Representatives from industry, government and academe from across the globe will gather at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in Morgantown Nov. 28-30 for an international conference on end-of-life electronics recycling hosted by West Virginia University.
RECCON05: Global Electronics Recycling Solutionsis a forum for sharing information, ideas and innovative solutions to the challenges facing the electronics recycling community throughout the world.
WVU is honored to be hosting RECCON 05,said WVU President David C. Hardesty Jr.The conference follows the very successful RECCON 03 International Conference on Recycling Information Exchange and Industrial Practices held in Bilbao, Spain.
Speakers will cover topics ranging from US/China end-of-life electronics trade relations, industrial internalization, economic development in industrial America and cutting-edge legislative issues.
We are pleased to be part of the economic development initiatives between West Virginia and the Basque Region of Spain led by Cong. Alan B. Mollohan,said John D. Weete, vice president for research and economic development at WVU .
WVU and the Polymer Alliance Zone of West Virginia, through the MARCEE project ( Mid-Atlantic Recycling Center for End-of-Life Electronics), established a regional model for end-of-life electronics recycling. The MARCEE project is supported by the US Department of Energy through the National Energy Technology Laboratory with funding provided by Congressman Mollohan.
Congressman Mollohan has been a very strong supporter of this project,Dr, Weete said,and we are very appreciative of his dedication to this economic development initiative.
The keynote speaker for the conference is award-winning William McDonough, founding partner of William McDonough + Partners, Architecture and Community Design, an internationally recognized design firm practicing ecologically, socially and economically intelligent architecture and planning in the U.S. and abroad.
For additional information and to register, visit the RECCON 05 website:http://www.wvu.edu/~RECCON05/. Those wishing to attend should register online in advance of the event.
