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SUMMARY:The Biological Event Horizon: No Return or Total Resilience
DESCRIPTION:A virtual meeting of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense will be held on Sep. 24 entitled\, “The Biological Event Horizon: No Return or Total Resilience“. \nThe ongoing novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is revealing major gaps in national readiness to prepare for\, respond to\, and recover from biological threats. Decision makers must consider enhancements to policies and programs to better defend against the next biological threat as the Nation continues to respond to the crisis. COVID-19 will not be the last biological threat we face and it likely will not be the worst as the risk of natural and human-generated threats continues to increase with time. \nAt this meeting\, the Commission intends to address these emerging biological threats and innovative science and technology solutions to address them. \nSpeakers include: \n\nJaime Yassif\, PhD: Senior Fellow\, Global Biological Policy and Programs\, Nuclear Threat Initiative\nSohini Ramachandran\, PhD: Associate Professor of Biology\, Director of Graduate Studies for the Center for Computational Molecular Biology\, Associate Professor of Computer Science\, Brown University\nNita Madhav\, MSPH\, Chief Executive Officer\, President\, and Board Member\, Metabiota\nRepresentative Susan Brooks (R-IN):  Member\, Subcommittee on Health\, Committee on Energy and Commerce\, U.S. House of Representatives\nRepresentative Diana DeGette (D-CO): Chair\, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation\, Committee on Energy and Commerce\, U.S. House of Representatives\nKavita M. Berger\, PhD: Director\, Board on Life Sciences\, National Academies of Sciences\nLuciana Borio\, MD: Vice President\, Technical Staff\, In-Q-Tel; Former Director for Medical and Biodefense Preparedness\, National Security Council; Former Assistant Commissioner for Counterterrorism Policy and Director\, Office of Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats\, Office of the Chief Scientist\, FDA; and Former Senior Medical Advisor\, Office of the ASPR\, DHHS\n\nPlease visit the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense website for more information. \nGlobal Biodefense is not affiliated with the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense and is providing this listing as a courtesy to the community.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/the-biological-event-horizon-no-return-or-total-resilience/
CATEGORIES:Policy-Legislative,Webinar-Webcast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200227T140000
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SUMMARY:Coronavirus Disease 2019: The U.S. and International Response
DESCRIPTION:The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia\, the Pacific\, and Nonproliferation will hold a second subcommittee hearing on the coronavirus outbreak on 27 Feb 2020 at 2:00 Eastern. \nWitnesses will include U.S. government officials who have led the response to the virus. \nDate: Thursday\, February 27\, 2020 \nTime: 2:00 p.m. EST \nSubject: Coronavirus Disease 2019: The U.S. and International Response \nWitnesses: \n\nMr. Ian Brownlee\nPrincipal Deputy Assistant Secretary\, Bureau of Consular Affairs\, U.S. Department of State \nMr. Jonathan Fritz\nDeputy Assistant Secretary\, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs\, U.S. Department of State \nWilliam A. Walters\, Ph.D.\nExecutive Director and Managing Director for Operational Medicine\, Bureau of Medical Services\, U.S. Department of State \nRobert Redfield\, Ph.D.\nDirector\, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/coronavirus-disease-2019-the-u-s-and-international-response/
LOCATION:Rayburn House Office Building\, Washington\, DC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference,Government Hosted,Policy-Legislative
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200212T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200212T113000
DTSTAMP:20200206T212739Z
CREATED:20200204T172100Z
