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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello All:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Below please find an announcement regarding registration for the upcoming Emerging Contaminants in the Aquatic Environment Conference. The draft agenda has been posted at the website (<a href="http://istc.illinois.edu/events/ECAEC17/">http://istc.illinois.edu/events/ECAEC17/</a>).
Keynotes will cover topics including microplastics, coal tar sealant and PAHs, drinking water contamination, and policy and legislation regarding contaminants. Additionally, contributed presentations will also talk about PPCPs, flame retardants, petroleum
products, and PFOS in the environment, among other topics.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Poster presentation abstracts are also still being submitted through Tuesday, February 28<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please share this announcement widely, and apologies for any duplicate postings.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sarah<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Sarah A. Zack</span> | Pollution Prevention Extension Specialist
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Visiting Scholar at Loyola University Chicago<br>
p: 217-300-4076 | f: 773-508-3646 | <a href="mailto:szack@illinois.edu"><span style="color:windowtext">szack@illinois.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Meschewski, Elizabeth Lynn <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 24, 2017 9:11 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Registration Open! - Emerging Contaminants Conference - May 31-June 1, 2017<o:p></o:p></p>
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for the Emerging Contaminants in the Aquatic Environment Conference (#ECAEC17) is now open until May 12, 2017. The conference will be held May 31-June 1 at the I Hotel & Conference Center in Champaign, Illinois. The agenda is packed with many experts discussing
research, policy, and education & outreach, including four keynote presentations by researchers from the U.S. EPA, Loyola University Chicago, USGS, and the National Sea Grant Law Center. Register early to get the early bird price!</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Visit the <a href="http://istc.illinois.edu/events/ECAEC17/">
ECAEC17 website</a> for more information and to view the draft agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://istc.illinois.edu/events/ECAEC17/registration.cfm">Register Now!</a></span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#C00000">Last call for poster presentation abstracts - deadline is February 28.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;color:#C00000"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><a href="https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/2117243">Submit a Poster Presentation Abstract</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For questions, please contact the conference coordinator:
<a href="http://www.istc.illinois.edu/about/staff_Beth_Meschewski.cfm">Elizabeth Meschewski</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Elizabeth Meschewski<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Research Specialist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.istc.illinois.edu/">Illinois Sustainable Technology Center</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.prairie.illinois.edu/">Prairie Research Institute</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://illinois.edu/">University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.istc.illinois.edu/about/staff_Beth_Meschewski.cfm">Beth’s Profile</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:elm2@illinois.edu">elm2@illinois.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">217-333-7403<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.istc.illinois.edu/">istc.illinois.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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