Conference schedule is still being finalized.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Time	Program Activity
8:30 am - 5:30 pm	Pre-Conference workshops

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Time	Program Activity
7:30 am - 6:00 pm	Registration Desk Open
7:30 – 8:30 am	Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 9:00 am	Opening Session - Welcome
9:00 - 10:00 am	Peter Raven
10:00 - 10:30 am	Bill Suk
10:30 - 11:00 am	Break
11:00 - 11:30 am	Alan Baker
11:30 - 12:00	Dennis Hazel
12:00  - 1:30 pm	Lunch (on your own)
1:30 - 3:00 pm	Concurrent Sessions
	Session A-1: Phytomonitoring Co-Chairs: Joel Burken Don Vrobolesk y	Session B-1: Genetic Engineering and Systems Biology Co-Chairs: Nelson Marmiroli Joseph M. Jez	Session C-1: Restoration Co-Chairs: Thomas Spriggs David Tsao
	Uptake of Tritium-contaminated Groundwater by Riparian Trees, Barnwell, South Carolina Don A. Vroblesky	Ecotypic Differences in Metal Hyperaccumulation in Thlaspi Caerulescens: Searching for Genes that Contribute to Metal Hyperaccumulation and Tolerance in Plants Stephen D. Ebbs	From Brownfields to Greens Fees David Tsao
	Designing Monitoring Networks for Plant Sampling in Phytoremediation Systems Gayathri Gopalakrishnan	Engineering Non-Food High Biomass Plants for Arsenic Hyperaccumulation and Rice for Enhanced Tolerance and Reduced Arsenic Uptake Sudesh Chhikara	Metal Phyto-extraction Technology as a Remediation Step in the Redevelopment of an Italian Industrial Site Meri Barbafieri
	Competitive Uptake of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) by Redosier dogwood (Cornus sericea) Xingmao (Samuel) M a	Proteomic Characterization of Metallicolous and Non Metallicolous Population of Agrostis Capillaris Exposed to Cu Clemence Bes	Rehabilitation of a Heavy Metal Contaminated Brownfield Using Woody Plants and Mycorrhizal Symbiosis: A Phytoremediation Field Trial Michael Lebrecque
	Phytotechnology of Contaminate Reduction and Habitat Creation: Conflicting Goals? An Engineer's Perspective New Tools in Phytoforensic Site Assessments Joel Burken	Increased Degradation of TCE and TCAA in Nicotiana Xanthi Transformed with the Gene Encoding the PAT Enzyme Lee A. Newman	Brownfields to Community Gardens - Can it be done? Ganga M. Hettiarachchi
3:00 - 3:30 pm	Break
3:30 - 5:20 pm	Concurrent Sessions
	Session A-2: Persistent Organic Pollutants Co-Chairs: Barbara A. Zeeb Jason C. White	Session B-2: Genetic Engineering and Systems Biology Co-Chairs: Nelson Marmiroli Joseph M. Jez	Session C-2: Metals in Terrestrial Systems Co-Chairs: Stephen D. Ebbs J. Vangronsveld
	Practical Aspects of Phytoextraction: Six Years of Field Studies at Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB)-Contaminated Sites Barbara A. Zeeb	Cellular Distribution of Zn, Cd and Pb in Hyperaccumulator Arabis Paniculata Rong-Liang Qiu	Towards Practical Cd Phytoextraction with Thlapsi Caerulescens Robert W. Simmons
	Results of Phytoremediation Experiment at former pesticide Storehouse in Moldova Oleg Bogdevich	Phenomic Characterisation for Functional Genomics of Metal Response in Plants Elena Maestri	Phytoavailability of Ni Compounds to Alyssum Species Tiziana Centofanti
