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September 4, 1998 Pollution prevention conference set for Sept. 23 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The first Indiana Pollution Prevention Conference and Trade Show, "Pollution Prevention Technologies at Work," will be Sept. 23 in Greenwood, Ind., in conjunction with National Pollution Prevention Week Sept. 21-25. The event is co-sponsored by the Indiana Clean Manufacturing Technology and Safe Materials Institute, based at Purdue University; Indiana Partners for Pollution Prevention; and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. The session will provide a forum for companies to find assistance, ideas, networking opportunities and resources in pollution prevention. David Kling, director of pollution prevention for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will be the keynote speaker. Lt. Governor Joe Kernan also will present the Governor's Awards for Excellence in Pollution Prevention at the conference. Award-winning manufacturers also will present their successful pollution prevention methods and provide insights on implementation. The event will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Valle Vista Conference Center at the Valle Vista Country Club, 755 E. Main St., Greenwood, Ind. Participants can preregister by Sept. 15; walk-in registration will be accepted if space is available. The cost is $50 per person. Indiana Partners for Pollution Prevention, formed in 1996 by IDEM, is a consortium of winners of the Governor's Awards for Excellence in Pollution Prevention, recipients of Pollution Prevention Challenge Grants, and companies that pledged to meet the governor's 1998 Toxics Reduction Challenge. The group meets regularly to discuss pollution prevention issues and explore avenues to carry the pollution prevention message to other Indiana businesses and organizations. For more information about the conference, contact Alice Smith at the institute at (765) 463-4749, e-mail, alice@ecn.purdue.edu; or Charles Sullivan, IDEM, at 800-451-6027, ext. 2-8174. To register, call the Purdue Continuing Education Business Office, (765) 494-7231. Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page