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EPA has announced

The 2008 Toxicology and Risk Assessment Conference
Cincinnati Marriott North, West Chester (Cincinnati), OH
April 14 - 17, 2008 - Click to register!

The Annual Toxicology and Risk Assessment Conference provides a unique opportunity for multiple Government Agencies to come together to discuss Toxicology and Risk Assessment issues that are not only of concern to the government, but also to a broader audience including academia and industry. The 2008 Toxicology and Risk Assessment Conference will engage the theme of ‘The Complexity of Uncertainty: Dealing with Known Unknowns’, through an exciting program that includes the following:

Plenary topics and speakers:
• Hypothesis-Based Weight of Evidence to Separate Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects of Uncertainty in Risk Assessment (Lorenz R. Rhomberg, Ph.D., Principal, Gradient Corporation)
• Application of Computer Simulation in Toxicology and Risk Assessment: Multi-scale Modeling (Raymond S.H. Yang, Ph.D., Fellow A.T.S., Colorado State University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences)
• The Military Perspective of Uncertainty (Ellen Embry, M.S., Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Health Protection and Readiness)
• Risk Regulation in 3-D: How to see Costs and Benefits as they Truly Are (Adam M. Finkel, Sc.D., M.P.P., C.I.H., University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Public Health)

URLs/Downloads:

Agenda (Draft)  (PDF, 15 pp,  102  KB,  about PDF)

Record Details:

Record Type:MEETING

Product Published Date:04/17/2008

Record Last Revised:06/23/2009

Record ID: 188506