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The Tiny Threats PDC is located at the Holiday Inn/Crowne Plaza in Tyson's Corner, Virginia. Click the map below to customize driving directions to the PDC with Google Maps. Click here for Logistics.
Sponsors
Thanks to our sponsors & vendors!
Special thanks to our planning committee: Wendell Britnell, Bruce Donato, Sheila McCarthy, Mike Kerns, and Dave Wenzel.
"Tiny Threats: Responses to Bioagents and Nanotechnology" is a one-day Professional Development Conference sponsored by the National Capital and Northern Virginia Chapters of the American Society of Safety Engineers and the Potomac Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
Schedule
(Tentative)
| 7:30am | Registration/Breakfast Sponsored by Environmental Management Services, Inc. - Rockville, Maryland) |
| 8:30am | Welcome & Introductions |
| 8:45am | Laying the Ground Work for "Small" Changes Roger Breeze, DVM - Centaur Science Group |
| 9:45am | Legal/Regulatory Implications Associated with Nanotechnology & Bioagents (Domestic & International) Lynn Bergeson, PC - Bergeson & Campbell |
| 10:35am | Break (Door Prize at 10:55am) |
| 11:00am | Overview of Characteristics of Nanotechnology Loretta Schuman, Ph.D., MS, DABT - OSHA |
| 11:45pm | Lunch Vendors open from 12:15-12:40pm Door Prize at 12:40pm |
| 12:45pm | Biosafety for the Non-Biosafety Professional Bruce Donato, CSP - K&A First Aid, LLC |
| 1:35pm | The Detection and Characterization of Nanoparticles in the Environment John Scalara, EPA |
| 2:25pm | Technologies in Labs & Equipment (Sampling & Analysis) - Community & Healthcare Acquired Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus (MRSA) Suzanne Blevins, BS, SM (ASCP) - Aerobiology |
| 3:15pm | Break (Door Prize at 3:35pm) |
| 3:40pm | Nanoparticle Health Concerns and Safety Measures Steven Stern, Ph.D. - SAIC Frederick/NCI |
| 4:45pm | Q&A - Closing Comments - Adjourn |
Winner MUST be present to accept door prizes.
The National Capital and Northern Virginia Chapters of ASSE and the Potomac Section of AIHA accept no liability for information presented by speakers or exhibitors. Any information presented during this PDC is the sole responsibility of those parties and neither ASSE or AIHA endorse or promote the information. The information is therefore used at the discretion of the user.