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2001 FDA SCIENCE FORUM: SCIENCE ACROSS THE BOUNDARIES

"Science Across the Boundaries" will be the theme for the 2001 FDA Science Forum to be held February 15-16 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The forum will highlight issues in science that cross the boundaries of industry, academia, government agencies, consumer groups and international constituents.

The forum will be sponsored by the FDA, AOAC International, formerly the Association of Official Analytical Chemists, and Sigma Xi, a scientific research society.

The forum will address emerging issues connected to FDA's approach to new technology such as privacy and confidentiality; modeling and simulation; leveraging and partnerships across FDA boundaries, and laboratory accreditation.

On February 15, AOAC International will sponsor a mock laboratory accreditation session.

On February 16, a "Breakfast with the Authors" session will be held to allow individuals the opportunity to network and talk with the authors of scientific posters representing all areas of FDA regulatory science.

As part of the second day's activities, the FDA Scientific Achievements Awards of Excellence will be announced. In addition, an FDA Center Director Roundtable session will be moderated by FDA's Office of Science Coordination and Communication.

For more information on the 2001 FDA Science Forum, please contact FDA's Office of Science Coordination and Communication at 301-827-3340 or visit AOAC's website for registration information at www.aoac.org.

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