The seventh meeting of the Immunization Safety Review Committee will be held October 28-29, 2002 in Irvine, CA. This meeting will be part of the information gathering process of the committee.

On October 28th, the meeting will be open to the public. For those unable to attend, the meeting will also be WEBCAST IN REAL TIME. Details on how to participate in the webcast will be posted here, closer to the meeting date. The meeting agenda will be also be available here, on October 15, 2002.

If you are interested in attending, you may register for the meeting on-line. Within 2 days, you will receive an email confirmation of your registration.

Request for Information
As part of the committee's data gathering activities, we are seeking input on the following:

1) Hypotheses about the potential role of vaccinations in sudden unexpected death in infancy.
2) Biologic mechanisms that explain the potential role of vaccinations in sudden unexpected death in infancy.

We welcome information such as original articles or citations, suggestions of key researchers with expertise on this issue, and other types of information. Please note that the National Academy of Sciences' complies with Section 15 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), and therefore, all materials that are distributed to the committee will be submitted to a public access file.

Thank you in advance for your assistance on this matter. Please send your materials to us by Monday October 14th, via email (imsafety@nas.edu), fax (202-334-2939), or by mail to:
Immunization Safety Review
The National Academies
500 Fifth Street NW, Room 868
Washington, DC 20001

Hotels near the meeting:
The Four Seasons - Newport Beach
690 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 759-0808
(949) 760-8073 (FAX)
www.fourseasons.com/newportbeach/index.html

Hyatt Newporter Resort
1107 Jamboree Road
Irvine, CA 92660
(949) 729-1234
(949) 664-1552 (FAX)
http://newporter.hyatt.com/property/index.jhtml

Country Side Inn
325 Bristol Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(949) 549-0300
(949) 662-0828 (FAX)

Hyatt Regency Irvine
17900 Jamboree Road
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 975-1234
(949) 225-6769 (FAX)

Courtyard by Marriott Irvine/John Wayne Airport
2701 Main Street
Irvine, CA 92614
Phone: 1 949-757-1200
Fax: 1 949-757-1596
www.marriott.com

Embassy Suites Hotel
2120 Main Street
Irvine, California 92614
Tel: 949-553-8332
Fax: 949-261-5301



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