IRS 501(c)3 tax-exempt educational and scientific organization is soliciting for donations of real estate in furthering its charitable and research purposes. [PRWEB Apr 15, 2003] [PR Web]

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among other things, John Graham hopes to determine which regulations deliver the biggest bang for the buck."

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The Engineering Foundation is soliciting abstracts for the first interdisciplinary conference on Green Engineering,to be held in Sandestin, Florida on May 18-22, 2003. The conference is an effort to bring together engineers and scientists from multiple backgrounds to define the underlying principles of this emerging field. Green engineering is the design, commercialization, and use of processes and products, which are feasible and economical while minimizing 1) generation of pollution at the source and 2) risk to human health and the environment. The discipline embraces the concept that decisions to protect human health and the environment can have the greatest impact and cost effectiveness when applied early to the design and development phase of a process or product.

The conference organizers plan to approach Green Engineering as an interdisciplinary subject, spanning all of the traditional engineering specialties. Planned conference topics include:

• Introduction to the topic of green engineering and discussion of green engineering goals.
• Life cycle analysis as a tool.
• Minimizing waste, environmental impact, and energy usage
• Product and process design
• Global Issues
• Development of closing document stating principles
• Publications

  Abstracts are due by October 1, 2002. A book of extended abstracts will be presented at the start of the conference. Throughout the conference, attendees will develop a set of guiding principles that will define the scope of green engineering, leading to a conference publication in the form of a book, a series of articles in refereed journals, or a single conference publication as a special issue in an appropriate journal. Additional information about the conference, and an online abstract submission form, are available at the conference web site [ChemAlliance Environmental News]

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