Sponsor: Multnomah County Health Department

Join Multnomah County in learning how your health is more than health care or personal choice. Each episode of the PBS documentary Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? will sound the alarm about America's glaring socio-economic and racial inequities in health, and search for root causes. The county is asking the community, especially those who have historically been left out of decision-making, to help them understand what actions they should take to address these challenges.

Price: free and open to the public

Website: http://www.mchealth.org:80/healthequity/calendar.shtml

Contact: Health Equity Initiative, 503-988-3030 ext. 22068 or health.equity@co.multnomah.or.us

at the Portland Community College Cascade Campus, 705 N. Killingsworth Street, Terrell Hall Room 122

Sponsor: Portland Community College, Oregon Environmental Council, Rachel's Friends Breast Cancer Coalition, and the Breast Cancer Fund

The event will begin with a film by Megan Siler that explores common chemical exposures in the home and workplace and shows what we can do to reduce toxic exposures. A panel question-and-answer session immediately follows the film. Open to the community.

Price: free

Contact: Shari Rochelle, srochell@pcc.edu

Sponsor: National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Division of Health Assessment and Consultation

Final part of a six-part series, the goal of this course is to enable health assessors to perform a knowledge-based preliminary evaluation of environmental radiation data that have been obtained at hazardous waste sites. Topics include the importance of chemistry, radiation biology and example evaluations of environmental radiation data. NCEH/ATSDR staff and NCEH/ATSDR partner staff who prepare public health products or conduct community involvement/health education/health intervention activities as part of the health assessment process are invited to attend. Continuing education credits are available.

Price: unknown

Website: http://app2.erg.com/registration/course_listing.cgi

Contact: Erin Dopfel, 781-674-7229 or erin.dopfel@erg.com

at Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital Atrium, 501 North Graham

Sponsor: Josiah Hill III Clinic

The evening will include a social period and silent auction followed by dinner and an evening program with keynote by the honorable Charles Jordan, a passionate visionary who has inspired thousands with his commitment to the environmental conservation community. Funds will support Josiah Hill III Clinic's efforts to provide education, testing and resources to families and communities at risk for environmental health hazards. RSVP by May 2nd.

Price: $50

Website: http://www.jhillclinic.org/legacy2008.html

Contact: Josiah Hill III Clinic, 503-415-9694

Public Broadcasting System (PBS) stations

Sponsor: National Minority Consortia of Public Television

Unnatural Causes is a four-hour documentary series divided into seven program segments. The hour-long opening program lays out main themes: health and longevity are correlated with socioeconomic status; people of color face an additional health burden, and our health and well-being are tied to policies that promote economic and social justice. Each supporting half-hour episode, set in a different ethnic/racial community, provides a deeper exploration of how social conditions affect population health and how some communities are extending their lives by improving them. The website offers video clips and the full DVD for purchase.

Price: free

Website: http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/about_the_series.php

Contact: Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 800-272-2190

at the Catamaran Hotel, 3999 Mission Boulevard

Sponsor: University of California at San Diego School of Medicine and California Department of Developmental Services

Experts in the field of autism will update participants on early diagnosis and management of this disorder through several lectures and an intensive workshop. In addition, the etiologies and management of early childhood hearing loss will be explored in depth by an audiologist and an otolaryngologist. Pediatric subspecialists in various disciplines, including ophthalmology, infectious diseases and dermatology, will present updates in their fields with relevance to practitioners delivering primary care to children.

Price: see http://cme.ucsd.edu/pediatrics/reg.html

Website: http://cme.ucsd.edu/pediatrics/index.html

Contact: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, 858-534-3940 or ocme@ucsd.edu

Sponsor: US Environmental Protection Agency

Learn how to download, install, customize and use EPA's free Healthy School Environments Assessment Tool (HealthySEAT) to plan for and conduct environmental and safety assessments of school facilities. For more information on HealthySEAT, visit http://www.epa.gov/schools

Price: unknown

Website: http://www.epa.gov/schools/healthyseat/webconferences.html

at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center Green Bay, 2040 Airport Drive

Sponsor: National Indian Health Board

The goal of the summit is to bring together the many groups, agencies, tribes, tribal organizations, national organizations and foundations doing public-health work in Indian country to develop a national public-health agenda. Come ready to discuss programs' progress, synthesize efforts, and create new opportunities.

