[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14979-14980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6458]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Open Meeting Notice

    Notice is hereby given that the National Institutes of Health 
(NIH), Department of Health and Human Services, will hold a scientific 
workshop.

    Title: ``State of the Knowledge Workshop on Myalgic 
Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Research''.
    Dates: April 7-8, 2011.
    Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Place: Building 31, Conference Rooms 6C8/9/10, NIH campus, 
Bethesda, Maryland.
    Purpose of the Meeting: This workshop will bring together subject 
matter experts who will discuss multiple aspects of ME/CFS, including 
epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment. The 
workshop panelists will identify gaps in knowledge and opportunities 
for advancing biomedical research.
    This workshop is open to the public. Please note that attendance is 
limited. We encourage registration for those attending in person (see 
Web address below). For those unable to attend, the workshop will be 
available via NIH VideoCasting (http://videocast.nih.gov/) both during 
and after the event.
    Individuals with disabilities who need reasonable accommodation 
should indicate their needs on registration or contact Infinity 
Conference Group by telephone at 703-925-9455, ext. 0, or e-mail at 
[email protected].
    For more information including an agenda, registration, and visitor 
information, please visit the workshop Web site: https://www.infinityconferences.com/InfiniBase/Templates/157557/Index.htm.
    Contact Person: Dennis Mangan, PhD; Chair, Trans-NIH ME/CFS 
Research Working Group, Office of Research on

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Women's Health, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and 
Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Director, NIH; 301-496-9006; 
[email protected].

    Dated: March 14, 2011.
Francis S. Collins,
Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-6458 Filed 3-17-11; 8:45 am]
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