Other organizers of BioSecurity 2002 are Harvard Medical School and Harvard Medical International, with the help of the Key3Media Group.

BioSecurity 2002 is designed for senior government officials, scientists, researchers, physicians, public health and hospital officials, nurses, and first responders to emergencies. The conference will feature an educational program that covers a range of biosecurity topics, plenary sessions that explore common interests across disciplines, and a trade exposition.

HSPH Dean Barry Bloom, who is a conference co-chair, will give "An Overview of the Science of Threats and Response."

Jennifer Leaning, a professor in the Department of Population and International Health and director of the Program on Humanitarian Crises and Human Rights, François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health and Human Rights, will speak about "Bioterrorism and Public Health: The Ethics of Public Health Practice in Crisis Settings."

Donald Milton, a lecturer on occupational and environmental health in the Department of Environmental Health, will discuss "Bioterrorism and the Transportation Industry."

David Ropeik, director of risk communication at the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, will talk about "Risk Communication: Helping the Public Keep Fear of Bioterrorism in Perspective."

Using video conference technologies, Robert Blendon, a professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, will speak from HSPH about the "Impact of Anthrax Attacks on the American Public."

HSPH was recently named a Center for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Members named to the CPHP network strive to improve the competency of frontline public health workers and the capacity to respond to current and emerging public health threats and emergencies.

For more information about BioSecurity 2002, visit http://www.biosecuritysummit.com.