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2009 Events
- The Peach State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Annual Fall Symposium and Research Conference
- 11th Biennial Hawaii SBIR & STTR Conference
- Hormones in the Environment Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Annual Meeting
- The Mid-Atlantic SBIR/STTR Conference
2010 Events
2009 Events
| Title: | The Peach State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Annual Fall Symposium and Research Conference |
| Date: | November 12 - 14, 2009 |
| Location: | Fort Valley, Georgia |
| Title: | 11th Biennial Hawaii SBIR & STTR Conference |
| Date: | November 16– 20, 2009 |
| Location: | Honolulu, Oahu |
| Purpose: | Top Reasons You Should Care About the Federal Funding from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) & Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) Programs:
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| Title: | Hormones in the Environment Session at: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Annual Meeting |
| Date: | November 20, 2009 1:50 pm - 5:30 pm |
| Location: | New Orleans, LA |
| Purpose: | Synthetic and natural estrogenic and androgenic steroids emanating from animal production facilities are of increasing environmental concern. Studies in Europe and elsewhere have shown that synthetic and natural estrogens, such as estradiol and ethinylestradiol, when released to waterways from municipal wastewater treatment plants can cause adverse effects on aquatic species. Synthetic androgens such as the anabolic steroid trenbolone also have been shown to occur in the environment and produce adverse effects in fish at very low water concentrations. Overall, however, very little is known about the occurrence of natural and synthetic hormones from animal feeding operations in surface waters, groundwater and sediment or their impacts on aquatic ecosystems, wildlife, and humans. This lack of knowledge is particularly problematic in the current era of large facilities termed concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) where treatment options and regulatory controls are, in many instances, rudimentary. In the US, several agencies, including EPA and USGS, recently have mounted substantial research efforts to address the issue of water-quality impacts of substances from CAFOs, including endocrine-active chemicals. This session will focus on recent studies on the topic. Presentations will include research in the areas of fate and effects of chemicals, and well as possible remedial/treatment options. This SETAC session will be an all day special symposium focused on Hormones in the Environment. Topics considered will include: occurrence of endocrine-active chemicals, both natural and synthetic, in wastes from animal-feeding operations, the effects of these wastes on fish and wildlife in both field and laboratory studies, and possible options for mitigation of these effects (e.g., treatment). In addition, there will be presentations on the current state of regulations for CAFOs in the US. This session would be of interest to: agricultural scientists, personnel from municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities, academic researchers and scientists from Federal and state agencies Presentations will include a mix of submitted and invited talks by EPA/USGS and EPA/USGS-funded (academic) scientists, risk assessors involved in regulatory activities, and international experts on endocrine-active chemicals in the environment. |
| Contact: | Susan A. Laessig (laessig.susan@epa.gov); (202) 566-1082 |
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| Title: | The Mid-Atlantic SBIR/STTR Conference |
| Date: | November 30, 2009 - December 2, 2009 |
| Location: | Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Purpose: | The 2009 Mid-Atlantic SBIR/STTR Conference will feature presentations from Federal agencies, as well as valuable presentations from the SBIR/STTR arena.
Federal Agencies presenting include:
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2010 Events
| Title: | NCSE Conference, The New Green Economy - Breakout Session |
| Date: | January 20 – 22, 2010 |
| Location: | Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Washington, DC 20001 |
| Purpose: | The NCSE national conference is a place to explore these issues in both a short-term and long-term context. NCSE will engage leading thinkers and doers from a diversity of disciplines, sectors, and perspectives in a structured conversation about the meaning of the green economy and how investment in green education, research and jobs can help solve both the economic and environmental crises. |
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| Title: | The 6th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo |
| Date: | April 24 - 26, 2010 |
| Location: | National Mall Washington, DC 20001 |
| Purpose: | The 6th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo is scheduled to take place on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on April 24 - 26, 2010. This event was created to bring together professional scientists, engineers, and business leaders around innovations designed to advance economic growth while reducing environmental impact. The Expo showcases the innovative designs of the P3 student teams addressing alternative energy technologies, collection, purification and distribution of water, agricultural practices to reduce pesticide run-off, new technologies for green buildings and many more approaches to improve society's sustainability. In addition, it provides a forum for the government, non-profit and business community to demonstrate their diverse approaches to sustainability. |
| Contact: | Cynthia Nolt-Helms (Nolt-Helms.Cynthia@epa.gov); (202) 343-9696 |
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| Title: | Strengthening Environmental Justice Research and Decision Making: A Symposium on the Science of Disproportionate Environmental Health Impacts |
| Date: | March 17 – 19, 2010 |
| Location: | Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW Washington, DC 20001 |
| Purpose: | US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Research and Development National Center for Environmental Research, and National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Environmental Justice, and Office of Children’s Health Protection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Environmental Health, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and The National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety are cosponsoring a 2 ˝ day small-sized technical symposium on disproportionate environmental health impacts. The overall goal of the Symposium is to lay the foundation for developing analytical and decision frameworks that can be used by EPA and other federal, state, local governments to better quantify and characterize disproportionate environmental health impacts on minority and low income populations that may result from their programs, policies, and activities. Specifically, the Symposium revolves around commissioned technical papers on seven factors that may result in disproportionate environmental health impacts among minority and low income populations. These factors are: 1) proximity to environmental hazards, 2) susceptibility/vulnerability, 3) unique exposure pathways, 4) multiple and cumulative environmental burdens, 5) diminished ability to participate in the decision making process, 6) physical infrastructure, and 7) chronic community stress. The Symposium aims to: 1) elucidate how these and other factors are associated with differential burdens of environmental exposures, vulnerability, and health impacts; 2) identify relevant data sources and methods for analysis of these factors; and 3) explore frameworks for assessing disproportionate burdens of environmental exposures and disease. The Symposium will feature interdisciplinary presentations, discussions, and technical input on the scientific basis for factors that may cause disproportionate environmental health impacts, and frameworks for assessing disproportionate burdens of environmental exposures and disease. |
| Contact: | Devon Payne-Sturges (payne-sturges.devon@epa.gov); (202) 343-9852 Onyemaechi Nweke (nweke.onyemaechi@epa.gov); (202) 566-2314 Tina Conley (conley.tina@epa.gov); (202) 343-9829 |
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| Title: | The 6th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo |
| Date: | April 24 - 26, 2010 |
| Location: | National Mall Washington, DC 20001 |
| Purpose: | The 6th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo is scheduled to take place on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on April 24 - 26, 2010. This event was created to bring together professional scientists, engineers, and business leaders around innovations designed to advance economic growth while reducing environmental impact. The Expo showcases the innovative designs of the P3 student teams addressing alternative energy technologies, collection, purification and distribution of water, agricultural practices to reduce pesticide run-off, new technologies for green buildings and many more approaches to improve society's sustainability. In addition, it provides a forum for the government, non-profit and business community to demonstrate their diverse approaches to sustainability. |
| Contact: | Cynthia Nolt-Helms (Nolt-Helms.Cynthia@epa.gov); (202) 343-9696 |
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