AGENDA
Public Hearing on the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Thursday, November 20, 2008
State Capitol, Room 4203
Sacramento

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All written testimony submitted electronically is linked to the witnesses' names below.

    Public Hearing: 9 a.m.

    Academic Perspective: Creating Good Governance

    1. Michael Klausner, Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
    2. Ken Taymor, Executive Director, Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy

Consumer Perspective: Ensuring Transparency and Accountability

  1. John Simpson, Director, Stem Cell Oversight and Accountability Project, Consumer Watchdog

    2. Additional material submitted by Mr. Simpson

  2. Jesse Reynolds, Director, Project on Biotechnology in the Public Interest, Center for Genetics and Society

    3. Additional material submitted by Mr. Reynolds

Institution Perspective: Achieving the Goals of Proposition 71

  1. Susan V. Bryant, Vice Chancellor for Research, University of California, Irvine, and member, Independent Citizens Oversight Committee
  2. Ralph O'Rear, Vice President, Facilities and Planning, Buck Institute for Age Research

Agency Perspective: Managing California's Investment

  1. Robert Klein, Chairperson, Independent Citizens Oversight Committe

    2. Additional material submitted by Mr. Klein

  2. Alan Trounson, President, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Additional material submitted by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)

Public comment will be taken at the end of the hearing. The Commission has received written testimony from the following:

    Don C. Reed, Patient Advocate

    Raymond Barglow, Stem Cell Action Network

    California Hepatitis C Task Force

Business Meeting Agenda

(The Commission will consider agenda items I-VI at approximately 12:30 p.m.  The precise time will vary depending upon the testimony of witnesses and will be determined at the discretion of the chair.)
 

    1. Business Meeting Minutes from October 23, 2008
    2. Draft Report - Data and Technology
    3. Schedule/Project Selection
    4. Subcommittee Reports
    5. Implementation Activity
    6. Reports from the Bureau of State Audits