The National Institutes of Health, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) is continuing to sponsor workshops on implementing the Public Health Service Policy on Animal Welfare Education. Each of the workshops will focus on a specific theme.

The workshops are open to institutional administrators, members of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees, laboratory animal veterinarians, investigators and other institutional staff who have responsibility for high-quality management of sound institutional animal care and use programs. Ample opportunities will be provided to exchange ideas and interests through question and answer sessions and informal discussions.

For further information concerning future NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare Education Workshops, please contact:

Agnes Richardson
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
RKL1, Suite 360, MSC 7982
6705 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-7982

Telephone: 301-594-2506
FAX: 301-402-2803

NOTE, for Express or Hand Delivered Mail, Use Zip Code 20817

  Upcoming Workshops :

DATES	LOCATION	WORKSHOP HOSTS	WORKSHOP TITLE
10/16/04	Tampa, Florida	OLAW and the American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners; title -- "Environmental Enhancement: Seeking a Scientific Perspective," a Continuing Education Seminar; and...	Environmental Enhancement: Seeking a Scientific Perspective, a Continuing Education Seminar
11/2/04	State College, Pennsylvania	The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), National Institutes of Health, will co-sponsor an IACUC 101 Workshop with the Pennsylvania State University	IACUC 101
12/06/04 - 12/07/04	San Antonio, TX	hosts -- OLAW, Scientists Center for Animal Welfare, and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	SCAW Winter Conference

