[IEEE-bhpjobs] Fwd: [ies_clustermaillist] upcoming Oct 9 BAID Cluster Network meeting at the RDU Authority Bldg

[Esther Lumsdon]

B is for biologics
Update on the NC proposal for the National Bio and Agro-Defense
Facility (NBAF) which will be a Bio Safety Level 4 (BSL-4) site.

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From: Douglass, Chel <Chel_Douglass at ncsu.edu>
Date: Oct 3, 2007 11:03 AM
Subject: [ies_clustermaillist] upcoming Oct 9 BAID Cluster Network
meeting at the RDU Authority Bldg


TUESDAY OCTOBER 9, 2007

This is to announce the upcoming RTRP-BAID Industry Cluster

Network meeting scheduled for OCTOBER 9TH  at the RDU  AUTHORITY
BUILDING, 8-10:00 AM.

"What YOU need to know about the NBAF (BSL-4) NC proposal and how this
could benefit YOU"

Topic:

Update on the NC proposal for the National Bio and Agro-Defense
Facility (NBAF) which will be a Bio Safety Level 4 (BSL-4) site.

Background:

NC is one of 5 states still in the running for the NBAF site which
will meet the needs of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  The
most up-to-date status and information about this important NC
opportunity will be given including economic impact, scientific
benefit, and concluding with a Q&A period.

SPEAKERS:

Dr. Warwick Arden, BVSc, DVCS, MS, PhD, Diplomat, ACVS, has been Dean
of the NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine since August 2004. Dean
Arden is leading the Scientific team for the North Carolina submission
to be the site for this facility. This is important because of the
long term impact it will have on the NC business/scientific
Communities.

Dr. Barrett Slenning, MS, DVM, MPVM, is the Associate Professor,
Department of Population Medicine and Pathobiology College of
Veterinary Medicine, NCSU. He took a leave of absence from 2003-2005
to help create the Agriculture Disaster Research Institute, a
not-for-profit designed to create an industry market for agricultural
disaster training, tools, and products. He is the Content Expert for
the NC proposal.

The BAID Industry Cluster Members will have an opportunity to network
and re-establish connections at this BAID Cluster meeting.

BAID meeting planning group: Drs. Herb Segal, Larry Bell, Bruce
Oberhardt, and Mr. Steve Peterson.

Chaired by Robert Crew.

Questions?  Please contact Robert Crew at 919-995-0530 or email
robert_crew at ncsu.edu

To register for this meeting, please contact chel_douglass at ncsu.edu

or call her at  919-515-8489.

Do not click reply or your message will go to the entire list serve. Thank you.

Thank you for your interest in the RTRP regional events and NC economic growth.




We would love to have you attend the Oct 9th meeting. There are no
fees. You only need to RSVP to Chel Douglass to attend. Thanks.



Chel

Chel F. Douglass

Administrative Specialist - Business Clusters

NCSU-IES Campus Box 7902, Raleigh NC 27695-7902

919.515.8489 (voice)      919.255.2301 (cell)

919.515.8585 (fax)  www.ies.ncsu.edu chel_douglass at ncsu.edu

general work hours are 7:30am - 4:30pm