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	1 NIAID Town Hall Meeting and Webinar on the Future of the NIAID RCE Program NIAID Town Hall Meeting and Webinar on the Future of the NIAID RCE Program 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)… 4th Annual CBRNe Convergence 4th Annual CBRNe Convergence The 4th Annual CBRNe Convergence will be held at the Askeri Muze (Military Museum in Turkish) in Istanbul on the 1st to 4th of November 2011. There will be a… 54th Annual Biological Safety Conference 54th Annual Biological Safety Conference The American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) conducts an annual Biological Safety Conference to keep members informed of current biosafety issues and regulatory initiatives. The conference is preceded by a selection…	2 4th Annual CBRNe Convergence 4th Annual CBRNe Convergence The 4th Annual CBRNe Convergence will be held at the Askeri Muze (Military Museum in Turkish) in Istanbul on the 1st to 4th of November 2011. There will be a… 54th Annual Biological Safety Conference 54th Annual Biological Safety Conference The American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) conducts an annual Biological Safety Conference to keep members informed of current biosafety issues and regulatory initiatives. The conference is preceded by a selection…	3 4th Annual CBRNe Convergence 4th Annual CBRNe Convergence The 4th Annual CBRNe Convergence will be held at the Askeri Muze (Military Museum in Turkish) in Istanbul on the 1st to 4th of November 2011. There will be a…	4 4th Annual CBRNe Convergence 4th Annual CBRNe Convergence The 4th Annual CBRNe Convergence will be held at the Askeri Muze (Military Museum in Turkish) in Istanbul on the 1st to 4th of November 2011. There will be a…	5 iGEM 2011: World Championship Jamboree, MIT iGEM 2011: World Championship Jamboree, MIT The International Genetically Engineered Machine competition (iGEM) is the premiere undergraduate Synthetic Biology competition. Student teams are given a kit of biological parts at the beginning of the summer from…	6 iGEM 2011: World Championship Jamboree, MIT iGEM 2011: World Championship Jamboree, MIT The International Genetically Engineered Machine competition (iGEM) is the premiere undergraduate Synthetic Biology competition. Student teams are given a kit of biological parts at the beginning of the summer from…
7 Infectious Disease: Challenges to Eradication Infectious Disease: Challenges to Eradication November 7, 2011 6:00 PM – November 7, 2011 7:30 PM AAAS Invites You to a Discussion Series: Science & Society: Global Challenges No powerpoint. No notes. Just candid conversations with leading scientists, economists, and politicians hosted by award-winning NPR reporters Richard Harris, and… iGEM 2011: World Championship Jamboree, MIT iGEM 2011: World Championship Jamboree, MIT The International Genetically Engineered Machine competition (iGEM) is the premiere undergraduate Synthetic Biology competition. Student teams are given a kit of biological parts at the beginning of the summer from…	8	9 Locally Responding to Foot and Mouth Disease Locally Responding to Foot and Mouth Disease November 9, 2011 10:00 AM – November 9, 2011 3:00 PM BOZEMAN – The Montana Agro-Emergency Preparedness Committee will present the tabletop scenario and exercise “Locally Responding to Foot and Mouth Disease” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov.…	10 Congress on Teaching The Social and Ethical Implications of Research Congress on Teaching The Social and Ethical Implications of Research ABOUT: There is an increasing push to offer scientists and engineers new forms of education in the social and ethical implications of research. Because this trend is relatively new, there…	11 Congress on Teaching The Social and Ethical Implications of Research Congress on Teaching The Social and Ethical Implications of Research ABOUT: There is an increasing push to offer scientists and engineers new forms of education in the social and ethical implications of research. Because this trend is relatively new, there…	12	13
14 Computational Methods for Biosurveillance Workshop Computational Methods for Biosurveillance Workshop The annual Supercomputing (SC11) Conference will be held November 12-18, 2011 in Seattle, Washington. Recognized globally as the premier international conference on High Performance Computing (HPC), networking, storage and… Chemical and Biological Defense Science and Technology Chemical and Biological Defense Science and Technology The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), executing the Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) function within the Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP), invites you to join us at the…	15 Chemical and Biological Defense Science and Technology Chemical and Biological Defense Science and Technology The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), executing the Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) function within the Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP), invites you to join us at the…	16 Chemical and Biological Defense Science and Technology Chemical and Biological Defense Science and Technology The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), executing the Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) function within the Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP), invites you to join us at the…	17 Chemical and Biological Defense Science and Technology Chemical and Biological Defense Science and Technology The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), executing the Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) function within the Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP), invites you to join us at the…	18 Chemical and Biological Defense Science and Technology Chemical and Biological Defense Science and Technology The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), executing the Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) function within the Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP), invites you to join us at the…	19	20
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