	Hydroxylated Motabolites of PCBs and Mechanisms in Exposed Whole Poplar Trees Guangshu Zhai	Evolving Phytochelatin-Based Heavy Metal Tolerance in Plants Joseph M. Jez	Metal Accumulation in Plants with Added Economical Value Grown on Metal Contaminated Soils: Sustainable Use of These Soils for Bio-energy Production and Possibilities for Phytoextraction J. Vangronsveld
	Phytoremediation Applied to Pesticide-Contaminated Soil in Kazakhstan Larry E. Erickson	Detoxification of the Explosive TNT by Endogenous Enzymes in Arabidopsis Elizabeth L. Rylott	Removal of Heavy Metals from Soil Polluted with Effluents from a Paint Industry Using Helianthus Annuus L. and Tithonia Diversifolia (Hemsl.) as Influenced by Fertilizer Applications M. B. Adewole
	Phytoremediation of Persistent Organic Pollutants: Mechanistic Studies and Field Application Jason C. White	Transgenic Plants Express a Bacterial Cyclodextrin Glycosyltransferase for Enhanced Organic Pollutant Phytoremedication Sarah MacDonald	The Effects of Photosynthetic Bacteria and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Phytoremediation for Soils Contaminated by Heavy Metals   Lei Yang
5:20 - 7:00 pm	Poster Session I Reception & Cash Bar Visit Exhibits
7:30 pm	Phyto Society Business Meeting

 Thursday, December 3, 2009

Time	Program Activity
7:30 am - 6:00 pm	Registration Desk Open
7:00 - 8:00 am	Continental Breakfast
8:10 - 10:00 am	Concurrent Sessions
	Session A-3: Nano Co-Chairs: Lee A. Newman Jason C. White	Session B-3: Green Infrastructure/ Storm Water Co-Chairs: Walter Eifert Eli Cohen	Session C-3: Greenroof Co-Chairs: Clayton Rugh William Retzlaff
	Toxicity and Biotransformation of Uncoated and Coated Nickel Hydroxide Nanoparticles on Mesquite Plants Jorge Gardea-Torresday	Oregon's Phytotechnology Toolbox for Urban Stormwater Management Renee Stoops	The Exchangeability and Leachability of Metals from Select Green Roof Growth Substrates Stephen D. Ebbs
	Plant Uptake and Translocation of Gold Nanoparticles Lee A. Newman	Sustainable Sanitary Wastewater Treatment Using Constructed Wetland and Phytotechnology Processes   Walter Eifert	Energy Conservation Associated with Implementation of Vegetated Roofs Robert W. Peters
	Assay-Dependent Phytotoxicity of Nanoparticles to Plants Jason C. White	Sustainability - in Practice Constructed Wetland - Case Studies Eli Cohen	Suspended Solids in and Turbidity of Runoff from Green Roofs Susan Morgan
	Phytotoxicity, Uptake and Transport of Silver Nanoparticles by Arabidopsis Thaliana Xingmao (Samuel) Ma	Managing Expectations: A Review of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation and Remediation Behavior in the Context of Stormwater Management Using Phytotechnologies Julia Africa	Mosses - Alternative Vegetative Cover for Green Roofs Jan-Peter Frahm
	Nanoparticles and Plants - Friend or Foe? Tomas Vanek
10:00 - 10:30 am	Break
10:30 am - 12:00	Concurrent Sessions
	Session A-4: Plant Interactions with Novel Contaminants Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Guthrie Nichols Elena Maestri	Session B-4: Groundwater Co-Chairs: James E. Landmeyer Lee A. Newman	Session C-4: Covers Co-Chairs: J. L. Jordahl Craig Benson
	Phytoremediation of Pharmaceuticals Tomas Vanek	Irrigation of Tree Stands with Groundwater Containing 1, 4-Dioxane: Pilot-Scale Studies Ari M. Ferro	Managing the Water Balance with Vegetative Covers – Introductory Remarks Craig Benson
