BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//NEWMOA - Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association - ECPv6.15.13//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.newmoa.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for NEWMOA - Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20080309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20081102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20090308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20091101T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20100314T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20101107T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091119
DTSTAMP:20260501T063349
CREATED:20230118T004950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230118T163549Z
UID:10000563-1258416000-1258588799@www.newmoa.org
SUMMARY:2009 Mercury Science & Policy Conference with a Special Focus on the Great Lakes & Northeast Regions
DESCRIPTION:Organized & Sponsored by:\nEPA & NEWMOA \nObjectives of the Conference \n\nProvide current information on human health\, environmental\, and ecological research findings pertaining to mercury in addition to associated policy activities\nProvide a forum for evaluating advancements in reducing mercury releases\nProvide a forum for discussing the scientific and public health basis for policy actions to effectively address mercury risks\nFacilitate an exchange on the cross media technical\, policy\, and management issues pertaining to mercury\nIdentify high priority areas for future cost effective mercury reduction activities and strategies\nIdentify high priority areas for future research needed to inform policy and management decisions\n\nThe overall purpose of the Conference was to connect current scientific research findings with policy with balance in perspectives and without bias toward any point of view. 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. In general\, the scientific research focused on applied rather than basic research\, unless the basic science was important to understanding critical issues and questions. Conference session topics targeted priority topics and issues of special interest in the Great Lakes or Northeast Regions. \nParticipants \n\nFederal\, state\, provincial\, tribal\, and local environmental and public health officials\nPolicy makers and elected officials\nAcademic and government researchers\nNon-governmental and community organizations\nIndustry representatives\nLabor organization representatives\n\nGeographic Focus \nThe Conference was designed to target participation from the geographic area covered by the following States and provinces: Connecticut\, Illinois\, Indiana\, Maine\, Massachusetts\, Michigan\, Minnesota\, New Hampshire\, New York\, New Jersey\, Ohio\, Rhode Island\, Pennsylvania\, Wisconsin\, and Vermont; New Brunswick\, Newfoundland\, Nova Scotia\, Ontario\, Prince Edward Island\, and Quebec.
URL:https://www.newmoa.org/event/2009-mercury-science-policy-conference-with-a-special-focus-on-the-great-lakes-northeast-regions/
LOCATION:Union League Club of Chicago\, 65 West Jackson Boulevard\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mercury Clearinghouse
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR