2024 Center for PFAS Research Annual Symposium - PFAS Challenges and Solutions in the Great Lakes Basin: A Model for Freshwater Ecosystems

October 6, 2024 - October 9, 2024

Registration Deadline: September 22, 2024 - 12:00AM

Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933

Contact: ANR Event Services, events@anr.msu.edu

The 2024 Center for PFAS Research 3rd Annual Symposium will focus on the theme of PFAS Challenges and Solutions in the Great Lakes Basin: A Model for Freshwater Ecosystems. The symposium will allow participants to exchange scientific information and discoveries, remediation, policy, and emerging issues of PFAS. Participants will have the opportunity to learn new skills and technologies that may influence the scientific direction and management strategies for PFAS contamination and solutions. Expected attendance includes university faculty and researchers, public and private industry professionals, regulators, scientists, and students.

More information including the symposium agenda is posted on symposium website.

Abstract Submissions

Abstracts are being accepted for posters and oral presentations. Posters will be presented during a poster reception on Monday, October 7th. Accepted oral presentations will be scheduled as concurrent sessions on Tuesday, October 8th.

Oral presentations should focus on one of three topics: Grand Challenges and New Technologies for PFAS Research in Aquatic Ecosystems, Community, or Miscellaneous. Concurrent sessions will be 15 minutes each, followed by 5 minutes for questions. 

All abstracts are due Sunday, August 18th at 11:59 p.m. Notification will be sent to submitters in early September. 

Registration

Early Registration (Available until July 28th): $325
Regular Registration (Begins July 29th): $400
Early Student Registration (Available until July 28th): $150
Student Registration (Begins July 29th): $200

Cancellation Policy

All registration cancellations prior to July 29th will be fully refunded. Cancellations between July 29th and September 1st will be refunded less a $50 cancellation fee. Cancellations received on or after September 2nd will not be refunded.

Sponsorship

If you are interested in sponsoring this year's symposium and would like more information about the sponsor packages available, please contact the symposium chair, Cheryl Murphy, at camurphy@msu.edu.

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