NIEHS Environmental Health Fest
Meeting Purpose
As part of its 50th Anniversary celebrations, the NIEHS is organizing the “Environmental Health Science FEST” (EHS FEST) that will bring together researchers, community engagement teams, trainees, and young investigators, supported by NIEHS for several days of scientific dialog. This event will take place December 5 through December 8, 2016 in Durham, North Carolina.
There will be a mix of different meeting formats to fulfill a variety of professional needs. Possibilities include, plenaries, concurrent sessions, workshops, poster sessions, a sensor fair, and even a film fest.
Meeting Goals
- Stimulate new ideas in research approaches, communication, translational research, tools, sensors, and more.
- Highlight scientific accomplishments around crosscutting themes.
- Share best practices.
Landmark Programs
There will be scheduled times for landmark programs to convene for the purposes of discussing program-specific administrative and business issues