The International Year of Sanitation is at its end. What has happened? What are the success stories? Where have we failed? The main theme of DRY TOILET 2009 conference will be the evaluation of the achievements in sanitation after the International Year of Sanitation especially focusing on dry sanitation. Call For Papers: Main topics include health and safety, technical developments, prospects and challenges in the reuse of excreta and social, cultural, economic and gender related aspects of dry sanitation. As in the previous conferences (DT 2003 and DT 2006) it is hoped that they will receive a large variety of papers to be chosen by the scientific committee for either oral or poster presentations. Guidelines for Abstract Submission & More information: http://www.drytoilet.org/dt2009 Second Announcement can be accessed here: 2nd Announcement Abstract Submission Deadline is 31 December 2008. For more information please contact: Tittiina Repka Conference secretary Global Dry Toilet Association of Finland Tel: +358 50 3756980 secretary2009@drytoilet.org