[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 5831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3021]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


2002 FDA Science Forum

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the following 
meeting: 2002 FDA Science Forum. The topic to be discussed is ``FDA: 
Building a Multidisciplinary Foundation.''
    Date and Time: The science forum will be held on February 20 and 
21, 2002, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Location: The science forum will be held at the Washington 
Convention Center, 900 Ninth St. NW., Washington, DC 20001.
    Contact: AOAC International, Fulfillment Department, 301-924-7077, 
e-mail: [email protected], or Donna L. Mentch, Food and Drug 
Administration, Office of Science (HF-33), 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-3038, e-mail: [email protected].
    Registration: Attendees may register onsite on February 20 and 21, 
2002. Registration and program information are also available at http:/
/www/aoac.org/science.htm. Attendance will be limited; therefore, 
interested parties are encouraged to register early.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 2002 FDA Science Forum will focus on the 
importance of FDA's many scientific and regulatory disciplines to the 
agency's decisionmaking process. On the first day speakers and 
participants will address the role of research and review in the 
formulation of FDA's public health policies. The second day will 
feature the principles of public health surveillance and the relation 
of surveillance to current scientific issues, from both domestic and 
global perspectives.
    If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please 
contact AOAC International at least 7 days in advance.

    Dated: February 1, 2002.
Margaret M. Dotzel,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 02-3021 Filed 2-6-02; 8:45 am]
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