| Europe
is Coming to Boston, and you are invited!
Come learn about how Europe is leading the
way on
health protective policies and toxic chemicals.
An educational
forum sponsored by
The Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow
Monday October 27, 2003 at 7:30 p.m.
Tufts University Jaharis Center
150 Harrison Avenue, Boston
(directions)
Major chemicals
policy change in Europe is inevitable and will have implications
for companies in the U.S. that want to sell their products
in Europe. Along with US corporations, the US government
is actively resisting the European proposals on the grounds
that they will block free trade and will hurt US companies.
- Hear 10 leading
European chemicals policy experts, advocates, and forward-looking
business leaders from the UK, Denmark, Germany, Sweden,
Spain, and Brussels.
- Learn about
sweeping new draft chemicals legislation in the European
Union called REACH Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization
of Chemicals.
- Explore the
strengths and limitations of chemical policies in the
United States and Massachusetts, and learn about opportunities
to translate the concepts behind the REACH program into
policy here in our own state.
Speakers:
- Gunnar Bengstsson
Former Director and international chemicals expert
Swedish National
Chemicals Inspectorate
- Estefania
Blount
Director of Environment
Institute for Health, Work, and the Environment
Comisiones
Obreras (trade confederation) Spain
- Finn Bro-Rasmussen
Retired Professor,
Technical University
of Denmark
Former member of the
European Union Scientific
and Toxicology Committee
- Robert Donkers
REACH program coordinator
Directorate General
Environment
European Commission
First Counselor
European Union Mission to the United States
- Uwe Lahl
Deputy Minister,
German Ministry of Environment
- Gian Marco
Currado
Scientist,
Division of Toxic Substances,
UK Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs
- Axel Singhofen
Policy Analyst on Toxics,
Greens/EFA, European
Parliament
- Michael Warhurst
World Wildlife Fund Brussels
- Per Rosander
Director,
NGO Chemicals Secretariate Sweden
The forum is
part of a nine
day visit to the United States by European chemical
policy experts, organized by the University of Massachusetts,
Lowell Center for Sustainable Production and sponsored by
the Consultative Group on Biological Diversity.
For more information
and to RSVP, contact:
Alliance for a
Healthy Tomorrow
617-338-8131
info@healthytomorrow.org
RSVPs are appreciated
(though walk-ins are welcome)
This forum is
free.
Directions
Jaharis
Center @ Tufts
150 Harrison
Ave (corner of Harvard St)
By MBTA:
Take the
Orange Line or Silver Line (inbound or outbound) to the
New England Medical Center stop. Take the Washington St.
Exit. When you come out of the station, turn Right on Washington
St and then turn Left onto Nassau St. Walk under an overpass.
Turn Left onto Harrison. The Jaharis Center will be on the
Right-hand side.
By Auto:
From the North via I-93 South:
Take Exit 22, South Station/Chinatown. Stay in the Left
lane and take the Chinatown exit. Then stay in Right lane
and turn Right onto Kneeland St.. Turn Left on Tremont St..
Park in the New England Medical Center garage on the Left
side near the Wang Center.
From the
South via I-93 North:
Take Exit 20, South Station/Downtown. Take your first Left
onto Frontage Rd. Turn Left onto Kneeland St.. Turn Left
onto Tremont St.. Park in the New England Medical Center
garage on the Left side near the Wang Center.
From the
West via I-90/Mass Pike
Take Exit 24 A, South Station. At the lights turn Left onto
Kneeland St.. Turn Left onto Tremont St.. Park in the New
England Medical Center garage on the Left side near the
Wang Center.
Walking
from the New England Medical Center Parking Garage to the
Jaharis Center:
Exit the
parking garage onto Washington St. Turn Right out of the
garage. Turn Right onto Kneeland St.. Walk under an overpass.
Turn left onto Harrison. The Jaharis Center will be on the
right-hand side.
For a map go
to:
http://www.tufts.edu/source/maps/boston/mapboston_mbta.php
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