NOVEMBER ILAR INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE-BASED 
GUIDELINES FOR LABORATORY ANIMAL CARE, WASHINGTON, DC

RELEASE DATE:  August 14, 2003

NOTICE:  NOT-OD-03-056

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) will join the 
Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) of the National Academy 
of Sciences, the Medical Research Council of the United Kingdom, the 
Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations, and the 
Canadian Council on Animal Care in co-sponsoring an International 
Workshop on Development of Science-Based Guidelines for Laboratory 
Animal Care.  This seminar will bring together experts from around the 
world to assess the available scientific knowledge and identify gaps in 
current and pending guidelines for laboratory animal welfare.  It will 
be held at the Georgetown University Conference Center, 3800 Reservoir 
Road, NW, Washington, DC, 20057.  The agenda, list of speakers, hotel 
and registration information are posted at 
http://dels.nas.edu/ilar/SBG_agenda2.asp.   

INQUIRIES

For questions or further information, contact:

Margaret C. Quinlan
Animal Welfare Program Specialist
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
Office of Extramural Research
National Institutes of Health
6705 Rockledge Drive
RKL 1, Suite 360
Bethesda, MD  20892-7982
Telephone:  (301) 401-4325
Fax:  (301) 402-2803
[email protected]

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