BEIR Committee

[Gibbs, S Julian]

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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- at 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.
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[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


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S. Julian Gibbs, DDS, PhD               Voice: 615-322-3190
Professor of Radiology                    FAX: 615-322-3764
Dept. of Radiology & Radiological Sciences
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville TN 37232-2670        Email:j.gibbs at vanderbilt.edu
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