Gathering of the 57

Draft Agenda
September 4, 2019
Marriott Marquis – Washington, DC

8:30amRegistration & Coffee
9:00amIntroductions
• Ground Rules
• Agenda Review
9:30amFederal Panels
Dr. Tammy Backham, HHS, Overview of Federal Plan (30 minutes)
10 minutes for presentation/20 minutes for questions
Questions to Answer:
• HHS Roles & Responsibilities for the Federal Plan
• Individual responsible for which components of the plan?
• Who the 57 should contact for HHS related questions?

Dr. Eugene McCray, CDC & Dr. Laura Cheever, HRSA (1 hour)
20 minutes for presentation/40 minutes for questions
Questions to answer
• CDC and HRSA Roles & Responsibilities for the Federal Plan
• Lead staff for which components of the plan
• Who the 57 should contact for CDC or HRSA questions?

Dr. Carl Dieffenbach, NIAID/CFAR & Dr. Maureen Goodenow, OAR (30)
10 minutes for presentations/20 minutes for questions
Questions to answer
• NIAID, OAR and CFAR Roles & Responsibilities for the Federal Plan
• Lead staff for which components of the plan
• Who the 57 should contact for NIAID, OAR, and CFAR questions?

Dr. Neeraj Gandotra, SAMHSA & Rita Harwood, HUD (30 minutes)
10 minutes for presentations/20 minutes for questions
Questions to answer
• SAMHSA and HUD Roles & Responsibilities for the Federal Plan
• Lead staff for which components of the plan
• Who the 57 should contact for SAMHSA and HUD questions?
12:00pmLunch
Buffet in another room
Speaker and topic to be determined
1:30pmPanel #1
The topic for the panel will be based on the priority identified by the 57.
2:30pmPanel #2
The topic for the panel will be based on the priorities identified by the 57.
3:30pmPanel #3
The topic for the panel will be based on the priorities identified by the 57.
4:30pmClosing
• Next steps
• Evaluation
• Acknowledgements