Announcement of a National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Town Hall Meeting and Webinar on the Future of the NIAID Regional Centers of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (RCE) Program


Notice Number: NOT-AI-12-010

Key Dates

Release Date: September 16, 2011

Issued by

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Purpose

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) will hold a public information session (Town Hall meeting) and Webinar on November 1, 2011 in Bethesda, MD at 9:00 AM Eastern Time to discuss future plans for the NIAID Regional Centers of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (RCE) Program (http://www.niaid.nih.gov/LabsAndResources/resources/rce/). NIAID program staff will describe current RCE research activities and accomplishments, outline preliminary plans for the evolution of the Program, and gather feedback from the research community regarding future directions.

The meeting will be held at the Doubletree Hotel, 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD. Interested parties may attend in person (seating capacity is limited to 150) or participate through Webinar access. Please visit the following website for meeting information and registration: https://respond.niaid.nih.gov/conferences/rce2011/Pages/default.aspx.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Dr. Rona Hirschberg
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
6610 Rockledge Dr. Room 3616
Bethesda, Md 20892
301-402-8602
rhirschberg@niaid.nih.gov