Price: $200

Website: http://www.nihb.org/staticpages/index.php?page=phsummit08

Contact: Helen Canterbury, 703-486-5705 or hcanterbury@nihb.org

at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Fifth Floor Conference Room, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Sponsor: Woodrow Wilson Center China Environment Forum and Global Health Initiative

The speakers of this meeting will introduce the coal component of the USAID-supported China Environmental Health Project (CEHP), which aims to obtain accurate data on coal-fired pollution emissions in Huainan city in Anhui Province. Key to the success of this data collection is the strong collaborative partnership Western Kentucky University (WKU) has formed with the Anhui University of Science and Technology (AUST) and the provincial and municipal government agencies. This project also includes health studies conducted in the communities where coal is being monitored. The collection of emission and health data not only help to promote transparency on pollution emissions in China -- supporting new laws on environmental information dissemination -- but also potentially help to generate awareness among policymakers on the health dangers of coal. Derek Vollmer will make comments based on his participation in a National Academy of Sciences study of energy and air pollution in Huainan and Dalian in China and in Pittsburgh and Los Angeles in the United States. Please RSVP to cef@wilsoncenter.org with your name and affiliation. This session will also be available as a live webcast.

Price: free

Website: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=116811&fuseaction=topics.event_summary&event_id=405998

at the Doubletree Hotel-Lloyd Center, 1000 NE Multnomah

Sponsor: Oregon Environmental Council

Girls have their first periods today, on average, a few months earlier than girls did 40 years ago, but their breasts begin to develop one to two years earlier. Over the course of a few decades, the childhoods of United States girls have been significantly shortened. What does this mean for girls today and their health in the future?

Price: $35, $25 for members and nonprofit or governmental agency employees

Website: http://www.oeconline.org/events

Contact: Oregon Environmental Council, 503-222-1963 or info@oeconline.org

at Camp Long Environmental Learning Center's Main Building, 5200 35th Avenue SW

Sponsor: Northwest Environmental Education Council and Antioch University

Watch 2007 Bioneers Plenary Speakers, Evon Peter, chairman of Native Movement and former chief of Neetsaii Gwich'in from Arctic Village in northeastern Alaska; and Wallace Nichols, a senior scientist at the Ocean Conservancy, in their addresses to attendees of the 2007 Bioneers conference.

Price: free

Website: http://www.nweec.org/ea.htm

Contact: Shannon Luoma, 206-923-1980 or sluoma@nweec.org

at the Evergreen State College Tacoma Campus, 1210 6th Avenue

Sponsor: Governor's Interagency Council on Health Disparities

Participants will discuss the impact of health disparities on communities, learn about the action plan being developed by the Governor's Interagency Council on Health Disparities and help shape the action plan.

Price: free

Website: http://www.sboh.wa.gov/hdcouncil/Forums/docs/20080528_ForumFlyer.pdf

Contact: Tamara Fulwyler, 360-236-4109 or wsboh@doh.wa.gov

at L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW

Sponsor: American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

The focus is on "The New Professional: Leadership in Science, Practice, Policy and Advocacy."

Price: unknown

Website: http://www.aaidd.org/Events/2008_Meeting.shtml

at the Northwest Environmental Training Center Headquarters, 650 South Orcas Street Suite 220

Sponsor: Northwest Environmental Training Center (NWETC)

This course provides an overview of the vapor intrusion exposure pathway including its scientific foundation, regulatory framework and the technical aspects of investigating and remediating contaminated vapor sites. The class will cover topics such as screening sites for potential vapor intrusion concerns, conducting field investigations, sampling techniques, data analyses, exposure point calculations, the Johnson and Ettinger predictive model, vapor intrusion risk assessment, vapor intrusion mitigation and remediation. Continuing educational credits are available.

Price: $495, $395 reduced tuition is available to those who qualify

Website: http://www.nwetc.org/vaqm-401_05-08_seattle.htm

Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

at the Seattle Public Library

Sponsor: Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, Bureau of Indian Affairs, US Fish and Wildlife Service, University of Washington Climate Impacts Group

The purpose of the conference will be to provide a strong foundation for tribal leadership on the most current science as applied to climate change in the Northwest. Subject matter experts will provide an overview of climate change in the Northwest and its potential effects on tribes. Specific breakouts will include, but not be limited to the following: implications for tribal conservation and policy, understanding climate drivers in the Northwest, the changing hydrology of the Northwest, effects on tribal wildlife and forests, and potential effects to Indian health. There is a tentative session on environmental health related to climate change on the second day

Price: $200.00 per tribe (includes elected tribal officials and Tribal natural resources senior staff) or $150.00 per individual

Contact: Patrick Gonzales-Rogers, 503-231-6123, or Lyn D. Dennis, 503-249-5770

at REI Downtown, 222 Yale Avenue North, Second Floor, South Room, Room B

Sponsor: Northwest Environmental Training Center (NWETC)

The course identifies potential health hazards of toxic chemicals and methods for preventing exposure. Chemicals we encounter in everyday life are used as examples to evaluate the hazards and risk of exposure and put them into perspective. Learn the basic principles of toxicology, tools for assessing the toxicology of chemicals, effects of chemicals on the body and why some people are more sensitive to chemicals than others. Continuing education credits are available.

