The Northern California Chapter of the Society for Risk Analysis (NCCSRA) is sponsoring a symposium that will focus on the function of risk assessments in Homeland Security and other Emerging Risk Assessment issues. Members and non-members are invited to participate in this half-day event from 1:00 pm through 5:00 pm and join us for discussion and libations afterward.

H’s Lordships
199 Seawall Drive
(foot of University Avenue)
Berkeley, California

The workshop will start at 1 pm and adjourn at 5 pm. Refreshments and an open bar will be provided. Cost is $35 per person for members, $45 per person for non-members, and $25 per person for students. Registration can be accomplished via e-mail or at the symposium. Registration will open at 12 noon.

For more information please contact the following NCCSRA Board members:

Conference Technical Coordinator- Dr. A. Greenberg (agreenberg@risksci.com)

Conference Registration - Dr. J. Block (925) 682-7200 (jblock@blockenviron.com)

1:00 pm 
Welcome and Presentation on Risk Assessment in Homeland Security
Alvin Greenberg, Ph.D.

Invited Speakers

1:20 pm 
Use of Poisoning by Terrorists Organizations and the Intelligence Community
Thomas Widner (ChemRisk)

1:50 pm 
Addressing the Risk of Catastrophic Releases in the Chemical Sector
Shelley DuTeaux, Ph.D., MPH (OEHHA)

2:20 pm 
The Use of Risk Assessment in Implementing Infrastructure Security for Natural Gas Fired Power Plants in California
Alvin Greenberg, Ph.D. (Risk Science Associates)

2:50 – 3:20
Break (coffee, soft drinks, and appetizers)

Submitted Papers

3:20 pm
FutureGen Risk Assessment and Site Evaluation
Kay Johnson, Ph.D. (Tetra Tech)

3:50 pm 
Emerging Issues in Health Risk Assessment of Nano-Engineered Materials
Fionna Mowat, Ph.D. (Exponent)

4:20 pm 
Local Disclosure Ordinances as Regulatory Catalysts: Early Insights from the Berkeley, California Nanoscale Materials Ordinance
Sharyl Rabinovici (UC Berkeley)

4:50 pm 
Questions/Discussions

5:00 pm
Adjourn – the bar is open with appetizers