NEHA E-news

May 23, 2008

Register now – price of registration goes up on June 9
Time change to Awards Ceremony & Keynote Session
Garrison sponsors busses between resorts
New sessions added!
Are you an EH blogger?
Special invitation to the Silent Auction!
Tune in now to Radio NEHA!
Conference dress code
FREE pre-conference workshops still available!

Register now – Price of registration goes up on June 9
Find out what all the buzz is about and register now for the 72nd AEC & Exhibition before prices go up on June 9. Review the conference brochure, share it with your colleagues, and plan now to visit beautiful Tucson, AZ where you will enjoy desert beauty and mountain views all while exploring new vistas in environmental health. If you registered before May 16, be on the look out for your conference registration packet – coming soon to a mailbox near you!

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Time change to Awards Ceremony & Keynote Session
There are so many activities planned for the Sunday, June 22, morning kick-off to the 2008 AEC & Exhibition that we’ll be starting 15 minutes earlier! Please note that the Awards Ceremony will now start at 8:45 AM, Sunday, June 22.

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Garrison sponsors busses between resorts
With a deep measure of gratitude, NEHA is proud to announce that it has a very special sponsorship with Garrison Enterprises, Inc. for this year's AEC. Garrison will be sponsoring both the bussing at the AEC, as well as numerous educational experiences for our attendees on the busses themselves. To get attendees back and forth between the Lecture Hall (at the Westin), the Learning Laboratory (at the Hilton), and our other hotels, and to further augment the entire conference experience, NEHA is providing continual bus service on our fleet of bus campuses through the Garrison sponsorship!

Thank you Garrison for making this happen!

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New sessions added!
You won’t want to miss these new Learning Laboratory sessions addressing issues from environmental health tracking and informatics to sustainability to hazardous materials and toxic substances and more – and all in Tucson, AZ from June 22-25! See below for more information on the new session, EH Blogging 101.

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Are you an EH blogger?
Don’t miss out on this exciting new session, EH Blogging 101 – just added to Sunday’s Learning Laboratory schedule on June 22! The session will introduce you to the fascinating world of blogs in this creative, hands-on workshop. Learn what blogs are, how to use blogs, and how to create and maintain your own blog. Go ahead and jump into the blogging world before the conference by visiting NEHA’s blog. The blog features topics for discussion, updates to conference sessions and events, and more. Additionally, you can use the blog to start making connections and developing your own EH communities to meet up with in Tucson. Then, at the conference, use the blog to keep in touch with other conference attendees and hear what they have to say about the conference experience.

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Special invitation to the Silent Auction!
You still have time to make a contribution to the upcoming AEC & Exhibition that is both valuable and fun, and we’ve got the perfect idea. Donate something lovely, artistic, useful, funny, creative, enjoyable, decorative or sporty to the 22nd Silent Auction, Sunday, June 22 – Monday, June 23. Please fill out a contribution form now for your tax deductible gift so we can prepare a bid sheet and plan the needed space. Items must be received at the NEHA office by May 30 or you may bring an item to the conference with you. For more information, please contact Genny Pfeufer, gpfeufer@neha.org.

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Tune in now to Radio NEHA!
NEHA proudly presents Radio NEHA – bringing you the most up-to-date environmental news and information. Radio NEHA is bringing together experts from across the profession to discuss current EH events, issues, and popular JEH articles to give you what you really need to know about the EH topics that are important to you. And, we’d like your feedback. Our pilot Radio NEHA program, Bedbugs – A Reality Check, develops the May JEH cover story by interviewing author, Dr. Alice Anderson, East Carolina University, College of Health and Human Performance and Dr. Marc Lame, Indiana University, School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Listen to the program here, and when you’re finished, send us your observations. Did you enjoy the program? Do you think delivering information in this way is beneficial to EH professionals? What other topics would you like to see discussed? We want to know what you think.

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Conference dress code
With this year’s conference being held at two wonderful resorts, it’s only fitting that NEHA modifies its standard conference dress code to be more in keeping with the environment that we will be in. So instead of being “business casual,” please feel free to bring and wear your best “resort wear.” So what is “resort wear?” Well, the best reference we can think of is clothing by Tommy Bahama* – light weight linen pants and top with flip flops! The only no-no’s are shorts, tank tops, cutoffs, bathing suits and grass skirts!!

*Note: NEHA has not been paid by Tommy Bahama to endorse its clothing line, and you’ll still be allowed to attend the conference even if your clothes don’t have this brand name tag!

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FREE pre-conference workshops still available
NEHA is pleased to offer the following pre-conference educational opportunities to interested and qualified attendees at no cost.

FREE! Biology and Control of Insects and Rodents Workshop (Friday & Saturday, June 20 & 21): Applications will be accepted until the workshop is filled. For information, please contact Susan Jerles.
FREE! Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response (EHTER)—Introductory Level Train-the-Trainer Course (Friday & Saturday, June 20 & 21): Application deadline is May 26, 2008. Get more information or apply now! Questions? Please contact Christl Tate.
FREE! Epi-Ready Team Training—Foodborne Illness Response Strategies Workshop (Friday & Saturday, June 20 & 21): Application deadline is May 23, 2008. For information, please contact Elizabeth Ostertag.
FREE! Environmental Public Health Performance Standards Workshop: Building Local and National Excellence (Saturday, June 21): Applications will be accepted until the workshop is filled. For information and a workshop application, please contact Kristen Kuhar.
FREE! Guidance on Moisture and Mold: A Workshop for Environmental Health Professionals and Health Providers (Saturday, June 21): One-day interactive workshop combining presentations and small group exercises to provide attendees with knowledge and tools to explore, respond to, intervene upon, and communicate about mold and moisture. No application is necessary, register online now.

For a complete listing of all pre-conference workshops, please click here.