2018 Symposium

 

2^nd International Symposium on Alternatives Assessment:
Building the Field

California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA)
Sacramento, California | November 1–2, 2018

Overview

The 2^nd International Symposium on Alternatives Assessment: Building the Field provides a collegial forum for governmental agency staff, university researchers, industry sustainability professionals, environmental health consultants and advocates to:

• Understand evolving practices and challenges in alternatives assessment and informed substitution
• Foster new collaborations between academic, government and industry alternatives assessment practitioners
• Identify training, education, and technical support needs for alternatives assessment and informed substitution
• Initiate the formation of the Association for the Advancement of Alternatives Assessment (A4) – formalizing the community of practice

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Agenda

Speakers

Who Attended

The symposium provided an opportunity to convene the broad community of individuals working on various aspects of alternatives assessment. 

• Professionals working in supporting scientific disciplines including exposure, hazard, and life cycle assessment and decision-analysis
• Developers of data and tools to support alternatives assessment
• Researchers and practitioners in alternatives assessment and informed substitution, including those: 
  • working on alternatives assessment methods 
  • conducting, evaluating, and implementing assessments
  • supporting informed substitution activities 

Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors for generously sponsoring the 2^nd International Symposium on Alternatives Assessment.

Supporters