Registration is open for A4's International Symposium on Alternatives Assessment on October 25–26, 2023 at the University of Washington in Tacoma, WA. This year's theme is "Enhancing Safety, Health and Equity". The Symposium sessions will support continued learning about advances in the field across all facets of the assessment process with a special focus on advancing equity considerations to protect against unintended and unjust consequences in the outcomes of an alternatives assessment.

Early bird registration is open through September 15, 2023 – Be sure to register early to save!

Featured Sessions:

• KEYNOTE 1: Presented by Robin Collin, Senior Advisor to the Administrator for Environmental Justice at the U.S. EPA and Professor at Willlamette University

• KEYNOTE 2: Presented by Dianne Barton, Chair of the National Tribal Toxics Council and Water Quality Coordinator at the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

• Working with Environmental Justice Communities to Advance Safer Alternatives – Lessons Learned

• Case Studies in Alternatives Assessment Practice

• Mixtures and Safer Alternatives – Needs for Alternatives Assessment

• New Methods, Resources and Tools to Advance Identification and Evaluation of Alternatives

• Evolving Alternatives Assessment Practice to Include Equity and Environmental Justice Considerations

• Advancing Safer and Feasible Alternatives to 6PPD in Tires

• Aligning and Incorporating the "Other" Sustainability Attributes for PFAS Alternatives

• Capacity Building and Best Practices for Alternatives Assessment

• Poster Session