Price: $150 early bird special until May 5, $245 thereafter, $175 reduced tuition is available to those who qualify

Website: http://nwetc.org/etox-510_05-08_seattle.htm

Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

at the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 4770 Buford Highway, 106 Chamblee in Room 1B

Sponsor: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

This course focuses on the process of assessing public-health implications of exposures to contaminants being released from hazardous waste sites and identifying public-health actions. This assessment process applies to all the different products (public-health assessments, health consultations, health advisories, etc.) that we produce.

Price: see http://app2.erg.com/registration/form.cgi

Website: http://app2.erg.com/registration/course_detail.cgi?212

Contact: Bob Kay, 770-488-0663 or BKay@cdc.gov

at the Institute of Ocean Sciences, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 9860 West Saanich Road

Sponsor: Institute of Ocean Sciences, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada

The synergistic occurrence of BFRs with other persistent organic pollutants such as PCBs, dioxins and DDT in the environment and humans raise questions regarding their combined impacts. These emerging issues, together with approaches taken to further understand the toxicology, fate and distribution of BFRs in the environment, are going to be the focus of this workshop.

Price: free

Website: http://www.bfr2008.com/#Top

Contact: Christine Brownlie, 250-655-5800 (from outside Canada dial 011-1-250-655-5800) or info@BFR2008.com

at the University of British Columbia

Sponsor: Environmental Studies Association of Canada

The conference is being held as part of the as part of the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The theme of the congress is "Thinking beyond Borders -- Global Ideas: Global Values."

Price: unknown

Website: http://www.esac.ca/events/

Contact: Chris Ling, chris.ling@royalroads.ca

Sponsor: Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists

The conference theme is "Public Health Epidemiologists: Adapting to a Changing World." The conference will include public health epidemiologists who self-identify as infectious disease, chronic disease, maternal and child health, environmental, occupational, injury and general epidemiologists.

Price: see http://www.cste.org/annualconference/reg/registration.asp

Website: http://www.cste.org/annualconference/

Contact: Shundra Clinton, 770-458-3811 or sclinton@cste.org

at the Ramada Plaza Herradura

Sponsor: The Central American Institute for Studies on Toxic Substances, Universidad Nacional (IRET-UNA) and International Commission of Occupational Health (ICOH)

The conference theme is "Multiple Exposures, Multiple Effects" and will include presentations on cancer, musculoskeletal disorders, reproductive disorders, respiratory disorders, cardiovascular diseases, skin diseases and more.

Price: see http://www.epicoh-neureoh2008.com/index.php?module=Pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=3&pid=4

Website: http://www.epicoh-neureoh2008.com/index.php

Contact: Jennifer Crowe, 506-853-5957 or info@epicoh-neureoh2008.com

at McMenamins Edgefield, 2126 Southwest Halsey Street

Sponsor: Northwest Chapter of the North American Hazardous Materials Management Association

Learn about the latest developments in product stewardship, chemical policy and safer products. The conference will provide training, such as the hazwoper eight-hour refresher, technical sessions and facility tours. Topics include toxic chemicals in products and people; case studies on implementing chemical policy and much more.

Price: members $145, nonmembers $195

Website: http://www.nahmma.org/cde.cfm?event=210842

Contact: North American Hazardous Materials Management Association, 877-292-1403 or nahmma@imigroup.org

Sponsor: Clinical Directors Network (CDN)

More details will be available for this webinar event through the website listed below.

Price: unknown

Website: http://web.memberclicks.com/mc/community/eventdetails.do?eventId=145140&orgId=cne

Contact: eLearning, 212-382-0699 x231 or eLearning@cdnetwork.org

at the Ramada Plaza Herradura

Sponsor: The Central American Institute for Studies on Toxic Substances, Universidad Nacional (IRET-UNA) and International Commission of Occupational Health (ICOH)

The conference theme is "Multiple Exposures, Multiple Effects" and will include presentations on neurotoxic disorders in children, fetal origins, neurotoxic disorders in adults, neurobehavioral changes by different neurotoxic agents and more.

Price: see http://www.epicoh-neureoh2008.com/index.php?module=Pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=3&pid=4

Website: http://www.epicoh-neureoh2008.com/index.php

Contact: Jennifer Crowe, 506-853-5957 or info@epicoh-neureoh2008.com

at California State University Sacramento, 6000 J Street, Solano Hall, Room 2001

Sponsor: Northwest Environmental Training Center (NWETC)

This course is the first part of a two-part series and is designed for participants who wish to gain beginning to intermediate skills in designing, implementing and testing Microsoft Access relational database applications. This comprehensive class using Access 2003 covers in depth the table, query, form, report, page and macro objects and how to use them through extensive hands-on exercises. These database subjects are taught using real-world examples with actual field data. Continuing education credits are available.

