DEP to Co-Sponsor First Annual International Environmental Technology Expo

By: Marybeth Brenner
Office of Innovative Technology and Market Development

On April 20 and 21, 1999, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) will be co-sponsoring the first annual International Environmental Technology Expo in Atlantic City, NJ.

The event will focus on the growing use of environmental technologies to help government and business and industry solve environmental problems and the growing need to quickly share this information with our partners in other communities, states and countries. With such tools as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and databases, access to environmental technology information is expanding. Through the development of partnerships we can make the most efficient use of environmental information.

This conference and exposition is a partnership effort with the Environmental Council of States (ECOS), the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Cooperation Workgroup (ITRC), the New Jersey Corporation for Advanced Technology (NJCAT) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Through this conference we hope to establish new partnerships which will help us promote the use of environmental technologies.

The program is designed to bring together representatives from across the country and the world to address such topics as innovative environmental technologies, brownfields cleanup using innovative treatment technologies, technology verification/certification, electronic data exchange and partnering. Through panel discussions, presentations, workshops, exhibits and technology demonstrations we will provide an opportunity to share information, showcase technologies and identify new technology needs in the United States and internationally. Additionally, the ITRC will be sponsoring workshops on both days of the conference to provide training in many remediation technology areas. These workshops will be available to all conference attendees.

You are invited to participate in this exciting new event as an attendee, exhibitor or presenter.

Check our web site for information and regular updates about the Expo. Our address is www.nj.gov/dep/srp. You may also call us at (609) 292-0952 for information or copies of the brochure.