Centrex Invited to BioDefense Conference.Business Editors, Health/Medical Writers TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2002 Centrex, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :CNEX) today announced that CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Thomas R. Coughlin, Jr., MD, has been invited to participate in the BioDefense Mobilization mobilization Organization of a nation's armed forces for active military service in time of war or other national emergency. It includes recruiting and training, building military bases and training camps, and procuring and distributing weapons, ammunition, uniforms, Conference & Exhibition to be held in Philadelphia October 22-24, 2002. Dr. Coughlin will present a discussion of "Biodetectors and Other Emerging Biodefense Technologies" to the Science and Technology track. Dr. Coughlin has also recently been appointed Acting Director of the Homeland Defense Technology Council (HDTC HDTC Humanitarian Demining Training Center HDTC Holding Down the Couch (webcomic) HDTC Hornchurch Drum & Trumpet Corps (UK) ), which serves as a resource to government and industry on homeland defense technology issues. As Director of the HDTC, Dr. Coughlin will also brief Conference attendees on recent HDTC initiatives in Washington, DC and provide an overview of the Council and its future plans. The BioDefense Mobilization Conference & Exhibition is a comprehensive and integrated event open to any individual, company or academic institution having an interest in promoting biodefense. It covers a full range of issues and constituencies and brings all elements of biodefense together. In addition to bioweapons issues, the event also addresses chemical and radiation weapons and presents moderated tracks on public health, medicine, and hospitals; science and technology; terrorism law and public policy; workplace preparedness pre·par·ed·ness n. The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat. Noun 1. preparedness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them and the built environment; public safety and responder protection; and communications and training. Pre-conference workshops on Biotechnology and Bioterrorism bi·o·ter·ror·ism n. The use of biological agents, such as pathogenic organisms or agricultural pests, for terrorist purposes. Bioterrorism are scheduled for October 21. Featured speakers include: -- Keynote - Gov. James Gilmore, Chair of the Congressional Advisory Commission on Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction and former governor of Virginia -- Daniel Arden - head of the U.S. Army Chemical School at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri -- George Strait - Media Consultant and former ABC Health/Medical Correspondent -- Sergei Popov - Senior Scientist, Advanced Biosystems; former Soviet weapons designer -- A. D. Vickery - Chair, InterAgency Board for Equipment Standardization and InterOperability -- Nancy Connell - Director, Center for Biodefense, New Jersey Medical School -- Col. Danny McKnight - Black Hawk Down hero -- Dr. David Franz - Vice President, Chemical and Biological Defense Division, Southern Research Institute; former commander, USAMRIID "Knowing how to avoid a bioterrorism catastrophe is not enough to win the war on terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act ," said Centrex CEO Dr. Coughlin. "We must actively and rapidly develop these advanced technologies into products that will become powerful weapons against terrorists. The unthinkable now seems inevitable and preparation is our only defense. Centrex is currently developing a system designed to provide almost instantaneous detection of biological agents that might be used against our citizens. Biodefense is everyone's responsibility. The BioDefense Mobilization Conference, and the Homeland Defense Technology Council invite all members of the biodefense industry and any one involved in Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States to actively participate in the Philadelphia Conference in order to help coordinate these efforts." The Centrex website is www.centrexcorporation.com or call Centrex Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. at 585/216-2072. The BioDefense Mobilization Conference website is www.bio-defense.org. This press release contains some forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Forward-looking statements in this document should be evaluated together with the many uncertainties that affect our business. Those uncertainties are discussed in the Company's SEC filings. |
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