A Message from the President
(February 2012)
Welcome 2012 promises to be an exciting year for BAHID, as an organisation we continue to achieve growth in our membership numbers, we have a stable and effective Council and this is evidenced by the tremendous amount of hard work that has been undertaken to get our Conferenec “Age estimation in the living” off the ground.This is the first time we have held our conference at the University of Nottingham but from the information I have the 13th -15th April 2012, promises to be a really exciting, interesting time at a great venue.
I am keen that we have a good selection of exhibitors to give as many attendees as possible an insight into the latest equipment, developments and publications available. If you or your company would like to exhibit please contact me or any of our Council members.
Sponsorship, likewise, would also be very welcome as I am conscious that in these economically challenging times the more we can do to bring overall costs down the better.
The BAHID of the future is very much in the hands of the membership, but I believe one of our strengths will be in bringing other organisations under our umbrella, this enables all parties to benefit, by way of an example, we have issued an invitation to the odontologists in BAFO to share some of our sessions and workshops, but also have some sessions and workshops of their own this gives both sides a more cost effective opportunity and more variety for their members who want to attend. I am sure others could benefit from similar arrangements and as, like me, many of our membership belong to various other organisations please float the idea and see if we have common ground elsewhere.
2012 will be a tough year for many organisations in the present economic climate so the more we can do to work together the better.
To each of you thank you for your continued support and may I wish you every success throughout the year as you work to realise your dreams, aspirations and funding challenges.
Warmest Regards
Alan