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	1 The H5N1 Research Controversy – A Workshop The H5N1 Research Controversy – A Workshop Issues Raised, Lessons Learned, and Potential Strategies for Dual-Use Research in the Life Sciences: The H5N1 Research Controversy – A Workshop On May 1, 2012, The National Academies will host a… The THREE I’s Harmonization Conference environment: Bioethics & Biosecurity The THREE I’s Harmonization Conference environment: Bioethics & Biosecurity IACUCs, IBCs & IRBs: FACING TOUGH CHALLENGES … FINDING NEW OPPORTUNITIES In this THREE I’s Harmonization Conference environment, our speakers will focus on Bioethics & Biosafety and the Public trust; Implementation… Laboratory Biorisk Management Workshop Laboratory Biorisk Management Workshop Office of Biorisk Management, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory Office of Biorisk Management, together with Sandia National…	2 The THREE I’s Harmonization Conference environment: Bioethics & Biosecurity The THREE I’s Harmonization Conference environment: Bioethics & Biosecurity IACUCs, IBCs & IRBs: FACING TOUGH CHALLENGES … FINDING NEW OPPORTUNITIES In this THREE I’s Harmonization Conference environment, our speakers will focus on Bioethics & Biosafety and the Public trust; Implementation… Laboratory Biorisk Management Workshop Laboratory Biorisk Management Workshop Office of Biorisk Management, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory Office of Biorisk Management, together with Sandia National…	3 Sample Prep 2012 Sample Prep 2012 Sample Prep is an internationally recognized event for experts in sample preparation for detection and identification of viruses, toxins and pathogens. This conference will address the major issues and current… Laboratory Biorisk Management Workshop Laboratory Biorisk Management Workshop Office of Biorisk Management, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory Office of Biorisk Management, together with Sandia National…	4 Princeton Biosecurity Seminar: Do it Yourself Biology Princeton Biosecurity Seminar: Do it Yourself Biology May 4, 2012 12:30 PM – May 4, 2012 11:00 PM Do it Yourself Biology Rob Carlson, Principal at Biodesic, an engineering, consulting, and design firm in Seattle. Sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation. The seminar will be held on Friday, May 4 from… Sample Prep 2012 Sample Prep 2012 Sample Prep is an internationally recognized event for experts in sample preparation for detection and identification of viruses, toxins and pathogens. This conference will address the major issues and current… Laboratory Biorisk Management Workshop Laboratory Biorisk Management Workshop Office of Biorisk Management, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory Office of Biorisk Management, together with Sandia National…	5	6
7	8	9 Virginia Agroterrorism Conference Virginia Agroterrorism Conference This free conference is designed for livestock and poultry producers, veterinarians, livestock market managers, food and dairy processors and retailers, and local and state government officials. Registration priority will be…	10	11	12	13
14 FMD Conference in South Asia FMD Conference in South Asia An international conference, Scientific Developments and Technical Challenges in the Progressive Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in South Asia, will be held 13-15 February 2012 in New Delhi, India. It… Next-generation molecular and evolutionary epidemiology of infectious disease Next-generation molecular and evolutionary epidemiology of infectious disease The dynamic interaction between genetically-variable infectious diseases and their host populations represents one of the most complex and intensively-studied phenomena in biology. Spurred by enormous advances in genomics, immunology…	15 FMD Conference in South Asia FMD Conference in South Asia An international conference, Scientific Developments and Technical Challenges in the Progressive Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in South Asia, will be held 13-15 February 2012 in New Delhi, India. It… Next-generation molecular and evolutionary epidemiology of infectious disease Next-generation molecular and evolutionary epidemiology of infectious disease The dynamic interaction between genetically-variable infectious diseases and their host populations represents one of the most complex and intensively-studied phenomena in biology. Spurred by enormous advances in genomics, immunology…	16 Next-generation molecular and evolutionary epidemiology of infectious disease Next-generation molecular and evolutionary epidemiology of infectious disease The dynamic interaction between genetically-variable infectious diseases and their host populations represents one of the most complex and intensively-studied phenomena in biology. Spurred by enormous advances in genomics, immunology…	17 Next-generation molecular and evolutionary epidemiology of infectious disease Next-generation molecular and evolutionary epidemiology of infectious disease The dynamic interaction between genetically-variable infectious diseases and their host populations represents one of the most complex and intensively-studied phenomena in biology. Spurred by enormous advances in genomics, immunology…	18	19	20
21	22 New Approaches to Assessing Countermeasures to Bioterrorism Agents New Approaches to Assessing Countermeasures to Bioterrorism Agents May 22, 2012 10:00 AM – May 22, 2012 4:00 PM CAAT Information Day: New Approaches to Assessing Countermeasures to Bioterrorism Agents Late in 2011, the National Research Council published a report on Animal Models for Assessing Countermeasures to Bioterrorism Agents. The…	23	24 AMBS International Conference on Biosafety & Biosecurity AMBS International Conference on Biosafety & Biosecurity The Moroccan Association of Biosafety’s (AMBS) International Conference on Biosafety & Biosecurity: Initiatives for capacity building in safety for health and welfare For more information, please visit the Official Event Website.	25 AMBS International Conference on Biosafety & Biosecurity AMBS International Conference on Biosafety & Biosecurity The Moroccan Association of Biosafety’s (AMBS) International Conference on Biosafety & Biosecurity: Initiatives for capacity building in safety for health and welfare For more information, please visit the Official Event Website.	26 AMBS International Conference on Biosafety & Biosecurity AMBS International Conference on Biosafety & Biosecurity The Moroccan Association of Biosafety’s (AMBS) International Conference on Biosafety & Biosecurity: Initiatives for capacity building in safety for health and welfare For more information, please visit the Official Event Website.	27
28	29 AMEXBIO – International Symposium on Biosafety and Biosecurity AMEXBIO – International Symposium on Biosafety and Biosecurity En su cuarta edición, el Simposio Internacional de Bioseguridad y Biocustodia 2012 (SIBB12) se presenta con un nuevo programa de cursos presimposio, pláticas magistrales, mesas de discusión, seminarios y exposición…	30 AMEXBIO – International Symposium on Biosafety and Biosecurity AMEXBIO – International Symposium on Biosafety and Biosecurity En su cuarta edición, el Simposio Internacional de Bioseguridad y Biocustodia 2012 (SIBB12) se presenta con un nuevo programa de cursos presimposio, pláticas magistrales, mesas de discusión, seminarios y exposición…	31 Biomedical Research and National Security—Learning from the H5N1 Influenza Story Biomedical Research and National Security—Learning from the H5N1 Influenza Story May 31, 2012 2:00 PM – May 31, 2012 4:00 PM The Morgridge Institute for Research will launch its Ethics@Discovery program on Thursday, May 31, at 2 p.m. with “Campus Conversation: Biomedical Research and National Security—Learning from the H5N1 Influenza… AMEXBIO – International Symposium on Biosafety and Biosecurity AMEXBIO – International Symposium on Biosafety and Biosecurity En su cuarta edición, el Simposio Internacional de Bioseguridad y Biocustodia 2012 (SIBB12) se presenta con un nuevo programa de cursos presimposio, pláticas magistrales, mesas de discusión, seminarios y exposición…

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