CONFERENCE FOR INSTITUTIONAL BIOSAFETY COMMITTEES RELEASE DATE: January 3, 2003 NOTICE: NOT-OD-03-016 National Institutes of Health (NIH) The NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities, the NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, the American Biological Safety Association, and the Applied Research Ethics National Association are partnering to sponsor a conference titled, "The Future Face of IBCs: Evolving Roles and Responsibilities, Upcoming Challenges and Opportunities." This event will take place February 20-22, 2003 at the Town and Country Resort Hotel in San Diego, California. Registration is now open. The main conference will take place February 21-22 and is intended for Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) members, staff, and others who have an interest in the oversight of recombinant DNA research. This event will be preceded on February 20 by a half-day training session on the fundamentals of recombinant DNA oversight. Although primarily targeted at IBC members and staff, the conference and fundamentals training session will also be of interest to research administrators, biosafety officers, regulatory affairs officers, and members and staff of other institutional oversight committees, such as IRBs and IACUCs. The agenda and registration information are available by connecting to the IBC page on OBA's Web site. Connect to: http://www4.od.nih.gov/oba/IBC/IBCindexpg.htm and scroll down to Meetings and Conferences.
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