Regional Workshop on Hazardous Chemicals Management

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - The program has been designed to provide participants with the fundamental and advanced knowledge in hazardous chemicals management together with sharing information among participating countries.

The Capacity Strengthening on Hazardous Chemicals Management Project at the Asian Institute of Technology, in cooperation with the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, will organize a regional workshop on Hazardous Chemicals Management on October 27-31, 2008 at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

The program has been designed to provide participants with the fundamental and advanced knowledge in hazardous chemicals management together with sharing information among participating countries. This workshop will cover topics related to hazardous chemicals management including management, treatment technology and policy especially on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in developing countries.

The organizing committee is currently accepting abstracts for this conference. Abstracts should describe the theme and content of the proposed paper, should address on the workshop topic. Interested participants can send their abstracts by 31 July 2008 via email to [email protected]. For more details, please contact [email protected].

The “Capacity Strengthening on Hazardous Chemicals Management” project is being conducted by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), the Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research of Norway (SINTEF) and the Pollution Control Department, Thailand, with support from the Norwegian Government. The project aims to enhance capacity building on hazardous chemicals management in developing countries especially countries of South and Southeast Asia.

Please note the key dates for abstract and paper submission:

Abstracts due: 31 July 2008

Author Notification: 31 August 2008

Final Papers due: 3 October 2008

References:

Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh
Environmental Engineering and Management
Asian Institute of Technology
P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang,
Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
Tel: +66-2524-5641
Email: [email protected]

Dr. Nguyen Phoc Dan
Faculty of Environment
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
268 Ly Thuong Kiet St., Dist. 10
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Email: [email protected]

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