NEMC - National Environmental Monitoring Conference-2014
The 2014 Environmental Measurement Symposium, which is the combined meeting of the Forum on Laboratory Accreditation and the National Environmental Monitoring Conference (NEMC), will be held at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington DC. The symposium is co-sponsored by The NELAC Institute (TNI) under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This year, the Symposium’s theme is "The Future of Environmental Measurement and Monitoring."
The National Environmental Monitoring Conference (NEMC) is the largest conference focused on environmental measurements in North America! The conference brings together scientists and managers from federal and state agencies, the regulated community, academia, and laboratory and engineering support communities. NEMC features presentations, posters, training, exhibits, and networking opportunities.
Since 2006 NEMC has been co-sponsored by The NELAC Institute under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA). The technical program is organized by a committee of environmental experts from government, academia, and private industry - it brings together a balance of technical and policy topics for each year`s symposium that are of interest to all.
The National Environmental Monitoring Conference (NEMC) provides the principal forum for addressing policy and technical issues affecting monitoring in all environmental media (i.e., water, air, soil, and waste) and across all environmental programs. Since 2007, NEMC has been combined with the Forum on Laboratory Accreditation (Forum) under the auspices of the Environmental Measurement Symposium to allow many attendees to minimize travel costs. The Forum consists of committee meetings, forums, workshops and trainings pertaining to The NELAC Institute (TNI). For more information about the Forum, please visit the TNI website at http://www.nelac-institute.org.
Since 2006 NEMC has been co-sponsored by The NELAC Institute under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA). The technical program is organized by a committee of environmental experts from government, academia, and private industry - it brings together a balance of technical and policy topics for each year`s symposium that are of interest to all.
On July 23, 1986, the US Environmental Protection Agency sponsored the first Symposium on Solid Waste Testing and Quality Assurance. This initial conference, as well as many that followed, was focused on environmental monitoring issues associated with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and had broad participation from EPA’s Office of Solid Waste (OSW).
In 1988, the conference name was changed to the Waste Testing and Quality Assurance (WQTA) Symposium.
In 2003, the name was changed to the National Environmental Monitoring Conference to reflect a commitment to provide a forum for addressing policy and technical issues that affect monitoring in all media and across all environmental programs.
Some of the highlights for the week include:
- A special half-day general session focused on the conference theme and featuring EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and other key Federal officials from the Department of Defense (DOD), the US Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);
- Over 160 oral and poster presentations on a variety of cutting-edge environmental monitoring issues;
- Meetings of TNI Committees to further TNI efforts on environmental laboratory accreditation, proficiency testing, and accreditation of field sampling and measurement organizations;
- An exhibit program showcasing the latest innovations in environmental monitoring;
- Five special keynote presentations on topics of general interest; and
- An open meeting of US Environmental Protection Agency`s Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board
Who Should Attend?
- Laboratory Scientists, Managers and Directors
- QA/QC Managers
- Regulatory Affairs Managers
- Senior Analysts
- Field Sampling Management Organizations (FSMO)
- Students, instructors, researchers, and others in the related academic community
- Anyone else concerned with environmental monitoring
The Benefits of Attending
All Symposium attendees have the valuable opportunity to share new monitoring approaches and technologies, and contribute to discussions regarding regulatory issues and initiatives. As an attendee, you are able to:
- have one-on-one discussions with key regulators about problems and issues facing the industry;
- obtain the information you need to better plan for future capital purchases, research, and staffing levels;
- learn how to save time and money when performing sampling and analysis techniques;
- improve the quality and efficiency of your analyses; and
- learn about new technologies and regulations.