| DATE: |
November 28, 2005 |
| FROM: |
Executive Secretary, ACIP |
| SUBJECT: |
Request for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Nominations |
| TO: |
ACIP Members, Ex Officio and Liaison Representatives
Director, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
Director, National Immunization Program
Director, National Center for Infectious Diseases
Vaccine Manufacturers
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The purpose of this correspondence is to solicit proposals for nominations for five vacancies on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. These vacancies will occur June 30, 2006. The positions being vacated presently are held by Dr. Judith Campbell, Dr. Reginald Finger, Dr. Janet Gilsdorf, Dr. Edgar Marcuse, and Dr. Gregory Poland. All nominees must be submitted to Dee Gardner by December 19, 2005.
Selection of members will be based on their qualifications to contribute to the accomplishment of the committee’s objectives (www.cdc.gov/acip). Department of Health and Human Services policy provides that committee membership will be fairly balanced in terms of points of view represented and the committee’s function. Consideration will be given to a broad representation of geographic areas; nominations of women, ethnic and racial minority representatives and the handicapped are encouraged. Nominees must be U.S. citizens.
Please submit your suggestions for nomination to the Committee, along with a letter of support and curriculum vitae, by December 19, 2005, to:
Demetria Gardner
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop E-61
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
Ph: (404) 639-8836
Fax: (404) 639-8616
Please share this request with anyone who may be interested in nominating an individual to serve as a member on the Committee.
Larry K. Pickering, MD
Executive Secretary
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