International experts are set to present the new direction for mold practitioners and building stakeholders. Is your company poised for this new direction?

We're all familiar with recent headlines related to indoor dampness that can lead to mold growth along with mold toxicity and its adverse effect on public health. No building type is immune from the effects of moisture intrusion whether a result of fire, storm damage, remodeling or construction efforts, failed weatherization or plumbing leaks. In fact, one of the top four housing code violations involves mold and moisture issues. We are also familiar with the wide range of contradictory opinions on how to appropriately identify and remediate moisture damage and mold. Common sense guidance based on expert research, which includes field practitioners, is greatly needed.

To address this need for an industry shift to more representative testing methods and public health criteria, The University of Tulsa Indoor Air Program and Continuing Engineering & Science Education is pleased to announce the "Approaches to Managing Mold in Buildings" conference to be held in Orlando, Florida, April 27-29, 2009. This conference is co-sponsored by AIHA, IAQA, and ISIAQ and will be held in Orlando, Florida at the Hilton Walt Disney World Resort. Accreditation has been arranged through American IAQ Council, ABIH, IICRC, NADCA, NAFAHQ, and ASHRAE.

Through a collaboration over the past five years to gather, evaluate and consolidate 25+ years of global research and established field practices, world-renowned experts representing Government, Public Health, Practitioners and Academia have set a new course in mold and moisture control. These experts served as authors for American Industrial Hygiene Association's recently published "Recognition, Evaluation and Control of Indoor Mold," which compiled this peer-reviewed literature to illustrate the dramatic changes in the understanding, testing, remediation and verification of effective control and removal techniques. Co-Editor, Dr. J. David Miller and contributing author, Dr. Richard Shaughnessy, recognized the need to expand the depth and premise of this publication and have designed a conference to address this critical need. Both Dr. Miller and Dr. Shaughnessy, along with 20 of the primary authors, will convene and share their findings and conclusions during this 2 ½ day forum of presentations, panel discussions and Q&A sessions.

MoldSense Newsletter subscribers are being offered the special conference rate of $545.00 for the first attendee and $273.00 for the second attendee from the same organization from now until April 13th.

Go to www.utulsa.edu/iaqprogram or www.cese.utulsa.edu for more information and to download fax form. Be sure to write "QLabMoldSense" on the member number line to receive your discount.