What:	John E. Niederhuber, M.D., will be sworn in as the Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) on Wednesday, October 18, 2006, at 11 a.m. EDT. Niederhuber will be the 13th Director of the NCI in its nearly 70 year history. To view a Webcast of the swearing-in, either live or via archive, go to http://videocast.nih.gov/.
Who:	The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt: Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services. Remarks and administration of the oath Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D.: Director, National Institutes of Health. Welcome John E. Niederhuber, M.D.: NCI's 13th Director. Remarks Phillip Sharp, M.D.: MIT Center for Cancer Research. An extramural perspective on cancer research
When:	11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, October 18, 2006 Please arrive at 10:45 a.m. for registration. A reception will take place immediately following the ceremony in the Visitor's Information Center (Lower Level) of Building 10.
Where:	Building 10, Masur Auditorium, National Institutes of Health campus For directions, maps and security information, please go to: http://www.nih.gov/about/visitor/index.htm.
How:	Due to security, reporters must register by October 17, 2006 for the swearing-in and bring a picture I.D. to the event. Please contact the NCI Media Relations Branch at (301) 496-6641 or at ncipressofficers@mail.nih.gov.