Satellite meetings
One of the Commitments undertaken in the first Forerunner DNA - Prokids Scientific Group Meeting was to offer collaboration to national governments and international bodies, implementing agreements though expert training, sample collection kits distribution and data analysis. In order to achieve it, directors of DNA – Prokids, Dr Jose Lorente and Dr Arthur Eisenberg, from the University of Granada, Spain and the University of North Texas, in collaboration with authorities and institutions from different countries are organizing Satellite Meetings to provide training and information about the international program DNA Prokids (www.dna-prokids.org).
This initiative pushes for the use of DNA testing in the fight against all forms of child trafficking and seeks to establish an international network of forensic DNA laboratories that could share information, scientific expertise and resources.
Meetings are usually attended by scientists, international organizations, NGOs, heads of security forces and judicial experts. The aim is to establish a world alliance against traffic in human beings through new technologies for genetic identification.
