The 2011 EnviroTox Conference will be held at the Darwin Convention Centre in Australia's Northern Territory. The conference will run from the 17th - 20th April 2011.

Invitation from Co-Chairs
As Co Chairs of the Organising Committee for this conference, it gives us great pleasure to invite you to Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia, to participate in EnviroTox 2011; a meeting that aims to promote the sharing of knowledge to gain a better understanding of the environmental risks, impacts and management of contaminants to ensure a healthier environment.

The conference location of Darwin is fitting – the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems of northern Australia are recognised as being amongst the least impacted and most diverse in the world, but are under increasing pressure due to the abundance of resources such as minerals, oil, natural gas and freshwater and tourism. There is an opportunity in northern Australia for sustainable development without the mistakes made in southern Australia and elsewhere in the world.. For this to be realised, development must be underpinned by sound scientific knowledge. The generation and sharing of such knowledge, not just in northern Australia, but globally, is the key theme of this conference.

EnviroTox 2011 continues the tradition of joint meetings of the Royal Australian Chemistry Institute (RACI) and the Australasian Society for Ecotoxicology (ASE), representing the 14th ASE conference and the 2nd conference of the Northern Territory Branch of RACI. These joint conferences have a reputation for bringing together a strong mix of relevant environmental disciplines, and are recognised as being the premier, industry-wide gathering of environmental researchers, practitioners and other professionals in the Australasian region working or involved with the harmful effects of contaminants on ecosystems.

The conference will consist of plenary, keynote, general platform and poster sessions, as well as a range of social events and post-conference workshops/field trips.

This is a unique part of the world – attending EnviroTox 2011 also offers the opportunity to stay a little longer and explore some of the most highly valued ecosystems and cultural settings in the world, including the iconic Kakadu and Kimberley regions.

We look forward to seeing you in Darwin in April 2011.

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