Title of the Talk: The ‘Italian Barber’, Danilo Restivo
Speaker: Ian Kelcey
Date: 29th September 2021
Location: Barber-Surgeons’ Hall, Monkwell Square, Wood Street, London EC2Y 5BL Dress Code: Black Tie Formal

Agenda

5.30 pm — Annual General Meeting

6.00 pm — Guests arrive – drinks reception

7.00 pm — Guests proceed to Great Hall to dine

8.30 pm — Comfort break

8.40 pm — Guest Speaker’s presentation

8.55 pm — Q & A Chatham House Rules

10.00 pm — Carriages

Fees:

• Non-members: £85.00
• Members: £75.00
• Students/Trainees: £40.00

Speaker: Keith Asman MBE
Date: 23rd November 2021
Venue: The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries

Keith ASMAN MBE

Head of Forensics and Digital Investigations,

Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE)

Joined the Metropolitan Police Service in 1978 and spent his early career as a Detective on major crime investigations, proactive teams and Drug Squads in and around London.

In 1996 he moved to the Anti Terrorist Branch (now Counter Terrorism Command)  at New Scotland Yard, initially as an investigator, however two years later in 1998 moved to the Forensic Management Team (FMT). Over the following years he dealt with the forensic aspects of the UK side of the 9/11 attacks, body recovery for the United Nations War Crimes Investigations in Kosovo, the British Consulate bombing in Istanbul as well as a number of other significant Irish and International Terrorism investigations in the UK and overseas. In 2005 he took over the operational delivery of the CTC FMT delivering the forensic response to numerous investigations including the subway bombings of 7/7 and 21/7 , Litvinenko Russian spy poisoning, airline liquid explosives investigation and Glasgow airport bombing. He also delivered CT forensic training in the UK and overseas.  

In 2009 Keith retired following 31 years in the Metropolitan Police and took the role as Head of CTPSE Forensics and Digital Investigation Teams. Whilst in post he was responsible for the forensic response to the two Salisbury incidents in 2018 involving Sergei and Yulia Skripal followed by the incident leading to the unfortunate death of Dawn Sturgess.

Keith is the National Forensic lead for CT CBRN. During his service he has been commended on numerous occasions, and in 2015 was made a member of the British Empire (MBE)  

 

Speaker: Michael Mulford
Date: December 2021


The British Academy of Forensic Sciences invites students from undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD programmes to a special event aimed at building an inclusive student community with interest in forensic science and other related fields including biosciences, pharmacy, toxicology, law, war studies, psychiatry and psychology, criminology etc.  There will be a talk on “The people versus Jack the Ripper” with the opportunity to cast your vote, join in the Q & A session and finish with a reception to follow giving the opportunity to network. 

More information to follow soon.

Speaker: Jo Millington
Date: December 2021

Bloodstain pattern analysis is a discipline within forensic science that deals with the examination and identification of bloodstains, and the evaluation of those bloodstains to attempt to establish the activities that may have caused them. Because there is a direct requirement for blood, BPA is inextricably linked to violent crime.

Human observation forms a significant component of BPA and, as a consequence, it is widely considered to be subjective. However, the discipline is underpinned by sound scientific principles, and a body of research that dates back to at least the 19th Century.

Taking us on a whistle-stop tour of BPA, Jo will introduce us to the tools that are available to help classify and interpret bloodstain patterns, and then ask us to analyse a number of patterns to investigate if we can see what she sees.

More information to follow soon.

Speaker: Cressida Dick
Date: 17th March 2022
Venue: Middle Temple

More information on this event to follow soon.

 

Speaker: Mark Richards
Date: TBC

 

Speaker: Mark Glover
Date: TBC

 

Speakers: Gaille Mackinnon et al
Date: TBC

 

Speaker: Sharon Raymond
Date: TBC

 

Speaker: TBC
Date: TBC