HIGXYZ49HIGZYXThe last of the NIOSH Town Hall Meetings are taking place over the next few weeks. The town hall meetings began last year and are public forums where stakeholders and partners are encouraged to present their views about important research needs in occupational safety and health. Each meeting has a unique format and agenda. Below is a list of remaining meetings and topic areas. If you are unable to attend the meeting, you can submit your ideas and comments online at: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nora/comments.html.  For more information and to register visit http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nora/townhall/ .

The National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Symposium 2006: Research Makes a Difference will be held on April 18-20, 2006 in Washington, D.C. Occupational safety and health researchers, stakeholders, and policymakers from the public and private sectors will convene to celebrate completion of the first decade of NORA, mark the 35th anniversary of NIOSH, and inaugurate the new plan for the future of NORA. The symposium will be a unique forum for a broad cross-section of the occupational safety and health community to learn about the variety of research accomplishments stimulated or anticipated by NORA. For more information about the symposium, please visit the NORA website http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/NORA or e-mail the NORA coordinator at noracoordinator@cdc.gov .