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Preliminary Agenda for Conference

AGENDA FOR DDT CONFERENCE

8:00 a.m.        Registration Opens – Coffee and Continental Breakfast
                                 Tyler-VanDusen Rotunda

8:45 a.m.        Welcome – Alma President Saundra Tracy
                                 Pine River Task Force Chair Jane Keon
                                 SETAC President Dan Petersen
                                 VanDusen Commons

9:00 a.m.        Human Health and DDT: Current Research and Knowledge
                                [four 10-12 minute summary presentations each]
           
9:50 a.m.        Brief Informal Coffee Break   
       
10:00 a.m.      Malaria, the Environment and DDT
                                  [four 10-12 minute summary presentations each]

10:50 a.m       Break and move into three randomly assigned groups

11:00 a.m.      Human Health, Environment and Malaria Teams visit one of three
                                   small groups discussion and tentative agreement

11:20 a.m.      Teams of presenters move to second group

11:40 a.m.      Teams of presenters move to third group

Noon            Lunch    - Van Dusen Commons

12:45-2:00 p.m.        Leave for bus trip to St. Louis DDT Superfund Sites
                                         Meet local health and environmental leaders

2:15-2:45 p.m           Return to morning groups for review of future needs
                                         Develop brief summaries of policy needs

2:45-4:00 p.m.          Panel of the Whole – Morning Presenters Respond to group
                                         [PowerPoint] summaries
                                         Develop “Consensus Statement”

4:15 p.m.                  Closing Session - Respond

4:45 p.m.                  Presenters Final Comments and the Future

5:00 p.m.                  Conference Adjourns

 

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Terra Teague

Terra Teague
Graduation: 2008
Major: Business Administration
From: Monroe
Interests: Business Simulations, Athletics

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