National Tribal Forum - Air Quality
Las Vegas, NV, April 02, 2008 --
The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) and the National Tribal Air Association (NTAA) would like to invite you to attend the 2008
Joint National Tribal Forum / National Tribal Air Association conference on
Air Quality to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 3-5, 2008.
The joint meeting is a gathering of tribal environmental professionals
concerned about air quality in Indian Country. This conference is co-hosted
by ITEP and NTAA, and sponsored by the US Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air & Radiation. NTAA staff will provide opportunities for
discussion of budget and policy issues, and ITEP will present education,
training, and monitoring updates. We also want to hear from YOU at this
conference! If you're interested in presenting a poster or giving a
presentation please let us know! The more we can do to highlight the good
work of the tribes, the more we'll learn from one-another.
All interested tribal environmental professionals, U.S. EPA representatives,
and members of national tribal organizations are encouraged to attend. This conference is designed to allow attendees time and a venue to share with and learn from one another.
The conference agenda will include: Discussion of EPA's air quality budget,
how it works and what tribes can do to make a positive impact; Trends in
national air quality and public health impacts; The latest on climate change
and what tribes are doing to address this critical issue; Mercury
monitoring; Tribal new source review rule; Indoor air quality; Wood stoves
change out program; Student internships; and much, much more.
Scholarship and Registration Information
A limited number of travel scholarships are available for tribes. ITEP will
cover hotel and per diem costs for tribal participants on a limited basis
(per diem rate $59.00 / $99.00 lodging per day). Applicants can submit
requests for stipends to cover transportation costs (airfare and/or mileage
reimbursement), however funds are limited and requests will be approved on a case-by-case basis.
The deadline to request travel scholarship support is April 11, 2008.
Registration Deadline for all other participants is April 25, 2008:
If you have questions regarding registration contact Sharlene Brown at
ITEP:
email:
Sharlene.Brown@nau.edu
phone: (928) 523-5504
To register visit this website:
http://www4.nau.edu/itep/programs/ntf08/index.asp
Mehrdad Khatibi
Associate Director
Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
Northern Arizona University
(928) 523-0946
http://www4.nau.edu/itep/
Virgil Masayesva Native American Environmental Education Scholarship
http://www4.nau.edu/itep/virgil/scholarship.asp
A scholarship fund has been established at Northern Arizona University in
recognition of Virgil Masayesva and his tireless pursuit to advance Native
American environmental education and protection issues around the country.
For more information, or to make a tax-deductible donation please click on
the link above.
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