You are warmly invited to join global leaders, policymakers, scientists and health experts for
Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action – the inaugural High-Level Side Event on indoor air quality,
to take place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

Date: Tuesday 23 September 2025

Time: 3.30pm – 5.30pm

Venue: UN Headquarters, New York

Co-sponsored by: France and Montenegro

Convened by: Australian Academy of Science, Burnet Institute, Brown University School of Public Health and The OSLUV Project.

Distinguished speakers include: 

• H.E. Mr Jakov Milatović, President of Montenegro
• High-Level Representative of France, TBC
• Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General, UN and Executive Director, UNEP
• Caroline Fredrickson, Director, Research and Publications, International Labour Organization (ILO)
• Jose Luis Castro, Director-General Special Envoy for Chronic Respiratory Diseases, World Health Organization (WHO)
• Professor Joseph G. Allen, Director, Healthy Buildings Program, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
• Anna-Maria Arabia, Chief Executive, Australian Academy of Science
• Professor Bettina Borisch, CEO, World Federation of Public Health Associations
• Rachel Hodgdon, President and CEO, International WELL Building Institute 
• Dr Kerry Kinney, President, International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ)
• Professor Lidia Morawska, Director, Thrive, Queensland University of Technology
• Dr Jagat Narula, President, World Heart Federation
• Sotirios Papathanasiou, Lead Author, Global Open Air Quality Standards (GO AQS)
• Plum Stone, Founder and CEO, The Safer Air Project
• Katherine H. Walsh, Assistant Director of Planning, Engineering, Sustainability and Environment, Boston Public Schools
• and others to be confirmed. 

This event will:

• Highlight the critical importance of Healthy Indoor Air
• Showcase best practices and scientific innovation
• Inspire global collaboration and foster new networks
• Include the launch of the Global Pledge for Healthy Indoor Air

Please submit your RSVP (acceptance or decline) on the following page ASAP and no later than Sunday 14 September. 

Please feel free to forward this invitation to individuals in your network who may wish to attend. If you wish to share this invitation with your entire membership, please contact us for appropriate shareable links and materials. 

For inquiries, please contact:

Professor Bronwyn King, Special Advisor – Clean Air, Burnet Institute
bronwyn.king@burnet.edu.au

Dr Georgia Lagoudas, Senior Fellow, Brown University School of Public Health
georgia_lagoudas@brown.edu

Lisa Crocker, Events and Outreach Manager, Australian Academy of Science
lisa.crocker@science.org.au

Please register below to attend Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action. 

Date: Tuesday 23 September 2025

Time: 3.30pm - 5.30pm 

Venue: UN Headquarters, New York 

RSVP: Required ASAP and no later than Sunday 14 September 

BEFORE YOU REGISTER, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

• Pending event organizer confirmation, everyone approved to attend will require a Special Event Ticket (SET) to access UN Headquarters.
  
  
• The event organizers will secure the SET for you.
  
  
• The UN will release the SETs to the event organizers 24 hours before the event.
  
  
• You or your representative will need to collect the SET on the day of the event. After registration, you will receive more information regarding the SET collection point.
  
  
• Please provide your first and last names, EXACTLY as per your government-issued ID.
  
  
• Please enter any middle names listed on your government-issued ID in the "FIRST NAME" field. 
  
  
• At the venue, if the names on your SET and government-issued ID do not match exactly, you will not be allowed to enter. This is a strict protocol so please double check your government-issued ID against the details you enter to avoid disappointment.
  
  
• You will need to bring this government-issued ID with you, along with your SET, to enter UN Headquarters. 
  
  
• The RSVP date (Sunday 14 September) is non-negotiable and cannot be extended, as the list of attendees must be submitted to the UN one week prior to the event. No further attendees may be added to the list after that time.
  
  
• Please note that confirmed attendance for this event is at the discretion of event organizers. The event organizers reserve the right to decline registration, if attendance is deemed unsuitable.  

For all enquiries regarding your registration, please contact Lisa.Crocker@science.org.au.