1. FBI Academic Biosecurity Workshop
Wednesday, September 19th, 2018
8 am to noon
No registration fee!
Martin Professional Development Center
2400 Fairfax Avenue
Nashville, TN
Workshop Goal: Improve cooperation among law enforcement agencies and research institutions to mitigate potential biosecurity issues that may affect public health and safety.
Objectives:
Identify biosecurity roles and responsibilities of law enforcement agencies
Identify biosecurity roles and responsibilities of research institutions
Identify benefits and potential obstacles to improve cooperation among law enforcement agencies and research institutions regarding biosecurity
Identify methods of improving communications among biosecurity stakeholders
Target Audience
VP of Research
Responsible Officials
Biosafety Officials
Environmental Health and Safety Officers
Primary Investigators/research directors
Laboratory supervisors/managers
Postgraduates, graduates, and undergraduate students
Campus police departments
State and local police departments
Emergency/Fire responders (to include Hazmat)
State/local public health
Office of Emergency Management
Institution Human Resource Department
Institution Cyber/IT Department
Institution Office of General Counsel (Legal)
Public Information Officers
Agenda
Introduction-Welcoming Remarks (15 minutes)
Biosecurity Overview Presentation (90 minutes)
Break (15 minutes)
Table Top Exercise (Breakout group discussions – 90 minutes)
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Workshop Sponsors
This workshop is limited to 120 registrants.