Conferences

Science in
Indian Country

Upcoming Conferences

January 25-27, 2010 - Environmental Justice, Air Quality, Goods Movement, and Green Jobs: Evolution and Innovation

The 2010 Environmental Justice Conference will take place at the New Orleans Marriott Hotel in New Orleans, LA. Topics will include goods movement, sustainability / green jobs, ambient air / climate change, and hazardous waste cleanup / job training. For more information, please visit the conference web site at http://www.cleanairinfo.com/ejconference/ .
March 17-19, 2010 - Strengthening Environmental Justice Research and Decision-Making: A Symposium on the Science of Disproportionate Environmental Health Impacts

ORD's National Center for Environmental Research and National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, the Office of Environmental Justice, and the Office of Children's Health Protection and Environmental Education are cosponsoring a 2 1/2 day science symposium on disproportionate environmental health impacts, planned for March 2010 at the Washington Convention Center. The primary goal is to lay the foundation for developing analytical tools that federal, state, and local governments can use to better quantify and characterize disproportionate environmental health impacts on minority and low-income populations that may result from their programs, policies, and activities. For more information, please visit the conference web site at http://www.scgcorp.com/envirjusticesym/ .
June 6-10, 2010 - National Tribal Science Forum
June 6-11, 2010 - Joint Summer Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography and the North American Benthological Society

The 2010 summer meeting will take place in Santa Fe, NM. The theme of the meeting is Aquatic Sciences: Global Changes from the Center to the Edge. For more information, please visit the conference web site at http://www.aslo.org/meetings/santafe2010/ .
June 14-18, 2010 - 7th Annual SAIGE Training Conference

The 7th annual Society of American Indian Government Employees Training Conference will take place at the Mohegan Sun Hotel & Casino in Uncasville, CT. For more information, please visit the conference web site at http://www.saige.org/conf/2010/2010_conference.html .