The IOM Committee on Lyme Disease and Other Tick-borne Diseases: The State of the Science is interested in hearing from those who were unable to participate in the April planning meeting in preparation for the fall workshop on Oct 11-12th. To this end, the committee is hosting a series of listening sessions which will allow interested parties to participate in a teleconference with the committee. The committee is interested in hearing from individuals who are interested in the subject and would like to suggest science areas and/or speakers that may be helpful to the committee as they continue to plan the workshop. All individuals, whether they want to listen or make brief comments, will need to preregister. We regret that registration will be limited and we will only be able to allow people to comment who note on their registration that wish to do so. More information regarding call-in information will be provided post registration.

The listening sessions are region specific. In order to maintain a level of fairness, it is asked that you only sign up and participate in the call relating to your geographic region. If you are not able to attend, you may still submit comments to the Committee at lymedisease@nas.edu.