[USCC] MACA Composting Conference Exhibitor Contact Information Correction

[Greg Evanylo]

For potential exhibitors, Bob Broom's corrected contact information is:
Bob Broom
RKB Enterprises, Inc
625 Maury Ave.
Norfolk, VA 23517
757-622-0692
757-640-0239 FAX
757-647-6052 Mobile
rkbe at cox.net

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>Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:18:21 -0500
>To: compost at compostingcouncil.org
>From: Greg Evanylo <gevanylo at vt.edu>
>Subject: Mid Atlantic Composting Association 
>2007 Conference Call for Abstracts
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>Attention: Those interested in composting and compost,
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>The following announcement is a request for 
>abstracts for the 2007 Mid Atlantic Composting 
>and Compost Use Conference and Expo. Please 
>promote this conference by encouraging potential 
>presenters to respond to the request.
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>Mid Atlantic Composting and Compost Use Conference & Expo
>FIRST CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
>September 19-21, 2007
>Beltsville, MD
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>The Mid Atlantic Composting and Compost Use 
>Conference is a biennial event providing 
>composting professionals with practical 
>information on the science of composting, 
>facility planning and design, operations, 
>regulations, economics, marketing, utilization, 
>and other relevant topics. The conference is an 
>event of the Mid Atlantic Composting Association (MACA).
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>The Conference will be held at the USDA-ARS 
>facilities in Beltsville, Maryland from 1 pm, 
>September 19 to noon, September 21. The event 
>will include oral paper sessions and a trade 
>show during the first two days and a tour of 
>composting and compost use sites on the morning 
>of the final day. Included in the cost of 
>registration will be dinners on Sep. 19 and 20, 
>lunch on Sep. 20, and breaks on Sep. 19 and 20.
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>Abstracts for oral presentations are requested in the areas listed below.
>·         Planning and Developing Composting Programs
>·         Composting Technology Development
>·         Compost Processing Techniques/Optimization
>·         Compost Utilization
>·         Odor Management
>·         Regulatory Issues
>·         Compost Facility Operations, Training, and Safety
>·         Compost Marketing and Distribution
>·         Composting Facility Economics
>·         Research and Development
>·         Onsite (Backyard) Composting Programs
>·         Case Studies
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>Instructions for submitting abstracts
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>All abstracts for oral presentations should be 
>emailed as a Word or RTF attachment by April 20. 
>Abstracts should be 500 words or less, typed in 
>Times New Roman, 12 font. Please include 
>author’s name(s) and institution(s), title of 
>presentation, a contact person’s name, address, 
>telephone and fax numbers, and email address. 
>Abstracts should reflect original, current work 
>and should be sent to: Greg Evanylo at <mailto:gevanylo at vt.edu>gevanylo at vt.edu.
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>Authors of selected papers will be notified by 
>May 25. Authors will be required to pay 
>conference registration fees and their own 
>travel expenses. Conference registration fees 
>will be $75 for MACA members and $100 for 
>non-members before August 1, 2007 ($100 for 
>members and $125 for non-members after 8/1/07). 
>Presenters selected will be subject to the 
>member, early registration rate (i.e., $75) for 
>the three-day event. Arrangements have been made 
>with several hotels in the area to provide a 
>block of rooms at reduced rate for conference 
>presenters and attendees. Abstracts will be 
>published and distributed to conference registrants via a CDROM.
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>For More Information
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>Check the MACA web site 
>(<http://www.midatlanticcompost.org/>http://www.midatlanticcompost.org) 
>for updated information. If interested in 
>exhibiting at the Conference & Expo, please 
>contact Bob Broom at 888-475-2368 or email at 
><mailto:rkbe at cox.net>rkbe at cox.net. Contact Bob 
>Kerlinger 
>(<mailto:bkerlinger at verizon.net>bkerlinger at verizon.net 
>or 757-868-8519) for other conference information.
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>Gregory K. Evanylo
>Professor and Extension Specialist
>Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences (0403)
>426 Smyth Hall, Virginia Tech
>Blacksburg, VA 24061
>Ph: 540/231-9739;  Fax: 540/231-3075
>gevanylo at vt.edu

Gregory K. Evanylo
Professor and Extension Specialist
Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences (0403)
426 Smyth Hall, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Ph: 540/231-9739;  Fax: 540/231-3075
gevanylo at vt.edu