In Historic Philly, AIHce 2007 to Feature
Program for Future Success
FAIRFAX, VA
-- Industrial hygienists and occupational and environmental
health and safety (OEHS) professionals from across the globe
will meet at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia,
June 2–7, 2007, to learn more about what it will take to be a
successful professional in the coming years.
They will
all be part of the 2007 American Industrial Hygiene Conference
and Expo (AIHce), which is co-sponsored by the American
Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) and the American
Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH).
AIHce has
added a host of new, innovative programming to the 2007
conference schedule. Highlights planned for the conference
include:
·
Weekend symposia
covering both nanotechnology and clandestine methamphetamine
laboratories.
·
A weekday science
symposium addressing infectious airborne aerosols.
·
Cutting-edge
general session keynote speakers, including Steven Uzzell,
former National Geographic photographer, on “Open Roads Open
Minds: An Exploration of Creative Problem Solving,” and Linda
Rae Murray, MD, MPH, chief medical officer of primary care and
community health at the Ambulatory and Community Health Network
of Cook County, Chicago, on “Public Health in the Workplace –
Sparking Tradition With Invention.”
·
Ask the Expert
session following the Tuesday keynote speaker and a second
session held by the National Institute of Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH) discussing “An Update on NIOSH Research in
Nanotechnology,” enabling participants to interact with speakers
in a more intimate format.
·
Education
programming including 59 new roundtable discussions on a variety
of topics and 25 new professional development courses. Topic
areas will include exposure assessment strategies, avian flu,
health and safety issues related to illicit drug laboratories,
control banding, emergency response, and more.
·
Back by popular
demand, a “mock” methamphetamine laboratory set up in the expo
hall to demonstrate the health and safety issues faced by first
responders, law enforcement personnel, and OEHS professionals
who deal with illegal drug labs and meth-contaminated
properties; the “Unsolved IH Mysteries Workshop;” and lunchtime
talks.
·
In addition to the
more than 300 exhibitors, a new photographic exhibit documenting
coal community health issues over the last 60 years captured by
noted photojournalist Earl Dotter and great Depression era
photographer Russell Lee.
·
Also new to
AIHce 2007 is a technical
program to satisfy every niche, a NIOSH audiology unit, an early
career and student track, a certified hazard materials manager (CHMM)
review course, and an undergraduate student poster session.
These
top-notch programs are being offered against the backdrop of
Philadelphia, a city with the greatest concentration of American
history alongside modern day, big city excitement. Nearly 92% of
attendees rate the educational program at AIHce as good or
excellent for their professional development needs. Don’t miss
the best education program of 2007! For more information,
including a schedule of planned professional development courses
and education sessions, visit
www.aihce2007.org.
Founded
in 1939, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) is
the premier association of industrial hygiene and occupational
and environmental health and safety professionals. AIHA’s 11,600
members play a crucial role on the front line of worker health
and safety every day. Members represent a cross-section of
industry, private business, labor, government, and academia. For
more information on AIHA, visit
www.aiha.org. |
