San Diego, California —November 3-5, 1997

The fourth Annual International Research Conference on Methyl Bromide Alternatives and Emissions Reduction, will be held November 3-5 at the Double Tree San Diego Mission Valley Hotel in San Diego, CA (phone 619-297-5466 or 800-222-8733). Again sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Crop Protection Coalition, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the conference is being held to:

• Enhance scientific information and data exchange on methyl bromide alternatives research
• Provide a forum for exchange of interdisciplinary scientific and agricultural information
• Develop and distribute conference proceedings as a state-of-the-art methyl bromide alternatives source for researchers, users of methyl bromide, legislators, government policy officials, and the general public
• Support data gathering on potential alternatives to methyl bromide for future evaluation and prioritization
• Monitor development of viable alternatives to methyl bromide
• Evaluate technology transfer processes and incentive programs needed to implement alternatives.

For more details, contact Anna Williams, Methyl Bromide Alternatives Outreach, phone (209) 447-2127, fax (209) 436-0692.