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FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYMPOSIUM – Bellevue, WA UPDATED: 2 May 2009 Draft Agenda |
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Monday – 1 June 2009 |
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8:30 am
4:00 pm |
Break out Sessions Available to Groups |
Break out Sessions Available to Groups |
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9:00 am
4:00 pm |
Registration |
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Tuesday – 2 June 2009 |
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6:30 am
8:00 am |
Breakfast
Bellevue Grand Ballroom
0745-0800 Welcome and Administrative Remarks Peter Kennedy, Federal Network for Sustainability-West Chair |
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8:30 am
10:00 am |
Plenary Session
Bellevue Grand Ballroom
8:30-8:45
Welcome to Seattle: RA, EPA X
8:45-9:00
Welcome to Symposium-West: TBA, Office Federal Environment Executive
9:00-9:30
Keynote Speaker 1: TBA, Mayor of Seattle or Substitute
9:30-10:00
Keynote Speaker 2: CEQ Member, (Invited) |
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10:00 am |
Exhibits Open |
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10:00 am
10:30 am |
BREAK |
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10:30 am
12:00 pm |
Breakout 1.1 Striving to Meet the Federal Energy and Water Goals including Net Zero
King County I
Moderator: Karin King- DOE
Shoshone National Forest Works Toward Zero
Heather Davis
USDA Forest Service
Meeting Energy Goals
Cheri Sayer
GSA
Recent Federal Mandates in Water Conservation
Joseph Gibbens
US Air Force
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Breakout 2.1
EMS
King County II
Moderator:
TBD
Commander Navy Region Southwest
Using the DOE's Integrated EH&S
Management System to Implement EMS
Thomas Ferns
Department of Energy
Using a Mature EMS for Meaningful Institutional Improvements
Dr. Dennis L. Hjeresen & Support Team
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Environmental Management Information Systems: Performance Management for Sustainable Operations
Robert Sheneman
DOE, Princeton Plasma Physics Labratory |
Breakout 3.1
The Basics of Federal Electronics Stewardship, Green Procurement and Power Management
King County III
Moderator:
Cate Berard
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Electronics Stewardship 101
Cate Berard
Environmental Protection Agency
Green Electronics Procurement Made Easy
John Katz
Environmental Protection Agency |
Breakout 4.1
Recycling
Kirkland
Moderator:
Leslie McLaughlin
Navy Region Southwest
Sustainable Waste Management & Recycling at Fort Lewis
Ron Norton & James Lee
Fort Lewis
UNICOR Recyling
Janice Aragon
Unicor – Federal Prison Industries
Furniture Reuse
Leslie McLaughlin
Navy Region Southwest
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Breakout 5.1
Natural Resources
Room TBA
Moderator:
Anna Jones-Crabtree
USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain & northern Regions
Woody Biomass Utilization: An Opportunity We can not Afford to Waste
Edmund Gee
USDA Forest Service
Sustainability in the Woods: Forest Stewardship Council Certification of the Forestry Program at Fort Lewis
Hannah Anderson
Allan Derickson
US Army Ft. Lewis, WA
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Breakout 6.1
Army Green Buildings and Forts
TBA
Moderator:
Paula Shaw
AFCEE
Update: Sustainable Buildings at Ft. Lewis
Jeanette Fiess
Organization: US Army Corps of Engineers
Fighting Fire with Fire: Fort Bragg goes Platinum with a new LEED Fire Station
Kim Fowler
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Fort Lewis: Seven Years of Sustainability
Miriam Easley
Fort Lewis PW-Environmental Division |
Family Track |
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12:00 pm
1:30 pm |
Lunch
Bellevue Grand Ballroom
Bellevue Grand Ballroom
12:55-1:15 Plenary Panel Automaker Roundtable (TBA) |
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1:30 pm
3:00 pm |
Breakout 1.2
