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North Atlantic Chapter
of the
Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
 

SETAC North Atlantic Chapter
14th Annual Meeting

4 - 6 June 2008

Atlantic Oakes By-The-Sea Resort & Conference Center
Bar Harbor, Maine



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14th Annual Meeting & Short Course

offered by

Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry
North Atlantic Chapter

June 4 -6, 2008
Atlantic Oakes By-The-Sea
Resort & Conference Center
119 Eden Street
Bar Harbor, Maine

Photo: Atlantic Oakes, Bar Harbor, Maine
 

Program

Meeting Itinerary

  • Wednesday, June 04, 2008

    • Short Course, 8am - 5pm

    • Morning & afternoon breaks & luncheon included.

  • Thursday, June 05, 2008

    • Platform Sessions, 8am - 5pm

    • Morning & afternoon breaks & luncheon included.
    • Poster Presentations & Social Reception
    • Lobster/chicken buffet dinner & keynote speaker, Dr.Wayne Munns.
  • Friday, June 06, 2008
    • Platform Sessions, 8am - 1pm
    • Morning break included.
    • Board meeting luncheon, 1pm - 3pm

    Meeting Agenda           Meeting Abstracts (PDF)

    Keynote Address Abstract
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Short Course
  All Day Wednesday, June 04, 2008  (8am - 5pm)


 Population Modeling for Environmental Scientists

 

This customized short course will be conducted by Scott Ferson, a senior scientist at Applied Biomathematics (www.ramas.com).

For the purposes of the workshop, participants will have access to relevant RAMAS software. Participants may bring their own (PC, non-Vista) laptops and software will be distributed at the meeting under a day-long license.

The participant will be introduced to the use of ecological and environmental software to accomplish the following:

  • Ecological engineering and the language of risk
  • Multispecies assessments
  • Species classification schemes
  • Simple models when data are sparse
  • Age and stage structure
  • Density dependence
  • Demographic ecotoxicology
  • Temporal variability and catastrophes
  • Spatial structure and habitat trends
  • Data requirements and selecting a model
  • Other resources for population modeling
  • Model validation

SHORTCOURSE information

Annual Meeting Platform Presentations

  Thursday & Friday, June 05-06, 2008 (8am - 5pm)

The Chapter solicited platform and poster presentations dealing with all aspects of environmental toxicology, environmental chemistry, & ecological risk assessment.

The 2008 Annual Meeting's special sessions have been planned to include submissions on the following topics.

  • Mercury in the Aquatic Environment (Chair, David Taylor, dtaylor@rwu.edu)
  • Regional Endangered Species Issues (Co-chairs, Alan Parsons, pegllc@comcast.net, & Patti Reilly, preilly@entrix.com)
  • Emerging Contaminants (Chair, Diane Nacci, nacci.diane@epa.gov)
  • Invertebrates and Pollution (Chair, Peg Pelletier, pelletier.peg@epa.gov)
  • Topics in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Chair, John Williams, jwilliams@aquatecb.com)
  • Maine Local/Regional Issues (Chair, Janet Robinson, jrobinson@woodardcurran.com)

Abstract submissions has now closed.  Thank you all!
Contact information for abstract for submittals found under Paper Call link. 
 
Registrations

          MEETING PRE-REGISTRATION PRICING

    Pre-Registration   Registration
 Member Rate   $50   $70
 Non-Member Rate   $75   $95
 Student Rate           SPECIAL   $20   $30

         
         DINNER EVENT PRICING     $35.00 per person

ALL STUDENTS REGISTERING BY MAY 21st MAY ATTEND THE DINNER EVENT AT NO COST.

Vegetarian entrees will be available at luncheons and dinner event.

 
         SHORT COURSE PRE-REGISTRATION PRICING*
                             *Pre-Registrations close May 17, 2008.

    Pre-Registration   Registration
 Member Rate   $200   $250
 Government Rate  SPECIAL   $200   $250
 Non-Member Rate   $250   $300
 Student Rate   $90   $100

      

Accommodations

  • Atlantic Oakes By-The-Sea Resort & Conference Center has held a block of rooms for our NAC SETAC meeting with special pricing until May 3rd with the following rates:

Ocean side rooms (50-75 feet from ocean)

$123/night*  

 Atlantic Oakes Room view
View from hotel rooms
Partial ocean view (150 feet from ocean) $90/night*
  * plus 7% sales tax unless tax exempt, single or double occupancy, please add $15.00 for triples and $30.00 for quads.

  • All unused rooms from the NAC SETAC meeting block will be released 30 days prior to arrival date (June 3rd) and then go on a first come first served basis at the group rate. These rates are good for 3 days pre and 3 days post the meeting dates. Full buffet breakfast is available for all hotel guests every morning from 6:30am-10am and is $8.50 per person all inclusive.

 

     

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    		 Atlantic Oakes By-The-Sea
    119 Eden Street
    Bar Harbor, Maine  04609
    Telephone: 207-288-5801
    Toll Free: 800-336-2463
    http://www.barharbor.com/

Sponsorships
     Promote your company and support these exceptional educational training sessions with a meeting sponsorship!
 

Break sponsor    $250
Speaker sponsor    $300
Event sponsor   $500

     Meeting sponsorship includes listing on the NAC SETAC website as a sponsor with company logo and contact information, signage at the meeting indicating sponsorship., and inclusion of a page of advertising in the notebook of meeting materials received by each participant.  Contact the Sponsorship coordinator, Lisa McIntosh (LMcIntosh@woodardcurran.com) for sponsorship opportunities.

2008 Meeting Sponsors
Contacts
       Mike Thompson, Meeting Chair  (207) 653-2452  (mike@penobscotenvironmental.com)
       Dodi Borsay Horowitz, Treasurer  (401) 782-3042  (borsay.dodi@epa.gov)
 

Forms and Information Links

Meeting Registration     NAC Membership    Venue Directions

2008 Annual Meeting Flyer (PDF)

 
   Last changed on May 21, 2008

     Please direct any suggestions or comments to webmaster, Dodi Borsay Horowitz, at webmaster@nacsetac.org