Tentative Agenda for Meeting on Whitehead Institute

 

November 5
2:00-4:00 p.m.
Caspary 1A

. Participants: David Baltimore
Purnell Choppin
James Darnell
Rodney Nichols
Norton Zinder

2:00 pem. 1. Brief Update on-General Outlook - David Baltimore

(a) Overall concept
(b) Alternate sites
(c) Probable timetable .

2:10 2. Summary of Initial Consideration at RU - Rodney Nichols

(a) Exploratory discussions with Mr. Whitehead
{b) Recent points raised by RU trustees
(c) Real estate options

2:20 3. Key Issues - General Discussion

(a) Mission of WI
(b) Scale: start-up requirements and likely
long-range level
(c) Interactions with host
- Governance
- Senior and junior appointments
- Salaries and benefits
- Ph.D. students
- Technical and administrative services
~ Clinical research
- Patent Policy
- other matters
(dad) Long range financing: private/public mix

3:45 4. Possible Next Steps ~ General Review
(a) Follow-up session with Mr. Whitehead

(b) Actions by participants re. RU

Adjourn at approximately 4:00 p.m.