1. Opening remarks: Mr Geoffrey Podger, HSE Chief Executive
2. What Government wants from Scientific Advisory Committees - Mr Patrick MacDonald, HSE Chief Scientist
3. Introduction to SACGM including Terms of Reference and key issues covered during year - Prof Janet Bainbridge, Chair SACGM
4. Background to the Contained Use Regulations - Dr Paul Logan, SACGM Secretariat
5. The notification system - Mrs Lorraine Medcalf, HSE GM Notification Manager
6. Launch of the SACGM Compendium of Guidance
Developments, key issues and a forward look:
Redrafting The Compendium Dr Jonathan Gawn, Health & Safety Laboratory
| Risk Assessment Working Group | Dr Brian Robertson, Imperial College, London |
| Virus Working Group | Dr Michael Skinner, Imperial College, London |
| Containment Working Group | Dr Penny Hirsch, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden |
| Plant Working Group | Dr John Carr, University of Cambridge, Cambridge |
| Clinical Working Group | Prof Martin Gore, Royal Marsden Hospital, London |
| Question and answer session |
