Forensics Middle East & Africa presents a brand new opportunity for the entire forensics sector in the Middle East & Africa to discover the latest technological innovations of the industry in the exhibition, and learn from industry leaders and technical experts in the conference.

The event is supported by The Arab Union of Forensics and Toxicology and is held under the chairmanship of Dr Dina Shokry, Chair of Forensic Medicine, Armed Forces College of Medicine.

Forensics MEA is organised by Clarion Events, who have successfully organised GCC Forensics for three editions; most recently in Bahrain. Clarion Events are also responsible for organising the world renowned Egypt Defence Expo.

Submission Guidelines

All submitted abstracts must be in English, Arabic studies must include full translation

• The content of the abstract is solely the responsibility of the author. The original abstract is reprinted exactly as provided. It is therefore essential that the abstract is correctly typed. Avoid errors, corrections and misspellings.
• All reports must be based on work that has already been completed. No studies "in progress" will be accepted.
• Please clearly indicate the name of the presenting author, who will be considered the contact person for all correspondence connected with this abstract.
• All submitted abstracts need to have the names and surnames of all co-authors, along with their positions in their affiliated institutions
• All submitted abstracts must not exceed 500 words with no use of abbreviations
• It is expected that, in keeping with normal publication protocol, the first author (the presenting author) has made the greatest contribution to the work described.
• All co-authors must have approved the abstract submission.
• Acknowledgement of receipt of abstracts will be made by email to the presenting author.  Therefore it is essential that a complete e-mail address is provided on the abstract submission form.

Notice: Due to the nature of the event, speakers and visitors will be required to meet the admission criteria and obtain security clearance. 

Selection will be based on the following criteria:

• Relevance to the conference themes
• Excellence in research practices and adherence to international standards of ethics
• Possibility of real life implementation of research post conference by regional police forces
• Reliance on actual case studies 

Completeness of the required information submitted including abstract, references and submission form.

List of Topics

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The below paper categories are welcome.

We are particularly interested in presentations covering the following topics:

• Virtual autopsy
• Interpersonal violence
• Clinical trials in toxicology
• Child abuse/ sexual assault / violence against women cases
• Clinical forensic medicine
• Biological warfare
• Medical law
• Explosives – fire debris analysis
• Forensic histopathology
• Nano technology
• Disaster Management

Scope of the Conference:

• CSI
• Forensic DNA
• Forensic Psychology 
• Trace Evidence
• Future Forensic Technology
• Criminalistics
• Lab Management & Forensic Intelligence
• DVI
• Toxicology & Drug Control
• Applied genomics
• Forensic Pathology & Legal Medicine
• Entomology
• Forensic Anthropology 
• Forensic Archaeology
• Forensic Medicine
• Wildlife Forensics & Animal Doping
• Digital & cybercrime investigations
• Questioned Documents & Counterfeit Currency
• Forensic Odontology
• Ethics & Bias
• Ballistics
• Forensic Engineering
• Explosions and fire investigations

* We also welcome submissions from other areas of forensic science, which will be considered within the same criteria as the priority topics, as long as they are closely related to the overall subjects covered at the event. Research may be rejected on the relevance criteria despite being of good academic quality, in order to maintain the consistency of the programme.

Scientific Committee

• Dr Dina Shokry, President of Arab Union of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
• Dr Amr Khattab, Dammam Poison Control Center
• Dr Nazih Ramadan, Cairo University
• Dr Noora Al-Snan, Bahrain Ministry of Interior
• Dr Reham Nafad, Cairo University
• Dr Ahmed Fatehy Mehna, Egyptian Forensic Medicine Authority (EFMA) Ministry of Justice
• Professor Abeer Zayed, Cairo University
• Professor Dr Zeno Geradts, Netherlands Forensic Institute / University of Amsterdam 
• Gaille MacKinnon, Alecto Forensics
• Dr Rayyan Al Ali, An-Najah National University

 All questions about submissions should be emailed to alia.alhussein@clarionevents.me