SEVENTH NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON BIOSAFETY IN ATLANTA, JANUARY 26-30, 2002 Release Date: November 20, 2001 NOTICE: NOT-OD-02-015 National Institutes of Health The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare/NIH (OLAW) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will co-sponsor the 7th National Symposium on Biosafety, entitled, "Managing Risk in Animal Care and Use," in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 26-30, 2002. Additional co-sponsorship commitments have been received from the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC), the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS), the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service/USDA (APHIS), the American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners (ASLAP), the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research/NRC/NAS (ILAR), the Lab Animal Magazine, Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW), the University of Georgia, the Agricultural Research Service/USDA, the Yerkes Primate Research Center, and others. This education program will focus on managing hazards in the animal facility, animal facility design, safeguarding the U.S. against foreign animal diseases, and working with genetically modified animals. The conference agenda and a registration form are available at the contractor's website: http://www.eagleson.org/home.htm. INQUIRIES For questions or further information, contact: Margaret Quinlan Animal Welfare Program Specialist Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare Office of Extramural Research 6705 Rockledge Drive RKL 1, Suite 1050, MSC 7982 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7982 Telephone: (301) 402-4325 FAX: (301) 402-2803 Margaret_Quinlan@nih.gov
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