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
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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: |
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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 |
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![]() 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 |
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![]() 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 |
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Procurement Operations (OPO), Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) intends to hold a Pre-Solicitation Conference for interested industry partners for the Systems Support Directorate (SSD), Operations Support Directorate (OSD), and Policy, Plans, and Analysis (PPA) Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) requirements on Friday, November 8, 2019. The |
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The Medical CBRN Defense Consortium and the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Consortium, in conjunction with the JPEO-CBRND and DHS CWMD Office, will host a consortia meeting and industry outreach event on 12-13 Nov 2019 in Bethesda, Md. This event will include multiple opportunities for Government, industry, and academia to interact and exchange information regarding upcoming business opportunities. |
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The ABSA Annual Biosafety and Biosecurity Conference will be held 15-20 November 2019 in Birmingham, Alabama. Professional development courses will be November 15-17 and the conference presentations (platform/poster) will be November 18-20. Approximately 700 attendees representing a broad spectrum of biosafety and biosecurity, pharmaceutical, biotechnology research, development, and clinical organizations are expected to attend. The ABSA International and the Federal Bureau of Investigation will host a special Biological Safety for First Responders workshop on 15 November 2019 during the ABSA Annual Biosafety and Biosecurity Conference in Birmingham, Alabama. The course is being provided free of charge to the First Responder community by ABSA International. Participation is limited based on space
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A professional development course reviewing the important aspects of Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) facility and laboratory operations will be offered on 15 November 2019 as part of the ABSA's 62nd Annual Biosafety and Biosecurity Conference. The course will cover approval and training of BSL-3 workers; maintenance support; occupational health issues; managing waste; maintenance of the |
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The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) will host the 2019 Chemical and Biological Defense Science & Technology (CBD S&T) Conference at the Duke Energy Convention Center, in Cincinnati, Ohio, 18-21 Nov, 2019. Collaborate with more than 1,500 scientists, program managers and leaders from across the globe who are committed to making the world safer by ![]() Antibiotic Awareness Week will be held 18-24 November 2019 with countries around the world designating this week for focused awareness campaigns. Antibiotics save lives and are critical tools for treating a number of common and more serious infections, like those that can lead to sepsis. However, at least 30% of the antibiotics in U.S. outpatient |
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The EPA's National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC) will host the 2019 International Decontamination Research and Development Conference 19-21 November 2019 in Norfolk, Virginia. Decontamination is one of the critical challenges that the United States and EPA would face in recovering from a major chemical, biological, or radiological (CBR) incident. The conference is designed to |
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The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene will host the 2019 ASTMH Annual Meeting on 20-24 November 2019 in National Harbor, Maryland. This 5-day five-day educational conference that includes four pre-meeting courses draws approximately 4,800 tropical medicine and global health professionals representing academia, government, non-profits, philanthropy, NGOs, industry, military and private practice. The meeting
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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. Witnesses will include: Thomas V. Inglesby, Director, Center For Health Security, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Of Public Health Tara J. O’Toole, Senior Fellow and Executive Vice President, |
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The Office of Genomics and Precision Public Health, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will host a Webinar on 21 Nov 2019 on the All of Us research program. The National Institute of Health (NIH)-led All of Us research program aims to enroll over one million people in the U.S. in a research cohort
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A webinar on the Legal Preparedness for Outbreaks will be held 21 Nov 2019 at 2:00pm Eastern. The discussion will examine challenges public health professionals and responders are facing during the Ebola response, as well as current legal provisions and concepts and how to apply them to future infectious disease emergency response planning. In addition, |
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The Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences has arranged an International Workshop on Medical Defence in CBRN from 25 to 29 November 2019, as a part of the two-year program of the ICMM Pan Asia Pacific Regional Working Group for international participants. This scientific program will be presented within 5 days in Tehran, the capital city of Iran. |
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