Price: $495, $395 reduced tuition is available to those who qualify

Website: http://www.nwetc.org/comp-401_06-08_sacramento.htm

Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

at the Palace Station Hotel and Conference Center, 2411 West Sahara Avenue

Sponsor: Northwest Environmental Training Center (NWETC)

This course provides an overview that will cover the basic terms, concepts and logic that underlie modern scientific sampling. Much of the class will be devoted to the understanding of how to apply the basic concepts of probability to sampling problems and how to use probability to measure the effectiveness of the sampling process. We will discuss the difference between purposive and random sampling and discuss why random sampling (and its many variations) is so frequently used in manufacturing, science and government. Continuing education credits are available.

Price: $595, $495 reduced tuition is available to those who qualify

Website: http://www.nwetc.org/stat-403_06-08_las_vegas.htm

Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

at the Divan Mares Hotel

Sponsor: Anadolu University

The purpose of the conference is to bring internationally known experts around the world together to share knowledge and experience on Special Education. The conference will highlight key experts in the field of Special Education. The official language of the conference will be English. Preconference workshops, educational and cultural tours/trips and other activities are being considered to provide an array of opportunities to participants. The conference covers the following groups but not limited to any groups or any topics in special education: cognitive disabilities/mental retardation, autism, & other developmental disabilities; communicative disabilities and deafness (deaf or hard of hearing); speech and language disorders; behavioral and emotional disorders; learning disabilities; gifted and talented education; physical and health disabilities; and visual impairments.

Price: see http://icose2008.anadolu.edu.tr/index_prop_eng.htm

Website: http://icose2008.anadolu.edu.tr/home.htm

Contact: ICOSE Secretary, +90-222-335-0580 (3545) or icose2008@gmail.com

at the Doubletree Hotel-Lloyd Center, 1000 NE Multnomah

Sponsor: Oregon Environmental Council

Have you ever wondered what happens to those pharmaceuticals that you flush down the toilet? What about the hospitals and nursing homes that do the same, or the effect of the effluent that streams from the plants that manufacture them? Ilene Ruhoy, MD, will discuss how prescription drugs enter the environment, the potential consequences of their presence in the environment, and how these pollutants affect us as well as fish and other species.

Price: $35, $25 for members and nonprofit or governmental agency employees

Website: http://www.oeconline.org/events

Contact: Oregon Environmental Council, 503-222-1963 or info@oeconline.org

at California State University Sacramento, 6000 J Street, Solano Hall, Room 2001

Sponsor: Northwest Environmental Training Center (NWETC)

This is the second part of the Managing Data with Microsoft Access for Professionals training class. In the introductory class, the students learned the basic elements of database design and implementation. Now they build on and deepen those skills while being introduced to more advanced Access topics such as PivotCharts, PivotTables, Data Access Pages and SQL. This second class is highly recommended to complete the comprehensive Access training series. Continuing education credits are available.

Price: $250, $195 reduced tuition is available to those who qualify

Website: http://www.nwetc.org/comp-402_06-08_sacramento.htm

Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

Sponsor: National Environmental Health Association

A description of the event will be posted at the website below.

Price: unknown

Website: http://www.neha.org/AEC/2007/index.html

Contact: 303-756-9090 or staff@neha.org

at the Hilton Garden Inn, 500 North IH-35

Sponsor: Northwest Environmental Training Center (NWETC)

This course provides participants with an overview of key chemistry concepts associated with environmental contamination and provides a foundation for understanding contaminant transport and fate. This material is intended for environmental professionals who are not chemists but who require a fundamental understanding of chemistry principles for their work. This course is recommended for all environmental professionals working with contaminated soil and water with minimal formal training in the subject. It is also recommended for project managers seeking a review of the subject. Continuing education credits are available.

Price: $250, $195 reduced tuition is available to those who qualify

Website: http://www.nwetc.org/chem-403a_06-08_austin.htm

Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

at the Hyatt Regency Chicago

Sponsor: Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research

The objective of the society is to foster pediatric and perinatal epidemiologic research. This research includes the study of any factors that influence maternal health and the health and development of children, from conception through adolescence. The work presented at Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research's annual meeting represents the cutting edge of research in pediatric and perinatal epidemiology.

Price: unknown

Website: http://www.sper.org/Annual_Meeting.htm

Contact: Marcia Feldkamp, 801-257-0566 x 203 or Marcia.feldkamp@hsc.utah.edu

at the Hyatt Regency Chicago

Sponsor: Society for Epidemiologic Research

The Society for Epidemiologic Research was established in 1968 as a forum for sharing the latest in epidemiologic research. The Society for Epidemiologic Research is committed to keeping epidemiologists at the vanguard of scientific developments. The topics for this meeting could include 1) climate change and human health: risks and responses; 2) unequal racial/ethnic distribution of breast cancer subtypes: identifying mechanisms by which adverse social environments may modulate genetic vulnerabilities; 3) social and environmental determinants of diabetes: what we can learn from national to community level data; and more.

