submission of abstract is April 15. 2012. The address for abstract submission is: adis.salihbegovic@forensic-sarajevo.org Updates of information you will be able to find on our webpage. Nermin Sarajlić President of the Organizing Committee
Additional Information Venue Hotel Bosnia is a 4 star hotel located in core center of town, 5 min walk from old part Baščaršija. The quality of services and specialties of the European and Bosnian national kitchen will make your stay very pleasant. More information about Hotel you can fallow on: www.bosniahotels.com Registration, Acomodation, Flights Touristic Agency Promo Tours will ensure your pleasant stay in Sarajevo. On-line registration, booking of hotels, arrangement of the flights, transfers and information will be provided by Promo Tours with discount on prices. Detailed information will be provided soon on Promotours webpage: www.promotours.ba Preliminary prices: Registration fees: Participant - 140 Accompany person - 70 On-site at registration desk - 160 Accommodation: Single room: 65 Double room: 90 - price per room Transfer Sarajevo Airport - Hotel - Sarajevo Airport Per person - 15 (Price with discount if booked via PromoTours.ba)
Programme Registration 09:00-19:00 Hour Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 9 10 11 12 Arrival Opening ceremony Session I Coffee break Session III Coffee break Session IV Session VI Closing & leaving 13 Session II 14 Lunch 15 16 Session V 17 Social programme & Lunch Registration Poster Presentations 18 19 Gala dinner 20 In addition to regular programme, it will be also organized: ICRC Symposium The issue of unidentified human remains stored in facilities in Kosovo (350), BiH (3,000), and Croatia (900) is a regional issue that would benefit from a regional approach. Much can be learnt from those contexts that have begun to address this complicated regional challenge and this can only benefit both the forensic practitioners and the families of Missing persons throughout the region. The plan for this session would be to have five (5) presentations followed by a round table discussion. The participants to the round table would be forensic practitioners from the contexts in the region that are dealing with these issues, i.e. BiH, Croatia, Serbia, and Kosovo, and those forensic practitioners who have given presentations and can contribute to the discussion. Provisional plan: Total time of session two (2) hours* - Five (5) presentations - Speakers - Round table discussion - regional forensic practitioners and forensic experts Speakers: John Clark MB ChB FRC Path DipFM Forensic Medicine and Science University of Glasgow Scotland Former ICTY Chief Forensic Pathologist
John E. Byrd, Ph.D D-ABFA, Laboratory Director and Forensic Anthropologist The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command JPAC Hawaii USA Oran Finegan, Ph.D Forensic Anthropologist Balcan Regional Forensic Adviser International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC And two additional ICRC experts will be added soon. Workshop The workshop will be held at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine in Sarajevo. Topic: Anthropological and forensic-medical examination of exhumed human remains The aim of the workshop is a practical evaluation of anthropological and forensic-medical examination of the exhumed skeletal remains Speakers: Eva Klonowski, Ph.D Forensic anthropologist Former ICTY, PHR, ICMP expert - anthropological examinations John Clark MB CHB FRC Path DipFM - forensic-medical examination Forensic pathologist Former ICTY Chief Forensic Pathologist The number is limited to 15 participants. Workshop is included in registation fee. Given the limited number of participants, PLEASE APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ICMP Session - General approach of ICMP related to the issue of missing persons, - DNA analysis, - Forensic archaeology - Forensic anthropology - Forensic pathology examination of exhumed remains
Social Gala Dinner Restaurant "Aleja ambasadora" offers an outstanding environment, a comfortable and pleasant atmosphere with incredible interior that on the unique manner shows a large part of the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Wide selection of dishes from the grill and selected a la carte dishes from the traditional Bosnian and world cuisine which will satisfy the greatest gourmets and vegetarians. Half day sightseeing War Tour of Sarajevo From "Bosnia" hotel we drive to Vratnik, trough city centre, to one of the first settlements in Sarajevo. We arrive to Sarajevo Tunnel a private museum that run 700m under Sarajevo airport and during the siege was the only self-sustaining lifeline for the city. Today there is only 25m of original 700m and everyone can walk through it. After that you can ejoy in panoramic sightseeing of city. Old part Baščaršija is our next stop. There we countinue with walking part of tour, we visit old market-museum Bezistan and other historical places. Lunch will be organised in Baščaršija with traditional Bosnian menu.
Organizing Committee Nermin Sarajlić President of the Organizing Committee Mobile: +387 61 213 740 Fax: +387 33 666 545 E-mail: nermin.sarajlić@forensic-sarajevo.org Skype: nermin-62 Adis Salihbegović Mobile: +387 61 189 549 Fax: +387 33 666 545 E-mail: adis.salihbegovic@forensic-sarajevo.org Skype: adis.salihbegovic Anisa Gradaščević Mobile: +38762895778 Fax: +387 33 666 545 E-mail: anisa.gradascevic@forensic-sarajevo.org Skype: anisa.gradascevic Webpage: www.forensic-sarajevo.org/aap2012/ Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/130325517048784/ University of Sarajevo Medical Faculty Department of Forensic Medicine Čekaluša 90 BA-71000 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina