2011 EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship Conference

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) is honored to have the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE), and the American Chemical Society (ACS) as co-sponsors for this year's event. In addition, we are thrilled to have a committed Fellowship Advisory Committee that works closely with NCER's Conference Planning Committee team.

The Web site has been set up specifically for you to register for the 2011 EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship Conference. Fellows are required to register and participate in the conference.*

Don't forget your laptop! The meeting will have free WiFi for attendees!

The deadline for your Conference registration is June 30, 2011.

Important: You are required to develop a poster presentation of your research activity to date in an electronic file form according to a special template that will be provided to you. The deadline for submitting your poster in e-file format is June 30, 2011. Note: If you are a new Fellow as of 2011, you will not need to provide a poster.

When you click on the "registration" tab at the top of this Web page, links to two separate registration sites will appear, click on one of the two links to be directed to the appropriate registration sites:

The registration form for the Fellows.
The registration form for members and the general public.

Onsite registration for the conference will be on Sunday, September 18, 2011, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, September 19, 2011, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and Tuesday, September 20, 2011, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Displaying posters and Social Event/Ice Breaker will be on Sunday, September 18, 2011, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

We encourage you to read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) before registering. Please click on the tab "FAQs" at the top of this Web page.

Gladys Cobbs-Green, Brandon Jones, Ted Just, Andre Porter, and Ryann Williams from NCER have the lead for organizing this important event and will be happy to answer any questions that you might have. They can be reached at: cobbs-green.gladys@epa.gov, jones.brandon@epa.gov, just.ted@epa.gov, porter.andre@epa.gov, and williams.ryann@epa.gov .

* One of the requirements of your Funding Fellowship Agreement is that you must attend the Fellowship Conference. Please mark your calendars for September 19-20, 2011. Early departures are not encouraged because of the reception on Capitol Hill, so please plan accordingly to stay over until Wednesday, September 21, 2011.

Registration Contact Information

Denise Hoffman, CMP
Deputy Director of Conferences
The Scientific Consulting Group, Inc.
656 Quince Orchard Road, Suite 210
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Telephone: 301-670-4990
dhoffman@scgcorp.com