17TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND GLOBAL FORUM ON SCIENCE POLICY AND THE ENVIRONMENT: INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTHTHE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT (NCSE) WILL HOLD ITS 17TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND GLOBAL FORUM ON SCIENCE POLICY AND THE ENVIRONMENT: INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH ON JANUARY 24 TO JANUARY 26 2017 AT THE HYATT REGENCY HOTEL IN CRYSTAL CITY VIRGINIA. THE NCSE NATIONAL CONFERENCE IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS NOTABLE SPEAKERS INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING AND SOLUTIONS ORIENTED APPROACH ADDRESSING CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. APPROXIMATELY 1 000 PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE THREE-DAY EVENT REPRESENTING ACADEMIA RESEARCH FEDERAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT CIVIL SOCIETY AND BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS. THERE IS INCREASING AWARENESS THAT HEALTH OF THE PLANET AND THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE ARE INEXTRICABLY LINKED. THE NCSE 2017 CONFERENCE WILL CONSIDER THE ADVANCES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE OVER THE LAST DECADE SINCE NCSE HELD ITS 2007 NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH AND EXAMINE THE CONTINUING AND EMERGING PRESSING CHALLENGES IN NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTS THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED TO SAFEGUARD HUMAN HEALTH AND THE PLANET ON WHICH WE DEPEND. THE CONFERENCE WILL ADDRESS KEY ISSUE AREAS AT THE INTERSECTION OF ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH SUCH AS DEGRADED ECOSYSTEMS CLIMATE CHANGE AND EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS INFECTIOUS DISEASES TOXIC SUBSTANCE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENTS IN GREEN CHEMISTRY THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AIR AND WATER QUALITY AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY HEALTH EQUITY AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AMONG OTHERS. THE CONFERENCE WILL EXPLORE AND ADVANCE CUTTING EDGE ISSUES NEW TECHNOLOGY AND BEST PRACTICES; IDENTIFY RESEARCH PRIORITIES; AND RECOMMEND SCIENCE BASED SOLUTIONS FOR POLICY AND PRACTICE. THE CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS ARE DESIGNED AS INTERACTIVE SESSIONS WITH A PANEL OF EXPERTS AND CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS ALL CONTRIBUTING. EACH WORKSHOP WILL GENERATE 10 TO 12 RECOMMENDATIONS ON THEIR TOPICS. THE COLLECTION OF RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE PREPARED IN A FINAL CONFERENCE REPORT FOR NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION AND MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR THE PUBLIC.