Professional Conference to Consider Total Indoor Environment

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Professional Conference to Consider Total Indoor Environment

Air Cleaners, Mold, Insurance and Law Among Topics on Agenda During

IAQA-AmIAQ-IESO 2005 'Unification Conference' in Orlando

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ROCKVILLE, MD -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/24/2005 -- While statistics

suggest a growing number of consumers believe air cleaners improve

the indoor air quality in their homes, some researchers have noted

wide variations in the performance of air cleaners.

One of the leading international experts on indoor air quality will

explain what makes an air cleaner effective in a presentation to be

given Oct. 8 at the joint conference of the Indoor Air Quality

Association (IAQA), the American Indoor Air Quality Council and the

Indoor Environmental Standards Organization.

Shaughnessy, Ph.D., manager of the Indoor Air program at the

University of Tulsa, will discuss the most widely used method to

assess the performance of new air cleaners.

Dr. Shaughnessy's presentation on air cleaners will be one of more

than 30 seminars and discussions featured at the conference, which

will take place Oct. 6-9, 2005, at the Hilton in the Walt Disney

World Resort in Orlando, Fla.

The first afternoon of the conference will open with three

simultaneous workshops, including a panel discussion concerning

legislation in Florida and other states addressing mold. The other

two opening workshops address some of the latest technology and

guidelines useful to practitioners in the indoor air quality

industry.

Recognizing that mold is one of the most publicized issues currently

affecting the indoor environment, conference organizers dedicated

over 25 hours of the educational program to various aspects of mold.

Covered aspects of mold are to include standards, insurance,

investigations, remediation, and laboratory analysis.

Other indoor air quality research topics to be presented at the

conference include the health effects of low-level exposures to

several hazardous building materials; off-gassing of formaldehyde

from materials used in residential heating, ventilating and air-

conditioning systems; and particle buildup on floor coverings in

schools.

The speaker lineup includes dozens of notable industry experts who

were all selected by a Program Technical Committee including

representatives from all three sponsoring organizations. Abstracts

were chosen based on originality, topic interest and speaker

qualifications.

All presentations will impart useful, practical information that

attendees can take home and apply to their daily business

activities.

Organizers of the conference expect more than 1,500 professionals

from various disciplines in indoor air quality will attend. Hundreds

of attendees have already registered.

Conference attendees will also learn details about the unification

and consolidation plan recently proposed by the three organizations.

Members of IAQA and the Indoor Environmental Standards Organization

will take part in a historic vote that may shape the future of the

indoor air quality industry for decades to come. The American Indoor

Air Quality Council has already approved the proposal.

Discounted " early-bird " conference registration is open through Aug.

30. Individuals and companies registering by that deadline will

qualify to take advantage of a $100 discount, members and non-

members alike. Exposition hall passes are also available. For

further information on the conference or to register, visit

www.iaqa.org or contact IAQA staff.

PRESS CONTACTS, PLEASE NOTE: For press passes to conference

activities including the exposition hall, press contacts should

contact Mrs. Farzana Shakir by e-mail at iaqshakir@... or by

phone at (301) 231-8388 ext. 22.

The Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) is a nonprofit,

multidisciplinary organization, dedicated to promoting the exchange

of indoor environmental information, through education and research,

for the safety and well being of the general public. For more

information, visit www.iaqa.org or call (301) 231-8388.

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Press Contact:

Mrs. Farzana Shakir

Email Contact

(301) 231-8388 ext. 22.

SOURCE: Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA)