List of conferences for 2009
2-7 August 2009 - SECC, Glasgow, United Kingdom
42nd IUPAC Congress: Chemistry Solutions
Organized by: Hosted by the Royal Society of Chemistry on behalf of IUPAC
Sponsored by: Schering-Plough
Co-sponsored by ICOH SC: Scientific Committee on Toxicology of Metals Organized by SC:
Topics: The congress comprises of over 50 symposia across the chemical sciences.
For more information, please visit the congress website.
The symposium that may be of particular interest to ICOH members is
Bioinorganic Toxicity, Poison or Cure (within the Chemistry for Health theme).
Contact:
RSC Conferences
Royal Society of Chemistry, Thomas Graham House
Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WF
Tel: +44 (0) 1223 432254 / 432380
Fax: +44 (0) 1223 423623
E-mail: iupac2009@rsc.org
www.iupac2009.org
2-6 August 2009 - San Servolo Island - Venice, Italy
19th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SHIFTWORK AND WORKING TIME -
"Health and Well-being in the 24-h Society"
Organized by: Prof. Giovanni Costa - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Milano, Italy
Sponsored by: Working Time Society
Co-sponsored by ICOH SC: "Shiftwork and Working Time"
Topics:
- Accident risk
- Ageing
- Biological rhythms
- Cancer risk
- Cardiovascular risk
- Compensatory measures
- Education and training
- Factors affecting tolerance
- Gender
- Performance efficiency
- Preventive actions
- Risk management
- Shift work sleep disorder
- Social aspects
- Work/non work conflicts
- Working time arrangements
Contact Information:
Mrs. Daniela Fano
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health,
University of Milano. Via S. Barnaba 8, 20122 Milano, Italy
Tel: +39 02 50320146
Fax: +39 02 50320150
E-mail: ergonomia@unimi.it
http://www.shiftwork2009.it
26-29 August 2009 - Paasitorni, Helsinki, Finland
4th International Conference on Nanotechnology - Occupational and Environmental Health
Organized by: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Sponsored by: Finnish Work Environment Fund (http://www.tsr.fi)
Supported
by: The Conference is organized in collaboration with Tekes - the Finnish Funding Agency for
Technology and Innovation; the VTT Research Centre of Finland;
the University of Kuopio; and the University of Helsinki.
In addition, the Conference is supported by the National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NRCWE),
Denmark; Institut national de recherche et de sécurité (INRS), France;
the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Germany;
the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BGIA), Germany;
the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Prevention (ISPESL), Italy;
the Central Institute for Labour Protection - National Research Institute (CIOP), Poland;
and the Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL), UK.
Topics:
- Characteristics of engineered nanoparticles
- Exposure assessment to engineered nanoparticles
- Toxicity and health effects of engineered nanoparticles
- Effects of engineered nanoparticles on the environment
- Control technologies and instrumentation: synthesis and characterization of exposure assessment
- Risk assessment of engineered nanoparticles
- Management and prevention of risks of engineered nanoparticles
- Reduction of exposure to engineered nanoparticles
- Regulatory framework
Contact Information:
Contact Person: Ms. Leila Ahlström
Address: NanOEH2009 Secretariat
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Tel: +358 30 474 2851
Fax:
E-mail: nanoeh2009@ttl.fi
http://www.ttl.fi/nanoeh2009
9-11 November 2009, Toronto, Ontario - Canada
WorkCongress9
Organized by: WorkCongress
Sponsored by: Workplace Safety & Insurance Board of Ontario
and the
Institute for Work & Health
Topics: Three conference themes:
1) Prevention of work-related injuries and illness
2) Rehabilitation & management of work disability
3) The performance of work disability compensation systems Contact
Information:
Gabriella Tatangelo
WorkCongress Secretariat
Workplace Safety & Insurance Board
200 Front Street West. 18th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3J1
Canada
Tel: 416.344.2134
Fax: 416.3442730
E-mail: info@workcongress2009.com
http://www.workcongress2009.com
