The UEN Summit 11 is a symposium on environmental pollution, restoration, and management that will bring together environmental scientists from around the world. It will include sessions on topics such as the effects of climate change, water pollution, and public health implications of environmental degradation. The goal is to exchange knowledge between developing and developed countries and discuss solutions to environmental challenges. The event will take place over one day and feature presentations, panel discussions, and interactive sessions.

1. UEN SUMMIT 11
SYMPOSIUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, RESTORATION, AND MANAGEMENT
OVERVIEW strengthen ongoing collaborations between  Pesticides: Effects and persistence in the
environmental scientists from all over the environment
The recent economic and industrial
world.  Effects of Climate Change on the
developments of Asian countries have
resulted in increased pressures to the Environment
environment. A literature review indicates
EVENT SCHEDULE Session 2
that surface water in some Asian countries  Public health: implications from a
has been contaminated with both organic SESSIONS AND TIMINGS compromised environment
and inorganic substances (e.g., pesticides). Session 3
25th December 2011
Most of the contaminants were coming from  Environmental Toxicology
agricultural application and industrial  Ecological and Human Health Risk
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM – Inaugural
emissions. Urban development has also Assessments
session
resulted in changes in land use that directly  Environmental Management and Policy
affect water resources and ecosystems. In 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM – Session 1
Session 4
big cities and industrial areas, air is polluted Theme: Environmental Issues in the
 Environmental Monitoring Programs on
with chemicals emitted from industrial Developing World
Water, Soil, Air, and Biota
facilities and exhaust fumes. This directly Lunch Break (1 hr)
 Environmental Modelling
affects public health. 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM - Session 2
 Environmental Remediation and
A lack of public awareness and ineffective Theme: Public health: implications from a
Restoration
environmental regulation has resulted in compromised environment
environmental problems for some Asian 01:30 PM - 03:00 PM – Session 3
ACTIVITIES
countries. The pace of development of Theme: Environmental Science and
environmental science programs in Panel discussions
Management in Developing versus
developing countries has also resulted in a Interactive Discussions
Developed Countries
gap in knowledge and regulation between Invited talk
Tea Break (15 minutes)
developed and developing countries. As Selected presentations
03:15 PM - 04:30 PM - Session 4
global environmental problems (e.g., global Poster presentation, Model Demonstration
Theme: Environmental Chemistry and
warming due to emissions of greenhouse will take place in parallel. The interested
Technology
gases, deforestation, climate change) visitors can walk through and discuss with
Tea Break (30 minutes)
increase, enhancing education in participants.
05:00 PM – 06:00 PM – Valedictory
environmental science and protection of the
Session
environment is our responsibility.
The goal of this conference is to bring
SESSIONS
OTHER INFORMATION
environmental scientists from the developed
and developing countries together to Session 1
 Impact of Urban Development on the Event Date: 25th December, 2011.
exchange experiences and to discuss
Environment Last date for submission of abstracts for
existing environmental issues. During the
 Impact of Industrialization on the proposals: 1st Ocotober 2011
conference, an interactive meeting is
scheduled for environmental scientists and Environment (in)organic pollution and
managers to engage one another and greenhouse gas emissions Completed participation form can be sent
discuss issues and solutions to  Water Resources : quality, quantity, and by email to summit@uen.in
environmental problems. This conference is management
designed to initiate and to further

