WHAT:

House Judiciary Committee Forum on Head Injuries and Other Sports Injuries in Youth, High School, College and Professional Football

WHO:

Members of Congress:

• Chairman John Conyers, Jr., (D-MI);
• Representative Shelia Jackson-Lee, (D-TX)
• Representative Steve Cohen, (D-TN)

Representatives from:

• State of Texas;
• Houston Independence School District;
• Texas Medical Center

Participant List:

• Bennett Omalu, MD, Co-Director, Brain Injury Research Institute, West Virginia University;
• Ron Courson, MD, Director of Sports Medicine, NCAA;
• Stan Herring, MD, Team Physician for Seattle Seahawks, American College of Sports Medicine;
• Howard Derman, MD, Concussion Specialist for Houston Texans, Director, Headache and Pain Center at Methodist Hospital;
• Dick Benson, High School Football Safety Advocate, Austin, TX;
• Jon Butler, Vice President, National Council of Youth Sports;
• Trevor Cobb, Retired NFL Player

WHEN:

Monday, February 1, 2010, 1:00 p.m. CST