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Planning is underway for the Seventh International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments, which will be held February 4-7, 2013, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dallas. This conference series focuses on hazardous contaminants that find their way to the sediments of rivers, lakes, bays, and harbors, where they present significant risk to economic development and the health of aquatic environments worldwide. To maintain the economic and biological viability of these environments, it is necessary to manage complex series of actions that affect a wide range of environmental, economic, and social issues. Each Conference addresses the challenges of combining basic research, new characterization and assessment methodologies, innovative engineering, and good management practices to address the concerns of all stakeholders.
The Sixth Sediments Conference, held in New Orleans in February 2011, was the largest to date, attended by approximately 1,100 scientists, engineers, regulators, remediation site owners, and other environmental professionals, representing universities, government agencies, consultants, and R&D and service firms from around the world. See the 2011 Final Program for details. The technical program was made up of one panel discussion and 48 specialized sessions, encompassing 430 platform and poster presentations. The program was organized into the following five thematic tracks:
- Sediment Processes and Modeling
- Characterization, Assessment, and Monitoring
- Sediment Remediation and Remediation Processes
- Remedy Performance and Challenges
- Management and Policy
The Call for Abstracts for the 2013 Conference will be available in March 2012, and abstracts to be considered for the program will be due in the summer. Details on sponsors, abstract submittal procedures and due date, short courses, and exhibits will be added to this web site as they become available.
For information about opportunities to become a Conference sponsor or exhibitor or for general information on the Conference, please contact The Conference Group, Inc., 1580 Fishinger Road, Columbus, OH 43221; e-mail: info@confgroupinc.com; phone: 800-783-6338 (U.S. and Canada) or 614-488-2030; fax: 614-488-5747.