SAVE THE DATE
APRIL 9, 2020
UNC Charlotte
Center City
Clean Air Carolina’s annual NC BREATHE Conference provides an interactive forum for North Carolinians to share the latest research related to the impacts air pollution has on human health, the environment, and the economy, and to discuss the critical role policy making plays.
LOCATION:
UNC Charlotte Center City
320 E. 9th Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
REGISTRATION:
General Admission: $75
Student Admission: $25
EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION
Interested in sharing information about your organization at NC BREATHE? You can register to be an exhibitor, which includes an exhibitor table, admission for two and your organization’s logo in the conference program. Exhibitor space is limited and on a first-come, first-serve basis. The conference will take place April 9, 2020, at UNC Charlotte Center City. For questions or comments about exhibitor registration, please email Kerstan Ryan at [email protected].
Call for Posters
We are pleased to announce a Call for Posters on research presentations for the 2020 NC BREATHE Conference. The conference will focus on the theme of “Climate Crisis, Health and Equity in North Carolina.” It will feature research on the impacts of air quality and climate change on equity, health, economics, and the environment. From the submissions, three abstract authors will be selected to give a short lightning talk presentation about their poster and research following the lunch session. The deadline for abstract submission is midnight March 1, 2020.
Registration
Hotel Accommodations
NC BREATHE Conference attendees have the opportunity to book a room for a one-night stay (4/8-4/9) at a discounted rate at Holiday Inn Charlotte-Center City (230 N College Street) using the online group code NCB. The last day to book at the group rate is March 9, 2020.
Reservations can also be made by calling the Hotel directly at (704) 335-5400 Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM or by calling 1-800-HOLIDAY. When calling in to make reservations guests must identify themselves as members of the NC Breathe 2020
Planning Committee
Viney Aneja, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Marine, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
NC State University
Gerald Babao
Director of Operations
Clean Air Carolina
June Blotnick, M.Ed.
Executive Director
Clean Air Carolina
Candace Cahoon, B.S.A.S., R.R.T., R.C.P.
Program Coordinator/RT Case Manager
Vidant Health
Jamie Cole, J.D.
Policy Manager, Environmental Justice, Air & Materials
NC Conservation Network
Dan Costa, Sc.D.
National Program Director for Air, Climate & Energy (retired)
U.S. E.P.A.
MICHAEL DULIN, M.D.
Director for the Academy of Population Health Innovation, Professor
UNC Charlotte
Andrew Harver, Ph.D.
Professor of Public Health Sciences
UNC Charlotte
Beth Hassett-Sipple, M.S.P.H.
Science Associate, Air, Climate, & Energy Research Program
U.S. E.P.A.
Stephen Keener, M.D.
Public Health Consultant
Kelby Welsh
Student
Duke University
Kim Lyerly, M.D.
George Barth Geller Professor in Cancer Research, Professor of Surgery
Duke University
Rachel McIntosh-Kastrinsky, M.S.P.H.
Manager, Medical Advocates for Healthy Air
Clean Air Carolina
Stan Meiburg, Ph.D.
Director, Graduate Programs in Sustainability
Wake Forest University
Bill Ross, Jr., J.D.
Attorney
Brooks Pierce
Kerstan Ryan, M.N.L.M.
Development Manager
Clean Air Carolina
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