[CPEO-MEF] FEDERAL FACILITIES CLEANUP WORKSHOP: TECHNICAL INFORMATION

[isis@hampshire.edu]

FEDERAL FACILITIES CLEANUP WORKSHOP: TECHNICAL INFORMATION

TO:  Individuals active and interested in technical topics in federal 
facilities cleanup. 

FROM:  The Institute for Science & Interdisciplinary Studies (ISIS)

DATES:  July 13, 14 & 15, 2001

LOCATION:  Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts

REGISTRATION:  There is no registration fee but pre-registration is 
required. A limited number of travel and support scholarships are 
available. Contact ISIS at (413) 559-5582 or via email: 
isis@hampshire.edu for more information or visit our website: 
http://isis.hampshire.edu/mil to download and print a registration form.

ACCOMMODATIONS:	Dormitory space is available on the Amherst College 
campus and can be reserved for $50 per night, which includes room and 
board. Contact ISIS for more details or to reserve a space (these 
accommodations are covered for travel stipend recipients).   
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Join state and federal government representatives; independent 
scientists; citizens and advisory board members living near federal 
facilities; installation representatives; and regulators to look at 
technical information needs and the role of citizen participation in the 
environmental cleanup process at Department of Defense (DoD) and 
Department of Energy (DOE) facilities.  

The mission of the Workshop is to examine the roles of citizens, 
professional or technical experts, installation representatives, 
regulators, independent scientists and college professors in active 
cleanup through improving the understanding of technical topics at RAB, 
CAB and SSAB meetings.  ISIS will use this information to structure the 
National Technical Experts Network (NTEN) and make it a useful tool for 
those involved in cleanup.   

The Workshop will consist of plenary sessions focused on matters of 
general interest and smaller breakout groups focused on more specific 
issues. ISIS is currently in the final stage of developing an agenda and 
we will make that public as it becomes available. Currently, topics to 
be covered include:

- Risk Assessment Analysis
- Technical Information Needs
- Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) & Ranges: Cleanup Options & Opportunities
- The Role of the Citizen-Expert
- Finding the Resources in Diverse Communities
- The Role of States & Tribal Governments in Cleanup
- Using the World Wide Web to Access Information
- High Level Nuclear Waste Disposal: Yucca Mountain 
- Privatization & Early Transfer
- New Science Needed for Effective Cleanup


A limited number of travel stipends are available. Please contact us for 
further information.  

ISIS is a non-profit organization experienced in technical assistance 
and community involvement issues, and is based in Amherst, 
Massachusetts.  

We will make more detailed information available as soon as possible. 
Please contact ISIS if you have any questions:


Best Regards, 
Jeanne Stevens
Coordinator
Institute for Science & Interdisciplinary Studies (ISIS)
Prescott D-1
893 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002 
tel: (413) 559-5582; fax: (413)559-5611
email: isis@hampshire.edu

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