| Water and Health: Where Science Meets Policy |
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UNC Annual Conference and networking and learning week and launch of the Water Institute at UNC October 25 and 26, 2010 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC, USA Water and Health: Where Science Meets Policy will bring together experts from academia, industry, non-governmental organizations, government and foundations to provide an interdisciplinary perspective spanning science, policy, practice and economics. The Conference will consider drinking water supply, sanitation, hygiene and water resources with a strong public health emphasis. The Conference will deal with critical concerns relevant to both the developing and developed worlds. You are invited to attend Water and Health: Where Science Meets Policy, to be held at UNC's Friday Center for Continuing Education. Organized jointly by the Water Institute and the Institute for the Environment of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, this conference will provide a unique opportunity for those working at the intersections among water, health and sustainable development. About 250 attendees are expected, drawn from an international audience. The Conference will also mark the public launch of UNC's new Water Institute, directed by Jamie Bartram, formerly of the World Health Organization. The Conference structure includes plenary sessions, paper presentations and workshop sessions. Special sessions will deal with major developments in international water, health and development such as the Millennium Development Goals. Main Conference themes include: . What works in water and health? . Financing for water and development . New challenges and climate change . Watershed protection and freshwater availability . Vulnerability to climate and land use change . Innovations and emerging trends . Technology and management . Monitoring and Evaluation . Health systems and WatSan . Impact and sustainability . Frontiers of regulation . Small systems . Beaches and coastal areas . Household water treatment and hygiene behaviors . Water scarcity, reuse Networking space will be available the weekend prior to the Conference (October 23 and 24, 2010) for groups wishing to take advantage of the Conference to meet with new and established members. For registration information, and information on conference logistics, visit http://www.ie.unc.edu/content/news_events/symposia/2010/index.cfm . Presenters may submit an abstract for a proposed paper. Abstracts are due on May 15, 2010 and should consist of a 300-500 word description of the presentation, summarizing the objectives, significance, and key findings. Abstracts should be submitted electronically through the symposium's website, http://www.ie.unc.edu/content/news_events/symposia/2010/index.cfm . Presenters will be notified by 1st July, 2010 if their submission has been accepted. All presenters will be invited to prepare a written paper which will be due on October 15, 2010. All accepted papers and posters will be published through the Conference Web site; and selected papers passing peer review channeled to peer review journal publication. The language of the symposium will be English. For further details, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call (919) 843-5738. Source: Joe LoBuglio, The Water Institue at UNC, via Email |
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