Price: see http://www.epiresearch.org/meeting/reginfo.html

Website: http://www.epiresearch.org/meeting/index.html

Contact: Jacqueline Brakey, 801-525-0231 or membership@epiresearch.org

at the Holiday Inn Conference Center

Sponsor: Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council and the US Environmental Protection Agency

The conference will provide the opportunity for dialog, sharing and learning about tribal environmental management issues, challenges and concerns. Presenters will share valued knowledge and experiences of environmental management of air, water, Brownfields, solid waste, pesticides and other EPA-sponsored programs and related projects. Also attending will be environmental advocates and celebrities supporting the restoration and protection of the environment and human health on Indian Reservations.

Price: $175

Website: http://www.ntcem8.org/index.html

Contact: Karla Two Two, 406-252-2550

at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, 2025 Avenue of the Stars

Sponsor: National Assembly on School-based Health Care (NASBHC)

This convention will focus on taking action against health inequities. Conference tracks include mental health, primary care, evaluation and quality, operations and administration, policy and advocacy, youth and community engagement, and leadership in adolescent and child health.

Price: see https://www.kintera.org/site/apps/ka/rg/ecreg.asp?c=jsJPKWPFJrH&b=3919663&en=ckLUI6NIKgIXI5NHKkL1K4OHKbISKgM2LlJXIaMJIiIZJ6NQIkIZJpI

Website: http://www.nasbhc.org/site/c.jsJPKWPFJrH/b.2708163/

Contact: National Assembly on School-based Health Care, 202-638-5872 or info@nasbhc.org

at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort

Sponsor: Lyme-Induced Autism Foundation

A description of this conference will be available at the website below.

Price: see the website below

Website: http://www.lymeinducedautism.com/summer2008caconference.html

Contact: Lyme-Induced Autism Foundation at http://www.lymeinducedautism.com/contactus.html

at the Hyatt Regency Monterey, 1 Old Golf Course Road

Sponsor: Program Committee of the Teratology Society, Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS) and Neurobehavioral Teratology Society (NBTS). See http://teratology.org/meetings/2008/sponsors.asp for a complete list.

The 2008 scientific program covers important issues in birth defects research and education, ranging from the latest findings in basic research on embryonic and fetal hypoxia to hot topics in nutrition and food safety as they relate to normal and abnormal fetal and child development.

Price: see http://www.teratology.org/meetings/2008/registration_information.asp

Website: http://teratology.org/meetings/2008/index.asp

Contact: Teratology Society, 703-438-3113

at the Hilton Garden Inn, 500 North Interstate 35

Sponsor: Northwest Environmental Training Center (NWETC)

This course provides an overview that will cover the basic terms, concepts and logic that underlie modern scientific sampling. Much of the class will be devoted to the understanding of how to apply the basic concepts of probability to sampling problems and how to use probability to measure the effectiveness of the sampling process. We will discuss the difference between purposive and random sampling and discuss why random sampling (and its many variations) is so frequently used in manufacturing, science and government. Continuing education credits are available.

Price: $595, $495 reduced tuition is available to those who qualify

Website: http://www.nwetc.org/stat-403_07-08_austin.htm

Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, 6000 W. Osceola Parkway

Sponsor: Autism Society of America

This is the largest gathering of people with autism, families and professionals with over 200 sessions and 150 exhibitors. Continuing education is available to professionals.

Price: see http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=conf_faq#Q3

Website: http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=conf_home

Contact: 800-328-8476 x7 or conference@autism-society.org

at the Ronald Reagan International Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Sponsor: The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)

This daylong event will forge an agenda for independent, regulatory science and for protecting public sector scientists from political meddling and corporate influence. Sessions will include Tackling the climate Crisis: Unleashing Government Research; When Regulators and the Regulated Collaborate: What Are the Rules?; Clean Energy -- Do Special Interests Drive the Agenda?; and more.

Price: see the website below

Website: http://cspinet.org/integrity/conflictedscience_conf.html

Contact: The Center for Science in the Public Interest, 202-332-9110 or science@cspinet.org

at the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino, 500 North Sierra Street

Sponsor: Northwest Environmental Training Center (NWETC)

This course provides participants with an overview of key chemistry concepts associated with environmental contamination and provides a foundation for understanding contaminant transport and fate. This material is intended for environmental professionals who are not chemists but who require a fundamental understanding of chemistry principles for their work. This course is recommended for all environmental professionals working with contaminated soil and water with minimal formal training in the subject. It is also recommended for project managers seeking a review of the subject. Continuing education credits are available.

