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Romanian Forensic Scientists Association (RFSA) will organize, between October 20-21, 2023, in a mixed system (physical and online), the INTERNATIONAL FORENSIC SCIENCES CONFERENCE, the XI edition, with the theme “FORENSIC SCIENCES - THE MAIN PILLAR OF JUDICIAL PROBATION IN CRIMINAL AND CIVIL TRIAL”

with the following panels:

1. Panel A: Forensic investigation of the crime scene;
2. Panel B: Current forensic identification methods and technologies;
3. Panel C: Forensic expertise;
4. Panel D: The interference of forensics with other sciences to find out the judicial truth.

Partners

• National Forensic Science Institute within the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police
• National Forensic Expertise Institute within the Ministry of Justice of Romania
• National Center for Judicial Expertise under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova
• Romanian-American University of Bucharest
• „Titu Maiorescu” University of Bucharest
• „Valahia” University of Târgovişte
• West University of Timişoara
• „Ovidius” University of Constanța
• „George Bacovia” University of Bacău
• University of Piteşti
• Romanian Business Criminal Law Association
• SARA Law Research Center
• CyBureau - The Institute for Cyber Policy Studies Israel

The conference is dedicated to all areas of Forensic Science, investigative sciences, police sciences, law, and related disciplines.

The conference will be attended by experts and specialists from Canada, the USA, Monaco, Poland, Israel, Greece, Germany, Great Britain, Republic of Moldova, Romania, from the National Forensic Science Institute within the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police, the Territorial Forensic Services, the National Institute of Forensic Expertise within Ministry of Justice of Romania, the National Center for Judicial Expertise at the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova, prosecutors, judges, lawyers, university teachers, Ph.D. students, master students and students from many faculties and universities in Romania and the Republic of Moldova.

The working languages of the conference are Romanian and English.

Access to the conference proceedings is free.

The articles presented at the conference will be published in the Revista Română de Criminalistică (ISSN 1454-3117) and the Romanian Journal of Forensic Science (ISSN 2069-2617), which is indexed in three international databases: EBSCO Host Research Databases, ProQuest and WorldCat databases.

The articles in Romanian and English, which will be written in compliance with the requirements presented in the template, will be sent, by 08.10.2023, in electronic format (doc or docx extension) to the e-mail address: acr.criminalistilor@gmail.com.

Updated information on the Conference, the Registration Form, including the login link to attend, will be found on the website of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association: www.asociatiacriminalistilor.ro

