[sustran] Better Air Quality (BAQ) 2006 will be held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia (13-15 September 2006)

[mrco at adb.org]

Dear all, 

A Memorandum of Agreement was signed this morning by Rachmat Witoelar, 
Honorable State Minister of the Ministry of Environment; Sultan Sri Sultan 
Hamengkubuwono X, Governor of the Yogyakarta Special Region represented by 
Paku Alam IX, Vice Governor of Yogyakarta; Herry Zudianto,  Mayor of 
Yogyakarta City; and Cornie Huizenga, Head of the Secretariat of the Clean 
Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) to formally launch their joint 
cooperation in organizing the Better Air Quality (BAQ) 2006 workshop from 
13-15 September 2006. 

Read the official press release: 
http://www.cleanairnet.org/baq2006/1757/propertyvalue-26756.html

BAQ 2006 is is expected to gather over 800 air quality policymakers, 
expert and scientists worldwide to explore new ways to prevent and reduce 
air pollution in their respective cities and countries. 

Details of BAQ 2006 are available on our official website, which was also 
launched today: http://www.baq2006.org



BAQ 2006 Theme
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The theme of BAQ 2006 is called a "Celebration of Efforts" to highlight 
the success stories that Asian countries, cities and communities have 
achieved over the last years in addressing air pollution while at the same 
time highlighting the efforts that are still ahead in improving air 
quality in Asia.

The focus of the workshop will be on urban air quality management in Asian 
cities and will address air pollution from mobile, stationary and area 
sources. Attention will be given to long range transport of air pollution 
for its impact on urban air quality. BAQ 2006 will continue the 
discussions from BAQ 2004 on the linkages between urban air quality 
management and climate change mitigation and the manner in which these two 
processes can become mutually reinforcing.
 

Main Objectives 
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BAQ 2006 will bring together air quality policymakers, experts, and 
scientists from Asia and the rest of the world to explore new ways to 
prevent and reduce air pollution in their respective cities and countries. 
The workshop will focus on urban air pollution from mobile, stationary and 
area sources but will also discuss how transboundary air pollution affects 
air quality in the cities of Asia. BAQ 2006 will assess how climate change 
mitigation measures and urban air quality can be combined to increase the 
effectiveness of both approaches. 



Best Practices Exhibit
----------------------
BAQ 2006 provides an ideal forum for participants and organizations to 
share and showcase air quality management success stories from their 
respective cities and countries. Through exhibits, poster displays and 
one-on-one interaction, the "Best Practices in Air Quality Management 
Exhibition" will help cities and communities highlight efforts to control 
or prevent urban air pollution. CAI-Asia local networks and members will 
be invited to mount a small exhibit to share their work with the other BAQ 
2006 participants. 

See http://www.cleanairnet.org/baq2006/1757/article-70000.html 



Call for Abstracts 
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The program of BAQ 2006 is still in the development stage, but the BAQ 
organizing committee welcomes you to provide your inputs. We are now 
accepting abstracts for inclusion in either the plenary, sub-plenary, 
sub-workshop, or best practices exhibit. Abstracts can be either technical 
or policy related. Deadline for submission is on 15 February 2006. 

For more information, go to 
http://www.cleanairnet.org/baq2006/1757/propertyvalue-26754.html 



"Art for Air" (A4A) 
-------------------
One picture is worth a thousand words, as the saying goes. And so for the 
first time in the history of the Better Air Quality workshops, the BAQ 
organizing committee will be holding an "Art for Air" (A4A) regional art 
competition. The contest is open to both children and adults, with cash 
prizes for both categories. The theme of the "Art for Air" competition 
should be on celebrating the ways we can clean up the air in our cities. 
Registration is free, and contestants can submit as many entries as they 
want. Deadline is also on 15 February 2006. 

For details, go to 
http://www.cleanairnet.org/baq2006/1757/article-69952.html 




1st Governmental Meeting 
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Planning is also ongoing for the organization of the first Asian 
Governmental Meeting on Urban Air Quality in Asia. This governmental 
meeting, which is scheduled to be conducted in conjunction with BAQ 2006, 
will be co-hosted by the Ministry of Environment, the United Nations 
Environment Program, and CAI-Asia. The objective of the meeting is to 
support the efforts of Asian governments to arrive at more optimal air 
pollution abatement strategies. 

Go to http://www.cleanairnet.org/baq2006/1757/propertyvalue-26755.html for 
more information. 


Next steps for interested parties 
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To receive updates and important announcements about BAQ 2006, please 
visit our website (http://www.baq2006.org) and submit your name and email 
address using the subscription form at the lower left corner of the 
webpage ("Stay informed about BAQ 2006"). 

For specific inquiries about sponsorship packages and opportunities to 
join as a supporting organization, contact Cornie Huizenga, 
chuizenga at adb.org, and Glynda Bathan, gbathan at adb.org. 



We hope to see you in Yogyakarta. Do join us in our commitment for better 
air in Asia! 


Warm Regards, 

BAQ 2006 Organizing Committee 










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