John McCarthy, Sc.D.,C.I.H., and President of EH&E, was recently a keynote speaker at the ASHRAE/ASHE conference "IAQ 2004 - Critical Operations: Supporting the Healing Environment through IAQ Performance Standards", held in Tampa, Florida March 15-17th, 2004. His presentation, entitled “Defining the Healing Environment: Risk, Reward, Reality” focused on the true value of IAQ programs in the hospital setting by reviewing the aspects of IAQ in the healthcare environment and the stress placed on infrastructure and those who are responsible for maintaining it.

April 20 - Dr. John McCarthy is a speaker at a workshop sponsored by the Boston chapter of IFMA. The workshop is entitled "Keeping Your People Safe: What you might want to know about bio-terrorism and buildings." To find out more visit www.ifmaboston.org.

April 29 - One-day conference on "Long Term Care Injury Prevention" in Lake Placid, NY. The conference is focused on resident handling and employee injury prevention in long term care facilities. Speakers are Guy Fragala, Ph.D., P.E., C.S.P., of EH&E and Paula Pless (COTA) of Canterbuy Woods.

May 4 - David Shore of EH&E will present “Recent Developments Impacting Building Inspection Services and the Mold Remediation Industry” at EnviroExpo 2004 in Boston. You can visit the Enviro Expo web site to learn more at www.enviroexpo.com.

May 20 - Kevin Coghlan, M.S., C.I.H., will be a presenter at a morning workshop entitled "Toxic Mold Losses: A Billion Dollar Problem, Myth or Reality?" sponsored by MARCOR Remediation. The workshop will take place at the Crown Plaza on Worcester Street in Natick, MA.