	Performance and Microbial Diversity during Phytoremediation of Perchlorate in Poor and Rich Soil Garrett C. Struckhoff	Performance of a Large-Scale Phytoremediation System at Argonne National Laboratory Lawrence P. Moos	Field Water Balance of Evapotranspiration Covers in Northwest Ohio Kristopher D. Barnswell
	An Analysis of Illinois Plant Species and Their Association with Perchlorate-Reducing Bacteria Xingmao (Samuel) Ma	Phytotechnology and Natural Attenuation: Kansas and Colorado Dennis Haag	A Comparative Study of Compacted Clay Versus Evapotranspiration Landfill Caps William J. Lee
	Opportunities for Woody Crop Production Using Treated Wastewater in Egypt Ron Zalesny	High Rate Irrigation of Poplar Trees as a Nutrient Reduction System at The Oregon Garden Renee Stoops	The Use of Short Rotation Willows and Poplars for the Recycling of Saline Waste Waters Jaconette Mirck
			Long Term Adaptive Management with Phytotechnology - 16 Years of Leachate Irrigation at Riverbend Landfill J.L. Jordahl
12:00 - 1:30 pm	Lunch (on you own)
1:30 - 3:00 pm	Concurrent Sessions
	Session A-5: Biofuels Co-Chairs: Ronald S. Zalesny, Jr. Dennis Hazel	Session B-5: Explosives and Munitions Co-Chairs: Michael Reynolds Tomas Vanek	Session C-5: Sustainability Co-Chairs: Larry E. Erickson Blase Leven
	Coupling Biofuel Feedstock Sustainability with Productivity: from Managing a Tension to Solving a Problem M. Christina Negri	Localization of RDX in Leaves of Lamiaceae: Impact of Pigments and Secondary Metabolic Pathways Lee A. Newman	Arsenic Uptake in Eight Tomato Cultivars Grown on Soils Supplemented with Silicium Marta Marmiroli
	Integrating Phytotechnologies with Energy Crop Production for Biofuels, Bioenergy, and Bioproducts Ronald S. Zalesny, Jr .	Engineering Plants for n situ Remediation of the Explosive RDX Elizabeth L. Rylott	How Low is Low Enough?: Assessing Risks in Urban Vegetable-growing Lawrence C. Davis
	Calcium Impact on Growth Performance and Essential Oil Production of Chrysopogon Zizanioides Grown on Lead Contaminated Soils Lu Thai Danh	Transcriptomic Response of Arabidopsis Shoots and Roots after Prolonged Exposure to Trinitrotoluene Tomas Vanek	Integrating Phytoremediation and Biofortification: Use of Se-laden Plant Materials for Production of Se-enriched Edible Mushroom Jie Hong
	Copper Phytoextraction Tandem with Oil Production using Commercial Cultivars and Mutant Lines of Sunflower Michael Mench	Effect of Plants on Metal Transport in Small Arms Firing Range Soils Afrachanna D. Butler	Particulate Matter Phytoremediation in Air of Urban Area as a Way of Improving Life Quality Stanislaw W. Gawronski
3:00 - 3:30 pm	Break
3:30 - 5:20 pm	Concurrent Sessions
	Session A-6: Long-term Trials Co-Chairs: Alan Baker Stephen Rock	Session B-6: Metalloids in Terrestrial Systems Co-Chairs: Michael BlaylockMeri Barbafieri	TPH-PAHSession C-6: TPH-PAH Co-Chairs: Eugenia Olguin Heather Henry
	Long-term Phytostabilization of zn-Smelter Contaminated Soils on Blue Mountain at Palmerton, PA, Using Biosolids-Flyash-Limestone and Revegetation Species Rufus L. Chaney	(Im) Mobilization of Multiple Elements by Plants Marinus L. Otte	In situ Assessment of Phytotechnologies for Multicontaminated Soil Management Stephanie Ouvrard
