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Ill. IV. VI. PRESS PLAN Closed press. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS « YOU meet in the Oval Office with PCAST Co-Chairs John Holdren and Eric Lander for a 5-minute bnefing prior to meeting the full group. ® YOU proceed to the Roosevelt Room and take your seat at the meeting table. * YOU make opening remarks (suggested talking points follow below). « John Holdren thanks you and lays out the overall meeting agenda. ® Eric Lander adds introductory comments about the ways PCAST could be helpful in responding to the Ebola crisis. e Other members of PCAST will contribute other ideas in brainstorming fashion.. e YOU provide your reactions to the ideas aired and offer thoughts on potential additional PCAST engagement that would be of interest to you. John Holdren offers brief closing observations. YOU make closing remarks. REMARKS Suggested Opening: I want to thank you all--collectively and individually--for your service on PCAST. Your early work on pandemic flu plus your capacity to approach problems from multiple disciplines and sectors lead me to look to you at this time of need. * [appreciate your willingness to come and talk with me on very short notice about an extremely important national and international concem. Suggested Closing: ® Thank you again for your service, dedication, and most importantly for your insights and ideas. e =I look forward to reflecting on this discussion, and will plan to get back to the group on my thoughts through the Co-Chairs. « I appreciate your input and guidance on so many high-priority Sé&T topics, all important to our economy and society as well as our global leadership on many fronts, ATTACHMENTS * PCAST Member Bios # OSTP memorandum trom John Holdren discharged our Oct. 24, 2014 - Today was an extraordinary day in the history of NIH. We discharged our patient via a densely attended press conference outside the north entrance of