The Cleaning Industry Research Institute International (CIRI) last week announced Dr Eugene Cole as its key note speaker and provided topic subjects for its next symposium. Titled Cleaning and Disinfection: the Science and Practice and Controversy, the conference will be held at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Centre in Atlanta, USA from 9 to 11 November 2011.
A well respected authority in the industry, Dr Cole is a microbiologist, a member of Brigham Young University’s Department of Health Science, a public health teacher, research specialist on cleaning and health, and serves on the CIRI’s Science Advisory Council (SAC).
Senior CIRI chairman, Jim Harris said the organisation was pleased to have Dr Cole as its featured speaker: “His presentation will focus on Effective Cleaning Versus Disinfection: Risks or Remedies?”
Other scheduled speakers and topics include: Elizabeth Scott, Ph.D., Simmons College, Sustainable Hygiene Practices in Home, Work and Community; Benjamin Tanner, Ph.D., Antimicrobial Test Laboratories, Reduction in Microbial Load on High Touch Surfaces in Hospital Rooms by Treatment with a Portable, Saturated Vapor Steam System; Mark D. McLaughlin, Jr., Restor All, and Michael Pinto, Wonder Makers Environmental, Real Life Experiment to Gauge the Impact of Chemicals and Work Procedures on Mold Remediation; Jason Marshall, Ph.D., Toxic Use Reduction Institute (TURI), University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Right, Wrong or Somewhere in Between? How You Disinfect Makes a Difference; John Richter, Kaivac Inc., High Fluid Flow Extraction: Chemical-Free Cleaning and Real World Data; W. Curtis White, Chief Technology Consultant, SAS Global, Inc., Testing for Antimicrobial Properties: Scientific Evaluations, Claims Validation, Application and Quality Control Testing with Real World Performance Validation; Steven M. Spivak, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland and Chairman, CIRI Science Advisory Council, Demystifying and Categorizing Antimicrobials, Disinfectants and Biocides All; Cliff Beiser, Champions Touch, Anecdotal Testing, Evaluation and Typical Results Using Adenosine Triphosphate – ATP Measures on Soiled and Cleaned Interior Surfaces.