DATES	LOCATION	WORKSHOP HOSTS	WORKSHOP TITLE
9/17/04	Denver, Colorado	The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), Scientists Center for Animal Welfare, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and the National Jewish Medical & Research Center	SCAW Advanced IACUC Workshop
9/14/04 - 9/14/04	Irvine, California	Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), National Institutes of Health, will co-sponsor an IACUC 101 Workshop with the California Biomedical Research Association, and the University of California, Irvine,	IACUC 101
7/13/04 - 7/14/04	Durham, North Carolina	North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research, the NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	IACUC 101 & 201
6/29/04 - 6/30/04	Detroit, Michigan	The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, Food and Drug Administration, Michigan Society for Medical Research, and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA	Balancing Animal Welfare and Regulatory Compliance Issues in Preclinical Studies
6/28/04	Detroit, Michigan	The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), and the Michigan Society for Medical Research	IACUC 101 Workshop
5/13/04 - 5/14/04	Fairbanks, Alaska	The University of Alaska Fairbanks, the National Science Foundation and the NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare	May 2004 IACUC 101 and Workshop
4/17/04	Washington, DC	Experimental Biology 2004	“IACUC 101 for Scientists” at EB 2004
4/15/04	New York City, NY	The Rockefeller University, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare/NIH/DHHS, and Working for Animals used in Research Drugs and Surgery	IACUC-Advanced - A SCAW workshop
3/29/04 -3/30/04	Boston, Massachusetts	The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R;) and the Applied Research Ethics National Association (ARENA)	Spring PRIM&R;/ARENA 2004 IACUC Conference and IACUC 101 Training in Boston
3/8/04	Bellevue, Washington	Northwest Association for Biomedical Research (NWABR), AMGEN, SNBL, ICOS, and NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare	Northwest Association for Biomedical Research IACUC Workshop in March
2/17/04	Dallas, Texas	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare	IACUC 101
12/8/03 - 12/9/03	San Antonio, Texas	The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, NIH, the Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW), and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	Balancing Science and Animal Welfare - The Freedom to Succeed
11/17/03 - 11/19/03	Washington, DC	Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) of the National Academy of Sciences, the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, NIH, the Medical Research Council, United Kingdom, the Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations, and the Canadian Council on Animal Care	ILAR International Workshop on Development of Science-Based Guidelines for Laboratory Animal Care
11/4/03	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt University and the NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)	ARENA IACUC 101 - Nashville, TN
10/28/03	Bethesda, Maryland	The NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), NIH Office of Animal Care and Use (OACU) and the Scientists Center for Animal Welfare	SCAW Advanced IACUC Workshop
10/22/03 - 10/23/03	Beltsville, Maryland	The Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) of the National Agricultural Library (NAL), U.S. Department of Agriculture	Meeting the Information Requirements of the Animal Welfare Act (MS Word)
9/4/03	Ithaca, New York	Applied Research Ethics National Association (ARENA), Cornell University and the NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)	ARENA IACUC 101
8/7/03 - 8/8/03	Tucson, Arizona	Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare and the Laboratory Animal Welfare Training Exchange	ARENA IACUC 101 and LAWTE Annual Meeting
6/5/03 - 6/6/03	Baltimore, Maryland	Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, NIH and University of Maryland School of Medicine	ARENA IACUC 101.5
6/4/03 - 6/5/03	Beltsville, Maryland	The Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) of the National Agricultural Library (NAL), U.S. Department of Agriculture	Meeting the Information Requirements of the Animal Welfare Act (MS Word)
6/2/03	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, the University of Minnesota School of Medicine (UMN) and the Scientists Center for Animal Welfare	SCAW Advanced IACUC Workshop in Minnesota
5/14/03 - 5/17/03	Fort Myers, Florida	Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM), and the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine	ACLAM Forum 2003
4/11/03	San Diego, California	Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare and Experimental Biology (EB) 2003	"IACUC 101 for Scientists"
3/30/03 - 4/1/03	San Diego, California	Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare and University of California, San Diego	IACUC Actions: Making Ethically and Scientifically Informed Decisions
3/26/03 - 3/27/03	Beltsville, Maryland	The Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) of the National Agricultural Library (NAL), U.S. Department of Agriculture	Meeting the Information Requirements of the Animal Welfare Act (MS Word)
3/10/03	Seattle, Washington	Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare/NIH and the Washington Association for Biomedical Research	IACUC 2003 Workshop: Building an Effective IACUC: The Basics and Beyond
3/7/03	Clearwater Beach, Florida	Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, the University of South Florida and the Scientists Center for Animal Welfare	SCAW Advanced IACUC Workshop
2/20/03 - 2/22/03	San Diego, California	NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities, NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, American Biological Safety Association, and the Applied Research Ethics National Association	The Future Face of IBCs: Evolving Roles and Responsibilities, Upcoming Challenges and Opportunities
2/5/03 - 2/8/03	Orlando, Florida	Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS), Florida State University, and Florida A&M; University	Laboratory Animal Management & Technology Conference
12/9/02- 12/10/02	New Orleans, Louisiana	University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Tulane University, and the NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)	Workshop on Animal Research and IACUC Responsibility
11/22/02	Atlanta, Georgia	Emory University School of Medicine	ARENA IACUC 101 (PDF)
10/26/02	San Antonio, Texas	APV/ASLAP/OLAW	Workshop on Uses of Nonhuman Primates
10/11/02	LaJolla, California	Scripps Research Institute	SCAW Advanced IACUC Workshop
