11/16/08-11/19/08 – The Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) 2008 Annual Human Research Protection Programs (HRPP) Conference will be held in Orlando, FL at The Swan and Dolphin Hotels.

09/16/08 – An OHRP Research Community Forum "Informed Consent and More: Improving Human Research Protections," Co-sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, and The Office for Human Research Protection (OHRP). The conference will be held at the Sheraton Richmond West Hotel. See conference brochure at http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/education/pubnotices08/2008RCFVCU.rtf.

07/15/08-07/16/08 – A SACHRP meeting is scheduled at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, VA. The Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (formerly known as the National Human Research Protections Advisory Committee) provides expert advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Assistant Secretary for Health on issues and topics pertaining to or associated with the protection of human research subjects. For more information on SACHRP, visit http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp/.

06/22/08-06/26/08 – The DIA (Drug Information Association) Annual Conference will be held in Boston, MA. See http://www.diahome.org/DIAHome/FlagshipMeetings/home.aspx?meetingid=14235 for conference details. CGIRB will be in Booth 854. Contact Will Stewart, Director Business Development and Marketing.

04/25/08-04/29/08 – The ACRP (Association of Clinical Research Professionals) Annual Conference will be held in Boston, MA. See http://www.acrp2008.org/acrp2008/public/enter.aspx for conference details. CGIRB will be in Booth 1210.
Presentations:

• Lysa Triantafillou, Director, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Compliance: "The Clinical Monitor's Role in Human Subject Protection"

04/20/08-04/25/08 – Society for Quality Assurance (SQA) will be held in Memphis, TN.
Presentations:

• Tabitha Westbrook, Senior Quality Assurance Auditor: "Building Bridges While Maintaining Objectivity - Learning to Do the Quality Two Step"
• Lysa Triantafillou, Director, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Compliance: "Auditing for Human Subject Protection"

04/14/08-04/16/08 – Partnerships with CROs will be held in Las Vegas, NV. CGIRB will be in Booth 400. Contact Will Stewart, Director Business Development and Marketing.

04/04/08 – An OHRP Research Community Forum "Protecting Research Subjects as Times Change," is co-sponsored by Ochsner Health System and The Office for Human Research Protection (OHRP). The conference will be held at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel. See conference brochure at http://academics.ochsner.org/uploadedFiles/Education/CME/Events/CME-%20OHRP%20program%201-14.pdf

04/03/08 – CCGIRB will host the April meeting of NCCSQA at their RTP training room. Our own Tabitha Westbrook, program chair, will introduce the speakers discussing GCP issues such as translations, indemnifications and ethics and compliance in research and development.

03/27/08-03/28/08 – A SACHRP meeting is scheduled at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, VA. The Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (formerly known as the National Human Research Protections Advisory Committee) provides expert advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Assistant Secretary for Health on issues and topics pertaining to or associated with the protection of human research subjects. For more information on SACHRP, visit http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp/.

02/25/08-02/27/08 – Clinical Trials Congress will be held in Orlando, FL. CGIRB will be in Booth 409. Contact Will Stewart , Director Business Development and Marketing.

02/24/08-02/26/08 – AAHRPP® Conference will be held in Minneapolis, MN at the Hilton Minneapolis.

Planned Attendance:

• Sharon Hill Price, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Copernicus Group IRB
• Lysa Triantafillou, Director, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Compliance
• Megan Aiken, CIP, Principal IRB Administrator

Presentations:

• Sharon Hill Price, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Copernicus Group IRB: "IRB Quality Improvement through Accreditation"

02/12/08-02/15/08 – Drug Development Summit - Amelia Island, FL. CGIRB will be in Booth 104. Contact Will Stewart, Director Business Development and Marketing.

12/01/07-12/04/07 – Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) 2007 Annual Human Research Protection Programs (HRPP) Conference will be at the Sheraton Boston and Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA.

11/30/07 – Please join the North Carolina Chapter of SQA (NCCSQA) in Durham, NC for the NCCSQA 2007 4th Quarter Program. This program is entitled 2007 A Year in Review: New Documents and Interpretations and is followed by the NCCSQA Holiday Luncheon. Details on the program can be found on the online registration web page: http://sqa.org/shopsite_sc/nccsqa4qtr07.html.
Presentations:

• Lysa Triantafillou, CGIRB Director, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Compliance: "Reporting Adverse Events and Unanticipated Problems Involving Risks to Subjects or Others: A Summary and Comparison of the Two Recent Guidance Documents"