If you’re an emergency responder, a public health official, a threat agent detection system developer, or someone responsible for public or private facilities’ protection, then mark your calendar for AOAC’s Threat Detection Technologies Town Hall Meeting on September 12, 2008, in Rockville, Maryland, USA. The meeting, sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Directorate, is designed to provide a forum for those directly involved in threat detection technologies. You will help provide strategic recommendations on the development of standards for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive technologies and their use.

Already scheduled to attend the Threat Detection Technologies Town Hall Meeting are more than 100 representatives from the CDC, DOD, FBI, DHS, and EPA; first responders from across the nation; Applied Biosystems and 20 other industries; representatives from food, water, and transportation organizations; and public health officials.

For additional information or to RSVP to the meeting, contact Krystyna McIver, Senior Director of Communications, AOAC INTERNATIONAL, Tel: +1-301-924-7077 ext. 111 or kmciver@aoac.org.

Copyright © 2008 AOAC INTERNATIONAL. All Rights Reserved. Comments Questions, Concerns, e-mail webmaster@aoac.org.