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Conference Themes & Format      Conference Program   Oral Sessions with Abstracts   Poster Sessions with Abstracts   The same advances in information technology that have led to greater awareness of environmental issues have also enhanced our ability to work together to solve them. The purpose of this international conference is to share creative strategies for dealing with emerging risk problems, highlighting how new science and technology are being used to solve a range of challenges with global impacts. The aim is to gain insights from a variety of applications in an intimate setting that encourages discussions – recognizing not only interrelationships in the environment but also the importance of interactions among people. The conference is organized into four theme areas: Toward a sustainable environment:    managing resources through integrated actions Engineering and biotechnology solutions:    applying new technology to energy, food, health Public policy and due process:    involving stakeholders in developing solutions Environmental information in the 21st century:    improving approaches and tools for decisions In addition to sessions within these themes, Eco-Informa 2001 will include the following special features: International Masters' Roundtable on lessons learned confronting environmental issues over the past half century Workshop on the NATO Risk Assessment Network to share approaches for dealing with the Cold War legacy Training Courses for all interested attendees