“Hands on Hamilton: Our Air Quality”
Monday, March 5, 2018
2018 Upwind Downwind Agenda
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Time | Presentations |
8:00AM–8:30AM |
Hot Breakfast |
8:30AM–8:45AM |
Welcome Remarks ·Dr. Bruce Newbold, Chair of Clean Air Hamilton, Director Geography and Earth Science, McMaster University ·Mayor Fred Eisenberger, Mayor of Hamilton (invited) |
8:45AM–9:45AM |
Hamilton’s Airshed Model – Morning Keynote ·Anthony Ciccone, Ph.D., P.Eng., Principal, Golder Associates Limited ·Janya Kelly, B.Sc (Hons), Ph.D., Air Quality Specialist, Golder Associates Limited |
9:45AM-10:15AM |
Region of Peel’s Airshed Model ·Louise Aubin, Manager, Environmental Health, Public Health, Health Services Region of Peel · |
10:15AM–10:30AM | Coffee & Exhibitor Break |
10:30AM–11:15AM |
MOECC Cumulative Emissions Modeling ·Local Air Quality Permits Section, Environmental Assessment and Permissions Branch, Environmental Assessment and Permissions Division, Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change |
11:15AM–12:00PM |
Environmental Burden of Cancer Public Health Ontario, Dr. Ray Copes ·Dr. Ray Copes, Chief, Environmental and Occupational Health, Associate Professor, Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Clinical Professor, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia |
12:00PM–1:00PM |
Lunch & Exhibitor Break |
1:00PM–1:30PM |
Children’s Exposure to Air Pollutants at Schools During Morning Drop-Off ·Dr. Matthew Adams, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Toronto Mississauga |
1:30PM–2:00PM |
Sarnia – Lambton Environmental Association’s (SLEA) Air Quality Work ·Mr. Dean Edwardson, General Manager, Sarnia – Lambton Environmental Association |
2:00PM-2:15PM | Coffee & Exhibitor Break |
2:15PM–3:15PM |
Innovative Approaches to Regulation – Afternoon Keynote Link to Dr. Webb’s Biography ·Dr. K Webb, LL.B., LL.M., LL.D, Associate Professor, Department of Law and Business, Ted Rogers School of Management, Founding Director, Institute for the Study of Corporate Social Responsibility Ryerson University Visiting Scholar, Massey College at University of Toronto |
3:15PM–3:45PM |
Upwind Downwind Panel Discussion ·Moderator: Sally Radisic, PhD, Health Hazards Specialist, Hamilton Public Health Services, Assistant Professor (Part-Time), Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (HEI), McMaster University ·Panelists include all previous presenters that will discuss topics regarding emerging trends and challenges in air quality and how to effectively address those challenges. Presenters will also be taking questions from the audience. |
3:45PM–3:50PM |
Announcement of Winner for Student Competition ·Student posters will be announced in February 2018 and on a continual basis as they are received |
3:50PM–4:00PM |
Closing Remarks and Wrap-Up |
4:00PM–5:00PM |
Exhibitor Booth Networking Event |
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$500.00 Student Competition
Clean Air Hamilton is calling ALL students interested in air quality to submit a poster presentation to answer the following question:
“What interventions and/or strategies could be applied to address/improve air quality issues or concerns in an urban built environment“.
The winning student(s) will receive a $500.00 cash scholarship. Students submitting presentations will receive FREE ADMISSION to the conference and opportunity to network with leading professionals in the environmental sector including engineering, public health, planning, academia, industry and not-for-profit. Students do not have to be studying air quality to submit posters. Interested students should email cleanair@hamilton.ca ASAP!
Location: Sheraton Hotel, 116 King St W, Hamilton, ON L8P 4V3
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