
OUR MISSION EXPLAINED IN 5 STEPS
Our goal is to help find solution based action in the fight against crime.
Through our experienced forensic DNA experts and key opinion leaders, we offer the data and policy information needed to make DNA database strategy decisions in the following ways:
PODCAST SERIES
Vanessa Lynch, Regional Director of DNAforAfrica as she talks about the mission behind DNAforAfrica and her thoughts on how Africa can benefit from using DNA and DNA Databases to solve crime and assist victims of crime and GBV.
PODCAST SERIES
Vanessa Lynch, Regional Director of DNAforAfrica as she talks about the mission behind DNAforAfrica and her thoughts on how Africa can benefit from using DNA and DNA Databases to solve crime and assist victims of crime and GBV.
PODCAST SERIES
Vanessa Lynch, Regional Director of DNAforAfrica as she talks about the mission behind DNAforAfrica and her thoughts on how Africa can benefit from using DNA and DNA Databases to solve crime and assist victims of crime and GBV.
DNA EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD
In bringing together a multitude of international and local forensic experts and activists from both the public and private sector, all of whom share a passion for forensic science and crime resolution.


EVENT | LOCATION | DATE | TYPE | MORE INFO | |
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2024.03 | World Police Summit | Dubai | 5 - 7 March 2024 | In Person | https://www.worldpolicesummit.com/conferences/forensic-science/ |
2023.13 | ALL EVENTS for 2023 | ||||
2023.11 |
IAFS 23rd Triennial Meeting | Sydney, Australia | 20 - 24 November, 2023 | Conference | https://iafs2023.com.au/ |
2023.09 | ISHI 2023, 34th International Symposium on Human Identification | Denver, CO. USA | 18-21 Sep 2023 | Conference | https://www.ishinews.com/ |
2023.09 | ISFG Summer School Virtual Edition 2023 | Global | 28 Aug - 8 Sep. 2023 | Virtual | https://isfgsummerschool.idloom.events/isfg-summer-school-virtual-edition-2023 |
2023.06 | 3rd Forensic DNA Symposium 2023 | Cape Town, South Africa | 12 - 14 June 2023 | Hybrid Symposium | https://www.dnaforafrica.com/upcomingevents |
2023.05 | Testimony Guidance to Avoid Transposing the Conditional | Global | 24 May 2023 | Webinar | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7816811563612/WN_mgtMXxPHQmyJpG1mXCjnAA#/registration |
2023.05 | HIFS 12th Haploid Markers | Budapest, Hungary | 17 - 20 May 2023 | Conference | http://www.hm2020.hu/ |
2023.05 | HIDS 2023 (inc. DNA Hit of the Year) | Global | 23 - 25 May 2023 | Virtual | https://thermofisher.touchcast.com/showtime/hids-2023/join?CID=EM5101236_1_HUMANIEVENTS_20230404%7C402159 |
2023.04 | Panel Discussion: Expert Witness testimony | Global | 19 April 2023 | Webinar | |
2023.04 | Touch DNA Evidence Collection in Sexual Assault Cases: Knowledge to Inform Practice | Global | 18 April 2023 | Webinar, online | https://forensiccoe.org/webinar-2023-saam-touch-dna/ |
2023.04 | BODE 2023 | Phoenix, AZ, USA | 11 - 14 April 2023 | Conference | https://www.bodeconference.com/ |
2023.03 | 10th African Society of Forensic Medicine International Conference | Kigali, Rwanda | 7 - 10 March 2023 | Conference | http://www.asfm2023rwanda.org |
2023.03 | Panel: Identifying the Missing and Deceased with DNA Technology | Kigali, Rwanda | 8 March, 2023 | Conference | |
2022.13 | PAST EVENTS of 2022 | ||||
2022.12 | Forensic DNA Workshop West-Africa Region | Accra, Ghana | 1 Dec, 2022 | Conference | https://www.dnaforafrica.com/dnaworkshopghana |
2022.11 | International Organization Consortium on Justice and Medicolegal Capacity Building in Africa | Pretoria, South Africa | 9-10 November, 2022 | Conference | |
2022.11 | Presidential Summit on GBVF | Johannesburg | 1-2 November, 2022 | Conference | https://www.gov.za/speeches/president-ramaphosa-host-second-presidential-summit-gender-based-violence-and-femicide-20 |
2022.11 | The 33rd ISHI Conference | Washington, DC, USA | 30 Oct - 3 Nov 2022 | Hybrid Symposium | https://web.cvent.com/event/62023a89-3504-4def-97af-7fb22e35827d/summary |
2022.11 | Launch: The African Centre of Medicolegal Systems (ACMS) | Pretoria, South Africa | 9 - 10 Nov 2022 | Meeting | https://missingpersons.icrc.org/news-stories/south-africa-icrc-launches-african-centre-medicolegal-systems |
2022.09 | DNAforAfrica UNODC SADC Conference | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | 19 - 23 Sept 2022 | Conference | https://www.dnaforafrica.com/dnaevidence-unodc-sadc-2022 |
2022.09 | The 29th ISFG Congress | Washington, DC, USA | 29 Aug - 2 Sept 2022 | Conference | http://www.isfg2022.org/ |
2022.09 | EuraDNA Database Symposium | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 22 Sept 2022 | Conference | https://www.euradna.com/events |
2022.09 | Forensic Science Week | USA | 18 - 24 Sept 2022 | National Event | https://forensicscienceweek.org/ |
2022.06 | FIU 12th Annual Forensic Science Symposium | Global | 5 - 9 June, 2023 | Virtual Conference | https://eventsignup.fiu.edu/17-speaker-registration |
2022.06 | 2nd DNAforAfrica Symposium | Nairobi, Kenya | 22 - 24 June 2022 | Hybrid Symposium | https://www.dnaforafrica.com/dna-symposium-2022 |
2022.05 | Human Identification Solutions (HIDS) | Global | 11 - 12 May 2022 | Virtual Conference | https://thermofisher.touchcast.com/showtime/hids-2022/join |





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