	Lessons Learned in the Design and Monitoring of Large-scale Phytoremediation Installations Lorraine LaFreniere	Boron in Sediments from Cecina Basin (Tuscany, Italy) and Preliminary Results from Phytoremoval Meri Barbafieri	Phytoremediation and Restoration at a Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) Brownfield Louis A. Licht
	Aggregation of COST 859 Phytoremediation Knowledge from Genes to Field Trials at the BIOGECO Phytoremediation Platform Michel Mench	Phytoremediation of Seleniferous soils in Northwestern India Karaj S. Dhillon	Hydrocarbons removal in microcosms with Avicennia germinans (black mangrove)” Eugenia Olguin
	Phytoremediation - Why do Plants Degrade Organic Contaminants and Does It Matter? Jerald Schnoor	Pteris Vittata L. has Great Application Potential in the Phytoremediation of Pb-As Co-contaminated Soils Mei Lei	Isolation and Characterization of Pyrene Metabolizing Microbial Consortia from the Plant Rhizoplane Ian Balcolm
	PHYTO and CATS David Tsao	Phytoremediation of Arsenic in Residential Soils: Evaluating Five Years of Field Verification Studies in Washington, DC Michael Blaylock	Assessing the Effect of Planted Trees on Groundwater Hydrology and Jet-Fuel Contamination in a Shallow Coastal Plain Aquifer near Elizabeth City, North Carolina James E. Landmeyer
5:20 - 7:00 pm	Poster Session II Reception & Cash Bar Visit Exhibits
7:30 pm	Intn'l Journal of Phytoremediation Editor's Meeting

 Friday, December 4, 2009

Time	Program Activity
7:30 am-12:00 pm	Registration Desk Open
7:30 - 8:30 am	Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 10:20 a.m.	Concurrent Sessions
	Session A-7: Wetlands Co-Chairs: Zq Lin Andre' Gerth	Session B-7: Salt / Selenium Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Pilon-Smits Masanori Tamaoki	Session C-7: Endophytes Co-Chairs: Daniel Van Der Lelie Bernard Glick
	Robust, Self-Repairing Constructed Wetlands Treatment of Neutral Mine Drainage Mark W. Fitch	Jasmonic Acid and Ethylene Regulate Selenite Resistance in Arabidopsis Thaliana (20-30 min) Masanori Tamaoki	Maximizing a Plant’s Growth Potential in the Midst of Adversity Bernard Glick
	Constructed Wetland for Efficient and Sustainable Treatment of Mine Water Drainages Andre' Gerth	Transforming Phytomanagement to Biofortification (20-30 Min) Gary Banuelos	Introduction of Atrazine-Degrading Pseudomonas Sp. Strain ADP to Enhance Rhizodegradation of Atrazine Chung-Ho Lin
	Heavy Metal Phytoremediation through Wetland Plants: Multifaceted Issues and Prospects Prabhat Kumar Rai	Selenium Volatilization by Rabbitfoot Grass-Associated Soil Bacteria (15-20 min) Ranju Karna	Plant Growth Promoting Endophytic Bacteria from Poplar: Beneficial Applications and Potential Health Risks? Daniel Van Der Lelie
	The Potential for Phytoextraction of 90 Sr from the Columbia River's Shoreline at the Hanford Site's 100-N Area Robert Fellows	Applications of Plant-Microbial Ecology in Selenium Phytoremediation (15-20 min) Jose R. Valdez Barillas	Endophytic Bacteria Cut Down Evapotranspiration of TCE During Phytoremediation in the Field Nele Weyans
	Effects of Phosphorous Contamination on the Partitioning of Arsenic in Wetland Microcosms   Daniel Huff	Ecological Aspects of Se phytoremediation: Plant-animal interactions (15-20 min) Colin F. Quinn	Endophyte Sentinels - Inoculating Existing Vegetation Michael Reynolds
10:20 - 10:40 am	Break
10:40-12:00 noon	Plenary Session
12:00 noon	Conference Adjourns
1:00 - 5:00 pm	Post Conference Tour