SCIENTIFIC & MEDICAL RESEARCH FUNDING WORKING GROUP
(GRANTS REVIEW WORKING GROUP)
TO THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE (CIRM)

Organized Pursuant To The
CALIFORNIA STEM CELL RESEARCH AND CURES ACT

Date: August 30, 2005

Time: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Location:

• Omni Shoreham Hotel
  251 South Olive Street
  Los Angeles, California 90012
  Los Angeles, CA
  Room: The Bunker Room

PUBLIC SESSION:

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Call to Order
3. Roll Call.

CONSENT ITEMS

4. Approval of Meeting Minutes from July 6, 2005

REGULAR ITEMS

5. Consideration of Standards Working Group Bylaws
6. CIRM Staff Report Reminder: 8/31 Public Working Session
7. Consideration of Interim CIRM Guidelines Based on the National Academies’ Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
   1. Public Hearing Potential Questions
8. Study Group Progress Reports
   1. Pre-Clinical Research Standards Study Group
   2. Interstate & International Standards Study Group
9. Adjourn

Meetings of the Scientific and Medical Accountability Standards Working Group (“Standards Working Group”) will be held in a public session format.

THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice.

**NOTICE**

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