Programme of Events

Friday 20th October 2022

19:00 - late Drinks and light finger buffet in the London Bar (Cash bar)

Saturday 21st October 2022

07:00 - 08:30 Breakfast in Connexions Restaurant
08:45 - 09:15 Registration and coffee - Edinburgh Lounge
09:15 – 09:25 Welcome - Dr CAL Davenport, BAHID Honorary Secretary
09:25 - 09:35 Introduction - Dr Megan Bassendale, BAHID President
09:35 - 10:05 Dr Megan Bassendale - From Archaeology to Humanitarian Forensic Identification: A Journey of Empathy, Innovation, and Mentorship
10:05 - 10:35 Dr Noemi Procopio - My journey into forensics: among education, collaborations and opportunities (online)
10:35 - 10:55 Dr Isabel Burton* - Post-mortem and ante-mortem 2D and 3D facial comparison for forensic identification 
10:55 - 11:15 Tea/coffee/biscuits and Posters - Edinburgh Lounge
11:15 - 11:45 Doris Eerhart - 25 years of pathways into identification, a DNA overvie
11:45 – 12:15 Dr Charlie Primeau - Post-mortem micro-CT imaging and its use from a single centre in the UK 
12:15 - 12:35 Student presentation slot
12:35 - 12:55 Student presentation slot
13:00 - 14:00 Buffet lunch in Connexions Restaurant
14:00 - 14:30 Luke Gent - A novel approach of DNA methylomics to age-at-death estimation of skeletal remains 
14:30 - 15:00 Ryan Austin - “From England to Guatemala and back again: research findings and reflections on my journey so far, what I have done and what I would do differently.” 
15:00 - 15:20 Student presentation slot
15:20 - 15:45 Tea/coffee/biscuits and Posters - Edinburgh Lounge
15:45 - 16:15 Dr Abdelhadi Abdellatif Salih - Teeth mutilation as a dental print in Sudan: case reports (pre-recorded) 
16:20 – 16:40 Esther Poulus – Lessons learned during my first year in forensics 
16:40 - 16:50 Close of day - Dr CAL Davenport, BAHID Honorary Secretary
16:50 - 17:30 BAHID AGM - members only to attend
17:30 onwards BAHID Council Meeting
19.00 – 20:00 Wine reception in the Edinburgh Lounge
20.00 – late Annual Dinner in the Edinburgh Lounge

Sunday 22nd October

07:00 - 08:30 Breakfast in Connexions Restaurant
08:45 - 09:15 Tea/Coffee and Biscuits - Edinburgh Lounge
09:15 - 10:15 Dr Steve Walden – Bone Pathology, Trauma, and Identification 
10:15 - 11:00 Workshops
11:00 - 11:25 Tea/Coffee - Edinburgh Lounge
11:30 - 12:45 Workshops
12:45 - 13:00 Closing remarks and presentation of the student prizes - Dr Megan Bassendale, BAHID President 
13:00 onwards Lunch in Connexions Restaurant

*Student Competition Entry

It should be noted that this programme is a draft and therefore is subject to change.