February 1-2, 2006 L’Enfant Plaza Hotel Washington, DC

Scientific Planning Committee John G. Bartlett, MD Stanehope Baynes Jones Professor of Medicine Chief, Infectious Disease Division Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD Frederick G. Hayden, MD Professor of Internal Medicine and Pathology Stuart S. Richardson Professor of Clinical Virology University of Virginia School of Medicine Charlottesville, VA Andrew T. Pavia, MD George and Esther Gross Presidential Professor and Chief Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT Michael L. Tapper, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine New York University School of Medicine Hospital Epidemiologist Director, Division of Infectious Diseases Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY

Welcome and Introduction Scientific Committee Co-Chairs Arnold Monto, MDRichard J. Whitley, MD Professor of EpidemiologyProfessor of Pediatrics, Microbiology, University of Michigan Medicine and Neurosurgery School of Public Health UAB Center for Biodefense Founding Director and Emerging Infections University of Michigan University of Alabama at Birmingham Bioterrorism Preparedness InitiativeBirmingham, AL Ann Arbor, MI

Program Purpose To improve overall preparation for a potential flu pandemic and to open the lines of communication among all involved To foster cooperation among experts in the field so we can work together on this very important public health issue The program will serve as the basis for several educational materials for medical professionals, including a journal supplement, a CME-accredited monograph with slides and an interactive CME- accredited CD-ROM This is the beginning of what we hope will be an ongoing initiative

Program Support This meeting is being sponsored by IDSA, SHEA, NIAID, and the CDC Funding for this program has been provided via unrestricted educational grants from the following: –Gilead Sciences –GlaxoSmithKline –Roche Labs –MedImmune –Sanofi Pasteur –Biota Holdings –BioCryst Pharmaceuticals