4th Annual Asbestos
Awareness Day Conference

Fourth Annual Asbestos Day Conference Wrapup - Click Here

4th Annual Asbestos
Awareness Day Conference

Karmanos Cancer Institute
4100 John R
Detroit, Michigan USA

Sponsorship

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization's 4th Annual Asbestos Awareness Day Conference was March 29th with a Remembrance Service on March 30th 2008. This conference was made possible with the support and collaborative efforts from Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, and the International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS). Our mission is to provide the most advanced medical, occupational and environmental information available about asbestos related disease to individuals throughout the world.

Conference Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Peter Orris, MD. MPH, serves as Professor and Associate Director of the Great Lakes Center for Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health of the University Of Illinois School Of Public Health (a World Health Organization Collaborating Center) and is the Director of its Occupational Health Service Institute and Global Toxics Policy Program.  He maintains an active clinical and teaching practice in Occupational Medicine and is the chief of the clinical department at the University of Illinois Medical Center.  He is a Senior Attending physician in Occupational Medicine at the Stroger Hospital of Cook County (formerly Cook County Hospital) where he has been for close to 35 years.

(in alphabetical order)

Dr. Brad Black
Dr. Jim Brophy
Dr. Barry Castleman
Dr. Rebecca Cline
Dr. Bishakha Ghose, Head, Department of Community Medicine BGC Trust Medical College Chandanaish Chittagong, Thailand
Dr. Michael Harbut
Lyle Hargrove
Robert Jones, Environmental Researcher - Rhodes University
Laurie Kazan-Allen
Dr. Richard Lemen
Pat Martin
Dr. Aubrey Miller
Linda Reinstein
Dr. John C. Ruckdeschel
John Thayer
Jordan Zevon
Paul Zygielbaum

Speaker Bios (PDF) - Click Here

2008 Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Asbestos Awareness Day Honorees

Tribute of Hope - Aubrey K. Miller, MD, MPH, Senior Medical Officer & Toxicologist, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be presented with the Tribute of Hope Award for his quest to ban asbestos
Selikoff Lifetime Achievement Award - Barry Castleman, ScD, Environmental Consultant will be 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.
Tribute of Unity - The Canadian Auto Workers will receive the Tribute of Unity Award for its global work to unite, educate, and empower asbestos victims and publci health workers
Tribute of Inspiration - John Thayer, former U.S. Capitol Tunnel Worker Supervisor and asbestos victim will be presented with the Tribute of Inspiration Award for being a bridge to hope and strength of victims of asbestos exposure
Alan Reinstein Memorial Award - John McNamara, mesothelioma victim, will be honored posthumously, with the Alan Reinstein Memorial Award for his commitment to advocacy to eradicate mesothelioma and offer support to patients and their families

National Asbestos Awareness Day Info

• Senator Reid's 2006 Senate Resolution designating the First Day of April as "National Asbestos Awareness Day" -  Click Here 
• Senator Reid's 2006 Senate Resolution Floor Statement -  Click Here 
• Invitation to Attend Conference (PDF)- Click Here
• 2007 AAD Senate Resolution 108 designating the First week of April as "National Asbestos Awareness Week" - Click Here
• 2008 AAD Senate Resolution 462 designating the first week of April as "National Asbestos Awareness Week" - Click Here

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Conference Location & Schedule

Friday, March 28 th
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Meet and Greet
Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center, Cadillac Room
Detroit, Michigan USA

Saturday, March 29 th
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
ADAO Asbestos Awareness Day Conference
Karmanos Cancer Institute
4100 John R
Detroit, Michigan USA

Sunday, March 30 th
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Remembrance Brunch and Service
Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center, Joliet Room
Detroit, Michigan USA
JOIN US in Rembrance (PDF)

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Conference Materials:

• AAD Volunteer Event Kit
• ADAO Honors Awards Press Release (PDF) 
• Agenda (PDF)
• Medical Outreach Letter (DOC)
• Flyer (PDF)
• Flyer with Guest Speakers (PDF)
• Conference Committee Members (PDF)
• Venue Directions (PDF)
• Media Advisory (PDF)
• Map to ADAO Event PDF)
• 2008 Conference Program (PDF) - Click Here
• 2007 Conference Program (PDF) - Click Here
• 2006 Conference Program (PDF) - Click Here

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Conference Registration/ Sponsorship

Please download, print, and complete the appropriate form below and return to us by mail for fax (details provided on each form):

• Registration Form (PDF)
• Sponsor Form (PDF) - Use Business Tribute Form
• Tribute Form (PDF)
• Business Tribute Form (PDF)
  
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Conference Online Registration