09/25/02	Chicago, Illinois	Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, the Chicago VA Health Care System and the NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare	"ARENA IACUC 101"
08/21/02-08/23/02	Nashville, Tennessee	Meharry Medical College	August Symposium on Research Ethics
JUNE '02 (20)	Danvers, MA	Charles River Laboratories	"ARENA IACUC 101"
MAY '02 (09)	Millbrae, CA	Stanford University California Biomedical Research Association	"ARENA IACUC 101" (PDF or MS Word)
APR'02 (20)	New Orleans, LA	American Physiological Society and others (see website)	"Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the IACUC But Were Afraid to Ask"
APR'02 (5)	Washington State	Washington Association for Biomedical Research	"Building an Effective IACUC: The Basics and Beyond"
MAR'02 (23-26)	Boston, MA	PRIM&R;/ARENA AAALAC International	"ARENA IACUC 101" "Decisions on Animal Care and Use: Dealing with Differences"
FEB '02 (12-16)	Houston, TX	Baylor College of Medicine University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center	"Care and Characterization Genetically Engineered Mice" "Comparative Pathology in Functional Genomics"
FEB '02 (7-9)	Memphis, TN	American Association for Laboratory Animal Science and others	"Management & Technology Conference 2002"
JAN '02 (26-30)	Atlanta, GA	Centers for Disease Control and others (see website)	"Managing Risk in Animal Care and Use"
JAN '02 (23)	Honolulu, HI	University of Hawaii at Manoa	"IACUC 101"
DEC '01 (10-11)	San Antonio, TX	University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and Scientists Center for Animal Welfare	"Advancing IACUC Education and Research Animal Well-Being"
NOV '01 (27)	Research Triangle Park, NC	North Carolina State University	"IACUC 101"
OCT '01 (16)	New Haven, CT	Yale University	"IACUC 101"
AUG '01 (13)	West Lafayette, IN	Purdue University	"IACUC 101"
JUNE '01 (21-22)	New York, NY	Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons	"IACUC 2001: A Research Odyssey"
MAY '01 (21-22)	Washington, D.C.	National Academy of Sciences Merck Research Laboratories	"Regulation of Laboratory Animals"
APR '01 (17)	Seattle, WA	University of Washington Washington Association for Biomedical Research	"Building an Effective IACUC II: The Basics and Beyond"
MAR '01 (26-27)	San Diego, CA	PRIM&R;/ARENA AAALAC International University of California, San Diego	"Maintaining the Balance: Advancing Science While Assuring Animal Welfare"
MAR '01 (25)	San Diego, CA	ARENA University of California, San Diego	"Maintaining the Balance: The IACUC's Role in Facilitating Compliance"
MAR '01 (24)	San Diego, CA	ARENA University of California, San Diego	"IACUC 101"
FEB '01 (10-13)	Memphis, TN	University of Tennessee Health Science Center Meharry Medical College American Association for Laboratory Animal Science Laboratory Animal Management Association	"Laboratory Animal Facility Management and Technology"
OCT '00 (6)	Portland, OR	ARENA Oregon Biomedical Research Assoc. Oregon Health Sciences Univ.	"IACUC 101"
SEP '00 (21-22)	Charleston, SC (Field Biology)	Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC Benedict College Columbia, SC	"IACUC Issues in Field Biology"
MAY '00 (21-24)	Fort Myers, FL (ACLAM Forum)	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL American College of Laboratory Medicine	"Laboratory Animal Medicine: Advancing Science and Animal Welfare in the 21st Century"
MAR '00 (13-14)	Boston, MA (PRIM&R)	(prmr@aol.com)	"IACUCS: The Ethics, the Politics, and the Reality"
MAR '00 (12)	Boston, MA (ARENA Conference)	(prmr@aol.com)	"ARENA's 2000 IACUC Conference"
FEB '00 (9-11)	Orlando, FL (Electronic Media)	University of Florida Gainesville, FL Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL American Association for Laboratory Animal Science Memphis, TN University of Central Florida Orlando, FL University of Miami Miami, FL Laboratory Animal Welfare Training and Education St. Louis, MO Laboratory Animal Management Association Columbus, OH	"Electronic Media: Animal Care - 2000"
DEC '99 (6-7)	San Antonio, TX (IACUCs)	University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, TX Scientists for Animal Welfare Greenbelt, MD	"IACUCs and Animal Well-Being: Responsibilities, Relationships and Training"
OCT '99 (2-5)	Tahoe City, CA (Ethics, Economics, & Responsibility)	University of California Center for Animal Welfare Davis, CA Georgetown University Kennedy Institute of Ethics Washington, DC	"ANIMAL RESEARCH: WHERE DOES THE BUCK STOP? Ethics, Economics, and Responsibility"
MAR '99 (21-23)	San Diego, CA (IACUC Responsibility)	University of California San Diego, CA Tufts University Boston, MA PRIM&R/ARENA Boston, MA AAALAC International Rockille, MD	"IACUC Oversight: Making it Work" "Putting Ethics Into Action: The Costs of Caring and Complying"
DEC '98 (7-8)	San Antonio, TX (IACUC Responsibility)	University of Texas Health Science Center San Antionio, TX Scientists Center for Animal Welfare Greenbelt, MD	"IACUC Responsibility for Animal Well-Being"
NOV '98 (2-3)	Washington, DC (Pain Management and Humane Endpoints)	Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) Baltimore, MD NIH Office for Animal Care and Use Bethesda, MD Institute for Laboratory Animal Research Washington, DC	"Pain Management and Humane Endpoints "
SEPT '98 (24-25)	Ithaca, NY (Program Review)	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	"Performance Standards and IACUC's Role"
JUNE '98 (18-19)	St. Louis, MO (Electronic Media)	Washington University St. Louis, MO American Association for Laboratory Animal Science Cordova, TN	"Electronic Media and Applications in Biomedical Research and Laboratory Animals"
JUNE '98 (1-2)	Reno, NV (IACUCs)	University of Nevada Reno, NV Charles R. Drew University Los Angeles, CA	"The Effective IACUC: A Workshop on Programmatic Management"
MAR '98 (27-28)	Boston, MA (Biomedical Technology)	PRIM&R Boston, MA	"Innovative Biomedical Technologies: The IACUC Response"
MAR '98 (26)	Boston, MA (IACUCs)	Arena Boston, MA	"IACUCs: Improving the Efficiency"
JAN '98 (16)	Bethesda, MD (Nonaffiliated/Nonscientist IACUC Members)	NIH Intramural Program Bethesda, MD  Scientists Center for Animal Welfare Greenbelt, MD	"Nonaffiliated and  Nonscientist Members of IACUCs"
SEPT '97 (24-25)	Baltimore, MD (Alternatives)	Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing Baltimore, MD	"Alternatives to Monoclonal Antibody Production"
MAY '97 (15-16)	Cleveland, OH (Disaster Planning)	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH Ohio Scientific Education & Research Association Columbus, OH	"Development of Institutional Disaster Plans"
MAR '97 (17-18)	San Diego, CA (PRIM&R) (IACUCs)	Tufts University North Grafton, MA  PRIM&R/ARENA Boston, MA	"Annual PRIM&R IACUC Conference" "National Association ARENA/IACUC Meeting"