[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27689-27690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11620]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2015-N-0001]
2015 International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering/Food
and Drug Administration/Product Quality Research Institute Quality
Manufacturing Conference
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, in cosponsorship with the International
Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE), is announcing a meeting
entitled ``2015 ISPE/FDA/PQRI Quality Manufacturing Conference,''
formerly known as the annually occurring ``ISPE/FDA Current Good
Manufacturing Practices Conference.'' The purpose of the meeting is to
discuss the quality of global pharmaceutical manufacturing and the
combined efforts of industry leaders and regulators to modernize
manufacturing facilities and processes to ensure quality and
compliance.
DATES: The meeting will be held on June 1 to 3, 2015, beginning at 7:30
a.m. on June 1 and ending at 4 p.m. on June 3.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at The Mayflower Renaissance, 1127
Connecticut Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20036. The hotel's phone number is
202-347-3000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Bournas, President, International
Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, 600 North Westshore Blvd.,
Suite 900, Tampa, FL 33609, telephone: 1-813-960-2105, FAX: 1-813-264-
2816, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering is a not-
for-profit international association of more than 20,000 engineers,
scientists, manufacturing, quality and company executives, their
suppliers, and regulatory agencies involved in the development,
manufacture, quality control, and regulation of
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pharmaceuticals and related products. The goal of the conference is to
ensure widespread opportunities for attendees to learn about important
and critical issues that intersect with pharmaceutical manufacturing
quality and regulatory topics that impact manufacturers, suppliers, and
regulatory health authorities.
II. Registration
There is a registration fee to attend this meeting. The
registration fee is charged to help defray the costs of conference
sessions and presentations, facilities, materials, and food. Seats are
limited, and registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
To register, please complete registration online at http://www.ispe.org/2015-quality-manufacturing-conference/fees-and-registration. (FDA has verified the Web address, but FDA is not
responsible for subsequent changes to the Web site after this document
publishes in the Federal Register.) The costs of registration for the
different categories of attendees are as follows:
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Category Cost
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ISPE Members................................................. $2,095
Nonmembers................................................... 2,475
Government................................................... 700
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III. Accommodations
Attendees are responsible for their own hotel accommodations.
Attendees making reservations at The Mayflower Renaissance, Washington
DC, may check for the availability of a reduced rate by mentioning ISPE
when making their reservation.
Dated: May 8, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-11620 Filed 5-13-15; 8:45 am]
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