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Appendix B Meeting Agendas FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING Keck Center of the National Academies Washington, DC Friday, April 13, 2012 9:15 a.m. Welcome, Chair Opening Remarks Terry McElwain, Committee Chair Opening Remarks from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Tara OâToole, DHS Under Secretary for Science and Technology Committee Member Introductions Terry McElwain, Committee Chair 9:30 a.m. Statement of Task and Expectations from the NRC Study James Johnson, Director, Office of National Labs, DHS S&T Background & Threat Environment James Johnson, Director, Office of National Labs, DHS S&T 10:00 a.m. Coffee Break 10:10 a.m. Programs at PIADC and Program Planned for NBAF Steve Kappes, Deputy Administrator, Animal Production & Protection, USDA-ARS 119
120 CRITICAL LABORATORY NEEDS FOR ANIMAL AGRICULTURE Elizabeth Lautner, Director, National Veterinary Services Laboratory, USDA-APHIS Michelle Colby, Chief, Agricultural Defense Branch, DHS Larry Barrett, Director, Plum Island Animal Disease Center, USDA Current State of PIADC James Johnson, Director, Office of National Labs, DHS S&T NBAF Site Plan, Laboratory Design, Construction, Schedule James Johnson, Director, Office of National Labs, DHS S&T 11:30 a.m. Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut Capacity and Capabilities (Via Videoconference) Thomas Mettenleiter, President, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Island of Riems, Greifswald, Germany 12:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. Additional Program Information James Johnson, Director, Office of National Labs, DHS S&T 1:30 p.m. Canadian National Centre for Animal Disease Capacity and Capabilities (Via Audioconference) Soren Alexandersen, Director, The National Centre for Animal Disease, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Winnipeg, Canada 2:00 p.m. CDC BSL-4 Laboratory and Microbial Threats Pierre Rollin, Team Leader, Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2:30 p.m. The KSU BSL-3 Biosecurity Research Institute Capacity and Capabilities, Future Plans for Additional Work Stephen Higgs, Director, Biosecurity Research Institute, Kansas State University 3:00 p.m. Coffee Break 3:15 p.m. Q & A with all speakers
APPENDIX B 121 4:00 p.m. Australian Animal Health Laboratory Capacity and Capabilities (Via Audioconference) Martyn Jeggo, Director, Australian Animal Health Laboratory, The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Victoria, Australia 4:30 p.m. Open Microphone for Public Comments Each speaker has a maximum time of 5 minutes. 5:00 p.m. Adjourn Open Session TELECONFERENCES Wednesday, May 2, 2012 3:00 p.m. Opening remarks, committee introductions Terry McElwain, Committee Chair 3:05 p.m. Information about the Department of Homeland Security National BioDefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC) Patrick Fitch, NBACC Laboratory Director Jim Swearengen, NBACC Director of Comparative Medicine 4:00 p.m. Adjourn phone call Thursday, May 3, 2012 2:00 p.m. Opening remarks, committee introductions Terry McElwain, Committee Chair 2:05 p.m. Information about the United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Disease (USMRIID) Neal Woollen, USAMRIID Director of Safety, Security, and Biosurety Leonard Smith, USAMRIID Senior Research Scientist for Medical Countermeasures Technology 3:00 p.m. Adjourn phone call
122 CRITICAL LABORATORY NEEDS FOR ANIMAL AGRICULTURE Friday, May 4, 2012 2:00 p.m. Opening remarks, committee introductions Terry McElwain, Committee Chair 2:05 p.m. Information about the Rocky Mountain Laboratories Kathryn Zoon, NIAID Director of the Division of Intramural Research 3:00 p.m. Adjourn phone call
