[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 58523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24217]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Town Hall 
Meeting on the Future of the Regional Centers of Excellence for 
Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (RCE) Program; Notice of 
Meeting

    Notice is hereby given that the National Institute of Allergy and 
Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a component of the National Institutes of 
Health (NIH) of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), 
will convene a public information session (Town Hall meeting) and 
Webinar on November 1, 2011 in Bethesda, MD at 9 a.m. Eastern Time to 
discuss future plans for the NIAID Regional Centers of Excellence for 
Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (RCE) Program (http://www.niaid.nih.gov/LabsAndResources/resources/rce/). NIAID program staff 
will describe current RCE research activities and accomplishments, 
outline preliminary plans for the evolution of the Program, and gather 
feedback from the research community regarding future directions.
    The meeting will be held at the Doubletree Hotel, 8120 Wisconsin 
Avenue, Bethesda, MD. Interested parties may attend in person (seating 
capacity is limited to 150) or participate through Webinar access. 
Please visit the following Web site for meeting information and 
registration: https://respond.niaid.nih.gov/conferences/rce2011/Pages/default.aspx.
    Please send Inquiries to: Dr. Rona Hirschberg, 
[email protected].

    Dated: September 14, 2011.
Michael G. Kurilla,
Director, Office of BioDefense Research Affairs, Associate Director for 
BioDefense Product Development, DMID, NIAID, National Institutes of 
Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-24217 Filed 9-20-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140-01-P