Notice Number: NOT-OD-08-120

Key Dates
Release Date: September 22, 2008

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

The Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW) will present an IACUC-Advanced workshop on October 8, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada with support from the NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), and the Animal Care Division, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

IACUC-Advanced

This one-day workshop was developed by SCAW to train individuals concerned with science and appropriate animal welfare. The program is designed for experienced IACUC members and administrators, principal investigators, attending veterinarians, regulatory personnel and laboratory animal care staff. The regional workshop format provides an opportunity for small groups to discuss specific, advanced topics that are relevant to IACUC functions. Each workshop is customized to meet the needs of the local community. 

Workshop venue

The workshop will be held October 8, 2008 at The Westin Casuarina Las Vegas Hotel, Casino & Spa.

Program information

For program agenda, registration and accommodation information, visit http://www.scaw.com/iacuc-advanced.htm

Inquiries

For questions or further information, contact:

Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
Office of Extramural Research
National Institutes of Health
RKL1, Suite 360
6705 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD  20892-7982
phone:  301-496-7163
fax:  301-402-2803
e-mail:  olaw@od.nih.gov
web: http://olaw.nih.gov