[sustran] FW: Better Air Quality (BAQ) 2004, 6-8 December 2004, Agra, India

[Barter, Paul]

Apologies. I should have forwarded this to sustran-discuss some time
ago. 
Paul 
 
 
Better Air Quality (BAQ) 2004, 6-8 December 2004, Agra, India 
 

BAQ 2004, now in its 4th year, will be held this year in Agra, India at
the Jaypee Palace hotel (Agra, India) from December 6 to 8. The 3-day
event will be jointly hosted by India's Ministry of Environment and
Forests (MOEF) and the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia).
The Organizing Committee for BAQ 2004 is formed by the CAI-Asia
Secretariat, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers and the
Central Pollution Control Board in India. 

BAQ 2004 will give representatives from national and local governments,
civil society, academe, and the private sector the unique opportunity to
interact with other stakeholders and share their experiences on better
air quality management in the Asian region. 

OBJECTIVES OF BAQ 2004 

      General - Discuss air quality management and control techniques in
Asia and how stakeholders can benefit from worldwide experiences 

      Technical - Expose participants to new technological developments
in air quality monitoring, and discuss recommendations on appropriate
technical solutions for different countries 

      Policy - Share innovative and effective examples of air quality
management, and adopt a strategic framework for air quality management
and control in Asia 

PARTICIPANTS AND REGISTRATION 

// self-funded participants // 


Self-funded participants (private sector, development agencies and
non-Asia-based participants) are encouraged to register online and avail
of special early-bird registration fees (until 1 October 2004). 

Private sector participants from India are also requested to register
online to make use of the special registration fee for India-based
participants. 

Register now at http://www.cleanairnet.org/baq2004/1527/form-main.html 


// sponsored participants // 


The BAQ 2004 Organizing Committee will provide some funding for
participants to attend BAQ 2004. These sponsorships are available for
representatives from national government, local government, NGO's,
academe and media in Asia. Participants from the private sector will
have to fund themselves. 

Persons in India,  who would like to be considered for sponsorship, are
requested to email the BAQ 2004 Secretariat, attention: Parthaa Bosu
(pbosu at siamindia.com) 

Persons from other countries in Asia, who would like to be considered
for sponsorship are requested to email the BAQ 2004 Secretariat,
attention: Glynda Bathan (gbathan at adb.org) 

Priority will be given to applicants with accepted abstracts for
presentation in BAQ 2004. 


CALL FOR PAPERS 

The BAQ 2004 Organizing Committee invites interested persons to submit
abstracts for presentation in the BAQ plenary sessions, sub-workshops,
or poster session. 

Abstracts on all themes related to ambient and indoor air quality
management in Asia are welcome. Commercial presentations will not be
allowed. 

      Abstracts due        : 31 August 2004 
      Authors advised        : 30 September 2004 
      Papers due                : 31 October 204 

      Email your abstract and/or queries to Mr. Herbert Fabian
(hfabian at adb.org). Remember to limit the length of your abstract to 25
lines (or about 350 words). 

      Submission guidelines: 
 
http://www.cleanairnet.org/baq2004/1527/articles-58516_call4abstracts.pd
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SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES 


The BAQ 2004 Organizing Committee invites applications from private
sector firms for sponsorship of BAQ 2004. The three sponsorship packages
-- Diamond, Platinum, and Gold -- entitle sponsors to an exhibit booth,
free tickets to the conference, and their corporate logos on the BAQ
2004 website, BAQ cd-rom, and other collateral materials. 

For details, contact Mr. Cornie Huizenga (chuizenga at adb.org). 


-- BAQ 2004 Secretariat 

*** To get further updates about BAQ 2004, log on to www.baq2004.org ***




 




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