SEMINAR II: INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND PARTNERSHIPS IN COMBATING BIOLOGICAL THREATS

The Global Green USA Security and Sustainability Program continues its Seminar Series on the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) 2010 Intersessional Topic. The upcoming 2010 meetings of experts and States Parties will discuss and promote effective action on the provision of assistance and coordination with relevant organizations upon request by any State Party in the case of alleged use of biological or toxin weapons.  This includes improving national capabilities for disease surveillance, detection and diagnosis, and public health systems.

A ‘Boots- on- the- Ground’ Perspective (Experience in Russia, Central Asia, the Southern Caucasus, and Africa)
Dana Perkins, Ph.D. Senior Science Advisor Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Taking Stock: Disease Surveillance and Response Capacities in Southeast Asia
Julie E. Fischer, PhD Senior Associate, The Henry L. Stimson Center  

Situational Awareness and Response to Public Health Emergencies: Lessons from the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic
Jennifer Nuzzo, SM Associate, UPMC Center for Biosecurity 

WHEN: Wednesday, June 2, 2010 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.

WHERE: Global Green USA 1100 15th Street, NW, 11th Floor Washington, D.C. 20005

Please RSVP to GGUSADC@hotmail.com. Provide: Your Name, Title, Affiliation

This will be a brownbag meeting. Coffee and water will be served.