Dear colleagues,

It is my great pleasure to invite you to the 8th International Symposium on Advances in Legal Medicine (ISALM), which will be held in Frankfurt, Germany, from September 26th to October 1st, 2011. As usual in the past, the symposium will be organised by the German Society of Legal Medicine in close cooperation with our Sister-Society in Japan.

The world becomes smaller and international cooperation, exchange of knowledge, common projects and personal contacts are vital in academic life and research. We are confident, that the International Symposium will further strengthen the close ties between our Societies. As in the last year, we would appreciate visitors from all over the world!

Frankfurt in the center of Germany is easily reached by international flights. Within the next months we will install a website, where you will get up-to-date information.

My coworkers and I will be happy to welcome you in Frankfurt 2011.

Hansjürgen Bratzke
Conference President