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SUMMARY:Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee: Protecting the U.S. from Global Pandemics
DESCRIPTION:The U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governemental Affairs will convene a Full Committee hearing on Feb.12 to examine protecting the United States from global pandemics. \nROUNDTABLE: Are We Prepared? Protecting the U.S. from Global Pandemics will\nFebruary 12\, 2020 09:30 AM \nLocation: SD-G50\, Dirksen Senate Office Building \nThe meeting will air on CSPAN. \nSee also: Johnson\, Peters Ask DHS for Strategy for Containing the Coronavirus
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/homeland-security-governmental-affairs-committee-protecting-the-u-s-from-global-pandemics/
LOCATION:Dirksen Senate Office Building\, Washington\, DC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Government Hosted,Policy-Legislative
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200130
DTSTAMP:20191227T191045Z
CREATED:20191127T185911Z
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SUMMARY:Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (TBDWG)
DESCRIPTION:The 11th meeting of the Tick-borne Disease Working Group (TBDWG) will be held on January 28 and 29\, 2020\, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET on both days (times subject to change). \nThe meeting will be held at the in Washington D.C. and by webcast. Preregistration for public members is advisable and can be accomplished by registering here. \nThe TBDWG was established by Congress in 2016 as part of the 21st Century Cures Act to provide subject matter expertise and to review federal efforts related to all tick-borne diseases\, to help ensure interagency coordination and minimize overlap\, and to examine research priorities.  The focus of this effort is the development of a report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and Congress on the findings and any recommendations of the Working Group for the federal response to tick-borne disease prevention\, treatment and research\, as well as how to address gaps in these areas. \nFor this meeting\, the Working Group will hear presentations from eight subcommittees on their findings and potential actions for the TBDWG to consider; hear updates from the Public Comment and Inventory Subcommittees; and further discuss plans for developing the 2020 report to the HHS Secretary and Congress on federal tick-borne activities and research. \nPublic Comment – Information and Instructions\nThe public will have an opportunity to present their views to the Working Group during the meeting’s public comment session or by submitting their views in writing. \nVerbal comments (in-person): \n\nRequests to provide verbal public comment must be submitted via email by midnight Tuesday\, January 17\, 2020\, ET to tickbornedisease@hhs.gov. In the Subject line please enter: Verbal Public Comment – January 28-29 Meeting. In addition\, please indicate if you will be providing verbal comment in person or by phone. If by phone\, you will be provided a call-in number and and time to call.\nA total of 30 minutes has been set aside for verbal comments on both days. Each person will be limited to 3 minutes in order to accommodate as many speakers as possible. If more requests are received than can be accommodated\, speakers will be randomly selected.\nYour remarks will be heard over a live webcast and will become part of the archived recording and meeting summary that will be posted on this website.\n\nWritten comments \n\nWritten public comments must be submitted via email by midnight Tuesday\, January 17\, 2020\, ET to tickbornedisease@hhs.gov. In the Subject line please enter: Written Public Comment – January 28-29 Meeting.\nWhen you submit your written comment\, please include a statement letting the TBDWG know how you would like to be identified with your comment. You may choose to use your name or to be anonymous. You may also list your city and/or state. If you are providing comments on behalf of an organization\, please include the name of the organization. TBDWG cannot post your comment until you let us know how you would like to be identified.