Marcellus Shale Multi-State Academic Applied Research Conference

Marcellus Shale Multi-State Academic Applied Research Conference - will be held beginning at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, May 10, 2001 through 12:15 PM Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at the Blair County Convention Center, One Convention Center Drive, Altoona, PA 16601. The conference will: 1) bring together researchers from across the Mid-Atlantic region to help identify the research needs related to the impacts of Marcellus Shale development, 2) identify on-going research activities related to Marcellus Shale, 3) build multi-institutional academic partnerships focused on Marcellus Shale, 4) endeavor to develop a broad applied research agenda that includes natural resource, wildlife, social, community and economic implications as well as research on production methods/technologies, and 5) help inform outreach and education. The conference is a collaboration between Cornell University, Penn State University and West Virginia University and is being coordinated by the Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research. For a summary of the conference, an invitation to attend, an event agenda, and information on registration, & lodging, please click here.