Technologies For Meeting Environmental Regulations Of The Next Millennium To Be Unveiled At Environmental Summit '98.

    CARY, N.C., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders from industry, government, and
 academia will assemble May 11 - May 13 at Environmental Summit '98 to develop
 strategies for proactive compliance and future initiatives that the 21st
 century will require. Research Triangle Park, the location of the Summit, is
 one of the nation's top industrial parks, containing both corporate and
 industrial facilities on the leading edge of environmental management systems,
 including Nortel, IBM, Glaxo, EPA, and NIEHS, defines the stated objective of
 determining new, progressive solutions for current environmental problems, as
 well as those to come in the next millennium.
     The objective of the Summit is to develop a plan for industry on
 proceeding into the 21st century in a manner that preserves and protects the
 environment, works with government to establish effective environmental
 regulations, and complies those regulations.
     Industry and government leaders who plan to share their expertise at this
 one-of-a-kind event include Red Cavaney, President, American Petroleum
 Institute; Richard Doyle, VP, Chemical Manufacturers Association, Thomas
 Cecich, Vice President, Safety & Environmental Affairs, Glaxo-Wellcome; J.
 Charles Fox, Associate Administrator for Reinvention, US EPA; John H. Gibbons,
 Science Advisor to the President, Office of the President of the United
 States; and Dorothy Bowers, Vice President, Environment & Safety Policy, Merck
 Company; and Virginia Snyder VP Environment and Sustainability, Nortel.
     The following companies will be present to demonstrate solutions for
 meeting challenges in the next millennium.
 
     Aqualogic Inc.                  Basic Concepts Inc.
     JDI Inc.                        National Seal Company
     EET Corporation                 Tri-State Process Equipment
     Accelerated Technologies        Froehling & Robertson Inc.
     Commercial Recycling Systems    CSR Hydro Conduit
     Miller Drilling Company         Dryvac Environmental
     The University of Findlay       Dames & Moore, Inc.
     Environmental Resource Center   Koester Environmental Services, Inc.
     Compuchem Environmental         Center for Initiatives & Hands On Training
 
     Environmental Summit '98 will offer the opportunity to interact with top
 environmental, health and safety speakers who will discuss topics including
 ozone depletion, ISO 14000, water and air quality, hazardous waste management,
 risk management and assessment, pollution prevention, and transboundary
 environmental issues.
     According to conference coordinator, Brooke Ramos, space is filling
 rapidly and only a limited number of registrations can be accepted. For more
 information on attending or exhibiting at Environmental Summit '98, visit the
 Summit web site at http://www.ercweb.com/SUMMIT98; contact Brooke at 888-4ES-
 1998, ext. 223; e-mail: bramos@ercweb.com; or fax: 919-469-4137.
     For more information on this release, contact Brooke Ramos at
 919-469-1585, ext. 223.
 

SOURCE  Environmental Resource Center