\nComments should either be provided in the body of your email\, or in an attachment in Word format and equivalent to no more than 4 pages in Calibri or Times New Roman\, 11 point font. Text that exceeds the 4 pages will be deleted.\nTBDWG will not post graphics\, images\, text boxes\, or tables. If included with your comment\, they will not be able to retain them.\nTBDWG can only create hyperlinks to “.gov” sites (local\, state\, or federal). For all other reference sites\, please insert the full URL (e.g.\, http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/epigenetics).\nTBDWG is also unable to include attachments as supporting documentation to your written comments.\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\nDraft agenda – subject to change. \nDay 1 – January 28\, 2020 \n\n\n\nTime\nAgenda Item\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n9:00 am – 9:05 am\n– Welcome from the Working Group\n– Roll Call: During roll call members are asked to state their organization and what subcommittee(s) they co-chair\nLeigh Ann Soltysiak\, Co-Chair\nDavid Walker\, Co-Chair\nJim Berger\, DFO\n\n\n9:05 am – 9:07 am\nOverview of the Working Group’s Mission\, Vision Statement\, Values\nJim Berger\, DFO\n\n\n9:07 am – 9:10 am\n– Update from September 12\, 2019\, Meeting to Today\n– Review 2020 TBDWG objectives\n– What We Hope to Accomplish Today\n– Introduction of Speakers\nLeigh Ann Soltysiak\, Co-Chair\nDavid Walker\, Co-Chair\n\n\n9:15 am – 9:20 am\n– NIH Strategic Plan Update\n– CDC-led Domestic Framework\nSam Perdue\nBen Beard\n\n\n9:20 am – 9:50 am\nPublic Comments\n–\n\n\n9:50 am – 10:00 am\nPublic Comment Subcommittee Update\n– Comments received\n– Overall themes\nScott Commins\, Co-Chair\nAngel Davey\, Co-Chair\nLeigh Ann Soltysiak\, Co-Chair\n\n\n10:00 am – 11:00 am\nSubcommittee Presentation – Tick Biology\, Ecology\, and Control Subcommittee\nKevin Macaluso\, Co-Chair\nBeto Perez de Leon\, Co-Chair\n\n\n11:00 am – 11:15 am\nBreak\n–\n\n\n11:15 am – 12:15 pm\nSubcommittee Presentation – Pathogenesis and Physiology of Lyme Disease Subcommittee\nSam Donta\, Co-Chair\nLeith States\, Co-Chair\n\n\n12:15 pm – 1:15 pm\nSubcommittee Presentation – Clinical Aspects of Lyme Disease Subcommittee\nCDR Rebecca Bunnell\, Co-Chair\nSam Donta\, Co-Chair\n\n\n1:15 pm – 2:15 pm\nLunch\n–\n\n\n2:15 pm – 3:15 pm\nSubcommittee Presentation – Training\, Education\, Access to Care\, and Reimbursement Subcommittee\nCDR Rebecca Bunnell\, Co-Chair\nPat Smith\, Co-Chair\n\n\n3:15 pm – 4:15 pm\nSubcommittee Presentation – Alpha-gal Subcommittee\nScott Commins\, Co-Chair\nAngel Davey\, Co-Chair\nLeigh Ann Soltysiak\, Co-Chair\n\n\n4:15 pm\nAdjourn\n–\n\n\n\nDay 2 – January 29\, 2020 \n\n\n\nTime\nAgenda Item\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n9:00 am – 9:05 am\nWelcome from the Working Group\nLeigh Ann Soltysiak\, Co-Chair\nDavid Walker\, Co-Chair\n\n\n9:05 am – 9:07 am\nRecap of First Day\nJim Berger\, DFO\n\n\n9:07 am – 9:37 am\nPublic Comments\n–\n\n\n9:37 am – 10:37 am\nSubcommittee Presentation – Babesiosis and Tick-Borne Pathogens Subcommittee\nBen Beard\, Co-Chair\nGene Shapiro\, Co-Chair\n\n\n10:37 am – 10:52 am\nBreak\n–\n\n\n10:52 am – 11:52 am\nSubcommittee Presentation – Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis Subcommittee\nDennis Dixon\, Co-Chair\nDavid Walker\, Co-Chair\n\n\n11:52 am – 12:52 pm\nSubcommittee Presentation – Rickettsiosis Subcommittee\nEstella Jones\, Co-Chair\nDavid Walker\, Co-Chair\n\n\n12:52 pm – 1:52 pm\nLunch\n–\n\n\n1:52 pm – 1:57 pm\nFederal Inventory Update\n– What has been received\n– What is outstanding\nJim Berger\, DFO\n\n\n1:57 pm – 3:07 pm\nOpen Discussions for Working Group\nWorking Group\n\n\n3:07 pm – 3:22 pm\nBreak\n–\n\n\n3:22 pm – 3:52 pm\nDiscussion of Next Steps and What is Expected for the March Meeting\nLeigh Ann Soltysiak\, Co-Chair\nDavid Walker\, Co-Chair\n\n\n3:52 pm – 3:57 pm\nReview Draft Outline of Report to Congress\nWorking Group\n\n\n3:57 pm – 4:30 pm\nOpen Discussion for Working Group\nWorking Group\n\n\n4:30 pm\nAdjourn\n–\n\n\n\nPlease view the Federal Register Meeting Notice and visit the meeting page for the latest information. \n 
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/tick-borne-disease-working-group-tbdwg/
