Conferences and Symposia

Passaic River Symposium V:
"Today’s Status, Tomorrow’s Perspective"

Organized by the Passaic River Institute of Montclair State University

Friday October 19, 2012
University Hall Conference Center
Montclair State University
1 Normal Ave., Montclair, NJ

The fifth Passaic River Symposium will be a day-long event featuring the Lower Passaic River Restoration Project. The symposium will include invited keynote speakers and plenary sessions/presentations on all aspects of environmental management challenges relevant to the Passaic River Basin. This conference year will focus on sediment remediation as part of the Lower Passaic Interim Remedial Measure, the release of the Focused Feasibility Study, ecosystem restoration and environmental advocacy and public outreach efforts. Projects in the upper river and tributary watersheds will also play a prominent role in this conference.

Call for Abstracts

Abstracts are sought for platform (oral) presentations and posters on any environmental issue relevant to the Passaic River Basin and nearby watershed environments. . Abstracts will be selected for presentation based on their technical and policy merit and relevance to the Passaic River Basin. Platform presentation length will be 15 minutes, including questions. A book of abstracts will be distributed at the conference and placed on the conference website following the conference. All symposium presenters are required to register for the conference.

Below is a partial list of relevant topics:

• Management and assessment of contaminated sediments in the Lower Passaic River
• Ecotoxicology
• Water quality improvement
• Biological assessment
• Ecological restoration
• Combined sewer overflows
• Recreational use of the Passaic River
• Riverfront redevelopment
• Innovative sediment treatment technologies
• Beneficial use
• Flood control and damage mitigation
• Environmental education and community-stakeholder outreach
• Water supply assessment and protection
• Contaminated site assessment, remediation and redevelopment
• Urban and landscape ecology of the Passaic River Basin

Instructions for submitting an abstract are included in the following Word .DOC or Adobe .PDF form:

Registration

Fees:

Payment by credit card, check, or purchase order only. Mail-in registrations must be postmarked by October 10th. On-line registrations will be accepted until October 17th, as long as space is available.

Registration	$115
Student Registration	$40

Fees include continental breakfast, lunch and book of symposium abstracts.

Register Online

http://passaicriversymposium.eventbrite.com

Register by Mail

To register by mail download the following registration form in Word .DOC or Adobe .PDF format:

Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities

We invite private companies, government agencies, non-profit organizations and academic institutions to apply to sponsor and/or exhibit at the conference.

If your organization is interested in being an exhibitor, you can register online at http://passaicriversymposium.eventbrite.com. Exhibits should be appropriate for the symposium topics. Space is limited.

To become a Passaic River Symposium V sponsor please contact Dr. Meiyin Wu, at pri@mail.montclair.edu or call 973-655-5423.

Location and Directions

The Symposium will be held at the Conference Center at Montclair State University on the 7th floor of the University Hall. It’s a first-class conference center with a spectacular panoramic view of the Manhattan skyline. See http://www.montclair.edu/conferencecenter for information and directions.

Contact Us

Direct any inquires or questions to the symposium chair, Dr. Meiyin Wu, at pri@mail.montclair.edu or call 973-655-5423.

Past Conferences and Symposia

• The Passaic River Institute hosted the 4th Passaic River Symposium on June 22nd, 2010.

  • Individual presentations now online.
  • Complete agenda for 4th Passaic River Symposium, June 22nd (Adobe PDF Format).
  • Entire program book with agenda and abstracts (5MB PDF).
  • Media Coverage of the Symposium
    • MSU Press Release
    • Article about the event in The Record
    • "Enthusiastic Response to Passaic River Symposium" from The Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance's newsletter "Waterwire" of 7/1/10
• THIRD PASSAIC RIVER SYMPOSIUM, held Thursday October 16, 2008, Montclair State University Conference Center, Montclair, New Jersey.
• Half-day workshop organized by the Passaic River Institute: Tackling Floatable Trash and Debris in the Passaic River, Hackensack River and Newark Bay: Current Efforts and New Approaches Friday April 4 2008, University Hall, Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
• Second Passaic River Symposium: Progress and Challenges October 13, 2006, Montclair State University Conference Center, Montclair, NJ. Download symposium book in PDF format.
• The Passaic River Symposium "Who's Doing What?" was held on June 9, 2004 at Montclair State University. Thanks to all of you who attended and helped to make it a great success.

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