WM-Air fourth annual meeting – The Exchange (invite only)

WM-Air ‘Clean Air Science for the West Midlands’ is a NERC funded initiative, led by the University of Birmingham working in collaboration with external partners, to apply environmental science expertise to support the improvement of air quality and health across the West Midlands. At the 4th WM-Air Annual Meeting, members of the WM-Air team will provide a series of short updates on recent work, available capabilities and key case studies being undertaken with partners across the region. There will also be a keynote presentation, opportunities for discussion and networking over lunch, and an optional workshop in the afternoon.

9:30	Arrival / Tea & Coffee
10:00	Welcome, Introduction & Opportunities	William Bloss (WM-Air Lead)
10:10	Modelling Scenarios: Air Quality Co-benefits of Net Zero	Jian Zhong and Andrea Mazzeo (WM-Air Modelling Strand)
10:25	Traffic Noise Emissions in Sandwell: Sensors and Machine Learning	Francis Pope and Omid Ghaffarpasand (WM-Air Emissions Strand), Sophie Morris (Sandwell Council), Anwar Almojarkesh (Innovation Factory Limited).
10:40	AQ-LAT: Measuring the Health and Economic Impacts of Clean Air Policies in the West Midlands	Suzanne Bartington and James Hall (WM-Air Health Strand)
10:55	Evidence-led Approach to Better Urban Design and Air Quality	Joe Acton and Emma Ferranti (WM-Air UD+GI Strand)
11:10	Comfort Break
11:25	Keynote Presentation: Urban and Transport Planning to Reduce Air Pollution and Promote Health	Mark Nieuwenhuijsen (Research Professor, Director of the Urban Planning, Environment and Health Initiative, and Director of the Air pollution and Urban Environment Programme. ISGLOBAL: Barcelona Institute for Global Health)
12:00	Lunch + Networking
13:30	Workshop: A New Approach to Identifying the Economic Impacts of Air Pollution	John Bryson and Bowen Liu (WM-Air Economics Strand)
14:30	Close

Getting There

Venue: Assembly Room,The Exchange, 3 Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2DR

Parking: A map of nearby car parks can be found here – however, Birmingham now has a Clean Air Zone, and therefore you may be charged for driving into the city centre if your vehicle does not comply. You can check your vehicle registration here. As such, we are keen to encourage the use of the City’s excellent public, active and sustainable transport systems.

Public Transport: The Exchange is easily accessible from the city’s main transport links, and is a 12-minute walk from Birmingham New Street. TfWM have lots of tools and information to help you plan your journey. You may even want to consider making use of the city’s new modes of sustainable transport, such as e-scooters or west midlands cycle hire.