AGENDA 
WORKSHOP FOR CHAIRMEN OF 
INSTITUTIONAL BIOSAFETY COMMITTEES 
Sheraton International Conference Center 
Res ton, Virginia 
November 19-21, 1978 
Sponsored by 
The National Cancer Institute 
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences 
Sunday, November 19 
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. 
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. 
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. 
Registration, Lobby 
Reception, Room 9-10 
Banquet, Room 9-10 
Dr. William Gartland , Jr., Presiding 
Banquet Address : Risk Assessment Experiments 
Dr. Malcolm Martin 
Monday, November 20 
7:00 - 8:30 a.m. BREAKFAST BUFFET, Derby Room, Second Level 
7:30 - 8:30 Late Registration, Lobby 
PLENARY SESSION I — PRESENTATION OF NIH GUIDELINES, Room A, B 
Session Moderator: Dr. William Gartland , Jr. 
8:30 
8:45 
9:15 
9:45 
INTRODUCTION 
Dr. William Gartland , Jr. 
Scope of the Guidelines 
Dr. Bernard Talbot 
Physical Containment 
Dr. Emmett Barkley 
Biological Containment 
Dr. Susan Gottesman 
10:15 - 10:45 
COFFEE BREAK, Lobby 
10:45 
Classification of Experiments Using the E. Coli 
K-12 and Other Prokaryotic Host-Vector Systems 
Dr. Susan Gottesman 
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