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The Sixth International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments will be held in 2011. Location and dates are being finalized and will be announced shortly.


Previous meetings in this series were conducted in Venice (2001, 2003), New Orleans (2005), Savannah (2007), and Jacksonville (2009). The 2009 Sediments Conference was the largest to date, attended by 920 scientists, engineers, regulators, remediation site owners, and other environmental professionals, representing universities, government agencies, consultants, and R&D and service firms from 21 countries. Exhibits were provided by 53 organizations that provide contaminated sediment-related services or supply equipment used in such work. The nine short courses offered in conjunction with the Conference had a combined registration of 170. See the 2009 Final Program for an overview of the content of the technical program, which was made up of 400 platform and poster presentations and four panel discussions. The program presented the 41 specialized sessions and the panels in the 13 thematic blocks listed below, and proceedings are structured accordingly.

  • Sediment Management Strategies
  • Port, Regional, and Interagency Management Issues 
  • Risk-Based Assessment and Management
  • Site Characterization and Modeling
  • Contaminant Flux and Transport
  • Sampling and Measurements
  • Bioavailability
  • Remediation Design and Decision-Analysis Tools
  • Habitat and Wetlands Mitigation and Restoration
  • In Situ Treatments
  • Dredging
  • Ex Situ Treatment and Issues
  • Combined Remedy and Remedy Evaluation

The 2011 program will follow the same general structure, with revisions made as appropriate to reflect relevant new technologies and issues. Abstracts to be considered for the 2011 program will be due in summer 2010; the Call for Abstracts will be available in print and at this site by April 2010.

 

Inquiries

For information about opportunities to become a Conference sponsor or exhibitor or for general information on the Conference, please contact:

The Conference Group, Inc. Fishinger Road, Columbus, OH 43221; e-mail: info@confgroupinc.com; phone: 800-783-6338 (U.S. and Canada) or 614-488-2030; fax: 614-488-5747.