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Annual meeting address Northwest Region Issues

14 November 2004

Some activities make your daily life easy, but those same activities can have an environmental impact in your backyard.  Whether it is the pesticide you use on your lawn, the medicine you took this morning, or the detergent you use to wash your blue jeans.  These daily actions make your life easy, but there is a lasting impact on the environment for everything you do.

This year, during the Fourth SETAC World Congress and 25th Annual Meeting in North America in Portland, Ore., Nov. 14-18, 2004, topics will be discussed that are related or are of importance to Portland, Ore. and the surrounding areas.

Some topics of importance that will be specific to the Pacific Northwest region include the Columbia River and estuary, the coastal Washington waters and lakes of the Seattle area, and the Willamette River.  The San Joaquin River, located in California, will also be discussed.  In addition, pesticides in the Pacific Northwest will be presented, as well as the Portland Harbor Superfund Site Investigation.

With more than 2,100 presentations, the meeting is expected to bring together nearly 2,500 individuals from around the world.  The meeting theme is “SETAC: 25 Years of Interdisciplinary Science Serving Global Society.”  The meeting will mark the transition from regional to international perspectives and the emergence of SETAC as a premier global society. 

Issues that affect environmental quality will be addressed through keynote speakers, platform sessions, interactive platform sessions, poster sessions and a variety of professional development courses.  Numerous activities and social events are also scheduled to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Society.

SETAC is a not-for-profit, worldwide professional society consisting of individuals and institutions dedicated to the study, analysis, and solution of environmental problems; the management and regulation of natural resources; environmental education; and research and development.  Visit www.setac.org for more information.

RECOMMENDED SESSIONS:

Interactive Platform Session:
Investigations of the Columbia River and Estuary (USA)
Thursday, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Platform Sessions:
Urban Watershed Assessment – A Pacific Northwest (USA) Example
Tuesday, 1:20 PM – 4:40 PM

TMDL and Monitoring Programs for the San Joaquin River Basin
Wednesday, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Pesticides in Pacific Northwest (USA) Watersheds
Wednesday, 1:20 PM – 4:40 PM

Portland Harbor (USA) Superfund Site Investigation
Thursday, 1:20 PM – 5:20 PM

Poster Sessions:
Exhibit Hall, 8:00 AM – close

Monday

Investigations of the Columbia River and Estuary (USA)
Urban Watershed Assessment – A Pacific Northwest (USA) Example

Wednesday           

Speciation of Contaminants in Portland Harbor (USA)

Thursday

TMDL and Monitoring Programs for the San Joaquin River Basin

Contact:
April M. Phillips
T 850 469 1500 x 28
aprilp@setac.org