In reply to a question about the criteria for participating in the conference and the selection criteria for papers to be presented, a representative of Venue West Conference Services Ltd. of Vancouver, which organized the conference, stated that:

All potential presentations are sent to the chairman, who will then determine if the submission is accepted. If accepted, the chairman then determines the type of presentation (i.e. paper or poster presentation). Acceptance letters are then sent to the presenter to register. Only fully registered presenters are able to present their talk during the conference.

If the delegate's field of study (i.e. profession) is covered within the conference theme, then he/she can register to attend the conference. (13 Mar. 2000)

The following list, provided by a representative of Venue West on 24 March 2000, identifies those who presented papers at the conference, along with the titles of their papers:

N.K. Aggarwal (India)
Trends of Homicides in Capital City of India
Yahia Z. Amin (Egypt)
Sample Preparation of Supercritical - Fluid Extraction (SFE) for GC/MS Determination of Cannabinoids
S.G. Anderson (Australia)
A Heavy Vehicle Accident - Drugs, Driving and Fatigue
E. Baccard (France)
Mont-Blanc Road Tunnel Mass Disaster: Forensic Examination in Dangerous Surroundings
E. Baccino (France)
Medico Legal Activity in France
Philip S.L. Beh (Hong Kong)
Undergraduate Education: Problem-based Learning and the Teaching of Forensic Medicine at the University of Hong Kong
R.W. Byard (Australia)
Crossbow Suicide: Mechanisms of Injury and Neuropathological Findings
R.W. Byard (Australia)
Fatal Shark Attacks in South Australia - Pathological Features of Two Cases
R.W. Byard (Australia)
Early Adolescent Suicide - A Study of 48 Cases
R.W. Byard (Australia)
Unusual Fatal Mechanisms in Autoerotic Death
R.W. Byard (Australia)
Drowning Deaths in Toddlers and Pre-Ambulatory Children in South Australia
E. Jane Carter (United Kingdom)
Creating a `DIN' to Tackle Drug Related Deaths in the Community?
Xinshan Chen (P.R. China)
The Present Situation and Prospect of Clinical Forensic Medicine in China
Myles Clarke (United Kingdom)
Attempted Murder or Assisted Female Sexual Asphyxia - A Touch of the Rising Sun?
A. Conti (Italy)
Voluntary or Therapeutic Sterilisation? A Typical Case
C. Dudley (Canada)
A Survey of Sexual Assault Services Across British Columbia: Barriers and Recommendations
S. Early (Canada)
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program: Five Year Data Collection and Interpretation of Significant Findings in the Care of the Sexually Assaulted Female
C.G.M. Fernie (United Kingdom)
Drugs & Driving - A Comparison of Observations Made by Police Surgeons and Police Officers
Jamie Ferrell (USA)
Knowledge Advances of the Female Genitalia: The Impact on Forensic Sciences in Sexual Assault Cases
P.J. Franklin (United Kingdom)
Sexual Asphyxia - Auto-Erotic Death: A Case Report
P.J. Franklin (United Kingdom)
Consent for a Police Surgeon to Treat a Patient Who is Detained in Police Custody
M.K. Gulmen (Turkey)
Frequency Data for the STR Locus HUMCSF1PO in a Turkish Population
Carol Henderson (USA)
The Expert Witness in the Twenty-First Century
S.E. Josse (United Kingdom)
Consent Under Duress
D. Ledingham (United Kingdom)
Drugs and Driving: A Retrospective Study of Toxicology Results and Police Reports Concerning 75 Drug Impaired Drivers
William Lettington (United Kingdom)
A Stab Wound to the Right Temple Region with Retention of Part of the Knife Blade
D. Little (Australia)
The (Almost) Perfect Murder
F. Warren Lovell (USA)
Stun Gun and Taser. Are they Always Safe?
Virginia A. Lynch (USA)
Forensic Nursing: A National Crime Prevention Strategy in South Africa
Virginia A. Lynch (USA)
Forensic Nursing: Defending Human Rights
M.J. McGregor (Canada)
Examination for Sexual Assault: Is the Presence of Documented Physical Injury Associated with Charge Laying?
S. Mimasaka (Japan)
A Case of Scurvy
S.A. Mohamed (Germany)
Association of Hypoxic Conditions and Mitochondrial DNA Damage in Cardiac Tissue
M.I. Okoye (USA)
Recent Advances in Radiographic Technology and their Applications to Fracture Recognition in Homicide Investigation
Hennie Oosthuizen (South Africa)
Family Violence and Sexual Abuse of Women in South Africa
Hennie Oosthuizen (South Africa)
Lawyers and Anthropologists Working Together to Assist the Court in Solving Witchcraft Related Murders
Hennie Oosthuizen (South Africa)
The Medical Practitioner as an Expert Witness in Court
Hennie Oosthuizen (South Africa)
Medical and Legal Aspects of Mining Disasters
Hennie Oosthuizen (South Africa)
Liability for the Wrongful Discharge of Psychiatric Patients in South Africa
Hennie Oosthuizen (South Africa)
Ascertainment of Bodily Features: Taking of Blood for Drunken Driving and the Taking of Finger-, Palm- and Foot- Prints
Hennie Oosthuizen (South Africa)
Health Care Workers: Urgent Need for HIV/AIDS Ethical Guidelines
Hennie Oosthuizen (South Africa)
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - Cooperation Between the Experts to Solve the Medical and Legal Questions
Hennie Oosthuizen (South Africa)
Child Abuse, Neglect and Sexual Misuse in South Africa
P.W. Payne (Canada)
Estimation of Time Since Death by Image Cytometric Analysis of Cell Nuclei
F.G. Priemer (Germany)
Pupillary Reaction During THC Impairment
S. Rogde (Norway)
Homicide by Sharp Violence in Two Scandinavian Capitals
A. Sawaguchi (Japan)
A Presumed Murder Weapons Used on the Corpse of a Homicide Victim Deserted
T. Sawaguchi (Japan)
Estimate of Budget for Nationwide Medical-Examiner System in Japan
T. Sawaguchi (Japan)
Rate of Rolling over of SIDS Victims
Margaret Stark (Canada)
Training Courses
Margaret M. Stark (United Kingdom)
Urine Testing for Drugs in Police Stations
R.D. Walter (USA)
Autoeroticism: The Infectious Fantasy
Margaret Whelan (USA)
Advances in Forensic and Nursing Science: Role of the Forensic Nurse Examiner in Sexual Assault Evaluation
B.C. Yorker (USA)
Serial Murder in Hospitals
B.C. Yorker (USA)
Perceptions of Child Advocacy Centers Regarding Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners

This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

Reference

Venue West Conference Services Ltd. Vancouver. 13 March, 24 March 2000. Correspondence.