Pesticide Regulation Conference
November 3-4, 2009
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202
Program
Join Latham & Watkins and CropLife America for a two-day comprehensive conference that will cover all of the important issues concerning pesticide regulation today.
The conference will feature keynote talks by Stephen Owens, the new Assistant Administrator for Pesticides, and Debbie Edwards, Director of OPP, on their priorities for the pesticide regulation program in this administration. The two-day conference will include panels on:
- Administration priorities for pesticide regulation
- Hot registration topics
- Current risk issues
- Registration review and endocrine screening
- Endangered Species Act and ecological issues
- Clean Water Act and pesticide permitting
- Data compensation
- Pesticide biotech
In addition to Mr. Owens and Ms. Edwards, the speakers will include numerous experts from EPA and other affected agencies, as well as industry speakers and attorneys from Latham & Watkins:
From EPA:
Steve Bradbury
Lois Rossi
Don Brady
Bill Jordan
Marty Monell
Mary Manibusan
Anna Lowit
Jack Fowle
Steve Knizer
Rick Kegwin
Allison Wiedeman
From FWS & NMFS:
Gary Frazier/Rick Sanders
Jim Lecky
From Latham & Watkins:
Ken Weinstein
Bill Rawson
Claudia O'Brien
Janice Schneider
From Industry:
Speakers to be announced
Click here for a detailed conference agenda.
Hotel Information
The conference will take place at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City – located at Ronald Reagan National Airport. We have negotiated a special rate for attendees at $175 per night (plus applicable tax). Please mention Latham & Watkins or Pesticide Conference when booking your room. Please contact the Hyatt directly to book your room reservation at +1.800.233.1234. To book your hotel room on-line, paste this link into your browser or go to http://www.crystalcity.hyatt.com/groupbooking/wasrclath2009.
Registration Information
The cost to attend this two-day conference is $300 per participant which includes all course materials, breakfast and lunch on both days and a cocktail reception on Wednesday, November 4. If you can only attend one day of the conference, a special rate of $150 is extended.
To secure your reservation at the conference, click here. You may pay by credit card online or you can send a check or money order payable to Latham & Watkins in the amount of $300 to:
Latham & Watkins Pesticide Conference
Attn: Wendy Moore
650 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
*Due to space limitations, checks must be received by October 15 or your registration may be subject to cancellation. This conference is intended for industry professionals in the pesticide industry.
Questions
For questions concerning this conference, please contact Wendy Moore at +1.714.755.8109.