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2006 National Environmental Partnership Summit to be Held in Atlanta

Release Date: 01/20/2006
Contact Information: Contact: Laura Niles, 404-562-8353 / niles.laura@epa.gov

(January 19, 2006 – ATLANTA ) The National Environmental Partnership Summit, which focuses on environmental stewardship, improving environmental quality and achieving sustainable outcomes, will be held in Atlanta from May 8 through 11, 2006 and locally hosted by EPA Region 4. The Summit encourages companies, local, state and federal government agencies, non-profit organizations, educational institutions and individuals to attend and share ideas on environmental stewardship activities.

The Summit will feature interactive sessions, workshops and site visits for the 800 anticipated environmental leaders and innovators that will attend from all regions of the United States. Attendees will examine partnering, science and systems-based approaches, multi-media and 'whole toolbox' strategies, measurement, transferability, sustainability and more in the context of a vision of stewardship.

Sponsors of the Summit include the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable; Performance Track Participants Association; and the United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, National Center for Environmental Innovation, and Office of Compliance. The Summit will be held at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, 165 Courtland Street, in Atlanta. For information about the 2006 Summit and to register, please visit http://www.environmentalsummit.org/.