Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 12:18:54 -0700
Reply-To: Jim Kapin <jim**At_Symbol_Here**CHEMICAL-SAFETY.COM>
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From: Jim Kapin <jim**At_Symbol_Here**CHEMICAL-SAFETY.COM>
Subject: NY CHAS Technical Program


CHAS members - a brief summary of the CHAS technical program for the NY
meeting is below.  Complete information is available at
http://membership.acs.org/c/chas/nyprog.htm, including the printable
"CHAS-at-a-glance" format.  In addition, all CHAS members are invited to a
special reception Monday, 5 - 7 pm in the Hotel Pennsylvania Penntop Center
to see some of the latest EH&S instrumentation in action.  And of course,
everyone is invited to the programming lunch on Monday (at 11:45 in the
same room).  This is your chance to help us develop programming that is of
value  to all CHAS members.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON -

2003 CHAS Awards Symposium



New York's Hotel Pennsylvania -- Paris

Honoring Howard Fawcett Award Winner Harry Elston for his outstanding
contributions to the field of Chemical Health and Safety. Honoring
Tillman-Skolnick Award winner Peter Ashbrook, in recognition of his
outstanding, long term service to the Division of Chemical Health and Safety.


MONDAY MORNING -

Laboratory Waste Management: Initiatives for Regulatory Change

New York's Hotel Pennsylvania -- Paris

This symposium reviews current treatment and disposal of laboratory
generated wastes. This includes updates on the status of laboratory related
regulatory initiatives and reforms.


MONDAY AFTERNOON -

Body Armor for Emergency Responders: Personal Protective Equipment and
Homeland Security (session 1),

New York's Hotel Pennsylvania -- Paris

This symposium will review the latest developments in personal protective
equipment and instrumentation and will focus on issues of emergency response

TUESDAY MORNING -

Teaching Safety

New York's Hotel Pennsylvania -- Zurich

A symposium focusing on successful laboratory safety teaching practices
that are in use today.


TUESDAY AFTERNOON -

Body Armor for Emergency Responders: Personal Protective Equipment and
Homeland Security (session 2),

New York's Hotel Pennsylvania -- Zurich

Part 2 of the symposium reviewing the latest developments in personal
protective equipment and instrumentation.  Session will focus on issues of
emergency response and conclude with a presentation from a NYFD responder
discussing some post 9/11 issues.

WEDNESDAY MORNING

Fire Codes and Laboratory Operations/Emergency Evacuation Planning for
Laboratories

New York's Hotel Pennsylvania -- Paris

This symposium provides examples of emergency evacuation, emergency
planning and fire code implementation that focus on the challenges in
research laboratories in industry and academia.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

"On Your Mark, Get Set, GO! - Alternative Career Paths- Safety & Health",

New York's Hotel Pennsylvania -- Paris

The symposium explores alternate careers for the chemist in the varied and
interesting discipline of safety.


THURSDAY MORNING

Presidential Symposium - Issues of Homeland Security: What Can Chemists Do?,

Javits Convention Center, 1E14/1E15

Held on the second anniversary of the terrorist attacks, this symposium
will provide leaders from the research, public policy and business
communities the opportunity to review progress and identify future priorities.

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