ADVISORY/Harvard and RAND Experts Address BioTerrorism Preparedness; On Anniversary of 2001 Anthrax Events, Panel Convenes in Washington, D.C.

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ADVISORY...for Thursday (Oct. 10)

BioSecurity 2002

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WHAT:     Marking the anniversary of the anthrax events of one
          year ago in Florida, New York and New Jersey, health
          experts and public policy makers convene in Washington, D.C.
          to discuss bioterrorism and biosecurity. The dialogue
          is an exclusive preview of BioSecurity 2002, an
          international scientific and educational conference that
          takes place November 18-21, 2002 at the MGM Grand Hotel and
          Conference Center, Las Vegas, NV. The panel will address the
          state of global biosecurity, emerging bioterrorist threats,
          vaccines and public health preparedness.

WHO:      Gregory Ciottone, MD
          Director, Division of International Disaster and Emergency
          Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Instructor
          in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; President and CEO,
          Emergency Management Visions International

          Frederick Bieber, PhD
          Medical Geneticist, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Associate
          Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School

          Kenneth Shine, MD, Sponsoring Organization
          Director, RAND Center for Domestic and International Health
          Security

          Robert K. Crone, MD, Chair, BioSecurity Program Committee
          President and CEO, Harvard Medical International

          Miles Shore, MD, Vice-Chair, Program Committee
          Bullard Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School,
          Harvard Medical International, JFK School of Government,
          Harvard University

          Fredric D. Rosen
          Chairman and CEO, Key3Media Group, Inc.

WHEN:     Thursday, October 10, 2002
          9:00 a.m. - presentation and continental breakfast

WHERE:    National Press Club, Holeman Lounge, 529 14th Street NW

BACKGROUND:
          BioSecurity 2002 is organized by Harvard Medical School,
          Harvard Medical International, Harvard School of Public
          Health, The Annenberg Center and Key3Media Group, Inc.
          (OTCBB:KMED). Topics to be addressed include Risk and the
          Economics of Planning and Preparedness, Special Populations:
          Pediatrics, Geriatrics and the Immunocompromised, Pandemic
          Planning: Influenza, Emerging Threats: Viral and Bacterial,
          When Terrorism Threatens Health: How Far Are Limitations on
          Human Rights Justified? The conference will also feature a
          two-day program on vaccines presented by the Annenberg
          Center for Health Sciences. For more information:
          www.biosecuritysummit.com

SUPPORTING
ORGANIZATIONS:
          Jane's Information Group, International Association for
          Counterterrorism and Security Professionals, Pan American
          Health Organization and the National Association of County
          and City Health Officials

RSVP:     Dena Cook, CarryOn Communication, Inc., 323/848-4300
          [e-mail]