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Check out this summary from the SETAC North America meeting:
26th Annual OVC SETAC Meeting & Workshop “Nanotechnology: Risks and Benefits”
September 17th and 18th USEPA Breidenback Research Center 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive Cincinnati, Ohio **Pre-registration by email or phone is required** What: The OVC SETAC is requesting Abstracts for platform presentations or posters for their 26th Annual Meeting to be held in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 17th and 18th, 2009. The presentations/posters should be related to the Nanotechnology topic but will be considered regardless of focus. The Workshop and Conference are designed to promote the dissemination of information from current nanotechnology research concerns, priorities, potential risks, and possible risk reduction strategies. This information exchange is intended to assist students, consumers, environmental scientists, manufacturers, and risk managers to appreciate the emerging risks perceived fromnanotechnology. Who: Regional Scientists Costs: Professional (members) – Workshop/Meeting both - $35; Workshop only or Meeting only - $20 Students (members) Workshop/Meeting both - $20; Workshop only or Meeting only - $10 Where: The meeting will be held at United States Environmental Protection Agency Breidenback Research Building Auditorium. The facility is located at 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive immediately adjacent to the University of Cincinnati. A map follows at the end of this notice. More details will be available at a later date. When: The Nanotechnology Workshop (Nanotechnology Primer 101) will be held on September 17, 2009 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM. The Meeting and Presentations will be held on September 18th from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Attendees may opt to attend either the workshop or meeting or both. Honors: OVC SETAC Marian Vinegar Award. This cash award is given annually at the OVC Annual Meeting to the outstanding graduate student presentation and carries with it a student membership to national SETAC (with journal), membership for a year to the OVC SETAC, and financial support for travel to the national SETAC meeting. Abstract Submission: Visit our website for meeting registration information http://chapters.setac.org/ohiovalley/newsite/home.htm and abstract submission instructions. Submit abstract electronically as a pdf, PC Word document or PC WordPerfect to Angela Schmidt at Angela.L.Schmidt@USACE.Army.mil. Deadline for submission of Abstracts extended: Receipt by 5:00PM EST, September 5, 2009. Abstract submission requirements and format are presented at the end of this announcement. For more details, please contact Angela Schmidt at 502-315-6313. SETAC-OVC Annual Business Meeting and Social Event details will be provided at a later date. For More Information visit the OVC website at: http://chapters.setac.org/ohiovalley/newsite/home.htm. Contact: Mike Homsher at 419- 434- 4818 or Angela Schmidt at (502) 315-6313 at Angela.L.Schmidt@USACE.ARMY.Mil. Silent Auction: A variety of items including books, coffee mugs, T-shirts, etc will be auctioned off with the proceeds supporting student travel to national meetings. Please call or email if you would like to bring something to donate. Raffle: There will be raffle tickets available in a "Split the Pot" format with the proceeds going to support student travel to national meetings. Hotel Information: Please make your own reservations. The following is a list of hotels around 26 Martin Luther King Dr W, Cincinnati, OH 45220
Workshop: Nanotechnology Primer 101 September 17, 2009, 1:00 to 4:00 PM Purpose: This workshop is designed to introduce the topic of Nanotechnology, its potential applications and the environmental concerns raised by this new class of materials. This workshop will assist attendees interested in developing their own nanotechnology research program by presenting some of the challenges with working with these materials and providing an overview of the recent advances in the field of environmental nanotoxicology. Details: Dr. David Barber of the University of Florida and Dr. Helen Poynton of the USEPA will present the workshop. This workshop is guaranteed to educate and excite you! More details regarding the Workshop Agenda, topic list, and potential speakers will be announced later. The Workshop will be followed by an OVCsponsored social event and annual bowling competition. Meeting: Nanotechnology: Risks and Benefits September 18, 2009, 8:00 to 4:00 PM Purpose: This meeting will encourage the exchange of information about the emerging recognition of potential health and environmental risks posed by societal use of nanotechnology and to propose development and implementation of appropriate sampling and analysis, data analysis, risk reduction strategies for a foundation of appropriate management responses and to promote coordination and improved working relationships among emerging toxics-related programs, scientists, and students. Nanotechnology Sampler: A list of Nano-Resources -What is this all about? 1. University of Mass Amherst: http://chm.pse.umass.edu/education_outreach/igert 2. http://www.unep.org/geo/yearbook/yb2007/PDF/7_Emerging_Challenges72dpi.pdf 4. http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/technology/technology.cfm 5. Clemson PPT exposure presentation http://www.csrees.usda.gov/ProgViewRelated.cfm?prnum=12440&lkid=5 6. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/nanotech/safenano/ 7. 4/8 Yale link nanomaterial break through bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) -School of Engineering: http://opa.yale.edu/news/article.aspx?id=6406 8. "The Photon Force is with us": Harnessing Light to Drive Nanomachines http://opa.yale.edu/news/article.aspx?id=6245 9. http://www.nanotechproject.org/inventories/consumer/ 10. http://cohesion.rice.edu/CentersAndInst/CNST/emplibrary/Scale%20of%20Nanotechnology.jpg 11. Regulatory Perspective: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/events/docs/Effectsnanotechfinal.pdf 12. http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science/nanotech.jpg 13. Article with graphics and list of prioritized data needs. Environ Health Perspect 115:1664-1659 (2007) . doi:10.1289/ehp.10327 available via http://dx.doi.org/ [Online **14 August 2007] 14. http://www.nanotechproject.org/inventories/consumer/browse/companies/4722/ 15. NSF/EPA Environmental implications of nanoparticles Center 9/18/08 International team to evaluate molecular to ecosystem levels http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112234&org=NSF&from=news |
