History of ABSA International
ABSA International (ABSA) was founded in 1984 to promote biosafety as a scientific discipline and serve the growing needs of biosafety professionals throughout the world. However, the discipline of biosafety has a much longer past.
For a fascinating look at the history (and pre-history) of ABSA, please refer to these articles from JABSA (Journal of ABSA International):
- A History of the American Biological Safety Association Part I: The First Ten Biological Safety Conferences 1955 – 1965
Manuel S. Barbeito and Richard H. Kruse, 1997, JABSA, 2(3): 7-19. - A History of the American Biological Safety Association Part II: Safety Conferences 1966 – 1977
Richard H. Kruse and Manuel S. Barbeito, 1997, JABSA 2(4): 10-25. - A History of the American Biological Safety Association Part III: Safety Conferences 1978 – 1987
Richard H. Kruse and Manuel S. Barbeito, 1997, JABSA 3(1): 11-25.
Songer Bibliography (MS Access Database 14.5MB)
ABSA special collection at the National Agricultural Library (NAL)
This collection contains conference, administrative, and publication records for ABSA International. Materials include photographs of conference attendees (with captions), conference publications, membership directories, ABSA newsletters, ABSA governing laws, digital copies of “Safety Bulletin,” and administrative files for ABSA regarding conference planning, annual meetings, membership, meeting minutes, newsletters, and the Arnold G. Wedum Memorial Lecture materials.
NIH Biohazard: The Design of the Symbol – April 2011(MS Word 27KB)
