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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(68, 114, 196); ">Call for Abstracts - Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Environment Conference</span></b><img width="114" height="114" src="cid:932E9167-25CF-456B-A5EF-3DDBA2467B65" align="left" hspace="12" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1" type="image/png"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(68, 114, 196); "><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; "><span lang="EN">The <a href="http://www.istc.illinois.edu/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); ">Illinois Sustainable Technology Center</a> (ISTC), in conjunction with <a href="http://iiseagrant.org/index.php" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); ">Illinois-Indiana
Sea Grant</a> (IISG), is organizing a conference on <b>Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in the Environment</b> which will be held on April 4, 2016, in Champaign, IL. Funding for the conference is provided through a grant from<a href="http://web.extension.illinois.edu/state/index.cfm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); ">University
of Illinois Extension</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><span lang="EN">The conference will feature presentations and posters on the latest in PPCP research and education as well as plenty of opportunities for discussion with those interested
in all aspects of PPCPs in the environment. <b><span style="color: rgb(68, 114, 196); ">The call for abstracts for both oral and poster presentations is now open.</span></b><span style="color: rgb(68, 114, 196); "> </span><a href="http://www.istc.illinois.edu/events/ppcpconference/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); ">http://www.istc.illinois.edu/events/ppcpconference/</a>.
The deadline for submission of oral presentations is Jan. 27, 2016, and the deadline for posters is Feb. 23, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><span lang="EN">Conference registration will open Feb. 8, 2016. The regular registration fee will be $40 and student registration will be $20 for the one-day event, which includes lunch.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><span lang="EN">ISTC and IISG encourage researchers, teachers, businesses, local and state government, environmental groups, and members of the general public to attend this conference.
The event will take place at the <a href="http://stayatthei.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); ">I Hotel conference center</a> from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CDT, with a reception following from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. (Times are subject to change
once the agenda is finalized.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><span lang="EN">For questions, please contact the PPCP Conference Coordinators: <a href="http://www.istc.illinois.edu/about/staff_Beth_Meschewski.cfm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); ">Elizabeth
Meschewski</a> or <a href="http://www.istc.illinois.edu/about/staff_nancy_holm.cfm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); ">Nancy Holm</a> or Laura Kammin.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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