Call for Nominations: BioSense 2.0 Governance Group Elections

The BioSense 2.0 team has released a call for nominations for representatives to serve on the BioSense 2.0 Government Group. The purpose of the BioSense 2.0 Governance Group is to ensure that the development of BioSense 2.0 is advised by the public health community with representation from state and local public health.

The BioSense 2.0 Governance Group is comprised of 15 representatives, including

• 3 from state and territorial public health agencies,
• 3 from local public health agencies,
• 2 from non-public health data providers (hospitals, EHR vendors, etc.),
• 1 from ASTHO,
• 1 from CSTE,
• 1 from ISDS,
• 1 from NACCHO,
• 1 from CDC,
• 1 from the US Department of Defense
• and 1 from the US Department of Veteran's Affairs.

Nominations are currently needed for the following elected positions:

• representatives from state and territorial public health agencies
• representatives from local public health agencies
• representatives from non-public health data providers

Nominations must be submitted by Friday, January 18, 2013. For complete instructions on how to submit a nomination, please see the Nomination Letter.

All questions relating to this nomination process should be directed to Scott Gordon.