2. TOPICS Global warming, resulting from science is less developed or lacking in the
greenhouse gas emissions, burning fossil developing countries. Presentations that
Environmental Issues in the fuels, and deforestation is an focus on method developments and
Developing World: environmental challenge to our world. The education on the science of pollutants will
a. Impact of Urban Development on the continued increases in global temperature be presented in this session.
Environment have resulted in rising sea levels and * Development of novel strategies for
The urbanization of developing countries widespread flooding. Global changes are chemical toxicity testing
has rapidly increased in past decades. expected to accelerate and impact * OMICS as a route to identification of
Thousands of hectares of agricultural and environmental habitat and agriculture. toxicity sensors, targets or biomarkers
forested lands have been used for urban Research presented in this session will that could impact risk assessment of
development. This includes housing and focus on the effects of climate change on environmental chemicals
infrastructure constructions and factory the environment, especially coastal * Environmental exposure, toxicity
development. Rapid urban growth has environments. pathways and adverse outcomes
resulted in change of land use and directly * Aquatic macrophytes in
affected ecosystems. The current session ecotoxicology: detection of effects and
presents research that addresses the
Public health: implications from
their integration into risk assessment and
effects on environmental habitats as the a compromised environment potential for agents of remediation
result of urban development. Environmental degradation in developing * Developing Criteria and Indicators for
b. Impact of Industrialization on the countries has affected human health. Selecting Appropriate Wastewater
Environment (in)organic pollution and Many public health problems are occurring * Sediment toxicity and evaluation of
greenhouse gas emissions as a result of the consumption of contamination at tropical locations
Economic development is coupled with contaminated food and inhalation of b. Ecological and Human Health Risk
industrial growth. Recent foreign polluted air. This session includes studies Assessments
investments in industries in developing that characterize the effects of pollution The diversity of ecosystems is one factor
countries have resulted in the creation of and contaminated food on public health. that makes it difficult to directly measure
numerous factories. However, this has the effects of environmental pollutants.
also produced an environmental challenge Environmental Science and However, a technical procedure called
because of the air emissions and effluent Management in Developing “ecological risk assessment “has been
discharges from the factories. Research developed to quantitatively evaluate the
presented in this session should address
versus Developed Countries
a. Environmental Toxicology effects of environmental pollutants on
the effects of air and water pollution due ecosystems from the results of individual
to industrial activities. Two specific panels Environmental toxicology is an applied
science that studies the effects of and population effect studies and the
in this session will be Water pollution and uncertainty in risks. Because relevant eco-
Air pollution. Authors are welcome to pollutants in air, dust, sediment, soil, and
water. Results from this area of study can toxicology data are lacking, ecological risk
select one of these panels when they and health assessments are not widely
submit an abstract for this session. support the development of environmental
quality criteria, environmental conducted in developing countries.
c. Water Resources : quality, quantity, Presentations in this session will focus on
and management management, and policy. Environmental
toxicology programs have been developed the introduction of ecological and human
d. Pesticides: Effects and persistence in health risk assessment methods with case
the environment in western countries, especially in the
United States of America for many studies illustrated. Case studies can be for
e. Effects of Climate Change on the metals or organic pollutants.
Environment decades. While many environmental
issues continue to arise, this specific c. Environmental Management and Policy

3. Environmental management and policy Environment models simulate what might Other Pre-Event Activities
are guided by environmental quality occur in the actual environment and are
criteria and, therefore, might be different important tools for environmental A series of activities before the main
in each country. Environmental research and policy making. Modelling event UEN Summit ’11 to create a
management is often less effective in studies for emission inventories; the festival like season in the city during
developing countries. Factors that transport of pollutants in air, water and the event month
influence the effectiveness of other environmental media; and human or
environmental management include ecological risk assessments will be GreenPatna on GreenWheels
traditional culture, environmental presented in this session. Bicycle Rally in city to promote the use of
education, economy, enforcement of laws, c. Environmental Remediation and bicycle during citywide
etc. Presentations in this session will Restoration Degradation of the (1st Sunday of Dec, 2011)
emphasize the methods to effectively environment has affected the lives of Date: 04-12-2011
manage the environment and to develop organisms, including humans. Local and
environmental policy. federal agencies have been created to
* Managing Environment: Costs, restore the environment in developing
Benefits and Enforcement Issues counties. Statutes have also been Click The Nature
promulgated that focus on remediation Photography Exhibition, focused on the
Environmental Chemistry and technologies and restoration plans. This innovations in the field of environmental
Technology process has lagged in developing awareness.
a. Environmental Monitoring Programs on countries. Presentations that address the (2nd Sunday of Dec, 2011)
Water, Soil, Air, and Biota development and effectiveness of Date: 11-12-2011
The uncontrolled emissions of pollutants environmental remediation methods in the
from nonpoint and point sources over laboratory and the field as well as
short or long term periods have resulted principles of environmental restoration will
in many environmental problems. Air be presented in this session. GreenFlix
pollution can become a long-range spatial Environmental Film Festival,
issue (or international issue) due to the Interactive Discussion Showcase of major environmental films
dispersion of pollutants in the The purpose of this session is to invite and short films.
atmosphere. Atmospheric pollution also environmental scientists, managers, and (3rd Sunday of Dec, 2011)
can result in the pollution of soil and water policy makers from developed and Date: 18-12-2011
from deposition. Soil, sediment, and water developing countries to join an interactive
can also be polluted due to discharge of discussion on existing environmental
untreated industrial wastes and issues (e.g., metal pollution, organic
agricultural runoff. Therefore, frequent pollution, air pollution) and to propose
monitoring is necessary for evaluating the solutions for them. Environmental issues Others
uncertainty of environmental quality over can be local or regional and should focus Many micro-events, awareness plays,
time. This session presents programs that on two subjects: water-soil pollution and activities in city, starting from December,
focus on environmental monitoring of air pollution. Interested attendees are 2011
water, soil, air, and biota to track spatial required to register for this session when
and temporal trends in contamination. registering for the conference.
b. Environmental Modeling

4. MISSION SPONSORS
The event aims at:
1) Bringing students and scientific
community on a single platform for
exchange of ideas, knowledge,
experience, and trends.
2) Providing a learning platform for
students to showcase their talent as
well as develop the right scientific
temperament through interaction with
larger scientific community.
3) Providing a platform for environmental
institutions to interact with their
counterparts from various parts of
India as well as representatives from UNION FOR ENVIRONMENT
some foreign countries as well for AND NATURE
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improving the quality of education and
research.
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