Document ID: FDA-2015-N-0001-0054
Agency: fda
Document Type: Notice
Title: 2015 International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering/Food and
Drug Administration/Product Quality Research Institute Quality
Manufacturing Conference
Posted Date: 2015-05-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27689-27690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11620]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2015-N-0001]

2015 International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering/Food 
and Drug Administration/Product Quality Research Institute Quality 
Manufacturing Conference

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research, in cosponsorship with the International 
Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE), is announcing a meeting 
entitled ``2015 ISPE/FDA/PQRI Quality Manufacturing Conference,'' 
formerly known as the annually occurring ``ISPE/FDA Current Good 
Manufacturing Practices Conference.'' The purpose of the meeting is to 
discuss the quality of global pharmaceutical manufacturing and the 
combined efforts of industry leaders and regulators to modernize 
manufacturing facilities and processes to ensure quality and 
compliance.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 1 to 3, 2015, beginning at 7:30 
a.m. on June 1 and ending at 4 p.m. on June 3.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at The Mayflower Renaissance, 1127 
Connecticut Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20036. The hotel's phone number is 
202-347-3000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Bournas, President, International 
Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, 600 North Westshore Blvd., 
Suite 900, Tampa, FL 33609, telephone: 1-813-960-2105, FAX: 1-813-264-
2816, email: ASK@ispe.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering is a not-
for-profit international association of more than 20,000 engineers, 
scientists, manufacturing, quality and company executives, their 
suppliers, and regulatory agencies involved in the development, 
manufacture, quality control, and regulation of

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pharmaceuticals and related products. The goal of the conference is to 
ensure widespread opportunities for attendees to learn about important 
and critical issues that intersect with pharmaceutical manufacturing 
quality and regulatory topics that impact manufacturers, suppliers, and 
regulatory health authorities.

II. Registration

    There is a registration fee to attend this meeting. The 
registration fee is charged to help defray the costs of conference 
sessions and presentations, facilities, materials, and food. Seats are 
limited, and registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
    To register, please complete registration online at http://www.ispe.org/2015-quality-manufacturing-conference/fees-and-registration. (FDA has verified the Web address, but FDA is not 
responsible for subsequent changes to the Web site after this document 
publishes in the Federal Register.) The costs of registration for the 
different categories of attendees are as follows:

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                           Category                               Cost
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ISPE Members.................................................     $2,095
Nonmembers...................................................      2,475
Government...................................................        700
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III. Accommodations

    Attendees are responsible for their own hotel accommodations. 
Attendees making reservations at The Mayflower Renaissance, Washington 
DC, may check for the availability of a reduced rate by mentioning ISPE 
when making their reservation.

    Dated: May 8, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-11620 Filed 5-13-15; 8:45 am]
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