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8th Workshop in Innsbruck, Austria

Please note, that the venue of our next workshop 2012 changed from Porto to Innsbruck in Austria! Here is the invitation: It is our pleasure to invite you to the 8th Y chromosome / 5th EMPOP workshop in the framework of "DNA in Forensics 2012" to the amicable Tyrolean capital. We will convene in the new Aula of the Social Sciences from Sep 6th – 8th, 2012. The motto of the upcoming meeting is “Exploring the Phylogenies”. Haploid markers are inherited along a phylogeny and leave genetic footprints in modern populations. The incisiveness of the picture depends on the history of these populations. Forensic scientists are taking advantage of the derived patterns in their daily work, e.g. by assigning geographical landscapes to lineages or by performing quality control of datasets. Our database projects YHRD and EMPOP are currently preparing for new releases that help scientists and practitioners to better understand and employ the underlying phylogenetic principles. We provide more details via our websites YHRD and EMPOP and facilitate registration and submission of abstracts soon. We hope to meet you in Innsbruck 2012! Walther Parson and Lutz Roewer for the organising committee