Notification of Date Change : Convocation on Scientific Conduct

[Dr. Vincent Shan]

Notification of Date Change : Convocation on Scientific Conduct

The Officers of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy
of Engineers, and Institute of Medicine will hold a "Convocation on 
Scientific Conduct" June 6-7, 1994. Please disregard mailings or 
notices with earlier dates for this event.

			 June 6-7, 1994
             National Academy of Sciences Auditorium
   	          2101 Constitution Ave., NW
	            Washington, D.C. 20418
	          No fee. No parking available
	     Contact person: Scott Spaulding, 202-334-2233

The Officers of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), National 
Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine are holding a 
convocation on responsible conduct in science. Participants will
examine currents efforts of the government, universities, and the 
scientific community to encourage responsible scientific conduct 
and will identify strategies to maintain high ethical standards 
in the future.

The meeting will be held, free of charge, in the NAS Auditorium. 
The tentative  schedule is June 6, 8am to 5:30pm, and June 7, 8am to 12pm.
Registration begins at 8am each day. Agendas will be available at that 
time. To attend, mail or fax (202-334-1687) your name, address, affiliation,
phone and fax number to Scott Spaulding, Room NAS 352, National Academy of
Sciences, 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20418, before
April 29, 1994. For more information, please call (202-334-2233) or email
(SSpauldi at NAS.EDU). If you would like to bring materials for a poster/
information session, call (202-334-2483) or email (JPECK at NAS.EDU). There 
is no parking available. The NAS Building is a 10 minute walk from the 
Foggy Bottom Metro Station. An NAS Shuttle runs frequently between the 
two locations (7:45am, 7:55am, 8:25am, 8:40am...)