**Workshop on Reference Materials for Biodefense**

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Tuesday, September 13, 2005

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Advanced Chemical Sciences Laboratory (Building 227) Room A202\
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899

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**Aim**

To understand the approaches either in place or being proposed to
provide reference materials for Biodefense applications

**Location**

The workshop will be held at the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, Advanced Chemical Sciences Laboratory, Building 227, Room
A202, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Gaithersburg is located 40 km (25 miles)
north of Washington, D.C..

**Registration**

The registration fee is **\$25** and includes continental breakfast,
coffee breaks, lunch, and workshop materials. The registration form and
payment must be received by **September 6, 2005.** Cancellations and/or
substitutions must be requested, in writing, by **September 6**, and no
refunds will be made after this date. Registration can be done
electronically at
<https://rproxy.nist.gov/CRS/conf_ext.cfm?conf_id=1488>

Due to increased security, no on-site registrations will be accepted and
all attendees must be pre‑registered. Photo identification must be
presented at the main entrance visitor center to be admitted to the
workshop. Attendees must wear their conference badge at all times while
on the campus.

**Accommodations**

A list of area hotels can be found at the visitor link from the main
NIST web page at <http://www.nist.gov/>. The visitor web page is also a
good source for information regarding transportation, directions,
weather information, area tourism, etc.

**Transportation**

Super-Shuttle, **1-800-258-3826**, offers commercial van service from
Dulles International, Ronald Reagan National, and Baltimore-Washington
International Airports to Gaithersburg. Call for reservations.

The Washington Metro can be used to travel to Gaithersburg. The Metro
can be boarded at National Airport. Take a Yellow Line train marked
Mount Vernon Square to Gallery Place and transfer to a Red Line train
marked "Shady Grove" to the Shady Grove station. Service is every 6 to
15 minutes, depending on the time of day. The travel time from National
to Shady Grove is about 50 minutes. Taxis are available from the Shady
Grove Metro station to area hotels.

A NIST shuttle van operates for official visitors and conference
attendees from the Shady Grove Metro station to NIST. The van leaves the
Shady Grove station on the quarter and three-quarter hour (e.g., 8:15,
8:45\...4:45, 5:15) from the **East** side parking lot.

**Registration information**

Ms. Teresa Vicente

National Institute of Standards and Technology

100 Bureau Dr., Stop 1071

Bldg. 101, Room B116

Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1071

Telephone: 301-975-3883

Fax: 301-948-2067

E-mail: <teresa.vicente@nist.gov>

**Technical information**

Dr. Robert N. Goldberg

National Institute of Standards and Technology

100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8310

Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8310

Telephone: 301-975-2584

Fax: 301-975-5449

E-mail: <robert.goldberg@nist.gov>