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EVENTS ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2001

TIME: 8 a.m.

EVENT: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ONCOLOGIC DRUGS ADVISORY COMMITTEE holds a meeting to discuss post marketing safety issues associated with the use of CAMPTOSAR Injection (irinotecan hydrochloride injection), Pharmacia & Upjohn Co., combined with 5FU/leucovorin ("Saltz" regimen) approved for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Potential labeling changes and issues regarding clinical trials to address the relevant safety and efficacy concerns will be discussed; and supplemental new drug application (NDA) 20-637/S016, GLIADEL Wafer (carmustine), Guilford Pharmaceuticals, Inc., indicated for use as a treatment to significantly prolong survival and maintain overall function in patients with malignant glioma undergoing primary and/or recurrent surgical resection.

DATE: December 6, 2001

LOCATION: Holiday Inn, Kennedy Ballroom, 8777 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD

CONTACT: Karen M. Templeton-Somers, 301-827-7001

TIME: 8 a.m.

EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIH RECOMBINANT DNA (RAC) ADVISORY COMMITTEE holds a meeting.

AGENDA: Highlights:

"Proposed Response to Reported Appearance of Neoplasms After Vascular Growth Factor Gene Transfer"

"Data Management Report"

"Detection of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector Sequence in Research Participant Semen: Report and Analysis"

"Liver Directed Gene Transfer of rAAV for Hemophilia B: Summary of Clinical Protocol and Data (including summary of semen vector analysis) and Statement of Problem"

"Overview of Spermatogenesis"

"Pre-Clinical Studies on Germline Transmission of AAV-hFIX vector"

"Summary, Position Statement, and Clinical Trial Perspective"

"FDA Perspectives"

DATE: December 6, 2001

LOCATION: Pooks Hill Marriott, 5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, MD

CONTACT: 301 435-2051

WEB ADDRESS:nih.gov

TIME: 9 a.m.

EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE DIRECTOR holds a meeting.

AGENDA: Highlights:

"Implementation of the Policy for Use of Human Embryonic Pluripotent Stem Cells"

"NIH Response to Exceptional Situations"

"Extramural Construction Report"

"President's Information Technology Advisory Committee"

DATE: December 6, 2001

LOCATION: Building 31C, Bethesda, MD

CONTACT: 301 496-0959

WEB ADDRESS:nih.gov

TIME: 12 noon

EVENT: US SURGEON GENERAL DAVID SATCHER holds a news conference releasing preliminary findings of his conference on Health Disparities and Mental Retardation.

DATE: December 6, 2001

LOCATION: Georgetown University, 3800 Reservoir Rd, NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 301-496-5133

WEB ADDRESS:gugeongeneral.gov

TIME: 1 p.m.

EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH WOMEN'S HEALTH SEMINAR discussing "Successful Aging."

AGENDA: Highlights:

"New Thoughts on Old Minds," with Dr. Laura L. Carstensen, Stanford University, "Differential Changes in Endocrine Systems with Aging," with Dr. Nanette Santoro, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

"Power Aging: Eating and Moving for Optimal Aging," with Dr. Pamela Peeke, University of Maryland, Baltimore

"Thoughts on Successful Aging," with Dr. Thomas Malone, Former Acting and Deputy Director, NIH

"Aging with Attitude," with Dr. Glora E. Sarto, University of Wisconsin Center for Women's Health.

DATE: December 6, 2001

LOCATION: Masur Auditorium, Building 10, Bethesda, MD

CONTACT: 301-402-1770

WEB ADDRESS:nih.gov

TIME: 5 p.m.

EVENT: SMITHSONIAN Renwick Gallery presents Dr. Jodi Hauptman, this year's recipient of the Charles C. Eldredge Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in American Art, talking about her work and her recent book Joseph Cornell: Stargazing in the Cinema.

DATE: December 6, 2001

LOCATION: Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street, N.W, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-357-3030

WEB ADDRESS:si.edu

TIME: 5 p.m.

EVENT: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE holds a its National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony during the opening program of the 2001 Christmas Pageant Of Peace.

DATE: December 6, 2001

LOCATION: Ellipse, South of the White House, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-619-7400

WEB ADDRESS:nps.gov

TIME: 6:45 p.m.

EVENT: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS presents The new Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, Billy Collins, opening the Library's poetry and literature season with readings from his works.

DATE: December 6, 2001

LOCATION: Montpelier Room, sixth floor of the Madison building, Washington DC

CONTACT: 202-707-5394

WEB ADDRESS:loc.gov

TIME: 7 p.m.

EVENT: SMITHSONIAN National Zoo presents World Wildlife Fund vice president for Latin America and the Caribbean Guillermo Castilleja discussing the Fund's efforts to protect the few remaining fir forests that are vital for the Monarch butterfly's survival.

DATE: December 6, 2001

LOCATION: Visitors Center, 3000 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-357-3030

WEB ADDRESS:si.edu