About IAFS
The IAFS is a worldwide association of academics and practising professionals from several disciplines in forensic science, that include:
- Forensic pathologists and death investigators
- Forensic scientists
- Professionals working in police, government or private forensic laboratories dealing with fingerprints, DNA, drug analysis, toxicology, firearms, documents, trace evidence, accident reconstruction, etc.
- Other branches of forensic science, such as forensic psychiatry, forensic anthropology, medical law and bioethics, forensic odontology, forensic scientific research, etc.
The IAFS objectives
- Continued development of forensic sciences
- Assist forensic scientists and other professionals to exchange scientific and technical information
- Organise IAFS meetings every three years
The IAFS history
The IAFS is a not-for-profit, worldwide association, governed by a Council of Past Presidents, elected to organise triennial meetings. Previous Past Presidents and host cities of IAFS are:
- 1957 F.C. Thomas (Brussels, Belgium)
- 1957 C.P. Larson
- 1957-1960 M. Helpern (New York, USA)
- 1960-1963 F.E. Camps (London, UK)
- 1963-1966 H. Gormsen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
- 1966-1967 H. Ward Smith
- 1967-1969 D.M.Lucas (Toronto, Canada)
- 1969-1972 T.K. Marshall (Edinburgh, UK)
- 1972-1975 H. Hartmann (Zürich, Switzland)
- 1975-1978 W.G. Eckert (Wichita, USA)
- 1978-1981 J. Chr. Giertsen (Bryggen, Norway)
- 1978-1984 S.S.Kind (Oxford, UK)
- 1984-1987 J.A.J. Ferris (Vancouver, Canada)
- 1987-1990 W.J. Tilstone (Adelaide, Australia)
- 1990-1993 W. Bonte (Düsseldorf, Germany)
- 1993-1996 T. Takatori (Tokyo, Japan)
- 1996-1999 B.A. J. Fisher (Los Angeles, USA)
- 1999-2002 E. Bacchino (Montpellier, France)
- 2002-2005 S.C. Leung (Hong Kong, China)
- 2005-2008 Ronald L. Singer (New Orleans, USA)
- 2008-2011 D.N. Vieira (Madeira, Portugal)
- 2011-2014 H. Chung (Seoul, South Korea)
- 2014-2017 M.S. Pollanen (Toronto, Canada)