Price: $250, $195 reduced tuition is available to those who qualify

Website: http://www.nwetc.org/chem-403a_07-08_reno.htm

Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

at the Ronald Reagan International Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW

Sponsor: The Center for Science in the Public Interest

Become part of the growing movement to reinvigorate public sector science and end corporate and political influence over the scientific process. Sessions will include 1) Tackling the Climate Crisis: Unleashing Government Research, 2) Curbing Conflicts in Medical & Environmental Science, 3) Rebuilding Research Capacity at Regulatory Agencies, 4) Clean Energy -- Do Special Interests Drive the Agenda?, and more.

Price: unknown

Website: http://www.cspinet.org/integrity/conflictedscience_conf.html

Contact: Integrity in Science Project, science@cspinet.org

Sponsor: Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR)

The Association of American Colleges and Universities, in partnership with the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research, announces the next phase of The Educated Citizen and Public Health, a project designed to help faculty members create coherent undergraduate curricula that engage students with the world's major questions through the lens of public health. Application Deadline: February 27, 2008

Price: see financial support and obligations at the website below

Website: http://www.aacu.org/public_health/SummerInstitute08.cfm

Contact: Nicole De Marco, 202-387-3760 ext. 810 or demarco@aacu.org

at the Courtyard Marriott, 934 16th Street

Sponsor: Northwest Environmental Training Center (NWETC)

This course provides participants with an overview of key chemistry concepts associated with environmental contamination and provides a foundation for understanding contaminant transport and fate. This material is intended for environmental professionals who are not chemists but who require a fundamental understanding of chemistry principles for their work. This course is recommended for all environmental professionals working with contaminated soil and water with minimal formal training in the subject. It is also recommended for project managers seeking a review of the subject. Continuing education credits are available.

Price: $250, $195 reduced tuition is available to those who qualify.

Website: http://www.nwetc.org/chem-403a_08-08_denver.htm

Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

Sponsor: National Environmental Health Association

A description of the event will be posted at the website below.

Price: unknown

Website: http://www.neha.org/calendar_of_events.shtml

Contact: Scott Turner, 904-665-2422

at the Courtyard Marriott, 180 North Fair Oaks Avenue

Sponsor: Northwest Environmental Training Center (NWETC)

This course provides participants with an overview of key chemistry concepts associated with environmental contamination and provides a foundation for understanding contaminant transport and fate. This material is intended for environmental professionals who are not chemists but who require a fundamental understanding of chemistry principles for their work. This course is recommended for all environmental professionals working with contaminated soil and water with minimal formal training in the subject. It is also recommended for project managers seeking a review of the subject. Continuing education credits are available.

Price: $250, $195 reduced tuition is available to those who qualify.

Website: http://www.nwetc.org/chem-403a_08-08_pasadena.htm

Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

at the Washington Inn, 495 10th Street

Sponsor: Northwest Environmental Training Center (NWETC)

This course provides participants with an overview of key chemistry concepts associated with environmental contamination and provides a foundation for understanding contaminant transport and fate. This material is intended for environmental professionals who are not chemists but who require a fundamental understanding of chemistry principles for their work. This course is recommended for all environmental professionals working with contaminated soil and water with minimal formal training in the subject. It is also recommended for project managers seeking a review of the subject. Continuing education credits are available.

Price: $250, $195 reduced tuition is available to those who qualify.

Website: http://www.nwetc.org/chem-403a_08-08_oakland.htm

Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

at the Baltimore Hilton and Conference Center, 401 West Pratt Street

Sponsor: US Department of Housing and Urban Development

The conference will gather a broad community of experts to discuss regulatory, policy, research and outreach needs and their implications in the development of comprehensive, integrated approaches linking health and housing to ensure safe, healthy and efficient housing. The conference will examine the lessons learned from our national lead-poisoning-prevention strategy and the current state of the art as we begin building the framework needed to develop a national healthy housing agenda.

Price: free

Website: http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/2008NHHC.cfm

Contact: US Department of Housing and Urban Development, 202-708-1112

at the Tsakopoulos Library Galleria, Sacramento Public Library, 828 I Street, East Meeting Room

Sponsor: Northwest Environmental Training Center (NWETC)

This course provides an overview that will cover the basic terms, concepts and logic that underlie modern scientific sampling. Much of the class will be devoted to the understanding of how to apply the basic concepts of probability to sampling problems and how to use probability to measure the effectiveness of the sampling process. We will discuss the difference between purposive and random sampling and discuss why random sampling (and its many variations) is so frequently used in manufacturing, science and government. Continuing education credits are available.

