Committee on the Prevention of Proliferation of Biological Weapons Preliminary Committee Meeting
Keck Center, Room 204, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. February 7, 2007
9:00-12:00. Very brief overviews of programs, lessons learned, and suggestions for the future
Andrew Weber, Adviser, Cooperative Threat Reduction, Department of Defense
Jason Rao, Director, BioIndustry Initiative, Department of State
Indongesit Essiet-Gibson, BTEP Government Program Manager, Department of Health and Human Services
Melanie Peterson, International Affairs Specialist, Office of International Research Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Peter Green, GIPP Operations, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy
Albes Gaona, International Affairs Specialist, Environmental Protection Agency
12:00-1:00General discussion of Department/Agency experiences
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:30. Other presentations on lessons learned and suggestions for the future
Linda Trocki, Project Manager, BTRP, Bechtel
Greg Mann/Walter McVey, Project Managers, Joint University Partnership, Penn State/New Mexico University
Leonard Specter, Deputy Director (Washington, DC), Monterey Institute of International Studies
Richard Bohne, Business Development Manager, Raytheon Technical Services Company
Chris Robinson, Director, Nonproliferation Programs, U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF)
Jennifer Runyon, Assistant Director for Operations and Membership, International Council for the Life Sciences, Nuclear Threat Initiative
3:30-4:00 General discussion of experiences of presenters