AMERICANA 2013 - Call for Speakers

CALL FOR SPEAkERSRéseau Environnement, the founder and organizer of AMERICANA, is proud to present the 10th edition of the International Environmental Technology Trade Show and Conference from March 19 to 21, 2013. This event strives to gather the best world-class scientific and multidisciplinary conferences in America. AMERICANA’ s purpose is to exchange knowledge, know-how, technical environmental expertise and solutions.For the 10th edition of the event, presentations, workshops and panels will focus on the following themes:• Access to water and treatment in developing countries• Adaptation to climate impacts• Air quality and cleaning technologies• Alternative fuels• Bank protection and streambank stabilization• Biodiversity conservation• Biogases• Biotechnologies• Brownfields (contaminated urban sites with potential for redevelopment)• Business opportunities• Carbon capture and sequestration• Carbon credit markets• Dredging and sediments management• Economy/environment balance• Ecosystem services evaluation• Emerging technologies• Emerging water-quality problems (drugs, hormones, industrial molecules)• Energy efficiency• Environmental audits and certification• Environmental diagnostics for developing countries and solutions• Environmental market in developing countries (opportunities and financing)• Environmental nuisance management• Environmental policies• Environmental regulations• Extended producer responsibility• Free trade agreement and the environmental industry• Funding and tax credits for environmental projects and technology development• Green investment• Greenhouse gases (GHG) reduction: region and nationwide strategies and costs• Human Resources development in environment• International negotiations on GHG emissions• Industrial and commercial wastewater treatment • Innovations in water analysis and treatment• Mine rehabilitation• Mining industry and sustainable development• Natural attenuation• Problems related to water additives (fluoridation, metallic ion sequestrants…)• Protection of source water, treatment, distribution and facilities• Renewable energies – biomass; wind; marine; etc.• Risk analysis• Solid waste landfilling, problems and solutions• Solid waste management in developing countries• Solid waste management, source reduction, technologies, cost• Stormwater and urban wastewater management• Sustainable development• Sustainable land management• Sustainable transport• Transportation of contaminants• Valorization of organic waste• Waste, sediment, sludge and soil treatment• Wastewater management in developing countries• Water recycling and reuse: technologies and costs• Water savingCALL FOR SPEAkERSPROPOSEd tOPICS FOR AmERICANA 2013 PRESENtAtIONSBENEFITS OFFEREd TO SPEAKERSAMERICANA is an excellent promotional vehicle, allowing you to present your in-novative technologies, studies and findings to a vast target audience of up to 10,000 participants making it one of the largest en-vironmental sector events in the Americas. Speakers will enjoy visibility in all the event’s publications as well as the conference pro-ceedings on the AMERICANA website. In addition, they will be granted free admittance for the day of their presentation.WHO ARE THE ATTENdEES?AMERICANA 2013 is designed for all en-vironmental sector stakeholders, including government and municipal representatives, business executives, industry leaders, consult-ants, suppliers and top researchers. The event attracts participants from around the world.WHO ARE THE SPEAKERS?Speakers come from a wide range of spheres: business, industry, public and institutional sec-tors, engineering, consulting and academic. Approximately 60% of the presentations will be delivered by Canadian speakers and 40% by speakers from abroad. Preference will be given to proposals delivered in English or French. Simultaneous interpretation into Eng-lish or French will be offered at all sessions.APPLICATION ANd dEAdLINEAuthors are invited to submit a detailed summary (maximum two pages, including illustrations and graphs), along with a brief bio-graphy (maximum one page) before June 4, 2012. Proposals must be sent by e-mail to americana@reseau-environnement.com with the following reference: Americana 2013 presentation proposal.dOCUmENT FORmATDocuments must be in Microsoft Word for-mat. They should be single-spaced with 3 cm margins. The title of the presentation and the theme, along with the name and complete contact information of the speaker, should be clearly indicated.REVIEW OF PROPOSALS All proposals will be assessed by a com-mittee of experts based on the relevance, originality, contribution to the advancement of knowledge and various sector-specific cri-teria. Creativity and innovation are strongly encouraged. • Air treatment• Biodiversity• Bioproducts• Biotechnologies• Business opportunities and market development• Cleantech• Climate change• Control and monitoring – analysis• Drinking water• Energy efficiency• Indoor air quality• Instrumentation & controls• Life cycle analysis• Mining industry• Regulations• Renewable energies• Soil remediation• Sustainable development• Urban transportation• Waste management• Wastewater