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

[gbathan at adb.org]

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. Commerical 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.pdf 

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, CD, and BAQ collateral materials.

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


To get updates about BAQ 2004, log on to www.baq2004.org 
- BAQ 2004 Secretariat 


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