[p2tech] FW: [mercury_policy] Announcement: Registration Now Open for 2009 Mercury Science and Policy Conference

From: Terri Goldberg [mailto:tgoldberg at newmoa.org] 
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 2:11 PM
To: Mercury Policy, Legislation, and Regulations
Subject: [mercury_policy] Announcement: Registration Now Open for 2009
Mercury Science and Policy Conference

 

Dear Colleague:

Registration is now open for the "2009 Mercury Science and Policy
Conference with a Special Focus on the Northeast and Great Lakes
Regions."  The Conference will be held November 17th & 18th, 2009 at the
Union League Club of Chicago and will bring together public, private,
and non-governmental leaders that are focusing on reducing mercury in
the environment. 

To register for the conference, please visit:
www.newmoa.org/prevention/mercury/conferences/sciandpolicy/registration.
cfm

The overall purpose of the conference is to connect current scientific
research findings and policy with balance in perspectives and without
bias.  In this context, policy refers to government policy as reflected
in federal, state, or local government actions that include legislative,
regulatory, voluntary, and educational efforts.  The conference
objectives are:

*	provide current information on human health, environmental, and
ecological research findings pertaining to mercury in addition to
associated policy activities
*	provide a forum for evaluating advancements in reducing mercury
releases
*	provide a forum for discussing the scientific and public health
basis for policy actions to effectively address mercury risks
*	facilitate an exchange on the cross media technical, policy, and
management issues pertaining to mercury
*	identify high priority areas for future cost effective mercury
reduction activities and strategies
*	identify high priority areas for future research needed to
inform policy and management decisions

In general, the scientific research presented will focus on applied
rather than basic research, unless the basic science is important to
understanding critical issues and questions.  Conference sessions will
reflect issues of special interest in the Great Lakes or Northeast
Regions.  

 

The conference participants will include:

*	Federal, state, provincial, tribal, and local environmental and
public health officials
*	Policy makers and elected officials
*	Academic and government researchers
*	Non-governmental and community organizations
*	Industry representatives
*	Labor organization representatives

Please feel free to share this email notice with others in your
organization or agency or others that may be interested. 

Additional information regarding the conference, including the latest
agenda, is available at
www.newmoa.org/prevention/mercury/conferences/sciandpolicy/index.cfm
<http://www.newmoa.org/prevention/mercury/conferences/sciandpolicy/index
.cfm> .  If you have any questions, please contact Adam Wienert, NEWMOA
awienert at newmoa.org <mailto:awienert at newmoa.org>  (617) 367-8558 x307.  

 

 

Terri Goldberg

NEWMOA/IMERC

129 Portland Street, 6th floor

Boston, MA 02114

(617) 367-8558 x302 (office)

(617) 367-0449 (fax)

tgoldberg at newmoa.org

http://www.newmoa.org

 

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