On Friday, February 3, 2012, the Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management will hold a hearing entitled “Is DHS Effectively Implementing a Strategy to Counter Emerging Threats?” The Subcommittee will meet at 10:00 a.m. in 311 Cannon House Office Building. For more information, please visit the Official Event Website.
Calendar of Events
February 2, 2012
Dual Use Research: H5N1 Influenza Virus and Beyond
The US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity recently recommended that Nature and Science ask the authors of highly controversial studies with the avian influenza virus, H5N1, to remove certain methodological details. This perceived censorship, which aimed to minimize the risk of these findings being misused by would-be bioterrorists, is unprecedented and has sparked heated Read More »
National Biodefense Science Board Public Meeting
Public Meeting The NBSB public meeting will tentatively begin at 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A portion of the public meeting will be closed and is tentatively scheduled from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate. Meetings of the NBSB are open to the public. Members of the Read More »
January 17, 2012
The BWC Review Conference: What Happened and What Next?
Presentation by Christopher Park, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, State Department. Held at the National Defense University’s Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction. For more information or to RSVP, contact Nima Gerami by email (nima.gerami@ndu.edu) or at (202) 433-6359.
Animal Health Tools Workshop – Computer Software in Disease Management
The Australian Biosecurity Intelligence Network and the Victorian Department of Primary Industries (Victoria DPI) are holding an Animal Health Tools Workshop from 17 -19 January 2012. Interested epidemiologists from across Australia are being invited to attend a workshop where they will: • Create a user output specification for an emergency management software package • Enter Read More »
