14th Annual Conference
The 14th Annual Conference will be virtual this year and held over zoom. It will consist of four, one and a half-hour-long sessions across 3 weeks, excluding the Thanksgiving holiday week.
Wednesday, November 18th 10:00 am – 11:30 am
- Dr. Sacoby Wilson, Ph.D., from the University of Maryland, School of Public Health on Environmental Justice.
- Dr. Greg Allen, Ph.D., Sr. Environmental Scientist, on the Chesapeake Bay program.
Conference Materials and Recordings
- View the Nov. 18th session video recording
- Dr. Wilson’s presentation powerpoint
- Dr. Allen’s presentation powerpoint
- Dr. Sacoby Wilson’s publications:
- How Planning and Zoning Contribute to Inequitable Development, Neighborhood Health, and Environmental Injustice
- Prevalence of Microbiological and Chemical Contaminants in Private Drinking Water Wells in Maryland, USA
- Linking stormwater Best Management Practices to social factors in two suburban watersheds
- Environmental justice disparities in Maryland’s watershed restoration programs
- Learn more about Dr. Wilson’s work at www.ceejhlab.org and follow him: @ceejhlab
- Dr. Sacoby Wilson’s publications:
- Session 1 Chat transcript
- Session 1 Q&A transcript
Thursday, November 19th 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- Dr. Vicki Blazer, Ph.D., a researcher at U.S. Geological Survey, on the Pesticide concentration and biological responses in the Bay Watershed.
- Dr. Mike Ichniowski, MD, from the American Academy of Pediatrics on Sanitizers & pesticide-registered disinfectants for COVID-19
- Dr. Ana Rule, Ph.D., from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Pesticide use in workplaces during COVID-19
Conference Materials and Recordings
- View the Nov. 19th session video recording
- Dr. Blazer’s presentation powerpoint
- Dr. Ichniowski’s presentation powerpoint
- Dr. Rule’s presentation powerpoint
- Dr. Vicki Blazer’s Publications:
- Factsheets
- Safer Disinfectants fact sheet – Health Care Facilities
- Safer Disinfectants fact sheet – General Public
- Session 2 Chat transcript
- Session 2 Q&A transcript
Wednesday, December 2nd 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- Dr. Tom Green, Ph.D., President of IPM Institue of North America, on Grower-led successes on reducing pesticide use and risk.
- Cleo Braver, an organic farmer, on Healthy soils.
Conference Materials and Recordings
- View the Dec. 2nd session video recording
- Dr. Green’s presentation powerpoint
- Learn about EcoApple and Red Tomato
- IPM Institute of North America: https://ipminstitute.org/
- Cleo Braver’s presentation powerpoint
- Session 3 Chat transcript
- Session 3 Q&A transcript
Wednesday, December 9th 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- Jay Feldman, Executive Director of Beyond Pesticides on Post-Election analysis of the environmental landscape ahead.
- George Harmon, Board Chair of Maryland Pesticide Education Network, on Pesticide use data accountability.
- Bonnie Raindrop, Outreach Coordinator of Smart on Pesticides Coalition on Chlorpyrifos and Pollinator Protection.
- Virginia Ruiz, attorney, on the Impacts of COVID-19 on Maryland’s essential food and farm workers.
Conference Materials and Recordings
- View the Dec. 9th session video recording
- Jay Feldman’s presentation powerpoint
- George Harman’s presentation powerpoint
- Bonnie Raindrop’s presentation powerpoint
- Virginia Ruiz’s presentation powerpoint
- Session 4 Chat transcript
- Session 4 Q&A transcript
For more information please contact Bonnie Raindrop, Project Director, at raindrop@mdpestnet.org or at 410-404-3808.
Thanks
to our conference sponsors
