HEI Events and Meetings

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Upcoming Events

The 2009 HEI Annual Conference will be held May 3–5 2009 in Portland, Orgeon.
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Past Events and Meetings

Click one of the following links for information about past HEI events.
They are listed in chronological order starting with the most recent:

HEI Annual Conference 2008 - April 27–29 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Presentations will be posted soon.

HEI Annual Conference 2007 - April 15–17 in Chicago, Illinois. Find the program and presentations here.

The HEI/EPA Workshop on Air Quality Data in Health Effects Research was held November 30 – December 1, 2006 in Newton, MA. The purpose of this workshop was to consider how best to use the accumulating air quality data on PM components to address the important hypotheses of interest for health outcomes. Find the program and presentations here.

The HEI Workshop on Health Effects Associated with Exposure to Mobile Source Air Toxics (MSATs) was held May 15, 2006 in Washington DC. This workshop summarized the findings of the HEI Special Panel that has been reviewing exposure and toxicity information for MSATs (download the draft agenda in Word format). Please contact Robert O'Keefe (617-886-9330 ext 334) or Debra Kaden (ext 304) for more information.

HEI Annual Conference 2006 - April 9–11 in San Francisco, California.
HEI celebrated 25 years of trusted science for better air quality decisions. Find the program and presentations here.

HEI Annual Conference 2005 - April 17–19 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Find the program and presentations here.

HEI Workshop on Research to Investigate the Characteristics and Sources of PM Associated with Toxicity - August 10 and 11, 2004 in Baltimore, Maryland. Find the agenda and presentations here.

HEI Annual Conference 2004 - May 2–4, 2004 at the Hyatt Regency Boston, Avenue de Lafayette, Boston, Massachusetts. Find the program and presentations here.

CRC and HEI Workshop on Diesel Emissions and Toxicity Testing - November 6 and 7, 2003 in Denver, Colorado.
The Advanced Collaborative Emissions Study (ACES) is a cooperative, multi-party effort initially proposed by the Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) to determine the emissions and health effects of new, controlled heavy-duty diesel engines being prepared for market to meet 2007 on-road heavy-duty emissions standards. The Coordinating Research Council (CRC) and HEI recently held a workshop as a first step to discuss approaches for emissions characterization and health effects assessment.

HEI Annual Conference 2003 - May 4–6, 2003 at the Omni Interlocken just outside Boulder, Colorado. Find the program here.

HEI Annual Conference 2002 - April 28–30, 2002 at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle, WA. Find the program here.

HEI Annual Conference 2001 - April 29–May 1, 2001, at the Georgetown University Conference Center, in Washington, DC. Find the program here.

Joint WHO/HEI Meeting on Particulate Air Pollution - March 6 and 7, 2001, Brussels, Belgium. Find the agenda and list of posters here.

Joint HEI/Heinz Center Workshop - November 2000, Washington DC. Download the report of the workshop on the Health Implications of Technological Responses to Climate Change here (PDF, 71 KB).

HEI Annual Conference 2000 - April 9–11, 2000, Atlanta GA
Find the program here.

HEI Workshop on Mobile Source Air Toxics: Exposure and Risk - February 2000.
Find the agenda, attendees list, and Respondents' comments here.

HEI Annual Conference 1999 - May 9–11, 1999, La Jolla CA
Find the program here.

HEI's Diesel Epidemiology Workshop - March 7–9, 1999
Find the announcement and program here.