Innovative Technologies: Key to Environmental and Economic Progress
May 20 - 22, 2008

The 2008 EPA Science Forum emphasized the theme of innovative technologies and their application to a healthy and prosperous environment. Through plenary talks, thematic breakout sessions, a technology expo and exhibits, participants learned about the role of technology in environmental protection as well as the economic success of our nation in the global environment.

The EPA Science Forum:

• Demonstrates EPA’s commitment to quality science;
• Highlights high-priority topics and accomplishments;
• Facilitates dialogue among EPA scientists and their partners, clients, customers, stakeholders, and colleagues from across government, the private sector, academia, and the scientific community; and
• Demonstrates how the EPA provides the right science for the right questions.

The Forum focused on the following three tracks:

• Technology Advances and Future Directions, including sessions on environmental monitoring, clean technologies, air pollution control and more
• Energy, Climate, and the Environment, with emphasis on Agency activities in the areas of energy, climate change and the environment…all priority focus areas of the EPA Administrator
• Water Systems Infrastructure and Security, introducing technical solutions to improve the Nation’s aging water and wastewater infrastructure and advancements in water protection and security.