Mar 5, 2013

Free Webinar March 12: #Green Chemistry & #Sustainable Laboratory Practices via @PacNW_PPRC & @grnlaballiance

Green chemistry and sustainable laboratory practices

Join us for a practical tip-filled webinar

Tuesday, March 12th 10:30am-12:00pm Pacific Time. 

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Webinar Description:      

Green chemistry's becoming as broad a term as sustainability.  How are those practices similar and different?  What can you do at the bench-scale in your laboratory to incorporate these concepts and practices?  Join us for discussion, case studies, and a wealth of tools and contacts to get started and establish a framework for next steps.

Webinar Date: March 12, 2013    Time:  10:30am-12 noon Pacific Time 

Audience:  laboratory scientists, managers, environmental health and safety professionals, and procurement professionals (e.g., biotech, life science, academic, analytical and production labs)

Webinar Goals/Outcomes: 

  • Promote sustainability ideas, tools, implementation examples, and resources to bench-scale research lab managers and support staff.
  • Understand green chemistry’s role in making the immediate environment in scientific research labs safer and more sustainable.
  • Encourage scientists to be creative about acting on these opportunities in their own laboratories.
  • Promote the Green Lab Alliance as an emerging nonprofit to help the scientific community share ideas, concerns, best practices and contacts.
  • Promote PPRC’s Rapid Response and other services for practical tools and resources to help you take next steps toward green chemistry and sustainable laboratory practices. 

Presenters:  
Brian Penttila, Pacific NW Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC)
Jill Stoddard Tepe, Green Lab Alliance
David Simpkins, CellNetix
(Invited) Sustainability Professional from a top BioPharma company
Facilitator:  Cathy Buller, PPRC

Sponsors:  Green Lab Alliance (GLA) / Twitter: @grnlaballiance  
Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC)  www.pprc.org

 
Registration link:   https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/170317398