2013 Symposium – Madison, WI

2013 MABioN Biosafety Symposium

 University of Wisconsin  —  Madison, WI

August 5-7 2013

 Symposium Sponsors

Baker CoFisher Scientificfa_logo_black
The Baker Company

Sanford, ME USA

 Fisher Scientific

Pittsburgh, PA  USA

Flad Architects

Madison, WI  USA

 

Travel Arrangements

Hotel

Wisconsin Union Hotel at Union South

UW-Madison Union South

608-263-2600

1308 West Dayton St.

Madison, WI  53715

http://www.union.wisc.edu/wuhotel.htm

Rate:
  • Single Occupancy $70.00
Parking:
  • Parking is $16.00 per night, per vehicle
Reservations:

Rooms have been reserved at the Wisconsin Union Hotel

To book a room for your stay in Madison, please call  608-263-2600 or click on link above.

Rooms are held under the Group Code: MABION

Rooms will be held until July 15, 2013

 

Amenities:
  • The 60 boutique-style guest rooms include extended stay suites complete with kitchenette and living area—each decorated with thoughtfully selected furniture and artful decor.
  • http://www.union.wisc.edu/wuhotel-amenities.htm
  • 100% non-smoking hotel
  • Check-in 3:00pm
  • Check-out by 11:00am
  • Cancellation policy is 4:00pm day prior to arrival; this does not apply to special events

 

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Transportation

Nearest Airports:

DANE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT    http://www.msnairport.com/

Airlines serving Madison:  Delta, American, American Eagle, United, Frontier

Transport to/from Airport:

http://www.msnairport.com/parking_transportation/ground_transportation.aspx

Madison Taxi

Web http://www.madtaxi.com
Phones
(608) 255-8294(TAXI) — Reservation
(800) 894-3866(FUNN) — Toll Free
(608) 258-7454 — General Information
Hours 24 hours/day, 7 days/week

Price ranges from $15-$20 for 1-4 people

Meeting Location

Union South

The meeting rooms will be in the same complex as the hotel, so no need to travel for the meetings each day.

http://www.union.wisc.edu/visit-unionsouth.htm

 
Northwoods Room (3rd Floor of the Union building)

Special Event

Tour of Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery/Morgridge Institute for Research

WARF Logo

http://wid.wisc.edu/

Dinner at Steenbock’s on Orchard

http://www.steenbocksonorchard.com/

If you would like to bring a guest to the Tuesday night dinner reception, you may purchase extra tickets below.  Please also indicate that you are purchasing extra tickets on your registration form.


Extra Tuesday Night Dinner Reception Reservation


Symposium Registration

To register for the symposium, you must complete the electronic registration form below and then pay through the PayPal link. If you absolutely cannot pay through PayPal, please contact our Treasurer by email to arrange payment.

 

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Registration Fees:

 

 MABioN MembersNon-Members
Before July 12th$100$130
After July 12th$140$170

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[important]MABioN membership is only $25/year and information can be found here.[/important]

 

Registration Payment

Symposium Registration Fees







Symposium registration includes:

  • Workshop on Monday afternoon
  • Breaks on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
  • Lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday
  • Dinner Reception on Tues. Night.
  • Facility tours on Wed. Afternoon

 

Final Symposium Program

Monday, August 5th
12:30 – 1:00 pmRegistration 
1:00 – 1:30pmWelcome to UW-Madison & MABioN GreetingsPaul Umbeck, Ph.D.
EHS Director and MABioN President
1:30 – 3:00 pm Workshop on Biosafety CabinetsThe Baker Company
Cybelle Guerrero
National Sales Manager
The Baker Company
3:00 – 3:30 pmBreak 
3:30 – 5:00 pm Workshop on Biosafety CabinetsThe Baker Company
Cybelle Guerrero
National Sales Manager
The Baker Company
EveningDinner on your own

Tuesday, August 6th

7:30 – 8:00 amRegistration/Breakfast 
8:00- 8:15 amMABioN BusinessPaul Umbeck
MABioN President
8:15 – 9:00 am ABSA President Update Barbara Fox Nellis, RBP, CBSP, SM(NRCM)
ABSA President
9:00 – 9:45 amBiosecurity Task Force William Mellon, Ph.D.
Professor & Assoc. Vice Chancellor, Responsible Official
University of Wisconsin-Madison
9:45 – 10:00 am Morning Break
10:00 – 10:45 am Suitability & ReliabilityDr. Sarah Van Orman, MD &
Dr. Alison Wilmeth, MD
Executive Director & Community Health Director
University Health Services
 University of Wisconsin-Madison
10:45 – 11:30 amEmergency Response Planning (Quarantine Considerations)Rebecca Moritz, NRM, CSP
Alternate Responsible Official
University of Wisconsin-Madison
11:30 – 12:15 amDual Use/ DURCSusan West, Ph.D. Emeritus,
Chair, IBC
University of Wisconsin-Madison
12:15 – 1:00 pmLunch
1:00 – 1:45 pmUpdates from NIH OBAKathryn Harris, Ph.D., RBP
Sr. Outreach & Education Specialist
NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities
1:45 – 2:30 pmPermits, the Ins and Outs of Shipping & Receiving Biological MaterialsSteve Ziegenfuss
Iowa State University
Environmental Health & Safety
2:30 – 3:15 pmRegulations & Resourcing RoundtableFacilitator: Betsy Matos, Ph.D, RBP
Biosafety OfficerIowa State University
3:15 – 3:30 pmAfternoon Break 
3:30 – 4:15 pm Food and Drink in Laboratories: From Water Bottles to PizzaSally Lawson & Alex Bohorquez
Indiana University Bloomington
4:15 – 5:00 pmRepurposing Existing Facilities for Containment ResearchLauri Kempfer & Chad Zuberbuhler
Flad Architects
5:00 – 5:30 pmFree time and walk to Lobby of WID/MIR330 N. Orchard St.
Madison, WI 53715
608-316-4300
http://discovery.wisc.edu/
5:30 – 9:00 pmTour of Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery/Morgridge Institute for Research

Dinner Reception 		 

Steenbocks on Orchard

Wednesday, August 7th

7:30 – 8:00 amBreakfast 
8:00 – 8:45 amWI Regional Diagnostic LaboratoryDavud Warshauer, Ph.D.
Sr. Scientist
WI State Laboratory of Hygiene Regional Diagnostic Laboratory
8:45 – 9:30 amWisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic LaboratoryThomas McKenna, Ph.D., DVM
Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Lab
9:30 – 9:45 am Morning Break 
9:45 – 10:30 amFood Research Institute Kathleeen Glass, Ph.D.
 Sr. Scientist
CALS Food Microbiology & Toxicology
10:30 – 11:15 amABSL1, 2 and 3 Vivarium Spaces Kenneth P. Allen, DVM, DACLAM
Biomedical Resource Center Medical College of Wisconsin
11:15 – 11:45 amTrends in Biological Materials Oversight and IBCs Chris Jenkins, MPH, RBP, CHMM
Western IRB, IBC Services
11:45 am – 12:30 pmKeep Calm and Call BiosafetyRobert Foreman, Ph.D.
GLRCE Biosafety Fellow
University of Chicago
12:30 – 12:45 pmMABioN Closing CommentsPaul Umbeck, Ph.D.
MABioN President
12:45 – 1:45 pmLunch 
2:00 – 3:00 pmUW Facility Tours 

[notice]Copies of the Symposium Presentations will be available in the MABioN Members Area of the website after the Symposium[/notice]