The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD), the Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) and the National Chemical & Biological Defense Consortium (NCBDC) will host the NCBDC kick-off meeting on 29 June 2016 in the National Capital Region. We will send an agenda and a final location soon. At this meeting, we will explain how interactions in the consortium will occur, DoD expectations for successful efforts, and our first requests for white papers. Break-out sessions will also be available. We hope you can attend.

The NCBDC, the JPEO-CBD, and the JSTO are partnering to support advanced development efforts to support the Department of Defense's (DoD) medical pharmaceutical and diagnostic requirements as related to enhancing the mission effectiveness of military personnel.

ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE INITIAL OPEN SESSION. Following the open session, there will be meetings to discuss the first requests for white papers. This part of the meeting will be open to current NCBDC members only.

If you are not yet a member, consider joining. Please visit the NCBDC web site (www.ncbdconsortium.org ) and select the "How to Join" tab for information on membership.

For more information regarding membership or general questions to the NCBDC, contact Michael Stebbins, at 843-760-4094 or [email protected].