CHRONOLOGY OF MAJOR EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH POLICY FORMULATION 
INVOLVING RECOMBINANT DNA MOLECULES 
1973 
Jul. 11-15 
1974 
Jul . 
1975 
Feb. 24-25 
Feb. 26 
May- Dec . 
1976 
Feb. 9-10 
Jun. 23 
Jun. 
Jul . 
Aug. 
Sept. 9 
Oct . 
1977 
Mar. 7-9 
Mar. 15 
Mar. 29 
May 9 
May 31 
Jun. 20-21 
Sept. 27 
Oct . 
Nov. 
Dec. 15-16 
Jan. 4-Dec. 
1978 
Jan. 26—28 
Mar. 
Mar . 8 
Mar. 20-21 
Apr. 6-7 
Apr. 27-28 
Jul. 28 
Outline 
Gordon Conference 
National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Committee on 
Recombinant DNA Molecules 
Asi lomar 
First meeting of NIH Recombinant DNA Molecule 
Program Advisory Committee (RAC) 
RAC formulates proposed Guidelines 
Special session: NIH Director's Advisory 
Committee (DAC) 
Guidelines issued (published in Federal Register, 
July 7, 1976) 
Office of Recombinant DNA Activities (ORDA) established 
Proposed extension of Guidelines 
Volume 1 published 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement published 
Federal Interagency Committee established 
NAS Forum: "Research with Recombinant DNA" 
Interagency Committee Interim Report on Legislation 
Interagency Committee review of patent policy 
Friends of the Earth suit filed 
Mack v. Cal i fano suit filed 
Falmouth Workshop 
RAC-proposed revisions published 
Environmental Impact Statement (final) published 
Interagency Committee Report on International Activities 
DAC meeting 
22 First session, 95th Congress, considers legislation 
Ascot Workshop 
Volume 2 published 
Mack v_. Cal i fano deci sion 
Workshop on Agricultural Pathogens 
Review of Ascot by U.S. working group 
RAC review of workshops 
Proposed Revised Guidelines/Decision of the Director/ 
Environmental Impact Assessment published 
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