Words of Welcome

Welcome

The National Forensic Centre (NFC) of the Swedish Police Authority is honored to welcome you to the 9th European Academy of Forensic Science Conference in Stockholm, Sweden.

NFC, with its origin in the Swedish National Forensic Laboratory (SKL), has a long history in the European Network of Forensic Institutes (ENFSI). SKL was a founding member of ENFSI and has continued to support the network through active involvement in Expert Working Groups, Standing Committees and, during a number of years, also with members in the ENFSI Board. The network is important for our forensic experts and researchers as well as for quality assurance officers to exchange experience and to keep up-to-date with development within their areas of expertise. The result of the collaboration is important input in our daily case work and awareness of development of new techniques, methods and areas of expertise.

The motto of EAFS 2022, “Together for a Safer World”, emphasizes the importance of collaboration and exchange of experience between colleagues in the global forensic science community. Joint research projects are one part of the collaboration, depending on engagement from several forensic organizations and important stakeholders/academia. The dissemination of results from a number of projects is part of the conference program.

During the week of 30th May – 3rd June, you will have the opportunity to take part in the scientific program during the days and social event during the evenings. I do hope your participation at the EAFS 2022 and the stay in Stockholm will be a memorable event.

Helena Trolläng

Head of Department, National Forensic Centre, and the host of EAFS 2022

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the EAFS 2022 Scientific Committee I’m honoured to welcome you to the 9th European Academy of Forensic Science, EAFS 2022.

Almost one year later than first announced, we can finally meet face to face again for an opportunity to share knowledge, connect with old and new colleagues, allow ourselves to inspire and get inspired, and advance the field of Forensic Science.

In the challenging times that we have seen and are currently experiencing, it is important to come together. I therefore believe that our conference moto, “Together for a Safer World” makes an important statement about the objectives and motivation for our field. The authors of the contributions for the EAFS 2022 conference clearly show, not only that they produce excellent science, but also that they are willing to share their findings for the purpose of improving the society on a global level. For this we are truly grateful.

At the EAFS 2022 the Scientific Program is organized according to Conference Tracks and sub-Tracks. These Tracks have been selected by the Scientific Committee to span the breadth of Forensic Science with the ambition to allow you as an attendee at the EAFS 2022 to easily navigate the conference program and find the presentations and posters that match your field of interest.

As a complement, we also have the conference Themes. The Themes have been our guiding star when selecting contributions to be presented at the EAFS 2022, as we believe they are among the most important areas in the future research and development within Forensic Science.

I would like to direct my deepest gratitude to the members of the EAFS 2022 Scientific Committee for their incredible support and devotion in putting together the EAFS 2022 conference. Without their hard work we would simply not have a conference.

On behalf of the Swedish Police Authority / National Forensic Centre (NFC) I sincerely hope that you will enjoy the EAFS 2022. And, when you leave Stockholm, I wish that you will be re-energized and inspired to continue our joint effort to develop the Forensic Science area, for a safer world!

Dr. Emil Hjalmarson Chairman of the EAFS 2022

Scientific Committee.

Arranging EAFS 2022

It is fantastic to finally meet at EAFS 2022 in Stockholm! The time period from ENFSI Annual Meeting in Rome, in May 2018, when the National Forensic Centre (NFC) was elected to host the 9th European Academy of Forensic Science (EAFS), to the final arrangements of EAFS 2022 has been challenging. The global pandemic situation, with all related uncertainties and tragedies, made it inevitable to postpone the conference from 2021 to 2022. However, in February 2022, the number of registrations to the conference started to increase rapidly and more abstracts were submitted, making it possible to create an interesting scientific program. Thank you all! To our colleagues at the Netherlands Forensic Institute in The Hague (EAFS 2012), the Institute of Criminalistics in Prague (EAFS 2015) and the Institut National de Police Scientifique in Lyon (EAFS 2018) – we are sincerely grateful for your support by sharing experience from hosting earlier EAFS conferences.

Thanks to all engaged colleagues within NFC and Meetagain (Conference Bureau) in making all the practical details fall into place.

Christina Bertler Edlund Chairperson of EAFS 2022 Organising Committee