ARM Capabilities Promoted at Air & Waste Management Conference

 
Published: 15 July 2005

From left, Dr. Sylvia Edgerton, Science Liaison for the ARM Science Board, Dr. John Watson, Research Professor at the Desert Research Institute, and Dr. Judith Chow, Research Professor at the Desert Research Institute and member of the ARM Science Board, discuss the ARM display during the A&WMA conference.

Approximately 2,500 environmental professionals attended the 98th annual Air & Waste Management (A&WMA) conference and exhibition that took place June 21-24 in Minneapolis. Exhibiting for the first time at the conference, ARM staff provided extensive background information about the ARM science program and the transition to a national user facility. Several inquiries about data, measurements, and how research could be conducted at the ARM sites resulted from the meeting. More than 100 attendees, representing such countries as Jamaica, Taiwan, Mexico, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Russia, and Japan asked questions about the ARM and the upcoming ARM Mobile Facility deployment in Africa in 2006.

On the second day of the conference, Dr. Sylvia Edgerton, Science Liaison for the ARM Science Board, gave a 15-minute presentation in the exhibit hall that focused on the ARM, including opportunities for its use. The audience inquired about the use of ARM instruments, how to submit proposals, and asked questions about the ARM Mobile Facility. Also during the conference, Dr. Edgerton was selected as Chair of the A&WMA Editorial Review Board, which oversees the editorial staff of the Journal of the A&WMA, as well as all issues related to its publication.

The annual A&WMA conference is considered a premier environmental education, networking, and solutions event. The A&WMA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional organization that provides technology exchange, training, networking opportunities, and public outreach to more than 9,000 environmental professionals in 65 countries.