MDVI

Meetings & Events

Crete, March 2026

First hybrid meeting of the year, it took place at the University of Crete in Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Lisbon, September 2025

Members of the MDVI at the Hybrid meeting held at the Portuguese National Institute of Legal Medicine & Forensic Science.

Lisbon, September 2025

2nd MDVI Conference held at the Portuguese National Institute of Legal Medicine & Forensic Science.

Brno, May 2025

Migrant origin groups networking event. Hybrid meeting, both online and in-person at Masaryk University.

Liverpool, February 2025

Industry stakeholder networking event. Hybrid meeting, both online and in-person at FaceLab.

Online, September 2024

First Action Conference with speakers from different fields and countries in MDVI related work.

Athens, May 2024

Action Chair, Prof Caroline Wilkinson introducing the Action Logo.

Athens, May 2024

Members of all the WGs at the Action’s 2nd hybrid meeting.

Athens, May 2024

WG4 reviewing and sorting put potential formative activities.

Milan, February 2024

Visit to the Museo Universitario delle Scienze Antropologiche (MUSA).

Milan, February 2024

Members of the different WG visiting the MUSA.

Milan, February 2024

Members of all the WGs at the Action’s 1st hybrid meeting.

Events schedule and speakers

Feb 2024 – Milan – Networking and WG task event – Speaker: Prof Cristina Cattaneo – “Migrant DVI Challenges – the Italian Experience”

May 2024 – Athens – Networking and WG task event – Speakers: Antonietta Lanzarone, ICRC Greece and Panthelis Themelis, Hellenic Police – “The 2023 Pylos shipwreck”

March 2025 – UK – Research Sandpit – Speakers from industry: Elif Gunce Eskikoy, ICRC Humanitarian Forensic Action; James Moat, Forensic Access Group

May 2025 – Czechia – Origins group Networking – Speakers: Dr. Robert Stojanov, Mendel University “Ten Years of Migration to the EU”; Ismael Thioub, Institut International de Formation en Alternance, Sénégal and Maguette Colly, President of REVES (Federation of Associations focused on Migration) “Community Perspectives on Migration and Missing Migrants”

Conferences