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Congressional Briefing: Preventing Outbreaks: Working Together to Increase Vaccine Confidence

Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC, United States

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. Scheduled Speakers: J. Nadine Gracia, MD, Executive Vice President and COO, Trust for America’s Health Jeffrey Duchin, MD, Health Office, Public

ASM Agar Art Contest Submission Deadline

Global Biodefense Calendar

ASM’s 5th Agar Art Contest celebrates the beautiful and diverse world of microbes. Submit your bioart masterpiece no later than October 22, 2019. There are different competition categories for professionals, amateur enthusiasts and for kids (with adult supervision). Pieces must be created safely in the appropriate Bio Safety Level environment for the organisms used. For

FBI Biosecurity Workshop

Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY, United States

The FBI WMD Directorate will host a 4-Hour Biosecurity Workshop on 23 Oct 2019 at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. The event is designed to improve cooperation among law enforcement agencies and research institutions to mitigate potential biosecurity issues that may affect public health and safety. The objectives are to: 1) Identify biosecurity roles

October Bagels and Bio/Chem Defense

Another session of Bagels and Bio/Chem Defense will be held on Friday, October 25th at the National Academies Keck Center (500 Fifth Street NW, Washington DC). This month will be an expanded session (from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) focused on qualitative frameworks that could provide the basis for structured expert discussions of the potential security

DARPA Proposers Day: Nucleic Acids On-Demand Worldwide (NOW)

Executive Conference Center (ECC) 4075 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA, United States

The Biological Technologies Office (BTO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will host a Proposers’ Day on October 28, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia. The event will gather the planned proposer community in support of the Nucleic Acids On-Demand Worldwide (NOW) program, which aims to develop a mobile medical countermeasure (MCM) manufacturing platform for

APHA 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo

Pennsylvania Convention Center 1101 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA, United States

The American Public Health Association will host the APHA 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo on 2-6 Nov 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Join nearly 13,000 public health colleagues at APHA 2019 for an extensive lineup of Continuing Education learning sessions and a Public Health Expo. Session topics of interest highlighted by the Global Biodefense staff include:

APRC2 – Asia Pacific Rickettsia Conference 2019

The Riverie by Katathani Hotel 1129 Kraisorasit Rd, Chiang Rai, Thailand

The 2nd Asia Pacific Rickettsia Conference, APRC2 2019, will be held 3-6 November 2019 in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Rickettsiae and rickettsial diseases are a major cause of illness in humans and animals throughout the Asia Pacific region. This conference is of interest to medical doctors, veterinarians, public health professionals, epidemiologists, diagnostic laboratory personnel, entomologists and

People, Pigs, Plants, and Planetary Pandemic Possibilities

George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government Room 310, Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA, United States

Come learn about the One Health concept with experts in the public, private, and academic fields. The George Mason University Next Gen Global Health Security Network and the GMU Biodefense Discussion Group are sponsoring a GMU One Health Day Panel Discussion on November 5, 2019. The event will take place from 4:30pm to 6:30pm in

8th FIDSSA Congress – Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa

Indaba Hotel, Spa and Conference Centre William Nicol Dr &, Pieter Wenning Rd, Fourways, South Africa

The 8th Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa FIDSSA Congress 2019 will be held at the Indaba Hotel and Conference Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa from 7-9 November 2019. This biennial FIDSSA Congress attracts local and international experts to lead conversations on a wide spectrum of cutting-edge infectious diseases topics relevant to the region