20th Annual Meeting & Short Course
June 10-13, 2014
University of Massachusetts Hotel & Conference Center, Amherst, MA
AGENDA
| Tuesday-Wednesday, June 10-11 | Short Course – 2 day w/ lunches and Tuesday night buffet |
| Thursday, June 12 | Morning & Afternoon Sessions Keynote speakers: Hydraulic Fracturing Poster Session w/ Social Mixer Gourmet buffet dinner 6th Annual NAC Jam |
| Friday, June 13th | Morning sessions Student poster winners present Annual Membership meeting Awards and Business Meeting |
SESSION TOPICS IN THE WORKS
| Chemicals in the Environment |
| Risk Assessment |
| Local Issues |
| Contaminated Sediments |
| Pharmaceuticals |
| Human Health |
| General Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry |
| Poster Session |
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
John Hofmeister, Director, Jkh Group, LLC, Past President Shell Oil US.
‘Are the New Technologies of Hydrocarbon Production Sustainable in the 21st Century?’
Yvonne E. Hennessey, Partner, Hiscock & Barclay, LLP.
‘Shale Development: A Comparison of How States Are Regulating Hydraulic Fracturing‘
SHORT COURSE: NATURAL RESOURCES DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
NAC-SETAC NRDA II. Translating Ecological Injury to Compensation. A two-day course that interactively investigates biological and recreational injury along with key resource economic models (habitat and resource equivalency analysis) as tools in the decision process with the goal of cooperative solutions. The course is designed for both the NRDA practitioner and those simply trying to better understand the topic. Implications for Northeast restoration – including case histories – will be addressed. Short Course Chairs: Alan Parsons, Kingston Consultancy; Ken Finkelstein, NOAA
The call for papers opens Spring 2014
STUDENTS
Student Presentation awards (including assistance with travel to SETAC National 2014)
Special student package deal through NAC, entire meeting/meals/lodging with roommate
CONTACTS
Tim Verslycke, president@nacsetac.org
Megan McCuller, webmaster@nacsetac.org