The main aim of the PUrE conference is to bring together internationally-leading researchers and experts to help address the challenges posed by pollution in cities. The PUrE conference will provide a forum for researchers and professionals from academe, industry and other organisations as well as policy-makers to present and discuss the state-of-the-art developments in this field and to identify key future research needs.

The conference themes include: sources of pollution; pollutant fate and transport modelling; environmental, ecological and health impacts; sustainability assessment; urban behaviour and public perception; changes in pollution policy and liability; risk and uncertainty; decision-support tools; and case studies.

This will be the 16th annual meeting in a successful series of international conferences dealing with modelling, monitoring and management of air pollution. The conference is organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology and the objective of the conference is to bring together researchers who are active in the study of air contaminants. Case study papers are encouraged, particularly those discussing the evaluation of emission techniques and strategies.

The latest in a long line of highly successful meetings organised by the British Occupational Health Society (BOHS) bringing together researchers on the health effects of particles. Topics will include cardiovascular disease, exposure to asbestos and other soil based contaminants, nano-particles. ETS, issues effecting developing countries and domestic exposure to biomass fuels. IPX will bring together world renowned and up and coming researchers from a wide range of specialist disciplines with a common aim and purpose: to understand better the nature of inhalable particles and their effects once inhaled.

The aim of the conference is to disseminate findings from Omega air quality projects and collaborative work with PARTNER and European networks.  It will also provide an exposition of technical issues relating to current - and future- airport air quality.

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This year Environmental Protection UK's Autumn Update focuses on making these links, providing an update on practical local action and also national level activity that affects local practitioners.

Topics to be covered will include:
Joined up local actions on air quality and climate change
Updates on climate change policy and local support
Local Air Quality Management technical and policy guidance
DEFRA air quality policy update
Updates on biomass and air quality

The Autumn Update will be of particular relevance to:
Environmental managers from the private and public sectors
Air quality and environmental consultants
Local authority officers engaged in local air quality review and assessment, transport and planning
Elected members with an environment brief or interest

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This conference, organised by the University of Hertfordshire and the Instanbul Technical University was formerly known as the Urban Air Quality Conference. Chaired by Ranjeet S Sokhi from the University of Hertfordshire, abstracts on a wide range of topics are now being requested (by Friday 26th September 2008).