Notice Number: NOT-OD-05-070

Key Dates
Release Date: August 24, 2005

Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH), (http://www.nih.gov/)

The NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare will join the Scientists Center for Animal Welfare, the USDA Office of Animal Care, APHIS, and GlaxoSmithKline in presenting an advanced training course for members of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees on October 14, 2005. It will be held at the Chicago City Centre Holiday Inn, 300 East Ohio Street, Chicago, Illinois. IACUC-Advanced is a new program to train members of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs). This workshop is for experienced IACUC members and others who work with laboratory animals. The program will include small discussion groups and sharing of information among the participants on issues and controversies involving compliance with Federal laws and regulations in research activities involving animals.

The latest program and registration information is posted at http://scaw.com/iacuc-advanced.htm.

Inquiries

For questions or further information, contact:

Margaret Quinlan
Animal Welfare Program Specialist
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
Office of Extramural Research
6705 Rockledge Drive
RKL 1, Suite 360
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7982
Telephone: (301) 402-4325
FAX: (301) 402-2803
Email: quinlanm@od.nih.gov

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