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5th Annual Student Summit
Population, Environment, Health.  Where do we go from here?
 
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Date: Friday, April 9, 2010
Time: 3pm-6:30pm (check in begins at 2:30pm)
Place: Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Student Center
106 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, New York
 
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will host the 5th Annual Student Summit of the Environmental Consortium on Friday, April 9, 2010.   Students from across the region will meet to network and discuss pressing environmental issues. There is no fee to attend, dinner is included!  All majors welcome.

This event is FREE and open to all students in the region.  RSVP is required.

 
Agenda
2:30pm Check in
   
3:00pm Welcome

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities
   
3:15pm Roundtable Discussion
  Hassan A. N. El-Fawal, Ph. D. [Moderator]
Professor and Chair
Department of Health Sciences
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

John Cronin
Director and CEO
Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
Senior Fellow in Environmental Affairs
Pace Academy for Applied Environmental Studies
Pace University

Susan C. Scrimshaw  [invited]
President
The Sage Colleges

Lloyd R. Wilson
Section Chief, Bureau of Water Supply Protection
New York State Department of Health
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
University at Albany (SUNY)
   
4:15pm Break
   
4:30pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions
  Population
Environment
Human Health
   
5:15pm Report Out and Closing Remarks
   
5:30pm Light Dinner and Networking
   
6:30pm Adjourn
Directions
The Student Summit will be held in the Student Center (building 2 on the campus map).

VIA AUTOMOBILE
General directions to Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences:
www.acphs.edu/admissions_directions.html

Carpooling is encouraged.

Parking is available in O'Brien Lot C. Entrance to parking area via Union Drive. Refer to campus map for location and roads to get to Lot C.

VIA MASS TRANSIT
From points south of Poughkeepsie take Amtrak to Albany, or Metro-North Hudson Line to Poughkeepsie then transfer to Amtrak train. Refer to www.amtrak.com for station all station locations and schedules (best train to take arrives at ALB at 2:15pm, for return trip, last train is at 7:05pm). Amtrak tickets must be purchased in advance. See info below for free shuttle to Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and back if taking Amtrak.

Partial list of station abbreviations for Amtrak:
ALB = Albany-Rensselaer, NY
POU = Poughkeepsie, NY
NYP = New York, Penn Station, NY
Additional stations in New York: www.amtrak.com/html/stations_NY.html
Shuttle Information
The Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences campus is a short 10 minute drive from the Amtrak station. A free College shuttle will be available to bring attendees to campus following the arrival of the 2:15pm train, and from campus in time to make the 7:05pm train south. Please be sure to note your intention of utilzing the shuttle when you RSVP.

Closest Amtrak train to start of Summit arrives at Albany station at 2:15pm. A College vehicle will be parked outside the station to shuttle attendees to campus.

Last train out of Albany, heading south, leaves at 7:05pm. A shuttle will leave the Albany College campus at 6:30pm.
 
Overnight Accommodations
If you wish to extend your stay in the Albany area, listed below are hotels located in close proximity to Albany College of Pharamcy and Health Sciences. Attendees are responsible for making their own reservation and paying the cost of overnight accommodations.
Hilton Garden Inn
62 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
(518) 396-3535

Town Place Suites
22 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY?
(518) 860-1500?

Hampton Inn and Suites
25 Chapel Street, Albany, NY
(518) 432-7000?

State House Interiors
393 State Street, Albany, NY?
(518) 427-6063?
Holiday Inn Express – Downtown Albany
300 Broadway, Albany, NY?
(518) 434-4111

Crowne Plaza Hotel Albany
State Street & Lodge St, Albany, NY
(518) 462-6611

Albany Clarion Hotel
3 Watervliet Ave Ext, Albany, NY
(518) 438-8431
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Contact
For inquiries, contact the Environmental Consortium at 914-422-4077 or info@environmentalconsortium.org.
 
 
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