Upwind Downwind Conference: Climate Change & Healthy Cities

The 5th biennial Upwind Downwind Conference: Climate Change & Healthy Cities is coming.

February 25th and 26th, 2008 at the Hamilton Convention Centre in Hamilton Ontario, Canada.

This is an important information-sharing forum on air quality and climate change improvement and research that draws hundreds of participants from Canada and the United States.

The four theme areas for the 2 day conference are: (1) Air Quality, Climate Change and Public Health (2) Urban and Transportation Planning, (3) The Science of Climate Change, and (4) Climate Change and Local Partnerships. The Conference will focus on the linkages between air quality, climate change and integrated planning (land use, transportation, and infrastructure), as well as, best practices for improving air quality and addressing climate change.

The Conference provides the latest information on air quality and climate change issues, health impacts of air pollution, environmental best practices and practical information to assist decision makers, public health officials, planners, environmental managers, academics, students and community groups.

Opportunities for university and college students and professors to attend.

Professors $300 for two days
University/College NGOs $80
Students $30 for two days

For up to date conference information and on-line registration please visit: http://www.cleanair.hamilton.ca/updown/udconf.asp

Additional events of interest to university and college professors and students:

FREE public talk on Monday February 25th, 2008 7 pm at the Hamilton Convention Center entitled“Walking and Bicycling: Creating a Great Healthy City of Hamilton” featuring Gil Penalosa. Gil is a global thinker with various work experiences in Canada and Latin America in fields related to parks, recreation, urban planning, and active transportation.

FREE Clean Air Fair for the public and attendees that provides an opportunity to see and learn what local groups and sponsors are doing to address air quality and climate change and how to get involved.