[CPEO-BIF] Call for Abstracts - 2010 Conference on EnvironmentalJustice, Air and Green Jobs: Evolution and Innovation

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Call for Abstracts - 2010 Conference on Environmental Justice, Air and
Green Jobs: Evolution and Innovation

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Air Quality Planning
& Standards (OAQPS), the National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences (NIEHS) Worker Education and Training Program (WETP), and
Dillard University's Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ)
are hosting the 2010 Conference on Environmental Justice, Air and Green
Jobs: Evolution and Innovation being held January 25-27, 2010 in New
Orleans, Louisiana.

We are issuing this call for abstracts for poster presentations on
Environmental Justice by community residents. Abstracts will be accepted
October 14, 2009 through November 13, 2009.

Please note that abstracts must be original material and ideas of the
authors; abstracts may include work that has been published in journals
or for use by the authors and stakeholders. We are particularly
encouraging community and Tribal groups to share their experiences and
best practices.  In addition, abstracts should relate to the conference
theme, Environmental Justice, Air & Green Jobs: Evolution and
Innovation. In particular, abstracts should address to the 4 conference
tracks of: Goods Movement, Ambient Air/Climate Change, Hazardous Waste
Cleanup Job Training, and Sustainability/Green Jobs. Further
instructions on the criteria for submitting the abstracts can be found
on the Call for Abstracts website
<http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/events.cfm?id=2485>.

Abstracts must be submitted electronically through the abstract
submission website
<http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/abstracts/abstract.cfm>.

For more information about the conference, please visit the conference
website <http://www.cleanairinfo.com/ejconference>.

Questions?

For abstract questions, contact Dr. Myra Lewis at Dillard University's
Deep South Center for Environmental Justice at 504-816-4036 or
mmarlewis@aol.com <mailto:mmarlewis@aol.com>.

For assistance with the abstract submittal form, contact the National
Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training at 202-331-7733 or
kmoran@michaeldbaker.com <mailto:kmoran@michaeldbaker.com>.




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