Meeting
Event Title
2017 Scientific Meeting of the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System
October 23 - 24, 2017
- Date:
- October 23 - 24, 2017
- Time:
- 8:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET
- Organized By:
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Organizer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, together with its NARMS partners (the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & the United States Department of Agriculture) will be holding the 2017 Scientific Meeting of the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System. The purpose of this public meeting will be to summarize NARMS progress since the last public meeting in 2014, present recommendations made by the recent FDA Science Board review of NARMS in 2017, and to explore new possible directions for NARMS within a One Health paradigm.
Date
October 24-25, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s South Building, in the Jefferson Auditorium
14th & Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250.
To view the meeting online:
October 24, 2017 - https://cc.readytalk.com/r/mept3ahdhq2f&eom
October 25, 2017 - https://cc.readytalk.com/r/oxn6i7igihke&eom
(Streaming audio available through your computer or you can call in to listen to the audio via your phone: U.S. Toll: 303.248.0285, Access Code: 7205000)
Registration
Online advance registration for the public meeting is mandatory for in-person attendance and attendees must register by October 10 2017. On-site registration will not be permitted. To register, attendees must email laura.bradbard@fda.hhs.gov with the subject line ‘NARMS Public Meeting 2017’ and include: Name, Title, Affiliation, Address, and Telephone and Fax Numbers.
Special Accommodations Due to Disability
If registrants need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact laura.bradbard@fda.hhs.gov no later than October 2, 2017.
Requests to Make an Oral Presentation
Interested parties may make oral presentations on the topic of discussion at the meeting. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled during the open public comment period between 3:40 p.m. and 4:40 p.m. on October 25, 2017. To submit a request to present, email a brief statement of the general information to be presented to laura.bradbard@fda.hhs.gov.
Important Dates to Remember
- Request special accommodations due to disability: October 2, 2017
- Request to make an oral presentation: October 2 2017
- Registration deadline for in-person attendance: October 10, 2017
- Speakers selected to present will be notified: October 13, 2017
- Speakers must submit presentations: October 20, 2017
- Public meeting: October 24-25, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Deadline to submit written/electronic comments: November 24, 2017
For More Details or Information about Submitting Comments, please refer to the Federal Register notice announcing the public meeting and the agenda.
Additional Information
- NARMS October 2017 Public Meeting Agenda (PDF - 128KB)