Call for Papers and Participation
4th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ENVIRONMENT
21-24 May 2009, Athens, Greece

The Department of Chemical Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens in collaboration with The Athens Institute for Education and Research (AT.IN.E.R.) organizes the 4th International Symposium on Environment, 21-24 May 2009. For the program of the pervious symposiums and other information please visit the conference website www.atiner.gr/docs/Environment.htm.

The registration fee is €250 (euro), covering access to all sessions, 2 lunches, coffee breaks and conference material. Special arrangements will be made with local hotels for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of special events will be organized: A Greek night of entertainment, a special one-day cruise in the Greek islands and a half-day tour to archaeological site or other sites.

The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars and students of environment from all disciplines such as education, biology, chemistry, geology, economics, geography, history, political science, communications, environmental health, environmental law & justice, government policy, etc. Areas of interest include (but are not confined to): Energy, Waste and recycling, Water Research Engineering, Biological Treatment of Water, Water Quality Engineering, Management, Water Quality Modeling, Treatment Management Strategies Relevant to Water, Surface Quality Control, Quality Control of Water, Development of Tools for Controlling Water Quality, Atmospheric Pollution, Soil Pollution, The Economy of Nature, Politics & Science, Petroleum Waste Management and Natural Methods of Controlling Pollution. Selected papers will be published in a Special Volume of the Conference Proceedings.

Please submit a 300-word abstract by 26th of January 2009, by email, atiner@atiner.gr to: Dr. Theophilos Theophanides, Honorary Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens and Head of the Environment Research Unit of ATINER. Abstracts should include: Title of Paper, Family Name (s), First Name (s), Institutional Affiliation, Current Position, an email address and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of the submission. If you want to participate without presenting a paper, i.e. chair a session, evaluate papers to be included in the conference proceedings or books, contribute to the editing, or any other offer to help please send an email to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, gtp@atiner.gr Director, ATINER. Decisions on submissions are reached within four weeks period.

The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) was established in 1995 as an independent academic organization with the mission to become a forum where academics and researchers from all over the world could meet in Athens and exchange ideas on their research and discuss the future developments of their discipline. Since 1995, more than 100 international conferences were organized and more than 80 books have been published. The Institute is organized into four research divisions and nineteen research units. Each research unit organizes at least an annual conference and undertakes various small and large research projects.