From: Mike EwallTo: [email protected] Subject: 1997 TRI/RTK Conference in September 1997 Toxic Release Inventory and Right-to-Know Conference Since their inception, "Right-to-Know" and its flagship, TRI, have been used by communities to reduce dangerous emissions, improve industry efficiency, and shape environmental policy. Now, 10 years after "Right-to-Know" was created, we stand at a crossroads where we should gauge how successful we have been in these efforts while looking to the path ahead and its future possibilities. We invite you to join us in this unique mission. Scheduled for September 8-10 at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Washington, D.C., the 1997 TRI and Right-to-Know Conference will examine the current use of TRI and Right-to-Know, while focusing on present and future opportunities for improving their use as community tools. Interactive sessions, hands-on data use trainings, and exhibits from throughout the Right-to-Know Community will allow attendees to explore, firsthand, these issues and ensure that the future of TRI and Right-to-Know is rooted in the needs of the entire community. Divided into two major themes, "How Can we Use TRI to Make a Difference?," and "How Can We Improve the Use of Right-to-Know' Information?," the conference will offer two dozen interactive sessions on a variety of timely issues, including "What are the Information Needs of Communities?," "How has Industry Used TRI Successfully?," and "How Can We Integrate RTK Information?." For established members of the Right-to-Know Community, the conference will provide hands-on trainings centered on better using data tools such as Cameo, Landview, and RTK NET, and discuss how to effectively conduct community trainings. For those attendees recently introduced to TRI and Right-to-Know, the conference will offer a "New User" Course, introducing Right-to-Know and the role they can play. In the Right-to-Know Village: A Community At Work, participants will be able to explore how TRI and Right-to-Know is being used by community groups, industry, and government to reduce the threat of toxic chemicals and browse through recent advancements making data more accessible and useful. The 1997 TRI and Right-to-Know Conference is an opportunity for all members of the Right-to-Know community to come together to discuss the successes and shortcomings of TRI and the Right-to-Know movement. Most importantly, though, it is a tool through which we can begin to make them more responsive to the needs of the community and ensure that they truly make a difference. See you in September. Check out http://www.rtk.net/www/triconf/tri.html for details and online registration. Mike
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