Energy Savings Performance Contracts- Introduction to DOE's ESPC IDIQ Contract and Project Development (3 hour training session)
King County I
Training Instructor- Michael Holda-
DOE Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Scott Wolf
Contractor -DOE-FEMP
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Breakout 2.2
EMS
King County II
Moderator:
TBD
Commander Navy Region Southwest
Reaping the Benefits of an ISO-14001 Conformant EMS at Libby Dam, Montana
Bob Blaesing & Support Team
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seattle
Champagne Outreach on a Beer Budget
Katrina Wagner
Sandia National Labratories
Integrating EO 13423 Goals into EMS
a Step by Step Approach
Kerry Whitford
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation |
Breakout 3.2
Responsibly Managing Electronics at End-of-Life
King County III
Moderator:
Cate Berard
Environmental Protection Agency
Stewardship of Federal Property
Bob Holcombe
General Services Administration
Responsible Recycling (R2) Practices for Electronic Recyclers
Thea McManus
Environmental Protection Agency
Recycling Processes for Computers & Demonstration
Janice Aragon
UNICOR - Federal Prison Industries |
Breakout 4.2
Recycling Excellence
Kirkland
Moderator:
Leslie McLaughlin
Commander Navy Region Southwest
GSA Region 10 Recycling Program
Doreen Sheih
GSA Region 10
Sustainable Recycling Programs
Mark K. Petersen
Hickam Air Force Base
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Breakout 5.2
Natural Resources
Room TBA
Moderator:
Cathy Atkins
US Army Contractor Denver, CO
Direct DOD Funding of Habitat and Species Management on non-DOD Lands to Minimize Potential Impacts of Listing Federal Candidate Species
Jeffrey Foster
US Army Ft. Lewis, WA
Hannah Anderson
Nature Conservancy
Alternative to Pesticides for Controlling Invasive Species Along the Front Range
Mary Anderson
US Air Force Space Command Peterson AFB Colorado Springs, CO
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Breakout 6.2
Sustainable Labs
TBA
Moderator:
Cindy Cody
EPA Region 8
Planning the Future of a Sustainable Sandia National Laboratories
Jack Mizner, Ralph Cipriani
Sandia National Laboratories
Integrated Capital Planning and Sustainability Initiatives at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Susan Haifleigh/Ken Fletcher
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Sustainable Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Kim Fowler
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
Family Track |
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3:00 pm
3:30 pm |
BREAK |
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3:30 pm
5:00 pm |
Breakout 1.3
Energy Savings Performance Contracting for Energy Efficiency
King County I
Moderator: Karin King- DOE
ESPC Training will finish up by 4:30 and then be followed by two presentations below.
Deploying Emerging Technologies through Performance Contracting
Charles Williams
DOE- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Energy Savings Performance Contracting for Non-Building Applications?
Charles Williams
DOE Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Breakout 2.3
EMS
King County II
Moderator:
TBD
Commander Navy Region Southwest
Integrating EH&S into one System
Megan Ahn
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Fitting a Square Peg into a Round Hole
Tracy Ribeiro
DOE Office of Legacy Management
Federal EMS Workgroup Update
James Wozniak & Steven Woodbury
Federal Organizational EMS Workgroup |
Breakout 3.3
Lessons Learned in Electronics Lifecycle Extension, Reuse, Donation, and Recycling
King County III
Moderator:
Catherine Cesnik
Department of the Interior
Case Study of Options of Electronic Reuse and Recycling
Sylvia Tarin-Brousseau
DEA Southwest Laboratory
Computer for Kids Donation & Recycling Programs
Sharon Ricketts Williams
Department of Veterans Affairs, Illiana Health Care System
How to Recycle Your Electronic Waste When the Closest E-cycler is 618 miles Away and Charges 40-Cents-A-Pound
Jackie Couture
U.S. Department of Agriculture, ARS/NPARL |
Breakout 4.3
Recycling at Laboratories
Kirkland
Moderator:
Leslie McLaughlin
