PFC Webinars Proposal

OECD Webinars on the 2009 PFC Survey Findings

2March 2011 and

8/9[1] March 2011

Information note

Objective: To disseminate the results of a 2009 Survey on production, use and release of PFCs and to discuss the usefulness of the survey data for Governments, the private sector and other stakeholders.

Agenda:

Introduction (OECD) – 5 minutes
Presentation of 2009 PFC Survey (Australia) – 15 minutes
Panel reactions - 5 minutes each
United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
Private Sector (OECD’s Business and Industry Advisory Council, BIAC)
Non-OECD Government

Webinar1

2 March 2011 – 7am Washington DC, 1pm Paris, 8pm Beijing and 9pm Tokyo time

Webinar2

8 March 2011 – 8pm Washington DC time

9 March 2011 - 2am Paris, 9am Beijing and 10am Tokyo time

Webinar on the 2009 PFC Survey Findings

Background

Resolution II/5 of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM2) for the management of perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) and transition to safer alternatives invites governments, international organizations, and other stakeholders to consider the development, facilitation and promotion in an open, transparent and inclusive manner of national and international stewardship programmes and regulatory approaches to reduce emissions and the content of relevant perfluorinated chemicals of concern in products and to work toward global elimination, where appropriate and technically feasible.

The efforts identified by ICCM2 include: information-gathering activities and information exchange on alternatives; progress in and examples of regulatory actions and voluntary programmes; monitoring; emissions; exposure; environmental fate and transport; and potential effects of perfluorinated chemicals and alternatives on human health and the environment.

In order to support these efforts, the OECD’s PFC Steering Group is holding a series of webinars. The first of these took place on the 27th of October and focused on an exchange of information on recent activities. The next two webinars are scheduled for 2 and 8/9March 2011 and will focus on a recently completed report presenting the outcome of the 2009 survey on the production, use and release of PFOS, PFAS, PFOA, PFCA, their related substances and products/mixtures containing these substances. The report can be downloaded at:

Logistical information

Webinar 1: 2 March 2011– 7am Washington DC, 1pm Paris, 8pm Beijing and 9pm Tokyo time

To register for the PFCs Webinar you will need a computer with internet access and a phone. Please use the following link: When you register for the webinar using the URL above, you will be given additional information regarding the system requirements and instructions on how to log in to participate the day of the Webinar.

Webinar 2: 8/9 March 2011 – 8 March 8pm Washington DC, 9 March2am Paris, 9am Beijing and 10am Tokyo time

For both webinars:

System Requirements:

PC-based attendees

Required: Windows(r) 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh(r)-based attendees

Required: Mac OS(r) X 10.4.11 (Tiger(r)) or newer

Please log in about 15 to 20 minutes before the webinar starts in order to download the presentations and any other software requirements, such as JavaScript. Once the software is installed, you will have access to the webinar. For international participants, the access numbers are listed in the table on the next page. Participants with limited access to international numbers or in need of assistance, should register for the webinar and send an e-mail to Ana Corado () to request assistance with the conference call.

Please visit the OECD PFC Web Portal at .

[1]The webinar will be taking place in a time slot that spans different dates, ie 8 March Washington DC time, which is 9 March 2am Paris time, 9am Beijing and 10am Tokyo time