Join us again on April 7th at 6:00 pm PST and
light a candle for victims throughout the United States and around the
world.
In Unity, Hope and Remembrance of those we love. A time to
remember those we will never forget.
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AAD Speakers
Laurie Kazan-Allen
Dr. Robert Cameron Dr. Barry Castleman
Dr. Helen Clayson
Mayor Portia P. Cohen, City of Manhattan Beach
Dr. Arthur Frank
Dr. Freddi Segal - Gidan
Dr. Mike Harbut
Brent Kynoch
Dr. Richard Lemen
Dr. Stephen Levin
TC McNamara
Sara Mereeotlhe
Linda Reinstein
Dr. Joachim A. Roesler
Andrew Schneider
Peg Seminario
Jordan Summer
John Thayer
Jill Vaughn
Jordan Zevon
Paul Zygielbaum
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ADAO VOLUNTEERS
Event Chairperson
Bonnie Diana
Science
Advisory Board
Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD
Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH
National Spokesperson
Jordan
Zevon
Speaker Liaison and Remembrance Service
Sharry
Erzinger
Registration & Program
Margy
Urnberg
Agenda & Sponsorship
Linda
Reinstein
Executive Assistant
Herman
Hamilton
Publicity
Doug
Larkin
Registration Assistant
Kate
Diana
International Liaison Caitlin Burton
Speaker Assistant
Emily
Reinstein
Website
Ellen
Tunkelrott
Manhattan Beach Liaison
Debbie
Granow
Barbara
Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Dr. Michael
Harbut
Cynthia
Noraian
Patricia
Ellis
Linda
Remington
International
Ban Asbestos Secretariat
Laurie
Kazan-Allen
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5th Asbestos Awareness Day
Conference
AAD Conference was a huge
success!
The 5th Annual Asbestos Awareness Conference received
rave
reviews from the 125-plus participants, speakers, honorees, and
volunteers who convened over the weekend in Manhattan Beach,
California. They called it, "Inspirational." And,
"Amazing." Said
one, "I go to similar conferences all the time. This weekend had
a
very different, remarkable feeling." Declared another, "We were
awed
and felt the love of the ADAO community all weekend."
The
event, made possible through the collaborative efforts of the Asbestos
Disease Awareness Organization, the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute,
and the International Ban Asbestos Secretariat,
brought together anti-asbestos advocates from across the United States
and from Germany, England, and South Africa in a call to action to
prevent, detect, and treat asbestos-related diseases.
The
meeting provided a forum where leaders in the field could share their
invaluable knowledge and experience, and on Saturday, an international
panel of speakers addressed topics including prevention; advances in
diagnosis and treatment of ARD; patient and family resources and
support; and global advocacy. In a rare public appearance, Pulitzer
Prize-winning journalist Andrew Schneider (whose
series of articles in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer broke the story of
the asbestos contamination in Libby, Montana) served as keynote
speaker.
Other
conference highlights included musical performances by ADAO National
Spokesperson Jordan Zevon and
fellow entertainer Jordan Summers, a Sunday Remembrance Brunch in honor
of loved ones lost to asbestos disease, and the presentation of awards
for distinguished contributions to the fight against asbestos.
ADAO
sincerely appreciates our Partners, Speakers, Corporate and Educational
Sponsors and of course, our volunteers, who made our conference
possible.
We
encourage you all to join us in the observance of the 5th Annual
National Asbestos Awareness Week beginning tomorrow, April 1
through
April 7.
In
unity, The ADAO Volunteers
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2009
ADAO Asbestos Awareness Day Honorees
U.S. Senator
Barbara Boxer, was presented with the Tribute of Hope
Award for her steadfast commitment and determination to ban asbestos.
Margaret Seminario, AFL/CIO
received the Tribute
of Unity Award for the union's global work to unite, educate
and
empower asbestos victims and workers.
Dr. Stephen Levin, was
recognized with the Dr.
Irving Selikoff Lifetime Achievement Award in honor of his dedicated
research into the social and medical impact asbestos has had on
humankind.
Pralhad
Malvadkar and Raghunath Manwar
were presented with the Tribute of Inspiration Award for being a bridge
of hope and strength to victims of asbestos exposure in India
and
worldwide.
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EDUCATIONAL SPONSORS
GOLD
Kazan, McClain, Abrams, Lyons,
Greenwood & Harley, PLC
Simmons Cooper, LLC
The Law Office of Roger G. Worthington, P.C.
SILVER
Baron and Budd, P.C.
Early, Ludwick, Sweeney & Strauss, LLC
DeLuca & Nemeroff, LLP
Richard, Patrick, Westbrook and Brickman, LLC
Belluck & Fox, LLP
Hartley Law LLC
Waters & Kraus, LLP
BRONZE
Paul & Hanley LLP
Mundy & Singley LLP
Lipsitz & Ponterio, LLC
Firm donations fund ADAO educational
programs.
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EVENT HOSTS
Meet and Greet
Environmental Information Association
Conference Luncheon
Paul and Michelle Zygielbaum
Remembrance Brunch
The John McNamara Foundation
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