US EPA Caribbean Science Consortium/Non-PRASA Systems Workgroup Joint Workshop
Date and time
Location
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
Architecture Ampitheater Avenida Barbosa y Avenida Juan Ponce De León San Juan, San Juan 00931 Puerto RicoDescription
This listing is for Day 1 of the Puerto Rico Caribbean Science workshop, focusing on the new Caribbean Science Consortium and Non-PRASA work.
There is also a Day 2 session, which focuses on Citizen Science in the Caribbean. You can access Day 2 registration here: https://usepacaribbeanday2.eventbrite.com.
You must sign up for each day individually. If you only register for one day, you will only be admitted that day.
We look forward to seeing you at one, or both, sessions!
If you cannot physically attend this event, please do not register!
The workshop will also be broadcast live via webinar. Please contact the US EPA for details.
2014 PR Caribbean Science Consortium/Non-PRASA Systems Workgroup Joint Workshop
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras – Architecture Amphitheater
September 11, 2014
Day 1
Time
SessionSpeakers
7:00 am
Registration
8:30 – 9:00am
Welcome
Carlos Severino, Chancellor, UPR Río Piedras
Introductions
José Font, CEPD Director, US EPA Region 2
Keynote
Laura Vélez, Chairwoman, Environmental Quality Board
9:00 – 9:15am
John Bourbon, Lab Branch Chief, US EPA Region 2 - Overview of the Caribbean Science Consortium and Non-PRASA Workgroup
9:15 – 10:15am
Caño Martín Pen͂a Session – Part 1 - Claudia Gutierrez, Moderator
José Font, US EPA Region 2 – EPA’s Role on Caño Martín Pen͂a
Loretta Roberson, UPR Río Piedras - Contaminants of Emerging Concern in San Juan Bay Estuary (including Caño Martín Peña) and associated organisms
Lyvia Rodríguez, Proyecto Enlace del Caño Martín Peña - Overview of program and recent highlights
Jorge Bauza, San Juan Bay Estuary Program– Keystone of an Urban Estuary: The Water Quality of the Martín Peña Channel - Context, Status & Trends
10:15 - 10:25am
Break
10:25 – 11:15am
Caño Martín Pen͂a Session – Part 2 - Claudia Gutirrez, Moderator
Mayra Roubert, Ponce School of Medicine – Gastrointestinal symptomatology (GID) prevalence related to floods and wastewater discharges among Caño Martín Peña (CMP) residents, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Himilce Vélez, Ponce School of Medicine - Caño Martín Peña (CMP) Health Profile, San Juan, Puerto Rico
José Vega, Institute of Tropical Environmental Bioscience - Physical-Chemical parameters and the confirmed presence of Vibrio cholerae, Pseudomona, Salmonella and Shiguella in Caño Martín Peña
11:15 - 11:30am
Caño Martín Pen͂a Session Panel Discussion - Claudia Gutirrez, Moderator
11:30 - 12:30pm
Lunch Sponsored by AWWA – Concurrent Poster Session (Poster Topics coming soon)
12:30 – 1:00pm
Judith Enck, Administrator, EPA Region 2 – EPA Priorities Issues in Caribbean
1:00 – 1:15pm
Overview of Non-PRASA Drinking Water Systems - PR DOH, Moderator
Overview, intro to issues and EPA’s past work on these issues
1:15 – 2:15pm
Various Efforts on Non-PRASA Drinking Water Systems Session - Angel Salgado, Moderator
Craig Patterson, EPA ORD/NRML – Non-PRASA research work funded through RARE
Graciela Ramírez, InterAmerican University, San Germán – A strategy with the goal of reducing risks of waterborn illness in rural communities: political ecology, envionmental science and engineering
Sangchul Hwang, UPR Mayagüez – Flask to Field -Toward Non-PRASA Sustainability
2:15 – 2:45 pm
Non-PRASA Drinking Water Systems Session Panel Discussion - Angel Salgado, Moderator
2:45 – 2:55 pm
Break
2:55 – 3:45pm
Ingrid Padilla, UPR Mayaguez– Hydroepidemiological Assessment of Relationships between Environmental Chemical Exposure and Population Birth Outcomes in Northern Puerto Rico
3:45 – 4:45pm
General Science Session - Loretta Roberson, Moderator
Bernard Castillo, UVI-St. Croix -Water quality of the bioluminescent bay in St. Croix
Stan Latesky, UVI-St. Thomas - An overview of trace metal ions found in St. Thomas cistern water
Doris Betancourt, EPA ORD - Pilot Study of Mold Populations Inside and Outside Puerto Rican Residences
4:45 - 5:00 pm
Next Steps - John Bourbon, US EPA Region 2
5:00 pm
Workshop Adjourns
Schedule subject to change.
Only those on the list will be admitted into the workshop.
FAQs
What language will the workshop be presented in?
All presenters will be speaking English, however translation services will be available for those who need it.
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
The UPRRP has free visitor parking off-campus on Avenida Barbosa with free shuttle service from 6:30am - 12:30am M-F. If you are traveling east on Piñero Ave from the freeway you would turn right onto Barbosa Ave (left if heading west from the airport) and take the first left at the first light off the freeway. If heading north on Barbosa Ave it will be a right turn at the first light after Gandara Ave. Note that there also is free shuttle service from the train station (marked T on the attached map) at Plaza Universitaria to Natural Sciences/Architecture.
The shuttle routes can be found here: http://uprrp.edu/rectoria/mapa_recinto.php
Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
No, but you should try to have proof of registration. We will accept one of the following:
a) Ticket through Eventbrite app, available for Apple and Android
b) Confirmation email/ticket on your device
c) Printed ticket
If you cannot produce one of the above proofs, we will also have a list of all registrants at the conference.
The name on the registration/ticket doesn't match the attendee. Is that okay?
No, each individual may only register for themselves. There are also no group registrations.