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The SWGANTH Board will attempt to hold meetings annually at a minimum.  All members of the forensic anthropological community are invited and encouraged to attend.  There is no fee or formal registration process, but anyone wishing to attend should contact one of the SWGANTH officers.




The next meeting will be held June 1-3, 2010 at the NTSB Headquarters                in Washington, DC.


January 6-8, 2010  Central Identification Laboratory, Honolulu, HI

  • Preparation for AAFS paper block
  • Review of numerous Guideline documents
  • Presentation by Audrey Meehan on skull-photo superimposition
  • Formation of Proficiency Test Review Committee

May 19-21, 2009  National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC

  • Review of committee progress, drafts, and community feedback    
  • Break-out committee discussions   
  • Presentation by Sharon Bryson (NTSB)
  • Presentation by Rex Stockham (FBI's Forensic Canine Program) 
  • Presentation by Danielle McLeod (NIJ Funding for Forensic Anthropology)
  • Discussion of National Academy of Science (NAS) Report
  • Discussion of ASCLD/LAB Accreditation 
  • Tour of Smithsonian's "Written in Bone" exhibit

November 18-20, 2008  Central Identification Laboratory, Honolulu, HI

  • Review of committee progress and drafts 
  • Presentation by John Byrd (JPAC Forensic Anthropology Career Ladder)
  • Presentation by Robert Mann (CIL's Forensic Science Academy)
  • Presentation by Kevin Horn (FBI's Dive Team) 

May 28-30, 2008  Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rockville, MD

  • Review of committee progress and discussion
  • Presentation by Franklin Damann (NMHM Identification Exhibit)
  • Presentation by John Getz (Virtual Autopsy)

January 8-9, 2008  Central Identification Laboratory, Honolulu, HI

  • Overview of SWG and goals
  • Review and acceptance of Bylaws
  • Election of officers: Thomas Holland - Chair, Angi Christensen - Secretary
  • Committee formation


Attendees of the January 2010 SWGANTH meeting in Honolulu, HI

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