Acknowledgments 
summary of those research findings published since the 1981 Surgeon 
General's report. Full copies of all articles were made available on demand 
to members of the NCI ad hoc committee by NCI's information science 
contractor, R.O.W. Sciences, Inc., of Rockville, MD. 
The December 5-6, 1994, conference was organized similar to a consensus 
conference. Prior to the formal opening of the conference, the committee 
was asked to consider the three questions laid out on page vi of the 
"Foreword." 
On the first day, subject matter experts were invited to make formal, 
structured presentations before the NCI ad hoc committee. (See 
"Acknowledgments" for list of speakers.) The 13 individual chapters 
published in Section 1 of this monograph are based on these presentations. 
Each presentation was approximately 30 minutes in length, followed by a 
question-and-answer session. Both members of the NCI ad hoc committee 
and invited speakers fully participated in these discussions. During the 
second day of deliberations, committee members and invited speakers 
participated in a more open-ended discussion, with the goal of reaching 
consensus on the three questions. 
Open discussions ended midday December 6. Members of the NCI ad 
hoc committee then met to finalize their recommendations and findings; 
these were presented to the public during a press conference midafternoon 
December 6. The FTC Cigarette Test Method for Determining Tar, Nicotine, and 
Carbon Monoxide Yields of US. Cigarettes: Report of the NCI Ad Hoc Committee 
is the culmination of that effort. 
Individuals wishing to receive a copy of the audiotapes of the December 
meeting may order these directly from Caset Associates at (703) 352-0091. 
The cost per set is $75. Those individuals interested in receiving 
a copy of the written transcript should contact Mr. Donald R. Shopland, 
National Cancer Institute, Executive Plaza North, Room 241, 6130 Executive 
Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892-7337. 
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