Progress in Forensic Genetics 19

The 29th Congress of the International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG) took place in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States of America. It was the first ISFG Congress held in the United States in the 21st century and led to a record number of attendees from the host country. ISFG 2022 had 787 registered participants from 51 countries with 385 (49%) coming from the United States.

The Congress was planned and organized by the ISFG Board and Scientific Committee (John M. Butler, Walter Parson, Leonor Gusmao, Marielle Vennemann, and Peter M. Schneider) in cooperation with the Local Organizing Committee (Christian Westring, Heather McKiernan, Toni Diegoli, Mechthild “Mecki” Prinz, John M. Butler, Russ & Fran Kraus, Nikki Bibbero, and Casey Damrose). A number of others provided excellent on-site assistance including Jackson Christensen and Mary Lin.

There were 16 pre-congress workshops involving > 750 participants (some attended multiple workshops). The six full-day and 10 half-day workshops provided opportunities to learn from some of the very best researchers and practitioners in forensic genetics