RMP Annual Meeting 2013 – Joint Meeting with the State of the Estuary Conference: Contaminants of Emerging Concern and Nutrients

This year marks the 20th year of the Regional Monitoring Program. New for 2013, we will be holding the RMP Annual Meeting in conjunction with the State of the Estuary (SOE) Conference at the Oakland Marriott in downtown Oakland on October 29^th and 30^th. The theme for the two-day SOE meeting is 20/20 Visions – Past Reflections, Future Directions. The RMP Annual Meeting will be embedded in the second day of the conference and the themes will include Emerging Contaminants and Nutrients.

Conference Information

For the RMP day, we have an exciting line-up of keynote speakers including:

• Debbie Raphael – Director of the Department of Toxic Substances Control
• Dr. Derek Muir - Senior Research Scientist at Environment Canada
• Dr. Jim Cloern – Senior Research Scientist at United States Geological Survey

In addition to the key note speakers, we will have talks on the following topics:

• Managing Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Bay
• Flame Retardants: Effects of Flammability Standards and Bans
• Perfluorinated Compounds in San Francisco Seals and Birds
• Pharmaceuticals: A Cradle to Cradle Approach
• Nutrients in San Francisco Bay: Science to Inform Policy
• Counting Calories in the Bay: What is the Recommended Daily Allowance for Nutrients?
• Managing Nutrients in California

RMP pre-registration is now closed.

If you would like to register for the RMP Annual Meeting, please do so at the State of the Estuary site. If you have questions about the RMP Annual Meeting, please feel free to contact Meg Sedlak (Meg(@)sfei.org) or Ellen Willis-Norton (Ellenwn(@)sfei.org).

We look forward to seeing you there!