Appendix B
Workshop Agenda
Strategies for Effective Biological Detection Systems: A Workshop
September 18-19, 2017
AGENDA
Location: National Academy of Sciences Building
Fred Kavli Auditorium
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20418
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
To explore alternative and effective biodetection systems for aerosolized agents that meet technical and operational requirements for the Department of Homeland Security’s BioWatch program.
To focus on the integration of improvements and new technologies into the existing biological detection architecture.
To focus on systems or strategies that could:
- be deployed by 2027,
- enable indoor surveillance, and
- benefit day-to-day environmental surveillance by the public health and medical communities.
DAY ONE—Monday, September 18, 2017
8:30 am | SESSION I: INTRODUCTION AND BIOWATCH OVERVIEW Welcome, Introductions, and Workshop Objectives Adel A. F. Mahmoud, Planning Committee Chair Professor in Molecular Biology and Public Policy, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Department of Molecular Biology Princeton University |
8:40 am | Welcome from BioWatch Program Michael V. Walter, BioWatch Program Manager, Department of Homeland Security |
8:55 am |
Panel Discussion 1: Scope of the Workshop
Moderator: Adel A.F. Mahmoud, Planning Committee Chair |
9:40 am | Full Workshop Question and Answer (Q&A) |
10:00 am | BioWatch Overview: Summary of Invited Paper Paul Biedrzycki, Director of Disease Control and Environmental Health, Milwaukee City Health Department (retired) |
10:30 am | BREAK |
10:45 am | SESSION II: ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT PERFORMANCE Assessment of Current Performance: Summaries of Invited Papers Current Quality Assurance (QA) Approach Molly Isbell, Director of Quality Assurance (QA) and Data Science, Signature Science |
Use of Dispersion Modeling Tools in Optimizing Biological Detection Architectures David Brown, Research Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) |
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11:25 am |
Panel Discussion 2: How Improvements Might Impact Current Operations and the QA Process
Moderator: John Clements, Planning Committee Member |
Full Workshop Q&A | |
12:40 pm | LUNCH |
1:40 pm | SESSION III: DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE BIOLOGICAL DETECTION SYSTEMS Technology-Focused Outlook for Future Biological Detection Systems: Summary of Invited Paper Authors: Duncan MacCannell, Chief Science Officer, Office of Advanced Molecular Detection, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Toby Merlin, Director of the Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, CDC Presenter: Toby Merlin, CDC |
2:10 pm |
PANEL DISCUSSION 3A: Enhancements to Existing Systems
Moderator: Bruce Budowle, Planning Committee Member |
3:25 pm | BREAK |
3:40 pm |
PANEL DISCUSSION 3B: Novel Technologies to Expand Capabilities
Moderator: Tom Slezak, Planning Committee Member |
4:55 pm | RECAP AND REVIEW Adel A. F. Mahmoud, Planning Committee Chair |
5:25 pm | ADJOURN DAY 1 |
DAY TWO—Tuesday, September 19, 2017
8:30 am | WELCOME AND RECAP OF DAY ONE Adel A. F. Mahmoud, Planning Committee Chair |
8:45 am | SESSION III: DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE BIOLOGICAL DETECTION SYSTEMS (CONT.) |
PANEL DISCUSSION 3C: Indoor Survellience Requirements
Moderator: Colin Stimmler, Planning Committee Member Modeling |
Chuck Burrus, Deputy Chief, Department of Security, MTA [Metropolitan Transportation Authority]/New York City Transit Operations Suzet McKinney, Executive Director, Illinois Medical District Commission |
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Full Workshop Q&A | |
10:00 am | BREAK |
10:15 am | SESSION IV: COMPATIBILITY OF BIOWATCH IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN EXISTING BIOLOGICAL DETECTION ARCHITECTURE BioWatch Improvements Within Existing Biological Detection Architecture: Summary of Invited Paper George Dizikes, Director, Knoxville Regional Laboratory, Tennessee Department of Health |
10:45 am |
PANEL DISCUSSION 4A: Perspectives from the Response Network on Improvements and Current Gaps
Moderator: David Cullin, Planning Committee Member |
Full Workshop Q&A | |
12:00 pm | LUNCH |
1:00 pm |
PANEL DISCUSSION 4B: Operational Considerations of Novel Technologies and New Modalities
Moderator: Grace Kubin, Planning Committee Member |
Full Workshop Q&A | |
2:15 pm | BREAK |
2:30 pm | FINAL SESSION: OVERVIEW OF THE WORKSHOP Scoping of the Final Session Adel A. F. Mahmoud, Planning Committee Chair |
Major Topics of the Workshop Within the Context of United States Biodefense Efforts Asha M. George, Co-Director, Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense |
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3:05 pm |
FINAL PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator: Adel A. F. Mahmoud, Planning Committee Chair |
3:55 pm |
Full Workshop Q&A and Comments
Moderator: Adel A. F. Mahmoud, Planning Committee Chair |
4:45 pm | WRAP UP Adel A. F. Mahmoud, Planning Committee Chair |
5:00 pm | ADJOURN |