MEDIA ADVISORY: GOVERNANCE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING ON 7/29/05 TO CONSIDER BUDGET AND CONTRACTING POLICIES

EMERYVILLE, CA— This Friday (7/29/05) the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) Governance Subcommittee will meet for the first time to discuss a communications plan and budget and the budget processes for the CIRM.

WHO: Governance Subcommittee, Chaired by Sherry Lansing

WHAT: The Subcommittee will consider a communications plan and budget, contracts policy, a third-party salary survey, and the budget processes for the CIRM.

WHEN: FRIDAY, JULY 29
             10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

WHERE: This meeting will be chaired by Sherry Lansing at ____________in Los Angeles.

Cedars-Sinai Hospital
Educational Conference Center
Room C Plaza Level (North Tower)
8700 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Pursuant to Government Code section 11123, subdivision (b), members of the Committee will be attending this meeting from the following teleconference locations. Members of the public are welcome to attend from these locations as well.

UC Irvine
Room: NSI-3134 Administrative Conference Room
Address: Natural Sciences I
Irvine, CA 92697

Salk Institute
Room: The Fellows Room
Address: 1001 N. Torrey Pines Rd.
La Jolla, CA 92037

WHY: At the July 12 meeting in Irvine, The Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee (ICOC) of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) voted to create a subcommittee focused on governance issues related to the CIRM. The ICOC Governance Subcommittee is chaired by Sherry Lansing, and will include Keith Black, Brian Henderson, Robert Klein, Tina Nova, Philip Pizzo, Claire Pomeroy, John Reed and Oswald Steward. The subcommittee will be responsible for reviewing language and commenting on policies relating to the management of the CIRM and the ICOC.

Note to Media: Chairwoman Lansing will be available for comment for those members of the press in Los Angeles.

 

CONTACT:	Nicole Pagano
	510/450-2418