The 2010 Annual Meeting will be held on November 12, 2010

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The WGND will host our annual meeting prior to the start of the 41st Union World Conference on Lung Health (The Union) in Berlin.

WHEN: Friday, November 12, 2010, 7:30am – 1:00pm

WHERE: The Kempinski Hotel Bristol Berlin, http://www.kempinski-berlin.de/en/hotel/

WHY: Review progress of drugs in the Global Pipeline, review WGND 2010 activities, propose and discuss 2011 objectives, and network.

Draft Agenda

*Note: this agenda will always reflect the latest available information. Please check back for updates.

7:30- 8:15 Buffet breakfast and networking

8:15-8:25 Welcome, 2010 Recap

Mel Spigelman/Bill Bishai, Co-Chairs

Co-Chairs will welcome members and introduce agenda for the meeting

8:25-8:35 WGND Website: state-of-the pipeline, blog, resources, grants finder

John Michael Maas, Darby Communications and Lisan Parker, Secretariat

8:35-8:45 WGND Community Representatives: Who we are, What we do, and Why we do it

Albert Makone, WGND Community Representatives

8:45-9:00 GSK-Open Source TB Drug Discovery talk

Martin Pan, Discovery Medicine, Diseases of the Developing World Medicines Development Campus, GlaxoSmithKline R&D

9:00-9:15 NIAID’s new TB R&D initiatives

Christine Sizemore

9:15-9:30 Stop TB Global Plan Revision- New Drugs specifics

Christian Lienhardt, Stop TB Partnership Secretariat, Clinical Trial Capacity Subgroup

9:30-9:45 Coffee Break and networking

9:45-11:15 Roundtable update of major clinical programs

Panel discussion to provide 5-10 min updates on drug progress (consisting of invited speakers from all of the companies conducting clinical trials)

Including:

PNU-100480

SQ109

AZD5847

PA-824

TMC-207

Rifapentine

Linezolid

Gatifloxacin

Moxifloxacin

11:15-12:15 ‘Working’ Lunch (buffet) Subgroup Workshop/Breakout sessions

Subgroups convene to discuss implementation strategies and 2011 initiatives

12:15-12:40 Recap Subgroup Workshop/Breakout sessions

Subgroup leaders present 5 min summary of breakout session discussion

12:40-12:50 Meeting Summary and Adjournment

Mel Spigelman/Bill Bishai, Co-Chairs

1:00pm Shuttle from Kempinski hotel to ICC