Re: US Court Conference Cancels Panel with , Marcuse, Healy, Kirby & Attkis

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,While not surprising, this is certainly disappointing.Have both panels been cancelled?Thanks, Panel I - - "Vaccines: Balancing Benefits with Parental Concerns (the autism issue)"         Moderator:   Sharyl Attkisson Panel:  Arthur , Kirby, Dr. Ed Marcuse, Dr. Bernadine HealPanel II -- "Vaccine Compensation Under the Act:  A Mix of Science and Policy?" Moderator:  Senior Judge Loren A. Panel:   Conway, Randy Moss, Dr. Offit, Ruth Katz, etc.>> I will be posting these two letters, without comment, soon. - > > DK -- > > 1) Here is a copy of the "Save the Date" Letter sent out by United> States Court of Federal Claims Chief Special Master Golkiewicz on> June 10.> > http://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/Nov%2008%20Jud%20Confe> rence%20save%20the%20date%20letter.pdf> > 2) Here is the cancellation letter that Golkiewicz sent out on July 2:> > I am very sorry to inform you that it was decided to cancel the panel> program, on which you were scheduled to participate, as part of the> Vaccine session of the Court's Judicial Conference. By way of> explanation, the Court's planning process starts with defining a broad> overarching theme, moves to identifying speakers, and subsequently> focuses through meetings and discussions of the planning committee on> actual content of the panels. This process moves very quickly as> materials must be to the printers by mid-July. As the planning of the> vaccine session developed, it became apparent that the discussion> anticipated from this panel did not fit the goal of furthering the Bar's> understanding of litigation under the Vaccine Compensation Program> before the Special Masters or the Court's judges (in fact, another> non-vaccine related panel was eliminated after discussions determined> that it did not meet the Conference goals of focusing on litigation> related issues.) While I have no doubt that your discussion of> vaccines' benefits and concerns is extremely important to the overall> understanding of the immunization program, and would be enlightening to> all, it is simply a discussion not consistent with the Court's> Conference but is better suited to another forum. Thank you for your> support and my sincerest apologies, >

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Oh wow! This speaks volumes doesn't it?

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> I will be posting these two letters, without comment, soon. -

>

> DK --

>

> 1) Here is a copy of the " Save the Date " Letter sent out by United

> States Court of Federal Claims Chief Special Master Golkiewicz on

> June 10.

>

> http://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/Nov%2008%20Jud%20Confe

> rence%20save%20the%20date%20letter.pdf

>

> 2) Here is the cancellation letter that Golkiewicz sent out on July 2:

>

> I am very sorry to inform you that it was decided to cancel the panel

> program, on which you were scheduled to participate, as part of the

> Vaccine session of the Court's Judicial Conference. By way of

> explanation, the Court's planning process starts with defining a broad

> overarching theme, moves to identifying speakers, and subsequently

> focuses through meetings and discussions of the planning committee on

> actual content of the panels. This process moves very quickly as

> materials must be to the printers by mid-July. As the planning of the

> vaccine session developed, it became apparent that the discussion

> anticipated from this panel did not fit the goal of furthering the Bar's

> understanding of litigation under the Vaccine Compensation Program

> before the Special Masters or the Court's judges (in fact, another

> non-vaccine related panel was eliminated after discussions determined

> that it did not meet the Conference goals of focusing on litigation

> related issues.) While I have no doubt that your discussion of

> vaccines' benefits and concerns is extremely important to the overall

> understanding of the immunization program, and would be enlightening to

> all, it is simply a discussion not consistent with the Court's

> Conference but is better suited to another forum. Thank you for your

> support and my sincerest apologies,

>

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>

> Oh wow! This speaks volumes doesn't it?

No, not really to my mind. I am not sure what this means exactly and

ain't talkin'.

Federal Court Cancels Vaccine-Autism Panel

Huffington Post, NY

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby/federal-court-cancels-vac_b_110740.htm\

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[Guest guest]

Where and who to we write angry letters to??

> >

> > Oh wow! This speaks volumes doesn't it?

>

> No, not really to my mind. I am not sure what this means exactly and

> ain't talkin'.

>

> Federal Court Cancels Vaccine-Autism Panel

> Huffington Post, NY

> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby/federal-court-cancels-

vac_b_110740.html

>

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> >

> > Oh wow! This speaks volumes doesn't it?

>

> No, not really to my mind. I am not sure what this means exactly and

> ain't talkin'.

>

> Federal Court Cancels Vaccine-Autism Panel

> Huffington Post, NY

> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby/federal-court-cancels-

vac_b_110740.html

>

Pehaps it was felt that the diologue during the panels may influence

the judges descisions? Thats the only thing I could think of,other than

the vax manufacturers threatening not to make vaccine[which I have been

told by a congress person the gvt is afraid of.talk about the tail

waggin the dog]