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PFC Events, Meetings & Webinars
7-9 November 2012
4th International Workshop: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances - PFAS
First Announcement
31 January 2012
OECD/UNEP Webinar on the 2009 OECD PFC Survey Methodology
Objective: to explain the survey methodology and to discuss its applicability in the Asia-Pacific region.
Presentations
Methodology of 2009 OECD PFC Survey (NICNAS)
A Manufacturer's Perspective (FluoroCouncil)
Introduction and objectives of webinar (OECD)
8-9 November 2011
Workshop on "Regulatory issues of PFCs", organised by German Federal Environment Agency and Norway's Climate and Pollution Agency
8th-9th November 2011 in Dessau-Roßlau, Germany
Draft Agenda
5 September 2011
UNEP/OECD Workshop: Perfluorinated Chemicals and the Transition to Safer Alternatives, Beijing, China
This event on 5 September will be taking place within the framework of SAICM’s regional Asia-Pacific meeting. The PFC workshop will be followed by a UNITAR workshop on nanotechnology and manufactured nanomaterials (6-7 September) and the SAICM Asia Pacific Regional meeting (8-9 September).
Presentations
Recent Developments in the OECD;
PPT 6: The influence of global regulatory changes and customer preferences on the development of alternatives to long chain PFCs
Recent developments in the Asia-Pacific Region;
PPT 7: People’s Republic of China
PPT 8: India
PPT 10: Ideas for work of the Global PFC Group
28 April 2011
Side event as part of Fifth Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Stockholm Convention
25-29 April 2011, Geneva, Switzerland
Safer PFC Alternatives: OECD efforts for management of Perfluorinated Compounds and the transition to safer alternatives
Presentations:
OECD: Introduction to work of OECD PFC Steering Group
NICNAS, Australia: PFCs: Outcome of the 2009 OECD Survey
FluoroCouncil: Global PFC Steering Team: An Industry Perspective
US EPA: US Regulatory Actions and Risk Management Activities on Perfluorinated Chemicals
18 April 2011
OECD Webinar on alternatives to long chain PFCsCo-organized with the Stockholm Convention Secretariat
18 April 2011 - 7am Washington DC, 1pm Paris, 7pm Beijing and 8pm Tokyo time
Objective: To provide updates on activities related to alternatives to long chain PFCs, to introduce the guidance on alternatives developed by the Stockholm Convention’s POPs Review Committee, to share country experience in managing PFCs, and to discuss the ideas to address the challenges in sharing information and experience.
Powerpoint Presentations:
- Introduction to work of OECD PFC Steering Group
- The control of Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS), its salts and Perfluoroctane Sulfonyl Fluoride (PFOS-F) under the Stockholm Convention
- Introduction to the guidance on perfluorooctane sulfonate and its derivatives
- Alternatives to Long-Chain PFCs
- New Chemical Review of Alternatives for PFOA and Related Chemicals in U.S.
- Japan's efforts on management of PFOS
2 March 2011 and 8/9 March 2011
OECD Webinars on the 2009 PFC Survey Findings
Objective: To disseminate the results of a 2009 Survey on production, use and release of PFCs and to discuss the usefulness of the survey data for Governments, the private sector and other stakeholders.
Agenda:
- Introduction (OECD) – 5 minutes
- Presentation of 2009 PFC Survey (Australia) – 15 minutes
- Panel reactions - 5 minutes each
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
- Private Sector (OECD’s Business and Industry Advisory Council, BIAC)
- Non-OECD Government
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Powerpoint Presentations:
27 October 2010
Webinar on Recent PFC Related Activites
Information note
The objective of this webinar is to provide a forum for discussion of current activities and updates since the February 2009 UNEP workshop on PFCs
5am Washington time, 11am Paris time and 6pm Tokyo time
- Introduction (US EPA) – 5 minutes
- Presentation of OECD PFC Web Portal – 5 minutes
- Regulatory developments – 10 minutes each
- Stewardship Programmes (US EPA)
- New regulatory activities (Japan)
- Recent regulatory developments (European Commission)
- Updates on international efforts (Stockholm Convention Secretariat) – 10 minutes
- Updates on alternatives (OECD’s Business and Industry Advisory Council) – 10 minutes
7-11 November 2010
SETAC North Americe 31st Annual Meeting
Portland, USA
17 -19 June 2010
2nd International Workshop
Fluorinated Surfactants: New Developments
Idstein, Germany
8-10 June 2010
PFAA Days III
U.S. EPA Research Triangle Park Campus
North Carolina, USA
23-27 May 2010
SETAC Europe 20th Annual Meeting
Seville, Spain
4 May 2010
Workshop on Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and its ammonium salt - Production, use and risk
Brussels, Belgium
27 January 2010
Project Conffidence: Open Day
Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands
Website Conffidence Open Day
Pre-2010
12-13 February, 2009
Workshop on Managing Perfluorinated Chemicals and Transitioning to Safer Alternatives
Geneva, Switzerland
20-22 November, 2006
Workshop on Perfluorocarboxylic Acids (PFCAs) and Precursors in 2006
Stockholm, Sweden
19-20 August, 2005
Fluoros Symposium
Toronto, Canada