LOCATION:Hyatt Place Washington DC/US Capitol\, 33 New York Avenue\, Washington\, DC\, 20002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Policy-Legislative,Webinar-Webcast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T150000
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SUMMARY:Senate Committee on Armed Services Hearing: Biological Threats to U.S. National Security
DESCRIPTION:The Senate Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities will convene on November 20\, 2019 for a session on Biological Threats to U.S. National Security. \nWitnesses will include: \n\nThomas V. Inglesby\, Director\, Center For Health Security\, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Of Public Health\nTara J. O’Toole\, Senior Fellow and Executive Vice President\, In-Q-Tel\nJulie L. Gerberding\, Co-Chair\, Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security\, Center for Strategic And International Studies\n\nAbout the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities\n\nResponsibilities: Policies and programs related to science and technology\, special operations\, intelligence\, counterterrorism\, security cooperation\, strategic and information operations\, countering weapons of mass destruction\, and homeland defense.\nOversight of budget accounts: Technology base RDT&E; operational test and evaluation; RDT&E and procurement supporting special operations and low-intensity conflict capabilities;  peacekeeping operations; chemical and biological warfare defense; chemical demilitarization; and security cooperation programs\, including counternarcotics.\nOversight of DOD offices: Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering; Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence); Assistant Secretary of Defense (Homeland Defense); Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict); and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.\nOversight of DOD commands and agencies: Special Operations Command; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; Defense Security Cooperation Agency; National Security Agency; Defense Intelligence Agency; National Reconnaissance Office; and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.\n\nMembers\n\n\n\nSenator Ernst\, Chairman\nSenator Peters\, Ranking Member\n\n\nSenator Fischer\nSenator Shaheen\n\n\nSenator Cramer\nSenator Hirono\n\n\nSenator Blackburn\nSenator Heinrich\n\n\nSenator Hawley
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/senate-committee-on-armed-services-hearing-biological-threats-to-u-s-national-security/
LOCATION:Russell Senate Office Building\, Washington\, DC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Policy-Legislative
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191016T123000
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CREATED:20190928T151347Z
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UID:30710-1571229000-1571234400@globalbiodefense.com
SUMMARY:Congressional Briefing: Preventing Outbreaks: Working Together to Increase Vaccine Confidence
DESCRIPTION:A congressional briefing co-sponsored by The American Academy of Pediatrics\, Adult Vaccine Access Coalition\, BIO\, NACCHO\, Trust for America’s Health\, and Vaccinate Your Family will take place on 16 Oct 2019 at 12:30 p.m. \nScheduled Speakers: \n\nJ. Nadine Gracia\, MD\, Executive Vice President and COO\, Trust for America’s Health\nJeffrey Duchin\, MD\, Health Office\, Public Health-Seattle and King County\nRiki Graves\, MHA\, The Immunization PartnershipAmy Pisani\, MS\, Executive Director\, Vaccinate Your Family\nDr. Nancy Messonnier\, MD\, Director\, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease\, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \nWith remarks by The Honorable Michael C. Burgess\, M.D. (R-TX) and the Honorable Kim Schrier (D-WA).\n\nRSVP to participate here.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/congressional-briefing-preventing-outbreaks-working-together-to-increase-vaccine-confidence/
LOCATION:Rayburn House Office Building\, Washington\, DC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference,Policy-Legislative
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