Regulations Final Announcement
Conference on Improving the Analytical Chemistry/Regulatory Interface May 11-15, 1981, Downingtown, Pa. Conference Co-Chairmen: Robert Libby
T h o m a s Cairns
The Procter & G a m b l e C o m p a n y
U.S. F o o d and Drug A d m i n i s t r a t i o n
1 1 8 1 0 E. M i a m i River Rd.
1 5 2 1 W . Pico Blvd.
C i n c i n n a t i , Ohio 4 5 2 4 7
Los A n g e l e s , Calif. 9 0 0 1 5
A special conference on "Improving the Analytical Chemistry /Regulatory Interface" will be held May 11-15, 1981, at the Downingtown Inn, Downingtown, Pennsylvania. The conference has been organized to help participants develop a better understanding of the impact of regulations and the regulatory process on the field of analytical chemistry. The preliminary announcement of the meeting appeared in the December 1980 issue of the J O U R N A L (pp 1546-51 A).
As previously indicated, the conference will be limited to 300 participants. The registration fee is $100. Registration is on a first come, first served basis, with some consideration given to broad participation. The balance of $500 ($400 for double occupancy) for the basic conference package, which includes meals, lodging, local transportation, conference proceedings, gratuities, and local taxes, must be submitted by March 31, 1981. Checks for registration and for the conference package should be made out to "ACS-CRA: Special Conference 1." They should be mailed to: Thomas Cairns, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 1521 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. 90015. For further information about the conference, please contact Thomas Cairns at 213-688-2249 or Robert Libby at 513-977-2528. The following is the conference program, as planned at copy deadline. The program is subject to change.
Monday, May 11 2:00-5:00 Registration and Reception 7:00 Dinner and Entertainment
Tuesday, May 12 The Interface Problem and Its Cast of Characters — W. D. Shults, Presiding 9:00 Opening Remarks—Committee Chairman Fred E. Freeberg 9:10 The Challenge We F a c e Robert A. Libby, Procter and Gamble 9:50 Case Histories and Resultant Actions—Joseph P. Hile, U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10:30 Coffee Break 10:50 Science and Regulatory Policy—Richard Dowd, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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11:30 Viewpoints from the Industrial Sector—William McCarville, Monsanto Company 12:10 Lunch 1:00 The Increased Role of the American Chemical Society—Anna Harrison, Past President, American Chemical Society 1:30 Legislative Regulatory Controls—Speaker to be named. 2:15 Coffee Break 2:30 Regulations in Retrospective Focus—Sherwin Gardner, Grocery Manufacturers of America 3:45 Regulatory Science from the Washington, D.C., Viewpoint—Gil Omenn, Office of Science and Technology Policy 4:30 Collection of prewritten questions for speakers' panel after dinner 6:00 Dinner 8:00 Speakers' panel convened for question and answer session
Wednesday, May 13 New Proposals to Improve the Interface— Thomas Cairns, Presiding 9:00 The Interface Situation from a Legal Standpoint—Nancy L. Buc, U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10:00 OECD Needs and Perspectives—Peter Crawford, Chemicals Division, OECD, Paris, France 10:45 Coffee Break
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11:00 Definition of the Work Group Assignment—Sam Gusman, The Conservation Foundation Subdivision into Work Groups Moderators: Robert G. Smerko/ACS; Nancy L. Buc/FDA; Gunter Zweig/EPA; Joseph Rodricks/Clements Associates; Al Heim/IRLG-FDA; Marilyn Bracken/EPA; Lee Starr/Celanese; Carl Umland/Exxon; W. D. Shults/Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Kathy Ream/ACS; Jo Petruzzi/ACS; Géraldine Cox/Chemical Manufacturers Association 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Work Group Sessions 6:00 Dinner 8:00 Consensus Statements for Improvements—Workshop Moderators
Thursday, May 14 The Science Involved in Environmental and Health Effects—Fred Ε. Freeberg, Presiding 9:00 Integration of Analytical Chemistry into Toxicology—Thomas Cairns, U.S. Food and Drug Adminis tration 9:45 The Sciences of Toxicol ogy—Speaker to be named 10:30 Coffee Break 10:45 Risk Assessment—David Gaylor, U.S. Food and Drug Adminis tration 11:30 The Workplace as an Envi ronment—Helen Farrington, OSHA 12:00 Lunch 1:00 The Importance of Analytical Chemistry in TSCA and FIFRA Vilma Hunt, U.S. Environmental Pro tection Agency 2:00 Coffee Break 2:30 Speakers' panel convened for question and answer session 7:00 Banquet 8:30 Keynote Address—Jere E. Goyan
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Risk/Benefit Assessments and the Public's Perception—Edwin Behrens, Presiding 9:00 Legislative Perspectives on Risk/Benefit—Congressman James G. Martin 10:00 Mass Media Viewpoints— Dan Greenberg, Editor and Publisher, Science and Government Report; Syn dicated Columnist 11:00 Coffee Break 11:30 Summation Statements by Co-Chairmen 12:30 Lunch
