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AAFS is now accepting abstract submissions for the 74th Annual Scientific Conference. (Image from www.aafs.org)


The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) is now accepting abstract submissions for the 74th Annual Scientific Conference. The theme for AAFS 2022 is A Responsive Academy—Meeting and Surpassing the Challenges of a Modern Forensic Science World.
The deadline for submission is Sep. 1, 2021. Abstracts should focus on topics of interest to the forensic science community and can be submitted through AAFS’s new online abstract submission system.

AAFS 2022 will be held Feb. 21-26 in Seattle, Washington. For more information or to submit an abstract, visit https://aafs.org/Abstracts/Submission-Information.aspx.

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