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No amendments have been proposed at this time (or are currently not available for public comment). 

The following documents are drafts and have been posted in order to solicit feedback from the forensic anthropological community. They have been approved by Committee Chairs, but are not final documents, and have not been approved by the SWGANTH Board in their current form. 

Forensic Archaeological Detection and Recovery
Committee Co-chairs:  Hugh Berryman, Lisa Leppo                                                 
Advisory Members:  Cliff Boyd, Derek Congram, Melissa Connor, Laura Fulginiti, Karl Harrison, Doug Scott, Hugh Tuller, Roland Wessling
Draft
Posted 11/29/2011
Revised draft available soon

Identifying and Describing Pathological Conditions, Lesions and Anomalies  
Committee Co-chairs:  Leslie Eisenberg, Robert Mann
Advisory Members: Eric Bartelink, Marilyn London, Vince Sava, Brian Spatola                               
Draft   
Posted 3/26/09                                                                                   
Revised and reposted 4/25/11
Revised draft available soon

Postmortem Interval
Committee Co-chairs:  Lee Jantz, William Belcher                                               
Advisory Members:  Gail Anderson, Greg Berg, David Carter, Franklin Damann, Bill Haglund, Cheryl Johnston, Walter Klippel, DC Martin, Jim Pokines, Marcella Sorg, Arpad Vass, John Williams
Draft                                    
Posted 6/15/10
Revised and reposted 4/12/11
Revised draft available soon

Guidelines for the following topic areas are currently being drafted.  Drafts will be posted following approval by Committee Chairs.

Statistical Methods
Committee Co-chairs:  Bradley Adams, Carl Stephan                                              
Advisory Members:  John Byrd, Joe Hefner, Lyle Konigsberg, George Milner, Steve Ousley, Ann Ross, Vincent Stefan

Ancestry Estimation
Committee Co-chairs:  Todd Fenton, Robert Mann                                           
Advisory Members:  Joe Hefner, Richard Jantz, Kate Spradley 

Proficiency Testing                                     
Co-Chairs:  John Byrd, Angi Christensen                                                               
Advisory Members:  Elizabeth DiGangi, Paul Emanovsky, Todd Fenton, Michael Finnegan, Luis Fondebrider, Kanya Godde, Jennifer Love, Vince Sava, Paul Sledzik, Kyra Stull, Michael Warren

Education
Co-Chairs:  Mike Finnegan, Mike Warren, P Willey                                                   
Advisory Members:  Susan Anton, Gregory Berg, Donna Boyd, Traci Van Deest, Dennis Dirkmaat, Alison Galloway, Michelle Hamilton, Heather Walsh-Haney, Lisa Leppo, Marilyn London, George Milner, Sabine Stratton, Tal Simmons, Doug Ubelaker 

Committees have also been formed to address the following topics or issues.

Self-Assessment
This committee is working to develop an audit or self-assessment checklist that laboratories and practitioners can use to evaluate their compliance with SWGANTH guidelines. 
Co-Chairs:  Angi Christensen, Mike Warren                                                            
Advisory Members:  Richard Thomas

Gap Analysis
This committee is working to identify research needs in the field of forensic anthropology.   
Co-Chairs:  Stephen Ousley, Richard Thomas                                                         
Advisory Members:  TBD

Value Proposition
This exploratory committee will research fees charged by forensic anthropologists and other forensic specialists.
Co-Chairs:  Greg Berg and TBD

Forensic Archaeology
This exploratory committee will address how forensic archaeology should be incorporated into and integrated with forensic anthropology.
Co-Chairs:  Bill Belcher and TBD