Commander Navy Region Southwest
INL's Recycling Initiative
Jennifer Morton
Idaho National Laboratory
Expanding Recycling Capabilities and Opportunities
Doug Vetter
Sandia National Laboratory
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Breakout 5.3
Natural Resources
Room TBA
Old Growth Forest, Salmon, Ships and Communication - Natural Resources
Management at Naval Radio Station Jim Creek Support Facility
Kim Rasmussen
Naval Station Everett
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Breakout 6.3
Health Care
TBA
Moderator:
Paula Shaw
AFCEE
Water Audits and Best Management Practice (BMP) Life-Cycle Analyses for Army Medical and Health Care Facilities
CPT Katherine M. Kinder & Lisa Hardcastle
U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine
Third Party Green Building Certifications for Federal Healthcare Facilities
John K. Park
VA
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Family Track |
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5:30 pm
7:00 pm |
Dinner
Bellevue Grand Ballroom
Bellevue Grand Ballroom
6:30-7:30 Plenary Panel: DoD Panel (TBA) |
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8:00 pm
9:30 pm |
Kid's Film – Under the Stars (Weather Permitting)
"TBA" |
Feature Film
Bellevue Grand Ballroom
"TBA" |
Virtually There – New Dimensions In Virtual Communities – Marlene Reddoor
TBA |
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Wednesday – 4 June 2009 |
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6:30 am
8:00 am |
Breakfast
Bellevue Grand Ballroom
7:30-8:00 Breakfast Speaker Steve Luzzi – FEDCENTER Turns 5 – What It Means To You |
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8:30 am
10:00 am |
Breakout 1.4
Energy Efficiency Initiatives
King County I
Moderator- DeEllen Brasher, DOD
The Bonneville Power Administration Utility Energy Services Program for Federal Agencies: History and Successes
Frank Brown
DOE-BPA
How to Achieve Energy Reduction Goals through Retro-Commissioning
Jim Gieselman
Servidyne
Army Policy for Utility Energy Service Contracts
Amy Solana
DOE-Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Breakout 2.4
EMS
King County II
Moderator:
TBD
Commander Navy Region Southwest
Intro. to the VHA EMS Guidebook: Reflections of 5 years Experience
Stephan Thomatos
Vetrans Health Administration
Spinoff of DOE EMS Elements to Assist Regional Economic Development
James Wise & Tom Ferns
YAHSGS, DOE-RL EM Division
How the Pacific NW Natl. Lab Grew its EMS
Kami Lowry & Support Team
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
Breakout 3.4
Advanced Practices in Electronics Stewardship Save Money, Energy, and the Environment King County III
Moderator:
Jeff Eagan
Department of Energy
Electronics Stewardship at INL: What's new?
Jennifer Morton
Idaho National Laboratory
Improving Your Tracking and Reporting Systems for the FEC and OMB
Jeff Eagan
Department of Energy
Reforming Your Data Center: Save Energy Now
Will Lintner
Department of Energy, Federal Energy Management Program
Introducing Thin Client Computing, Advantages and Disadvantages
Bill Lay
Department of Energy |
Breakout 4.4
Recycling to Sustainability
Kirkland
Moderator:
Leslie McLaughlin
Commander Navy Region Southwest
66% Waste Reduction: Office Recycling Program at FWS
Mark Hodgins, Nancy Brennan-Dubbs
U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Forever Green
Sharon Ricketts Williams
Veterans Affairs
Composting Food Wastes
Devinder Sood
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Breakout 5.4
GHG Reduction: Program Ideas and Initiatives
TBA
Microgrants: Promoting Grassroots Efforts
Jeff Sorkin
US Forest Service
NPS CLIP Tool: Climate Friendly Parks
Elizabeth Waddell
National Park Service
Green Travel and Rail
Craig Caldwell
Amtrak
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory –- Green Initiatives
Steven Slaten and Keith Fields
NASA
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Breakout 6.4
Technology & Systems
TBA
Moderator:
Cindy Cody
EPA Region 8
Water + Energy: Saving Energy Saves Water & Saving Water Saves Energy
Jorge Torres Coto, P.E.
MBO, Inc.
