Upcoming Conferences
Sixth Annual GLRCE Meeting
The sixth annual GLRCE meeting will take place at the Hilton Head Marriott, in Hilton Head, South Carolina, November 6-8, 2008.
In this intermediate year of funding, it will be the opportunity for the Consortium researchers to connect, share their science and spawn new collaborations for the next 5 years round of funding.
More details, updates, and registration form on the GLRCE Annual Meeting page.
Biocontainment Laboatory Operation and Maintenance
The Great Lakes Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (GLRCE), the University of Chicago in partnership with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Safety are jointly sponsoring a series of ten professional development courses in Biocontainment Laboratory Operations and Maintenance. These courses are part of the NBBTP Professional Certificate Program in Operations and Maintenance of biocontainment laboratories and are specifically designed to address training needs for operations and maintenance staff supporting containment laboratories (BSL3), including, but not limited to, Regional Biocontainment Laboratories (RBLs). Participants in these courses do not have to enroll in the certificate program. Those interested in the certificate program, which requires completion of an 80 hour practicum and final project, will be able to apply credits obtained in this week long course toward completion of the Certificate Program.
Since the priority is for Operations and Maintenance personnel and space is limited, we are allotting three slots for each institution with no more than one slot for biosafety personnel. If desired, your name may be added to a waiting list and as space becomes available, you will be contacted.
WHEN: Monday, July 21st – Friday, July 25th from 8AM to 5PM daily.
WHERE: University of Chicago and the Howard T. Ricketts Regional Biocontainment Laboratory – specific logistics are being finalized and will be forwarded to all applicants accepted into the program. A map of Argonne National Laboratory is available here. Participants from the Hyde Park area can also utilize the U of C/Argonne shuttle services. Pick up/drop off locations and times are available here.
REGISTRATION: The Registration form is now available. Please download and complete the form. The deadline to register is Friday, July 11th. Space is limited to 30 participants.
COST: Registration is free. Participants are responsible for the cost of transportation, lodging and some meals.
LODGING: Lodging information is available here.
Last Update: 2008-08-22