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MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION 1825 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20009 (202) 483-6126 March 22, 1974 To: MANAGEMENT CONTACTS OF COMPANIES SUPPORTING THE VINYL CHLORIDE RESEARCH PROGRAM Subject: New York Academy of Sciences Symposium on Vinyl Chloride, May 10, 1974 Gentlemen: The New York Academy of Sciences is sponsoring a oneday meeting on health problems associated with occupational exposures in the vinyl chloride/polyvinyl chloride industry on May 10. Attendance at this meeting, which is being organized by Dr. Irving J. Selikoff, is by invitation only, and the "industry" segment of participants will be limited to about fifty. Dr. Selikoff has asked MCA to assist in the preparation of a list of candidates for invitation to this meeting. He suggests that they represent a broad cross section of industry management and expertise drawn from those with direct re sponsibilities for industry practices relating to the pre vention and control of the health problems. In response to Dr. Selikoff!s request, we are asking that you nominate not over three persons from your company for possible invitation to this meeting. Please identify each nominee as to the area of his expertise or corporate respon sibility, and the priority to be accorded his nomination, relative to those of your other nominees. Please note that an immediate response is needed, and that only one set of nominations should be submitted by each company. Sincerely, KDJ:mb Attachment Distribution 'Kenneth D. Johnson', Ph.D. Secretary Technical Task Group on Vinyl Chloride Research ASI ooooiif24 Technical Task Group on Vinyl Chloride Research, D. P. Duffield, M.D., Mr. A. W. Barnes, Dr. Tiziano Garlanda MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION PLEASE SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO MCA NOT LATER THAN WEDNESDAY. MARCH 27. TELEPHONE (202/265-8474) OR TELEX -- TLX 89-617 (MCA WSH) -- COMMUNICATIONS ARE SUGGESTED. Respond to: Dr. Kenneth D Johnson Manufacturing Chemists Association 1825 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, D,, C. 20009 We suggest that the following named individuals be in vited to attend the May 10, 1974 meeting of the New York Academy of Sciences on vinyl chloride at the Delmonico Hotel in New York City: (1) Name_______________________________________________________________________ Title________________________________________________________________ Company___________________________________________________________________________ Mailing Address_______________________________________________________________ Telephone____________________________________________________________ Area of Expertise__________________________Priority Rank (2) Name________________________________________________________________________ Title ______________________________________________________________________ Company____________________________________________________________________ Mailing Address _______________________________________________ Telephone _____________________________________________________________ Area of Expertise __Priority Rank (3) Name_______________________________________________________________________ Title__________________________________________________________________ Company________________________________________________________________ Mailing Address _____________________________________________________ Telephone_____________________________________________________________ Area of Expertise _________________________ Priority Rank Signed Name (typed) Title Company KDJ:mb 3/22/74 ASI 00001 7726