Upcoming MeetingsOrlando, Florida—December 7–9, 1998

The Annual International Research Conference on Methyl Bromide Alternatives and Emissions Reductions will be held December 7–9, 1998, at the Omni Rosen Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

As in previous years, the Methyl Bromide Alternatives Outreach is sponsoring the conference in cooperation with the Crop Protection Coalition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

For more information, contact Anna Williams, Methyl Bromide Alternatives Outreach, 144 W. Peace River Drive, Fresno, CA 93711–6953; phone (209) 447–2127; fax (209) 436–0692; e-mail, gobenauf@concentric.net. Participants may register on the Internet: http://www.epa.gov/ozone/mbr/altmet98.html

Conference participants must make their own hotel reservations. A reduced conference room rate will be available through November 6. The Omni Rosen Hotel is located at 9840 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819–8122, phone (407) 354–9840, fax (407) 351–2659. Toll-free number is (800) 800–9840.

Again this year, four 2-hour sessions are planned for specific topics. The number of presentations will be limited for these sessions because a discussion period will follow each.

Focus of the conference will be to:

• Evaluate the technology transfer process and incentive programs needed to implement alternatives,
• Discuss problems associated with implementing potential alternatives,
• Enhance scientific information and data exchange on methyl bromide alternatives research,
• Provide a forum to exchange interdisciplinary scientific and agricul-tural 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.

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Last Updated: October 6, 1998