Price: $595, $495 reduced tuition is available to those who qualify

Website: http://www.nwetc.org/stat-403_09-08_sacramento.htm

Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

at the Courtyard by Marriott, 4559 North Reserve Street, Bitterroot Room

Sponsor: Northwest Environmental Training Center (NWETC)

This course provides participants with an overview of key chemistry concepts associated with environmental contamination and provides a foundation for understanding contaminant transport and fate. This material is intended for environmental professionals who are not chemists but who require a fundamental understanding of chemistry principles for their work. This course is recommended for all environmental professionals working with contaminated soil and water with minimal formal training in the subject. It is also recommended for project managers seeking a review of the subject. Continuing education credits are available.

Price: $250, $195 reduced tuition is available to those who qualify.

Website: http://www.nwetc.org/chem-403a_09-08_missoula.htm

Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 North Sepulveda Boulevard

Sponsor: The Help Group

An in-depth and thought-provoking one-and-a-half-day conference for professionals and parents. This conference features leading researchers, educators and clinicians in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Asperger's Disorder, Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Price: unknown

Website: http://www.thehelpgroup.org/conf.htm

Contact: The Help Group, 877-943-5747

at the Holiday Inn Santa Fe, 4048 Cerrillos Road

Sponsor: Northwest Environmental Training Center (NWETC)

This course provides participants with an overview of key chemistry concepts associated with environmental contamination and provides a foundation for understanding contaminant transport and fate. This material is intended for environmental professionals who are not chemists but who require a fundamental understanding of chemistry principles for their work. This course is recommended for all environmental professionals working with contaminated soil and water with minimal formal training in the subject. It is also recommended for project managers seeking a review of the subject. Continuing education credits are available.

Price: $250, $195 reduced tuition is available to those who qualify.

Website: http://www.nwetc.org/chem-403a_10-08_santa_fe.htm

Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

at the Pagoda Hotel, 1525 Rycroft Street, C'est Si Bon Makai Room

Sponsor: Northwest Environmental Training Center (NWETC)

This course provides an overview that will cover the basic terms, concepts and logic that underlie modern scientific sampling. Much of the class will be devoted to the understanding of how to apply the basic concepts of probability to sampling problems and how to use probability to measure the effectiveness of the sampling process. We will discuss the difference between purposive and random sampling and discuss why random sampling (and its many variations) is so frequently used in manufacturing, science and government. Continuing education credits are available.

Price: $595, $495 reduced tuition is available to those who qualify

Website: http://www.nwetc.org/stat-403_10-08_honolulu.htm

Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

at the Pasadena Convention Center, 300 East Green Street

Sponsor: International Society for Environmental Epidemiology and International Society of Exposure Analysis, see http://secure.awma.org/events/isee-isea/sponsor.htm for the complete list

Join with participants from around the world to exchange ideas about exposure, health and epidemiology in our global environment. Topics include global transport of pollution; epidemiological studies of population health disparities; differential impacts of environmental hazards and risks in developing and industrial societies; changing patterns of exposures and diseases; and much more.

Price: unknown

Website: http://secure.awma.org/events/isee-isea/index.htm

Sponsor: North American Hazardous Materials Management Association

Details will be available at the website below.

Price: unknown

Website: http://www.nahmma.org/displayconvspecific.cfm?convnbr=4540

Contact: North American Hazardous Materials Management Association, 877-292-1403 or nahmma@imigroup.org

at the Audubon Society of Portland, 5151 Northwest Cornell Road, Heron Hall

Sponsor: Northwest Environmental Training Center (NWETC)

This course provides participants with an overview of key chemistry concepts associated with environmental contamination and provides a foundation for understanding contaminant transport and fate. This material is intended for environmental professionals who are not chemists but who require a fundamental understanding of chemistry principles for their work. This course is recommended for all environmental professionals working with contaminated soil and water with minimal formal training in the subject. It is also recommended for project managers seeking a review of the subject. Continuing education credits are available.

Price: $250, $195 reduced tuition is available to those who qualify.

Website: http://www.nwetc.org/chem-403a_10-08_portland.htm

Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

at the San Diego Convention Center, 111 West Harbor Drive

Sponsor: American Public Health Association

This is the oldest and largest gathering of public health professionals in the world, attracting more than 13,000 national and international physicians, administrators, nurses, educators, researchers, epidemiologists and related health specialists. American Public Health Association's meeting program addresses current and emerging health science, policy and practice issues in an effort to prevent disease and promote health.

Price: see http://www.apha.org/meetings/registration/reg_fees.htm

Website: http://www.apha.org/meetings/

Contact: American Public Health Association, 202-777-2478

at the Sheraton on the Falls, 5875 Falls Avenue

Sponsor: Association of Public Health Agencies, Ontario Public Health Association, and Niagara Region Public Health

The conference theme, Making Healthy Communities Count, reflects the upcoming implementation of the new Ontario Public Health Standards and the ability to plan for, assess, survey and evaluate our healthy communities. The goal of this conference is to provide a forum for profiling the leading developments and topical issues facing public and community health across Ontario. Conference tracts include environment/climate change, poverty/health inequalities, and more.

