[CPEO-BIF] Environmental Justice '08 Conference - call for presentationsbif

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

EJ Conference, Inc.
Presents
WASHINGTON, DC
MARCH 26-29, 2008

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

The conference planners are inviting individuals to submit a short 
abstract of no more than 150 words that describes a panel or individual 
presentation related to the current state of environmental justice 
associated with the topics listed below.

Topic areas:
1) Success stories in assuring justice for communities
2) Land Use planning/sustainable community planning and 
development/smart growth
3) Just and sustainable energy policy/alternative energy production
4) Climate change/climate justice
5) Community participation in environmental decision making
6) Environmental justice in Indian Country
7) Building community capacity
8) Distribution of community benefits
9) Environmental justice and health disparities/access to public health 
benefits
10) Provision of infrastructure and resources in rural America
11) Facility siting and environmental justice
12) Environmental education
13) Conservation cooperation
14) Innovations in environmental justice legislation, regulation and 
litigation/environmental justice and legal case studies
15) Environmental justice considerations in emergency preparedness and 
homeland protection
16) Integration of environmental justice into Federal, state and local 
agencies policies and programs
17) Other topics of the submitter's choice, so long as they relate to 
environmental justice

The abstract should include the submitter's name and full contact 
information as well as reference the topic and number under which it is 
being submitted.

Submissions: Abstracts should be sent to: ejinamerica@hotmail.com

Relevant Dates:

Abstract Due: December 15, 2007

Notice of Acceptance Received: January 21-February 1, 2008

Response to Notice of Acceptance Due By: February 15, 2008

Presenters Contacted by Panel Managers: February 18-29, 2008

Presentations Due No Later Than*: March 7, 2008

Conference Dates: March 26-29, 2008

[*Note: If you are submitting a paper in addition to your presentation,
papers are due at this time. Please be advised that all papers will be
published as written.]

Purpose and goals of conference (Mission):

The year 2007 marked the 25th anniversary of Warren County, the 20th 
anniversary of Toxic Wastes and Race, the 15th anniversary of the 
National Law Journal's work that found inequitable enforcement of 
environmental laws by race and income, and the first annual State of 
Environmental Justice in America 2007 Conference held on March 29-31, 
2007 at the Howard University School of Law.

Last year's conference brought together more than 500 individuals 
interested in environmental justice from a wide variety of interests and 
featured a spirited exchange of ideas about environmental justice's 
past, present, and future. The second annual State of Environmental 
Justice in America 2008 Conference intends to continue this process 
through the following:

* Identify significant environmental justice success stories, 
strategies, and lessons learned, and how to replicate them.
* Identify potential collaborations that can produce additional 
strategies and success stories.
* Identify emerging issues in environmental justice.
* Develop an additional resource in Washington, DC for an annual 
environmental justice conference and other support to environmental 
justice efforts.

Expected outcomes:

* Rigorous analysis and discussion of environmental justice issues from 
diverse points of view.
* Better understanding of environmental justice successes and how to 
replicate them.
* Stronger commitment to environmental justice from key groups, 
agencies, business and industry, academic institutions, and other entities.

Projected audience:

The conference seeks to continue bringing together participants from 
federal agencies, academia, business and industry, non-profit 
organizations, faith-based organizations, local community activists and 
others to participate in dialogue on achieving equality of environmental 
protection. The conference will also continue to serve as an academic 
legal conference to advance scholarship regarding environmental justice. 
A related goal of this conference is to expose law students to the 
myriad and complicated aspects of environmental justice.

Conference Contact Information:

For additional information, conference suggestions, or potential 
sponsorship support, please contact John Rosenthall at 
ejinamerica@hotmail.com.


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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org



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