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    ARPA Institute
    18106 Miranda St., tarzana, CA 91356
    Tel/Fax:(818)586-0010
    e-mail: [email protected]
    Website: http://www.arpainstitute.org

    Press Release: Waste Management Conference in Armenia:

    On September 25 and 26, 2008, a conference on waste management
    organized jointly by the ARPA Institute, the State Engineering
    University of Armenia (SEUA, formerly the Polytechnic Institute), and
    the Ministry of Nature protection of Armenia, was held at the Nuclear
    Training Center of the SEUA. Waste management is an enormously
    important issue in Armenia as it is embarking on a course of rapid
    economic growth. Opening remarks were made by the Deputy Minister of
    Education and Science of Armenia, Hon. Bakrat Yesayan and
    Prof. Vostanik Maroukhyan, president of the SEUA. The conference was
    held under the direction of Prof. Laert Hovhannissyan, Pro-rector of
    the SEUA. The local media was also invited. There were over 60
    attendees from the government, academia, public and private
    organizations, and graduate students. Presentations were made by local
    experts from the Yerevan State University, the SEUA and other
    universities, the Ministry of Nature Protection, the Ministry of
    Education and Science and the Yerevan Municipality. As Yerevan and Los
    Angeles are formally `Sister Cities,' representatives from the City of
    Los Angeles in the persons of Dr. Ara Kasparian, Director of the
    Environmental Management Program, Bureau of Engineering, Department of
    Public Works and Mr. Varouj Abkian, Assistant Director of Bureau of
    Sanitation, Department of Public Works, City of Los Angeles, made
    presentations on the current methodologies used for dealing with waste
    management issues in Los Angeles. Both domestic and industrial waste
    management were adressed in detail. At the conclusion of the
    conference there was a panel discussion with the participation of
    experts from Los Angeles and various experts from Armenia. Dr. Anahit
    Alexandryan, the deputy Minister of the Ministry of Nature Protection,
    who is in charge of hazardous waste management in the country and who
    has been our liaison with the Government of Armenia, also made a
    presentation stressing the importance of cooperation with International
    organizations. Commitments for further cooperation and interactions
    for the benefit of both Armenia and Los Angeles were made by the
    organizers and the participants. For information and/or involvement in
    activities of ARPA Institute please contact the above mentioned.
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