Fifth PCB Workshop: New Knowledge Gained From Old Pollutants
Date: May 18-22, 2008 Location: Iowa City, Iowa
Description
The local organizing committee invites you to participate in a workshop dedicated to bringing together the very latest information on the chemistry and biology of the environmental pollutants, known as Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). It is our hope that the Iowa City PCB Workshop will provide opportunity for researchers of varied backgrounds and expertise to integrate their knowledge and experience, and to apply these to questions of the detection, movement, metabolism, toxicity, remediation and risk assessment for this class of industrial chemicals and environmental pollutants. The structure of the workshop will support interaction among researchers by having all oral presentations in plenary sessions. Speakers will be asked to provide a general and comprehensive overview of selected topics mentioning their own contributions and those of others. Poster presentations will be solicited as well. Ample time will be provided during the coffee and lunch breaks for poster viewing and discussions. NIEHS has again provided primary financial support for this Workshop, along with financial support from the University of Iowa.
Scientists from many disciplines are concerned with the physical and chemical as well as the biomedical aspects of the detection, movement, metabolism, toxicity, remediation and risk assessment of PCBs. A primary objective of this Workshop is to bring these scientists together in one location to encourage interactions and the exchange of information. An obvious example is that the analytical chemist may not quantify the congeneric PCBs the toxicologist, the epidemiologist the risk assessor hold as important. A second major goal of this Workshop is to compose a new up-to-date compendium on the very latest findings relating to the chemistry and biology of PCBs and their risk to human health. The organizing committee envisions this workshop to be an unbiased statement of the state of our knowledge and not only a summary of any one contributor's own research. It is anticipated that the product of this conference will be published in a journal format.
Accommodations
The Fifth PCB Workshop will be held at the Coralville Marriott Hotel and Convention Center(http://cwp.marriott.com/cidic/fifthpcbworkshop/) . Please refer to their web site for rates and availability.
Travel Support for Students & Post docs
Students & post docs who plan to present a poster at the PCB Workshop in Iowa City are invited to compete for travel support. Limited funds are available in the amount of US $500 per student or post doc, up to a total of 5 successful applicants. Students & post docs who wish to be considered for travel awards must submit an abstract by the April 1st deadline, and are asked to identify on the poster abstract that they wish to be considered for a travel award. Successful applicants will be required to present a poster in order to claim an award. A committee will evaluate all eligible abstracts and will announce the travel awards approximately one week after the deadline for abstract submission.
Poster and Speakers Abstract Submittals
Abstracts are no longer being accepted.
Registration
There are four ways to register:
Mail: The University of Iowa Center for Conferences 250 Continuing Education Facility Iowa City, IA 5224-0907
Phone: (800) 551-9029 or (319) 335-4141
Fax: (319) 335-4039 and
Internet(https://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/conferencereg/login.aspx) : If this is the first time you have registered on-line with the Center for Conferences you will not have a log-in ID or password until you create your account. Click on "create an account"(https://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/conferencereg/PersonProfile.aspx) and proceed. If you have questions regarding this process, please contact CCI at the numbers listed above.
Registration Fees:
Registration on or before March 10
$375.00
Registration after March 10
$450.00
Post Doctoral Fellow Registration
$200.00
Post Doc registration after March 10
$275.00
Student Registration
$135.00
Student Registration after March 10
$175.00
For registration information please refer to the registration form(http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/sbrp/1/Events/pcb_2008/registration_form.pdf) (42 KB).
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