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

1. Professor Gheorghe POPA, Ph.D - Faculty of Law, Romanian-American University of Bucharest, Romania, Forensic Expert, President of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
2. Professor Petre BUNECI, Ph.D - Faculty of Law, Ecological University of Bucharest, Romania, First Vice-president of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
3. Professor Nicoleta-Elena HEGHEŞ, Ph.D - Second Degree Scientific Researcher, “Acad. Andrei Rădulescu” Legal Research Institute of the Romanian Academy, Faculty of Legal and Administrative Sciences, „Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University of Bucharest, Romania, Vice-president of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
4. Forensic Expert, Chemist eng. Maria-Georgeta STOIAN, Ph.D - Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, „Titu Maiorescu” University of Bucharest, Romania, Secretary General of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
5. Quaestor of Police, Forensic Expert Romică POTORAC, Ph.D - Director of the National Forensic Science Institute within the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police
6. Forensic Expert Grigoraş BEŢIU - Director of the National Forensic Expertise Institute within the Ministry of Justice of Romania
7. Judicial Expert Olga CATARAGA, Ph.D of Legal Sciences - Director of the National Center of Judicial Expertise within the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova
8. Professor habil. Constantin DUVAC, Ph.D - Faculty of Law, Romanian-American University of Bucharest, Vice-President of the Romanian Lawyers' Union, Honorary President of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
9. Professor habil. Elena-Ana IANCU, Ph.D - “Aurel Vlaicu” University in Arad, Romania, Vice-president of SARA Law Research Center, Chair of the Forensic Methodology Department within the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
10. Professor Carmen-Silvia PARASCHIV, Ph.D - Faculty of Law, „Titu Maiorescu” University of Bucharest, Romania
11. Associate Professor Dan VOINEA, Ph.D - Faculty of Law and Economic Sciences in Târgu Jiu, „Titu Maiorescu” University of Bucharest, Romania, Vice-president of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
12. Associate Professor Manuela TĂBĂRAŞ, Ph.D - Dean of the Faculty of Law, „Titu Maiorescu” University of Bucharest, Romania
13. Associate Professor Constanţa MĂTUŞESCU, Ph.D - Dean of the Faculty of Legal and Administrative Sciences, „Valahia” University in Târgovişte, Romania
14. Associate Professor Octavian Mădălin BUNOIU, Ph.D - Vice-Rector of the West University of Timişoara, Romania
15. Associate Professor habil. Sorin Alămoreanu, Ph.D - Faculty of Law, „Babeș-Bolyai” University of Cluj-Napoca
16. Professor Adrian STOICA-CONSTANTIN, Ph.D - Dean of the Faculty of Law and Administrative Sciences, „Ovidius” University in Constanţa, Romania
17. Associate Professor Andrei-Octavian PARASCHIVESCU, Ph.D - Rector of the „George Bacovia” University of Bacău, Romania
18. Professor habil. Daniela PÎRVU, Ph.D - Dean of the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Law, University of Piteşti, Romania
19. Professor Mihai Adrian HOTCA, Ph.D - President of the Romanian Business Criminal Law Association
20. Professor Tal PAVEL, Ph.D - Director of the Cybersecurity Studies-Information Systems Program, School of Economics and Management, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel
21. Associate Professor Vitalie RUSU, Ph.D in Law - Dean of the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, “Alecu Russo” State University of Bălţi, Republic of Moldova
22. University lecturer Vitalie JITARIUC, Ph.D in Law - Dean of the Faculty of Law and Public Administration, State University „Bogdan Petriceicu Haşdeu” of Cahul, Republic of Moldova, Member of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
23. Professor eng. Ana-Maria GRĂMESCU, Ph.D - Faculty of Constructions, „Ovidius” University in Constanţa, Romania, Member of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
24. Associate Professor Gheorghe ALECU, Ph.D - Faculty of Legal Sciences and Economic Sciences in Constanţa, „Spiru Haret” University of Bucharest, Romania, Member of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
25. University lecturer Nelu Dorinel POPA, Ph.D - Faculty of Law, “Dimitrie Cantemir” University Târgu Mureş, Romania, Vice-president of the Mureş Branch of the Romanian Association of Criminal Sciences, Member of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association

THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

1. Professor Gheorghe POPA, Ph.D - Faculty of Law, Romanian-American University of Bucharest, Romania, Forensic Expert, President of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
2. Forensic Expert Chemist eng. Maria-Georgeta STOIAN, Ph.D - Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, „Titu Maiorescu” University of Bucharest, Romania, Secretary General of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
3. Quaestor of Police, Forensic Expert Romică POTORAC, Ph.D - Director of the National Forensic Science Institute within the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police
4. Judicial Expert Olga CATARAGA, Ph.D of Legal Sciences - Director of the National Center of Judicial Expertise within the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova
5. Professor Nicoleta-Elena HEGHEŞ, Ph.D - Second Degree Scientific Researcher, “Acad. Andrei Rădulescu” Legal Research Institute of the Romanian Academy, Faculty of Legal and Administrative Sciences, „Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University of Bucharest, Romania, Vice-president of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
6. Professor habil. Elena-Ana IANCU, Ph.D - “Aurel Vlaicu” University in Arad, Romania, Vice-president of SARA Law Research Center, Chair of the Forensic Methodology Department within the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
7. Professor Carmen-Silvia PARASCHIV, Ph.D - Faculty of Law, „Titu Maiorescu” University of Bucharest, Romania
8. Associate Professor Denisa BARBU, Ph.D - Faculty of Legal and Administrative Sciences, „Valahia” University of Târgovişte, Romania
9. Associate Professor Nelu NIŢĂ, Ph.D - Faculty of Economic, Legal and Administrative Sciences, „George Bacovia” University of Bacău, Romania
10. Associate Professor Adrian-Cristian MOISE, Ph.D - Faculty of Legal, Economic and Administrative Sciences in Craiova, „Spiru Haret” University of Bucharest, Romania, Chair of the University Education Department within the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
11. Associate Professor Bogdan BUNECI, Ph.D - Faculty of Law, Ecological University of Bucharest, Romania, Member of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
12. Associate Professor Gheorghe-Iulian IONIŢĂ, Ph.D - Faculty of Law, Romanian-American University, Bucharest, Romania, Member of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
13. University lecturer Victor-Andrei CĂRCĂLE - „Ștefan cel Mare” University of Suceava, Romania, Member of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
14. Assistant Niculae GAMENŢ, Ph.D - Faculty of Law, Romanian-American University of Bucharest, Romania, Member of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
15. Col. magistrate (r.), University lecturer Florin-Stelian BOBIN, Ph.D - Founding Member and Chair of the Forensic Tactics Department of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
16. Engineer Anca-Elena BĂLAN - Administrator of "CHRONOS" Company, Romania, Chair of the Project Preparation and Implementation Department within the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
17. Assistant judge Alina TEACĂ - Ph.D Student, Doctoral School of Law, „Titu Maiorescu” University of Bucharest, Chair of the National and International Interinstitutional Relations and Cooperation Department within the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
18. Forensic Expert Florin LĂZĂU - Vice-president of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association, Vice-president of the Association of Graphologists from Romania
19. Forensic Expert Ilie-Dragoş NAIBA - Cluj County Police Inspectorate, Romania, Chair of the Forensic Technical Department within the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
20. Forensic Expert Mihai-Paul CHENDE - Head of the Forensic Science Department within the Maramureş County Police Inspectorate, Chair of the Research, Innovation, Development Department within the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
21. Forensic Expert Daniel STAICU - Head of the Forensic Expertise Service within the National Forensic Science Institute of the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police, Bucharest, Romania, Chair of the Forensic Expertise Department within the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
22. Forensic Expert Ion PLEŞEA - Chair of the Administrative Support Department within the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
23. Forensic accounting expert and financial auditor Aurel ANDREI - President of the Bucharest branch of CECCAR, Member of Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
24. Forensic Expert Silviu PREDESCU, Ph.D candidate - Forensic Science Department within the Timiş County Police Inspectorate, Romania

Venue of the conference

„TITU MAIORESCU” UNIVERSITY from Bucharest, sector 4, Calea Văcăreşti, no. 187, in a mixed system (physical and on-line)

Proposed program

October 20, 2023

• 09:00 - 09:30 - Reception / registration of the participants / Online access to the conference
• 09:30 - 10:00 - Opening of the conference proceedings; Greetings/Welcome speeches
• 10:00 - 13:30 - Articles presentation session
• 13:30 - 14:00 - Coffee break
• 14:00 - 17:30 - Articles presentation session
• 17:30 - 18:00 - Discussions and closing of the conference proceedings
• 18:30 - 22:30 - Collegiate Dinner (optional)

October 21, 2023

• 09:00 - 09:15 - Opening of the conference proceedings
• 09:15 - 13:00 - Articles presentation session
• 13:00 - 13:30 - Coffee break
• 13:30 - 16:30 - Articles presentation session
• 16:30 - 17:00 - Discussions and closing of the conference proceedings

The conference program will be broadcast on 16.10.2023.

Accommodation proposal

RIN CENTRAL HOTEL
Traian Street, no. 55 A, sector 3, Bucharest, Phone: +40.213083153

Negotiated prices:

• Standard single room: €64/night/B&B
• Standard double room: €74/night/ B&B

* rate for at least 10 rooms

• Standard single room: €62/night/B&B
• Standard double room: €72/night/ B&B

*rate for at least 30 rooms

The rate includes VAT and breakfast. Parking is free within the limits of available spaces.

Collegiate Dinner

In order to be able to make reservations, please let us know by 16.10.2023 if you would like to participate in the Collegiate Dinner on 20 October 2023, which will take place in the Vivere Restaurant of the RIN Central Hotel

Negotiated price: 300 lei/pers. (The amount may be included in the accommodation/ hotel bill). Participants can pay either to the account of ACR RO96 RNCB 0080 0056 4199 0001 – opened at the BCR, or in cash at the Conference secretariat on October 20, 2023, until 10:00 a.m.

Sincerely,

PRESIDENT OF ROMANIAN FORENSIC SCIENTISTS ASSOCIATION
Bgen. (retd.) Professor Ph.D. Gheorghe POPA