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Sunday

Sunday, 8 October

Timing (UTC) Programme
8:00–16:15 Badge Pick-Up & Registration
9:00–11:00 Scientific Publishing – Writers’ and Reviewers’ Workshop (Part 1)
11:00–11:15 Cocoa Break
11:15–13:15 Scientific Publishing – Writers’ and Reviewers’ Workshop (Part 2)
13:15–14:15 Lunch Break
14:15–16:15 Introduction to Environmental and Human Health Risk Assessment & IBERA Certification Program
16:15–16:30 Cocoa Break
18:00–20:00 Student's Data Analysis Workshop (Hybrid)
Monday

Monday, 9 October

Timing (UTC) Programme Room
7:45–8:45 Badge Pick-Up & Registration  
8:00–8:45 Poster Hang Up  
8:45–10:30 Opening Ceremony & Plenary: Chris Gordon Syndicate Room 1
10:30–11:00 Cocoa & Poster Break  
11:00–12:17 Session 1.01A: Biomonitoring and Deposition of Pollutants and their Impacts in Aquatic Ecosystems

Session 3.01: The Management of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Developing Countries

Syndicate Room 1

Syndicate Room 3

12:20–13:37 Session 1.01B: Biomonitoring and Deposition of Pollutants and their Impacts in Aquatic Ecosystems

Session 3.03A: Biomass Valorization for Sustainable Waste Management and Clean Energy Generation in a Circular Economy Context

Syndicate Room 1

Syndicate Room 3

13:40–14:40 Lunch & Poster Break Syndicate Room 4
14:40–15:57 Session 3.05A: Plastics in Africa from Macro to Micro: Why Accurate Data Is Critical for Protecting the Environment and Public Health

Session: 3.03B: Biomass Valorization for Sustainable Waste Management and Clean Energy Generation in a Circular Economy Context

Syndicate Room 1

Syndicate Room 3

16:00–17:17 Session 3.05B: Plastics in Africa from Macro to Micro: Why Accurate Data Is Critical for Protecting the Environment and Public Health

Session 3.02: Ecotoxicology of Pesticides: Lethal and Sublethal Effects, Ecological Risk Assessment (EcoRA)

Syndicate Room 1

Syndicate Room 3

17:20–17:50 Cocoa & Poster Break  
17:50–18:50 Sponsored Event  
18:50–20:50 Student Event  
Tuesday

Tuesday, 10 October

Timing (UTC) Programme Room
7:55–8:55 Badge Pick-Up & Registration  
8:10–8:55 Poster Hang Up  
8:55–10:12 Session 1.02A: Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment of Legacy and Emerging Contaminants in Africa

Session 4.02: Sources, Distribution, and Remediation of Anthropogenic Pollutants in Sub-Sahara Africa’s Environment

Syndicate Room 1

Syndicate Room 3

10:15–10:45 Cocoa & Poster Break  
10:45–12:02 Session 1.02B: Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment of Legacy and Emerging Contaminants in Africa

Session: 4.03: Contaminants in Unusual Urban Environments

Syndicate Room 1

Syndicate Room 3

12:05–13:05 Plenary: Paul van den Brink Syndicate Room 1
13:05–14:05 Lunch & Poster Break Syndicate Room 4
14:05–15:22 Session 6.01: Special Session: UNEP’s Science-Policy Panel to Contribute Further to the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste and to Prevent Pollution

Syndicate Room 1

15:25–16:42 Session 3.07: Natural Resources Exploitation, Ecological Consequences and Remediation/Restoration for Sustainability

Session: 2.01: Trends in Legacy and Emerging Contaminants in Terrestrial Ecosystems
Syndicate Room 1

Syndicate Room 3
16:45–17:15 Cocoa & Poster Break  
17:15–18:15 Bayer Sponsored Event: Bayer Safe Use Ambassador- Sowing the Seed of Safety for Pesticides Among the Next Generation of Professionals  
18:15–20:15 Women's Event  
20:30–22:30 Dinner  
Wednesday

Wednesday, 11 October

Timing (UTC) Programme Room
7:55–8:55 Badge Pick-Up & Registration  
8:10–8:55 Poster Hang Up  
8:55–10:12 Session 3.04: Linking Agenda 2063 and the United Nations SDGs through Research and Innovation to Stimulate a New Africa

Session 3.06: E-Waste in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Management
Syndicate Room 1

Syndidate Room 3
10:15–10:45 Cocoa & Poster Break  
10:45–12:02 Session 4.01: Environmental Occurrence, Risk Assessment and Regulation of Organic Contaminants in Africa

Session 5.01: Education for Sustainable Development and Open Science Platforms in Africa
Syndicate Room 1

Syndidate Room 3
12:05–13:05 Plenary: Beatrice Olutoyin Opeolu Syndicate Room 1
13:05–14:05 Lunch & Poster Break Syndicate Room 4
14:05–15:05 General Assembly  
15:05–16:05 Closing Ceremony & Cocoa Break