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EVENTS ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2002
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE holds a meeting to will receive summary reports and provide direction for the Process Analytical Technology Subcommittee; discuss and provide comments on regulatory issues related to crystal habits-polymorphism; discuss problems and provide comments to form a scientific basis for establishment of acceptance limits for microbiological tests that use newly developed technologies that do not rely on colony counts and their application as process controls and product release criteria; and discuss the current status of, and future plans for, the draft FDA guidance entitled "Guidance for Industry, ANDAs: Blend Uniformity Analysis."
DATE: May 8, 2002
LOCATION: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Conference Room, Rm. 1066, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD.
CONTACT: Kathleen Reedy or Jayne Peterson, 301-827-7001
WEB ADDRESS: fda.gov
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE holds a hearing to examine the level of cooperation in the war on terrorism among the participating States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
WHO: The speakers are:
Antonio Martins da Cruz, Portuguese Foreign Minister and Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE
James Gurule, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Enforcement
Javier Ruperez, Ambassador of Spain to the United States
DATE: May 8, 2002
LOCATION: 340 Cannon Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-1901
WEB ADDRESS:csce.gov
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NLM HISTORY OF MEDICINE SEMINAR SERIES presents "Helmholtz's Visions: Physiologists and German Culture, 1800-1860," with Dr. Kathryn Olesko, Associate Professor of History, Georgetown University.
DATE: May 8, 2002
LOCATION: Conference room B, Building 38, Bethesda, MD
CONTACT: 301-594-5595
WEB ADDRESS:nih.gov
TIME: 3 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 2001-2002 LECTURE SERIES presents "Cell Instructive Materials for Tissue Engineering and Regeneration," with Dr. David J. Mooney, Professor, Biologic and Materials Sciences, Chemical Engineering & Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
DATE: May 8, 2002
LOCATION: Masur Auditorium, Building 10, Bethesda, MD
CONTACT: 301-594-5595
WEB ADDRESS:nih.gov
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Resident Associate Program presents George Washington University art history instructor Christopher Wilson investigating the work of three extraordinary artists who used their talents to educate the public about America's many bird varieties.
Mark Catesby (1683-1749)
Alexander Wilson (1766-1813)
John James Audubon (1785-1851)
DATE: May 8, 2002
LOCATION: Meet at the Museum Seal, South Lobby, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-357-3030
WEB ADDRESS: si.edu
TIME: 7 p.m.
EVENT: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Resident Associate Program presents Caroline Kennedy "Profiles in Courage for Our Time" booksigning.
DATE: May 8, 2002
LOCATION: Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St. NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-357-3030
WEB ADDRESS: si.edu