Price: more information will be available on their website

Website: http://www.ophaconference.ca/index.html

Contact: Karen Reece, 416-595-0006 or karen@alphaweb.org

at the Lacey Community Center, Woodland Creek Community Park, 6729 Pacific Avenue Southeast

Sponsor: Northwest Environmental Training Center (NWETC)

This course provides participants with an overview of key chemistry concepts associated with environmental contamination and provides a foundation for understanding contaminant transport and fate. This material is intended for environmental professionals who are not chemists but who require a fundamental understanding of chemistry principles for their work. This course is recommended for all environmental professionals working with contaminated soil and water with minimal formal training in the subject. It is also recommended for project managers seeking a review of the subject. Continuing education credits are available.

Price: $250, $195 reduced tuition is available to those who qualify.

Website: http://www.nwetc.org/chem-403a_11-08_lacey.htm

Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

at the Honolulu Community College, 847 Dillingham Boulevard

Sponsor: Northwest Environmental Training Center (NWETC)

This course is the first part of a two-part series and is designed for participants who wish to gain beginning to intermediate skills in designing, implementing and testing Microsoft Access relational database applications. This comprehensive class using Access 2003, covers in depth the table, querie, form, report, page and macro objects and how to use them through extensive hands-on exercises. These database subjects are taught using real-world examples with actual field data. Continuing education credits are available.

Price: $495, $395 reduced tuition is available to those who qualify

Website: http://www.nwetc.org/comp-401_11-08_honolulu.htm

Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

at the Sheraton Fallsview Hotel

Sponsor: National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD), ABILITY Magazine, US Department of Health and Human Services Office on Disability (HHS/OD), Development Disabilities Nurses Association (DDNA), Drexel University College of Medicine Organization for Autism Research (OAR) and Institute for Children's Environmental Health (ICEH)

You are invited to submit a proposal for the NADD 25th Annual Conference. In celebration of our 25 years, proposals are encouraged that illustrate the evolution of assessment, treatment and policy, as well as other topic areas. Skill-building, three-hour workshops are encouraged as well. More information about the conference will be available at the website below. Continuing education credits are available.

Price: unknown

Website: http://www.thenadd.org/pages/conferences/25th/index.shtml

Contact: Brena Reuss, 800-331-5362 or breuss@thenadd.org

at the Honolulu Community College, 847 Dillingham Boulevard

Sponsor: Northwest Environmental Training Center (NWETC)

This is the second part of the Managing Data with Microsoft Access for Professionals training class. In the introductory class, the students learned the basic elements of database design and implementation. Now they build on and deepen those skills while being introduced to more advanced Access topics such as PivotCharts, PivotTables, Data Access Pages and SQL. This second class is highly recommended to complete the comprehensive Access training series. Continuing education credits are available.

Price: $250, $195 reduced tuition is available to those who qualify

Website: http://www.nwetc.org/comp-402_11-08_honolulu.htm

Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

at the Carl Park Community Center, 5401 Meade Street

Sponsor: The Northwest Environmental Training Center

This course provides an overview that will cover the basic terms, concepts, and logic that underlie modern scientific sampling. Much of the class will be devoted to the understanding of how to apply the basic concepts of probability to sampling problems and how to use probability to measure the effectiveness of the sampling process. We will discuss the difference between purposive and random sampling and discuss why random sampling (and its many variations) is so frequently used in manufacturing, science and government. Continuing education units are available.

Price: $595, $495 reduced tuition is available for those who qualify.

Website: http://www.nwetc.org/stat-403_11-08_denver.htm

Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center,206-762-1976

at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1000 H Street Northwest

Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency. For the complete list, see http://www.iaqsymposium.com/partners.html

This symposium brings together teachers, school nurses, maintenance and custodial staff, school decision makers, school administrators, parents, school and health association members and community leaders from across the country to discuss the importance of developing effective indoor air quality management practices and how the indoor environment relates to teaching and learning. Educational programs include the latest issues in environmental health, including radon and mold; asthma management; effective risk communication and much more.

Price: unknown

Website: http://www.iaqsymposium.com/index.html

Contact: Symposium Coordinator, 703-247-6194

at the Reval Hotel Olümpia

Sponsor: Wessex Institute of Technology Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

The goal of this conference is to bring together researchers who are active in the study of air contaminants and to exchange information through the presentation and discussion of papers dealing with the wide variety of topics such as air pollution modeling, energy and air quality, environmental health effects, and much more. Case study papers are encouraged, as well as papers of a more theoretical nature dealing with advanced mathematical and computational methods.

Price: unknown

Website: http://www2.wessex.ac.uk/09-conferences/air-pollution-2009.html

Contact: Rachel Creasey, 44-0-238-0293223 or rcreasey@wessex.ac.uk