FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2008
Westin Waterfront Hotel
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
425 Summer Street
Boston, MA

Special Guests:

Nena Baker, author of The Body Toxic
Diane MacEachern, author of Big Green Purse
Nancy Nichols, author of Lake Effect

Event Details:

Registration - Due to overwhelming response, registration for the event is now closed. We will be providing an overflow room at the conference. Seating in the main ballroom will be on a first-come, first-served basis. If you have already registered, but do not plan to attend the conference, please email us, so we can welcome a participant from our waiting list.

Transportation -

  • Via Amtrak and Commuter Rail:
    Exit at the South Station stop, and proceed to Summer Street.
  • Via taxi or walking:
    Take a right onto Summer Street and the Westin is about 1 mile on the right hand side, just past the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (425 Summer Street).
  • Via Subway (MBTA Red Line):
    Exit at the South Station stop, and go up one flight of stairs. Take the MBTA Silver line SL1, SL2 or SL3 to the World Trade Center stop. Take the elevator up to Level 2. Take a left onto World Trade Center Ave, and the Westin will be to the left of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (425 Summer Street).
  • Driving Directions - Please click here for driving directions. The hotel is in South Boston next to the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
  • Parking - Parking is available for guests at the Westin Garage either through the hotel valet or self parking, based upon availability. There are 8 handicap self-parking spots in the garage. The maximum self parking rate (3+ hours) is $31.00, and hotel valet is $41.00. Guests are also free to park at satellite parking lots in the area.

Fragrance Free - The conference is a fragrance-free event. Please refrain from using perfumes, powders, body lotions, after-shave lotions, etc., that contain a fragrance.

Women's Health & the Environment Conference

"The critics will argue that we're panicking and there's not enough hard scientific evidence on environmental harm to justify a significant shift in research priorities. But scientific evidence is a product of research, and we won't have it until we look."
— Teresa Heinz Kerry, 1996 Conference

A project of the Heinz Family Philanthropies, this conference series is based on Teresa Heinz Kerry's belief that women deserve to have our health studied in our own right, with our distinct physical strengths and susceptibilities. The conference series has also focused on bridging the disciplines betweens women's health and the environment. The Women's Health and the Environment series encourages women to take an active and responsible role in decision-making about their health, lifestyle choices and economic futures.

Webcast

Click here for more information about the live webcast.

If you wish to download PDF versions of the handouts, click here.

Book Signings

Nena Baker, Diane MacEachern, Stacy Malkan and Nancy Nichols will remain after the program's conclusion to sign copies of their books. The conference will feature an on-site bookstore between 8AM and 3PM brought to you by Harvard Book Store.

If you would like to pre-order books and bring them to the event, please visit the links below:

Nena Baker
The Body Toxic: How the Hazardous Chemistry of Everyday Things Threatens Our Health and Well-being

Diane MacEachern
Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World

Stacy Malkan
Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry

Nancy Nichols
Lake Effect: Two Sisters and a Town's Toxic Legacy
Please enter Heinz discount code 2EFFECT when ordering from the Island Press website. This discount code expires on November 1.

 

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