Past Events
Webinar: Procedure Related Deaths in South Africa
DATE: Thursday 26 May 2022, 18:00 – 20:00 SAST. Several speakers (see programme)
Webinar: SAAFS Young Scientist Forum – Research Presentations
DATE: Thursday 25 Aug 2022, 13:00 – 15:00 UCT+2 (SAST). Several Student Presenters
Webinar: Humanitarianism in Forensic Science
DATE: Thursday 28 April 2022, 11:00 – 13:00 SAST. Speakers: Lucinda Evert
Webinar: My 40 Year Career in Forensic Science: Lessons Learned
DATE: Thursday 31 March 2022, 18:00 – 20:00 SAST. My 40 Year Career in Forensic Science: Lessons Learned. Speakers: Barry Fisher.
Webinar: The Status of Forensic Science and Pathology in Zambia
DATE: Thursday 27 Jan 2022, 13:00 – 15:00 SAST. Speakers: Mr Innocent Makasa & Dr Luchenga Adam Mucheleng’anga
Webinar: Autopsy – Life in the Trenches with a Forensic Pathologist in Africa
DATE: Thursday 28 Oct 2021, 13:00 to 15:00 SAST. Speaker: Prof Ryan Blumenthal, Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Pathology, University of Pretoria.
Webinar: Regulation of the Forensic Science Profession in South Africa
Date: Thursday, 29 July 2021, 13:00 to 15:00 SAST. Speaker: Discussion format with several speakers. Regulation of the Forensic Science Profession in South Africa. This webinar will provide a platform to discuss the regulation of the forensic science profession in South Africa. It will take the form of a few short presentations by various speakers on the following aspects.
Webinar: Probabilistic Genotyping: A Paradigm Shift in Forensic DNA Mixture Interpretation
DATE: Thursday, 26 Aug 2021, 14:00 to 16:00 SAST. Speaker: Dr Michael Coble, Associate Director, Center for Human Identification, University of North Texas Health Science Centre. Further details & abstract to follow.
Webinar: A risk-based approach to cognitive bias in forensic science
DATE: Thursday 30 Sep 2021, 10:00 to 12:00 SAST. Speaker: Andrew Camilleri, Assistant Director Science & Support at Forensic Science, South Australia
Webinar: CRIME SCENE RECONSTRUCTION – Science from Scene to Courtroom
DATE: Thursday, 24 June 2021, 12:00 to 14:00 SAST. SPEAKER: Dr Mark Reynolds APM. Recent scrutiny of law enforcement has identified a noticeable dearth of underpinning scientific support in many areas of endeavour. One area highlighted is the apparent lack of knowledge on how to examine and test case…