SIGMA XI

The Scientific Research Society

Food and Drug Administration Chapter
Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area

1. Announcements and Recent Chapter Activities:

   • 2010 Spring Banquet of the DC - FDA - UMD Chapters of Sigma Xi New!

     2010 Annual Spring Banquet
     DC - FDA - UVA Chapters of Sigma Xi

     When:	7:00 PM on June 11, 2010
     Where:	UMD Golf Course Club House
     Cost:	$35 per person
     What:	Buffet dinner with cash bar herb grilled chichen / broiled Mahi-mahi / vegetable lasagna assorted salads rice pilaf / broccoli selection of desserts coffee / tea / iced tea
     Speaker:	Dr. Jonathan Sackner-Bernstein Associate Center Director, Post Market Operations Center for Devices and Radiological Health
     Title of Talk:	"Science and the FDA"
     RSVP:	by June 4th Checks made out to DC Chaper of Sigma Xi Mail checks to Sigma Xi c/o Cristina Paul, 670 Swan Dr. Deale, MD 20751
     Note:	Seating is limited to 40 members/guests per chapter!!!!

   • 2010 Regional High School Science Fairs: First Place, Second Place, and Honorable Mention Winners New!
   • FDA Sigma Xi Chapter members honored for judging area high school Science Fairs

2. 2009-2010 Chapter Officers and Contact Persons:

   • President: , (301) 796-1426
   • President-Elect: , (301) 210-6090
   • Secretary: , (301) 436-1241
   • Treasurer: , (301) 210-6076
   • FDA Science Fair Coordinator: , (703) 767-3372
   • Chapter Mailing Address:
     c/o Ms. Margaret Kraeling
     
     FDA HFS-025
     Room 2008
     8301 Muirkirk Road
     Laurel, MD 20708

3. Membership Information:

   Contact:
   • , (301) 436-1241
   • , (301) 436-1976
     
     
   • Membership Nomination Form (in PDF and Microsoft Word Formats) from Sigma Xi National Headquarters.
   • Interactive On-line Membership Nomination Form (for use by nominators).
   • Benefits Brochure (in PDF and Microsoft Word Formats) from Sigma Xi National Headquarters.

4. Other Washington-Area Sigma Xi Chapters:

   • Washington, DC Chapter, Washington, DC
   • University of Maryland, College Park, MD
   • Local Chapter Homepages listing at the Sigma Xi Headquarters site.

5. Sigma Xi Headquarters and National News

   • Sigma Xi Headquarters Home Page
   • Sigma Xi Member Newsletters
   • American Scientist
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6. Other Meetings and Symposia of Interest:

   • The Washington, DC Section IFT
   • The Genetic Toxicology Association
   • The Toxicology Forum
   • Association of Government Toxicologists (AGT) Meetings
   • National Capital Area Chapters of the Society of Toxicology

7. Washington Area Science Lecture Series

   • Monthly meetings sponsored by Chemical Socity of Washington - the Washington, DC Local Section of the American Chemical Society
   • Chemistry Seminars at the Unversity of Maryland
   • Alpha Chi Sigma - Washington Professional Chapter
   • Life Sciences Seminars at the Unversity of Maryland
   • The Capital Science Lectures and Prior-year Archives (video-on-demand) at the The Carnegie Institute of Washington