2024 ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENT SYMPOSIUM
The 2024 Environmental Measurement Symposium, which is the combined meeting of the Forum on Environmental Accreditation (the Forum) and the National Environmental Monitoring Conference (NEMC), will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Garden Grove, CA. This year the Symposium's theme is "Reliable Data for Sound Decision Making." Some of the highlights for the Symposium are:
- A special half-day general session focused on the conference theme;
- A special session featuring updates from EPA program offices;
- 134 oral and poster presentations in the NEMC portion of the Symposium on a variety of cutting-edge environmental monitoring issues;
- Meetings of TNI Committees to further TNI efforts on environmental laboratory accreditation, proficiency testing, and accreditation of field sampling and measurement organizations;
- A public meeting of the Environmental Monitoring Coalition;
- An exhibit program showcasing the latest innovations in environmental monitoring;
- An Innovative New Technology Showcase;
- Five vendor lunch presentations;
- Two keynote presentations; and
- A full day session focused on laboratory accreditation issues in general, and California specifically.
Who Should Attend?
- Laboratory Scientists, Managers and Directors
- QA/QC Managers
- Regulatory Affairs Managers
- Senior Analysts
- Field Sampling Management Organizations (FSMO)
- Students, instructors, researchers, and others in the related academic community
- Anyone else concerned with environmental monitoring
The Benefits of Attending
All Symposium attendees have the valuable opportunity to share new monitoring approaches and technologies, and contribute to discussions regarding regulatory issues and initiatives. As an attendee, you are able to:
- have one-on-one discussions with key regulators about problems and issues facing the industry;
- obtain the information you need to better plan for future capital purchases, research, and staffing levels;
- learn how to save time and money when performing sampling and analysis techniques;
- improve the quality and efficiency of your analyses; and
- learn about new technologies and regulations.