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Computers, Robots and Cyberspace: Maximizing the Cutting Edge

(How can new approaches and advances be leveraged for most rapid effectivenes)

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December 3, 2002
Reserve Officers Association Building
One Constitution Ave., NE, Washington, D.C
Moderator: Hon. P.T. Henry Former Assistant Secretary of the Army

8:00 AM Coffee

8:30 - 8:45 AM Welcoming remarks

8:45 - 10:15 AM Panel 1: New Approaches to Biosecurity
(Examples of how federal dollars are being used innovatively to meet today's greatest threat to our security)

• Conrad Clyburn, Director, Program Integration and Planing, TATRC - Medical components of Homeland Security
• Ernest Takafuji, MD, Director, Office of Biodefense Research Affairs, NIAID - Product-Driven Bioodefense Research
• Robert Venezia, DrPH, Program Manager for Public Health, NASA, - Remote Sensing for Vector-Borne Diseases
• Joseph Rosen, MD, Dartmouth Uiversity/Hitchcock Medical Center - Biodefense Strategy

10:15 - 10:30 AM Break

10:30 - 11:45 AM Panel 2: Crossing the Clinical Threshold
(Federally supported advances in clinical care that balance on the cutting edge)

• Alan Liu, PhD, Project Scientist for Surgical Simulation, National Capital Area Simulation Center - Virtual Reality
• Richard Williams, MD, Chief Health and Medical Officer, NASA - Space-Based Telemedicine
• Polly Pook, PhD, Vice-President for Research, iRobot - Battlefield Robot (Bloodhound)

11:45 - 12:45 PM Lunch

12:45 - 2:00 AM Panel 3: Drawing a Bigger Picture
(How can federally supported R&D best be leveraged so duplication is minimal and validation is expedited?)

• Rob Kolodner, MD, Chief Information Officer, Veterans Health Administration
• John S. Parker, MD, Senior Vice President for Chemical and Biomedical Homeland Security, SAIC
• Richard Satava, MD, Program Manager, DARPA

2:00 - 2:15 PM Forum Summary

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