PREPAREDNESS IS OUR ONLY DEFENSE
Former Virginia governor James Gilmore, Chair of the Congressional Advisory
Commission on Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction, will keynote the
second BioDefense Mobilization Conference & Exhibition. The Gilmore
Commission was established by Congress in 1999 to assess federal, state,
and local governments' capability to respond to terrorist attacks. Black
Hawk Down hero, Col. Danny McKnight, will join Gov. Gilmore in opening the
program.
ADVANCE RATES END SEPT. 23
Register now for the Biodefense Mobilization Conference & Exhibition,
October 22-24, 2002, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Call 877 796-4362 or
register online at http://www.bio-defense.org. The three-day event features
many of the nation's leading authorities on bioterrorism and how to prevent
or counter it. Pre-conference workshops October 21 will focus on
biotechnology and bioterrorism basics.
WHY YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS THIS COMPREHENSIVE EVENT
The BioDefense Mobilization Conference gives you the most up-to-date
knowledge, information, data, and resources to make you an effective
partner in biodefense.
* Best Practices: Success stories, models, and exercises
* Essential Tools: Systems, products, services
* Key Personnel: Peer networks, helpful contacts, and new partners
* Sound Policies: Considered responses to real threats; effective
problem-solving
CONFERENCE TRACKS
*Public Safety & Responder Protection
*Terrorism Law & Policy
*Workplace Preparedness & the Built Environment
*Science & Technology
*Public Health & Private Medicine
*Communications & Training
OUTSTANDING LINEUP OF SPEAKERS
Featured presenters include:
George Strait, Media Consultant and former ABC Health/Medical Correspondent
Dr. William Halperin, Chair and Professor, Department of Preventive and
Community Medicine, New Jersey Medical School; co-author of Public Health
Surveillance
Sergei Popov, Senior Scientist, Advanced Biosystems; former Soviet weapons
designer
Amy Smithson, Director, Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation
Project, Stimson Center
Dr. Victor Sidel, Professor of Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
and Albert Einstein College of Medicine; former president, American Public
Health Association
A.D. Vickery, Chair, InterAgency Board for Equipment Standardization and
InterOperability; Deputy Chief, Special Operations, Seattle Fire Department
Dr. Leah Ziskin, Associate Dean, UMDNJ - School of Public Health,
Stratford/Camden Campus, former New Jersey Deputy Commissioner of Public Health
Terry O'Brien, former Assistant Attorney General, State of Minnesota;
Appointee, Cantigny Conference on State Emergency Health Powers and the
Bioterrorism Threat
Dr. Karen Becker, Senior Health Advisor, Office of Public Health Emergency
Preparedness, Dept. of Health and Human Services
Dr. David Franz, Vice President, Chemical and Biological Defense Division,
Southern Research Institute; former commander, USAMRIID (Bioterrorism
Workshop only)
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
All individuals registered for the conference are invited to submit an
abstract for either a breakout (by Sept. 15) or poster presentation (until
Oct. 15) for any of the tracks. See Call for Presentations at
http://www.bio-defense.org for details.
CO-SPONSORS
* The University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Public
Health (UMDNJ-SPH), with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; New
Jersey Institute of Technology; and the Public Health Research Institute
* Center for Biodefense, New Jersey Medical School, UMDNJ
* Homeland Defense Journal
* Consultants in Disease & Injury Control
* Homeland Defense Technology Council
* Public Health Foundation
EXHIBIT
Learn about exhibitor and sponsor opportunities at www.bio-defense.org or
call Michele Dionne, Exhibition Director, 206 937-2570. This event is a
superior opportunity to meet potential new customers and other business
leads and is being widely promoted to new audiences.
REGISTER NOW
Advance registration fees-$595 for public employees, elected officials, and
academics, $795 for others-end September 23. Program and registration
information is available at http://www.bio-defense.org where you can
register online. Or call 877 796-4362.
The unthinkable now seems inevitable.
Preparedness is our only defense.
If you are responsible for any element of biodefense,
this is the one meeting you don't want to miss!
Please pass this announcement on to others.
Contact: Eric Swenson, Program Director, BioDefense Mobilization
Conferences, 206 334-7333
eric at bio-defense.orghttp://www.bio-defense.org
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