NOVEMBER 16

The meeting was videotaped and is available on Real Media.  You will need Real Media software to view each clip.  This software can be downloaded free from the web at http://www.real.com  

9:00 Introduction , Video

Welcome--Dr. Anthony Knap, BBSR
Opening Remarks--Dr. Kenneth Olden, Director NIEHS, Environmental Health IOC/UNESCO interests--Dr. Umit Unluata, Head, Ocean Sciences Section IOC/UNESCO Conference Overview-- Dr. William Suk Director, Office of Program Development  NIEHS, Environmental Health

9.30 Health Overview--Dr. Eric Dewailly International Center for Ocean and  Human Health , Video , Part II:  , Video

10:00 Health of the Ocean Panel--Dr. Anthony Knap , Video

Session 1 - Ocean/Health Interactions

11:00 Seafood Consumption of the World--Dr. David James , Video

11.30 Mitigating Seafood Risk--Dr. Robert Bowen , Video    Powerpoint

1:30 Bio-Prospecting & Pharmaceuticals From the Sea --Dr. Hank Trapido-Rosenthal, Video

2:00 Water borne Pathogens--Dr. Linda Duguay , Video

2:30 Marine Toxins:  An Overview--Dr. Dan Baden, Video

3:00 Marine Toxins:  Health Aspects--Dr. Lora Fleming , Video

4:00 Climate Change and Ocean Health--Dr. Ben Sherman , Video

4:30 Ecosystem Health the Nature of Biomarkers--Dr. Michael Depledge
, Video ,  Part II:   , Video

5:00 Working Group output discussion--Dr. Knap/Dr. Dewailly

NOVEMBER 17

Session 2 - Indicators of Ocean and Human Health

9:00 Environmental Health Indicator Theory
                                --Dr. Chris Furgal , Video     Powerpoint

9:30 HOTO Ecosystem Indicators--Dr. Robert Bowen , Video

Session 3 - Regional Profiles New Bedford Harbor

10:00 New Bedford Harbour Overview
                               --Dr. Tim Ford , Video     Powerpoint

11:00 Bioavailability--Dr. Jim Shine , Video    Powerpoint

11:30 Health Risk Assessment
                                --Dr. Donna Vorhees , Video     Powerpoint

Session 4 - Regional Profiles Arctic

1:00 AMAP Program and Greenland--Dr. Peter Bjerregaard , Video

1:30 Alaska--Dr. Jim Berner , Video

2:00 Faroe Islands and Methyl Mercury--Dr. Pal Weihe , Video ,
Part II:  , Video

2:30 Arctic Canada Dr. Eric Dewailly , Video

Session 5 Ð Tropical Issues

3:30 Cholera Distribution in Coastal Populations--Dr. Andrew Collins , Video,
Part II:  , Video

4:00 Contamination Issues in Mexico
                               --Dr. Alfonso Botello , Video      Powerpoint

4:30 Caribbean Health--Dr. Joth Singh , Video

5:00 Discussion

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, Video

9:00 Charge to working groups--Dr. Knap/Dr. Dewailly
10:45 Health Working Group--Dr. Dewailly/Dr. Fleming
Environment Working Group--Dr. Knap/Dr. Suk
1:00 Health Working Group--Dr. Dewailly/Dr. Fleming
Environment Working Group--Dr. Knap/Dr. Suk
3:15 Working Groups continue

NOVEMBER 19

9:00 Working groups present findings

10:00 Integration of Health and Environments

10:45 Recommendations and Actions

12:00 Conference closes