#ABSA: Principles & Practices of Biosafety Course Scholarships!

The American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) is pleased to announce the 2012 scholarship initiative aimed at providing training opportunities to biosafety officers in under-resourced countries and institutions. The scholarship is provided through the generous funding by the Global Science Safety Institute (GSSI) and the CDC International Biosafety Symposium.
We would like to invite nominations for attendees who are ABSA members and ABSA Affiliate members in good standing to participate in the Principles & Practices of Biosafety course July 8-13, 2012 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The course is designed for persons who are entering the profession with up to 3 years experience in biosafety.
There are two scholarships available-one for an international attendee and one for a U.S. based attendee. The scholarships will provide funding for registration to the Principles & Practices of Biosafety course and travel expenses of up to $2,000 USD for an international attendee and up to $1,000 USD for a U.S. attendee. Travel funds will be disbursed to the awardee at the time of onsite registration, the individual is responsible for cost overruns.
Please visit the ABSA web site at http://www.absa.org/pdf/PACnominationform.pdf to download the nomination form. Please return the form via e-mail to info@absa.org with ABSA Philanthropic Committee/Principles & Practices Course in the subject line.
The deadline for nomination is June 1, 2012. 
Awardees will be notified in mid-June.

ABSA Principles & Practices of Biosafety July 8-13, 2012 St. Paul, Minnesota 
The next Principles & Practices of Biosafety (PPB) will be July 8-13, 2012, Embassy Suites, St. Paul, Minnesota. There are still openings for the July course. Additional information and registration can be found at http://www.absa.org/eduppb.html.
The PPB is a comprehensive, interactive 5-day course. Principles & Practices of Biosafety will introduce the essential elements of biosafety and provide extensive resource lists for use after the course. Interactive exercises will be used throughout to provide hands-on experience, encourage networking, and problem-solving among participants and instructors.