MDCC Meeting Agenda

Gaithersburg Mariott, Washingtonian Center
Gaithersburg, Maryland
May 10, 2006

8:00-8:30         Breakfast

 

8:30-8:45         Introduction: Meeting Objectives, Member Introductions, and Conflict of Interest

                        Stephen Katz, NIAMS and John Porter, NINDS

 

8:45-9:00         Overview of the Action Plan for the Muscular Dystrophies Process

                        John Porter, NINDS

 

9:00-9:30         Senator Paul Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy CRCs and the Action Plan

                        Glen Nuckolls, NIAMS

 

9:30-10:00       NICHD Activities and the Action Plan

                        Duane Alexander, NICHD

 

10:00-10:15     Break

 

10:15-10:45     NIH Activities and the Action Plan

                        John Porter, NINDS

 

10:45-11:15     CDC Activities and the Action Plan

                        Edward Brann, CDC

 

11:15-11:45     FSH Society Activities and the Action Plan

                        Daniel Perez, FSH Society

 

11:45-12:45     Lunch

 

12:45-1:15       MDA Activities and the Action Plan

                        Sharon Hesterlee, MDA

 

1:15-1:45         PPMD Activities and the Action Plan

                        Pat Furlong, PPMD

 

1:45-2:15         DOD CDMRP Activities and the Action Plan

                        Melissa Kaime, CDMRP

 

2:15-2:45         Department of Education NIDRR Activities and the Action Plan

                        Stephen Tingus, NIDRR

 

2:45-3:00         Discussion and Close