Program(Tentative)

Tentative Program and Schedule with final titles to be determined and supplied by the lead author
13:00 Opening

I. Environmental Pathways of Mercury

13:05-13:25 Dr. Noelle Selin, MIT - Global Modeling of Mercury
13:25-13:45 Dr. Leonard Levin, EPRI - Global Sources and Transport of Mercury
13:45-14:05 Dr. Jung-Duck Park, Chung-Ang University - Mercury and Human Exposure

II. Ecological Impacts of Mercury

14:10-14:30 Dr. Derek Muir, Environment Canada - Mercury in the Arctic
14:30-14:50 Dr. Michael Bank, University of Massachusetts - Ecotoxicology of Mercury and Environmental Change
14:50-15:10 Dr. Mineshi Sakamoto, Japan-NIMD - Mercury and Human Health and Toxicology

Break 1

III. Managing Mercury in Heterogeneous Environments

15:25-15:45 Dr. Xinbin Feng (Chinese Academy of Sciences) - Overview of Mercury in China
15:45-16:05 Tim Kasten, UNEP - Mercury and Policy
16:05-16:20 Ms. Junko Murase, Nomurakohsan Kansai Co. Ltd. & Dr. Ludovic Bernardeau, UNIDO

IV. Summary Remarks

16:20-16:30 Dr. Koji Arizono and Dr. Michael Bank - Brief Summary

Break 2

Panel Discussion

16:45-18:00 Discussion
Panel Members (5)
1.Dr. Ross Smith, Hydrobiology Business - Mercury in South Asia/Pacific Region
2.Dr. Monica Costa, Brazil - Mercury in South America
3.Dr. Nicola Pirrone, CNR-Italy - Global Mercury Observation System
4.Dr. Vernon Somerset, CSIR (South Africa) - Mercury in South Africa
5. Mr. Andrew Helps, Australia, Hg Recovery Ltd. - Mercury in Australia
18:00-19:45Poster Session (40) and Refreshments