From the organizers of SIMLA 2013, we would like to inform
that Dr Venkata Raghava was not authorized to approach any guest speakers. The
responsibility of selection of guest speakers was left to organizing subcommittee of the organizing team. The
subcommittee was guided by Dr PK Devadass. The subcommittee selected the
speakers by having a set of rule.
·
Not to invite speakers who have already spoken
about the same subject in different forums repeatedly.
·
If they belonged to Forensic Medicine they
should have contributed to SIMLA at least by attending the conferences
regularly.
·
The speaker should be authority in their own
field.
Hence the subcommittee has chosen the guest speakers purely on merit. As
you all know that the guest speakers who delivered guest lectures like the
Neuropathologist from National institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences,
Bangalore and is the top Neuropathologist in the country and one among the best
Neuropathologist in the world.
The speaker from Indian institute of science is Head of the Department
doing original research in injuries in motor vehicles accidents and is also an
authority. As you all know Indian
institute of science is a premiere institute in this country.
The entomologists who had delivered the lecture is an authority in fruit
flies in the country and he is from the prestigious University of Agriculture
science i.e the University of Agriculture science, GKVK, Bangalore.
The forensic psychiatrist who delivered lecture is from National
institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore and has done lot of
research in forensic psychiatry . to our knowledge he may be the only one who
can talk about forensic psychiatry with authority.
The other speaker is a world
renowned forensic scientist, Padmabhushan awardee, extensively travelled and
travelling all over the world delivering lectures.
The last speaker was from University of Manchester doing research at
Indian institute of Science.
With respect to toxicology we could not get a practicing toxicologist as
per our expectation.
Through this mail I would like to convey to my friends from Forensic
Medicine who were requesting us to give an opportunity to deliver a lecture at
SIMLA 2013 by repeatedly sending emails, we have politely declined the request
for the reasons mentioned above. Kindly excuse and pardon us if we have hurt
any body’s feelings.
Thank you one and all,
With regards,
Dr PK Devadass
Head subcommittee,
For selection of guest speakers
SIMLA 2013.
