Fwd: BEIR VII public meeting

["Michael C. Baker" <mcbaker@lanl.gov>]

--  Forwarded --

The first BEIR VII information-gathering committee meeting, which will be 
open to the public and will allow for public input, has been posted on the 
Academies' web site (http://www.national-academies.org select Current 
Projects). It may be easier for you to use the following URL which should 
take you directly to the meeting information.

http://www4.nas.edu/webcr.nsf/MeetingDisplay2/BRER-K-98-02-A?OpenDocument

Committee on the Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing 
Radiation (BEIR VII - Phase 2)
September 2, 1999 - September 3, 1999
Room 250, National Academy of Sciences Building
2100 C St. NW, Washington, DC

If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open to 
the public, would like to make a comment during the public comment period, 
or need more information please contact:
    Contact Name: Rick Jostes
    Email: rjoste-@nas.edu
    Phone: [202] 334-2840
    Fax: [202] 334-1639

Agenda:
    Thursday, September 2, 1999
    2:00 - 5:00 PM Room 250 NAS

    2:00 - 2:30 PM
   Introduction of Committee Members

    2:30 - 3:00 PM
    Invited Speaker

    John Boice, Ph.D.
    International Epidemiology Institute
    Epidemiology that should be considered by BEIR VII

    3:00 - 4:00 PM
    Presentations by Sponsors

    Jerome Puskin, Ph.D.
    Environmental Protection Agency

    Vincent Holahan, Ph.D.
    US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

    Bonnie Richter, Ph.D
    US Department of Energy

    4:00 - 4:15 PM Break

    4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
    Committee business and opportunity for public comment.


    Friday, September 3, 1999
    10:00 - 12:00 AM Room 250 NAS

    Invited speaker
    10:00 - 10:30 AM
    Charles Waldren, Ph.D.
    Colorado State University
    Adaptive effects, genomic instability, and bystander effects.

    10:30 - 12:00 AM
    Committee business and opportunity for public comment.
___________________________________________________________

[The following URL can be used to view changes to the BEIR VII provisional
committee:

http://www4.nas.edu/webcr.nsf/CommitteeDisplay/BRER-K-98-02-A?OpenDocument

The public comment period lasts twenty days from the date of Committee
Membership

************************************************************************
The RADSAFE Frequently Asked Questions list, archives and subscription
information can be accessed at http://www.ehs.uiuc.edu/~rad/radsafe.html