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TUESDAY, NONEMBER 2
07:00 – 08:30 pm Welcome Reception (Century Ballroom B)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3
07:00 am – 05:30 pm
07:30 – 08:30 am
Registration and Attendee Services (Conference Registration Desk)
Continental Breakfast (Break Pavilion)
08:30 – 08:45 am Welcoming Remarks, Steve Roberts, University of Florida (Century Ballroom B & C)
08:45 – 09:15 am “Nanotechnology development and potential toxicological issues.”
Clayton Teague,
National Nanotechnology Coordination Office
09:15 – 09:45 am “Characterization of nanoscale structures.”
Brij Moudgil, University of Florida
09:45 – 10:15 am BREAK (Break Pavilion)
Moderator/Recorder Meeting (Century B & C)
10:15 – 10:45 am “Dosimetry issues and challenges in characterizing the fate of nanoscale materials in the body.”
Günter Oberdörster,
Rochester University
10:45 – 11:15 am “Challenges in the design of toxicity studies of nanoscale materials.”
Michael Luster,
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
11:15 – 11:45 am Charge to Breakout Groups
11:45 – 01:00 pm LUNCH (Albert’s Restaurant)
01:00 – 02:45 pm Breakout Session I
Group 1: “Characterization of Nanoscale Materials” (Magnolia)
Group 2: “Dosimetry of Nanoscale Materials” (Cedar)
Group 3: “Nanoscale Materials Testing Protocols – Group A” (Birch)
Group 4: “Nanoscale Materials Testing Protocols – Group B” (Azalea)
Group 5: “Exposure Protocols: Practical Issues” (Hawthorne)
02:45 – 03:15 pm BREAK (Break Pavilion)
03:15 – 05:00 pm Breakout Session II
Group 6: “Issues in Assessing Potential Immune System Effects” (Magnolia)
Group 7: “Issues in Assessing Pulmonary Intake and Toxicity of Nanoscale Materials” (Cedar)
Group 8: “Issues in Assessing Dermal Uptake and Toxicity of Nanoscale Materials” (Birch)
Group 9: “Detection and Quantification of Nanoscale Materials in Toxicity Studies” (Azalea)
Group 10: “Laboratory Safety and Disposal Issues” (Hawthorne)
05:00 – 05:30 pm Moderator/Recorder Meeting (Hickory)
06:30 – 08:00 pm DINNER (Albert’s Restaurant)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4
07:0012:00 pm
07:30 – 08:30 am
Registration and Attendee Services (Conference Registration Desk)
Continental Breakfast (Break Pavilion)
08:30 – 12:00 pm Breakout Group Reports & Discussion (Century Ballroom B & C)
12:00 – 01:00 pm LUNCH (Dogwood Lane)
01:00 – 02:30 pm Breakout Group Reports & Discussion (Century Ballroom B & C)
02:30 – 03:00 pm Closing Remarks & “Next Steps”
John Bucher, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences