What: Conference on "Green Chemistry in Minnesota" When: 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 28 Where: U of M Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 301 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis Contacts: Jamie Proulx, Humphrey Institute, (612) 625-9436 Ryan Mathre, University News Service, (612) 625-0552 MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL -- The green revolution has a new and unexpected business partner -- the chemical products industry. Known as green chemistry, business leaders and researchers around the country are pursuing innovative ways to introduce environmentally friendly practices into the design, manufacture and application of chemical products. The University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute's Center for Science, Technology and Public Policy and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy will co-sponsor "Green Chemistry in Minnesota: Opportunities and Challenges for Leadership" to discuss how Minnesota can integrate green chemistry into its policies and industries. The conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 301 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis. "Green Chemistry in Minnesota" will bring together researchers, teachers, business leaders, policy advocates and policymakers to discuss Minnesota's opportunities and challenges in becoming a significant green chemistry contributor. The agenda will feature panel presentations, participant discussions and a video conference roundtable with three national leaders in green chemistry. The speakers include Paul Anastas, director of the Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale University; Terry Collins, director of the Institute for Green Science at Carnegie Mellon University; state representative Kate Knuth (DFL-New Brighton), former environmental educator and vice chair of the House, Game, Fish and Forestry Division; and John Warner, director of the Center for Green Chemistry at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Registration for the conference is $25. For more information and to register, visit www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/stpp/events/green_chemistry/IATP
