Event Links

Annual Meeting Topics, Past & Present

• Plymouth, MA 1995: Our first meeting theme was Contaminated Sediments.
• Newport, RI 1996: Ecological Risk Assessment was our major focus.
• Portland, Maine 1997: The plenary session focused on Aquatic Mercury Problems.
• Saratoga Springs, NY 1998: We discussed Remediation Issues.
• Boston, MA 1999: Featured plenary speakers from the U.S. EPA, New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, & Massachusetts Water Resource Authority.
• Newport, RI 2000: Focused on Partnerships for Environmental Protection and Sustainability: Research, Policy, and Education.
  • Short Course - Probabilistic Bioaccumulation Modeling for the Hudson River: A Bayesian Framework
• Plymouth, MA 2001
  • The Risk Assessment/Risk Management Interface
  • Sediment Toxicology
  • Endocrine Disruptors
  • Natural Resource Damage Assessment of Oil Spills
  • Lobster Populations on Long Island Sound
  • Other Topics in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
• Portland, ME 2002
  • Gulf of Maine
  • Innovative Laboratory and Field methods
  • Environmental Education
  • Mercury in the Environment
  • Short Course - Applied Statistics for Environmental Professionals
  • Other Topics in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
• Mystic, CT 2003
  • Green Chemistry
  • Atmospheric Chemistry
  • GIS in Environmental Assessment
  • Risk Assessment
        Molecular Level
        Population Level
        Tools of Risk Assessment
  • Monitoring
  • Other Topics in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • Short Course - GIS for Environmental Professionals
  • Keynote speaker - Dr. Paul Anastas, Assistant Director for the Environment, White House Office of Science & Technology Policy, "Green Chemistry: Current Status and Future Challenges"
• Portsmouth, RI 2004
  • Ecological Risk Management
  • Environmental Toxicology
  • Invasive Species
  • Natural Products / Pharmacognosy
  • Wetland Issues
  • Other Topics in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • Short Course - Designing & Implementing Field Studies of Amphibians & Reptiles on Contaminated Sites.
  • Keynote speaker - Professor Larry G. Harris, University of Hew Hampshire, "Marine Invasives in the Gulf of Maine: Historical Perspectives, Coming Attractions, and Some Lessons From the Past".
• Burlington, VT 2005
  • Emerging Issues
  • Endocrine Disruptors
  • Innovative Approaches in Environmental Chemistry, Toxicology, and Risk Assessment
  • Population Modeling
  • Wildlife Risk Assessment
  • Other Topics in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • Short Course - A Toolbox of Techniques to Generate Data for Ecological Risk Assessment: Characteristics, Costs, and Case Studies.
  • Keynote speaker - Scott Ferson, Applied Biomathematics, "Environmental Contamination in Ecological Systems."
• Storrs, CT 2005 Fall
  • Fall Short Course - Biotic Ligand Modeling
• Portland, ME 2006
  • NRDA
  • Innovative Approaches in Environmental Toxicology
  • Molecular Genetic / Genomic Approaches to Risk Assessment
  • Spatial Ecology
  • Gulf of Maine
  • Other Topics in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • Short Course - Innovative Sampling Techniques for Surface Water and Sediment.
  • Keynote speaker - Dave Evers, President, BioDiversity Research Institute
• West Greenwich, RI 2007 Winter
  • Winter Short Course - Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA)
• Bristol, RI 2007
  • What’s New in Benthic Evaluation: Bioassessment Revisited
  • Contaminated Sediment Assessment
  • Emerging Contaminants
  • Metal Speciation and Bioavailability
  • Application of the Weight-of-Evidence Approach to Environmental Problems
  • Natural Resource Damage Assessment: Next Steps
  • Other Topics in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • Short Course - Sediment Toxicity Testing: Methods to Achieve Strong Data Sets & Interpret Results.
  • Key Note Speaker - "Hindsight 20/20 or 20/200?  Historical Lessions from Environmental Chemicals", Dr. Keith R. Cooper
• Bar Harbor, ME 2008
  • Mercury in the Aquatic Environment
  • Regional Endangered Species Issues
  • Emerging Contaminants
  • Invertebrates and Pollution
  • Topics in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • Short Course - Customized Population Modeling for Environmental Scientists.
  • Key Note Speaker - Dr. Wayne Munns, Associate Director for Science, US EPA, Atlantic Ecology Division
• Leominster, MA 2009 winter
  • Winter Short Course - Nanotechnology: Environmental Implications and Applications
• Durham, NH 2009
  • Emerging Contaminants in the Environment
  •  Contaminated Sediments
  • PAHs in the Environment
  • Metals in the Environment
  • Other Topics: Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry
  • Current Issues: Canadian issues, Regional Issues, & UNH Research areas
  • Interactive Caddis-related session
  • Nanotechnology
  • Poster Session
  • Short Course - Causal Analysis/Stressor Identification
  • Key Note Speaker - "Science to Inform Decision Making",  Dr. Susan Cormier, NCEA, US EPA  
• Narragansett, RI 2010
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Local Issues in Rhode Island
  • Contaminated Sediments
• Energy and the Environment
• Environmental Ecotoxicology
• Other Topics: Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry
• Special Session:  Student Career "Speed Dating"
• Poster Session
• Short Course - Introduction to Green Chemistry
• Key Note Speaker - “Understanding Coastal Geological Hazards, Sea Level Rise and Climate Change in Rhode Island," Dr. Jon C. Boothroyd, Department of Geosciences, University of Rhode Island.
• Freeport, ME 2011
  • Endocrine Disruptors & Emerging Contaminants
  • Local Issues
  • Contaminated Soils & Sediments
• Oil Spills & Response
• Innovations in Ecological Risk Assessment & Green Chemistry
• General Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry
• Special Session:  Student Career "Speed Dating"
• Poster Session
• Short Course - Endocrine Disruptors: The Good, The Bad, and The Regulations
• Key Note Speaker - “Estrogens in Aquatic Environments: What are the Risks?" Dr. Karen Kidd, Canadian Rivers Institute & Biology Department, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, NB.