Reducing Impacts To Military Readiness Through Green Roofs
Mary Anderson
US Air Force Space Command
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Family Track |
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10:00 am
10:30 am |
BREAK |
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10:30 am
12:00 pm |
Breakout 1.5
DOE's Transformational Energy Action Management (TEAM) Initiative and the Site Executable Plan- Panel Discussion
King County I
Moderator: Karin King
Panel Participants
Wayne Evelo- DOE/NNSA Los Alamos Site Office
Ernie Fossum- Idaho National Lab
Blair Horst- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Karin King- DOE/NNSA Livermore Site Office
Possible DOE HQ participant |
Breakout 2.5
EMS
King County II
Moderator:
Ann Bazilwich
Commander Navy Region Northwest
EMS Documentation vs Effective Compliance Recognizing Trouble
Donald Horning
Veterans Health Administration
Standardization of the Air Force's EMS
Karen Winnie & Kerry Settle
U.S. Air Force Center for Engineering
and the Environment/TDNC
EMS Web: the Navy Enterprise Tool
Eugene Wang
Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center |
Breakout 3.5
Electronic Stewardship
King County III
Moderator:
Catherine Cesnik
Department of the Interior
Using the FEC to Meet the Goals of EO 13423 and Educate Senior Managers
Barbara Matos
Department of the Treasury
Electronics Management at Edwards Air Force Base
Brian Stone
Edwards Air Force Base, CA
Building Electronic Stewardship into a Seat Management Initiative
Liza Hearns
Environmental Protection Agency |
Breakout 4.5
Bio-Preferred Purchasing
Kirkland
Moderator:
TBA
Bio-Preferred: Natures Green Products
Ron Buckhalt
USDA
Janitorial Biobased Produts
Robert Sheneman DOE Princeton Plasma Physics Lab
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Breakout 5.5
GHG Measurement: Small and Large Facilities
TBA
Calculating a Carbon Footprint for a National Laboratory
Kathleen Judd
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Reporting at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Kirk Stoddard
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
The First GHG Assessment at Eight Bases within Marine Installations West
Thomas DeCosta and Christina Schwerdtfeger, PhD, REA
Marine Corps Installations West, E2 ManageTech
Lessons Learned – Creating a GHG emissions inventory for federal operations in a large ecosystem
Anna Jones Crabtree
US Forest Service |
Breakout 6.5
Existing Buildings
TBA
Moderator:
Joe Connett
NAVFAC Engineering Service Center
WBDG: A Web-based Resource for High-Performance Retrofits of Existing Buildings
Richard Paradis, P.E.
National Institute of Building Sciences
GSA Partners with Custodial Contractors for Cleaner, Greener Buildings
Steven Clark
GSA Pacific Rim Region
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Family Track |
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12:00 pm
1:30 pm |
Lunch
Bellevue Grand Ballroom
12:30-1:00 Awards
1:00-1:30 Plenary Speaker TBA , EPA |
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1:30 pm
5:30 pm |
Educational Site Visit
Mercer Island Slough and Environmental Educational Center |
Educational Site Visit
Cedar Hills Regional Landfill gas-to-energy project |
Educational Site Visit
Wild Horse Wind Facility and largest solar power installation in the Northwest |
Educational Site Visit
Green Buildings Visit |
Educational Site Visit
Cedar River Watershed
(Cost is $5) |
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5:30 pm
7:00 pm |
Dinner
On Your Own |
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7:30 pm
10:00 pm |
Kids' Film
"TBA" |
Feature Film/ECO-Film
"TBA"
Bellevue Grand Ballroom |
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Thursday – 4 June 2009 |
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6:30 am
8:00 am |
Breakfast
Bellevue Grand Ballroom
7:30-8:00 Breakfast Speaker EPA X Green Rooftop |
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8:00 am
8:30 am |
BREAK |
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8:30 am
10:00 am |
Breakout 1.6
Renewable Energy Wind Training Workshop
(45 mins) and Renewable Energy Presentations
King County I
Moderator:
Karin King
Got Wind- The First Steps You Can Take Right at Your Desk- Training Workshop
Alice Orrell
DOE-Pacific Northwest National Lab
Achieving Solar Systems at Scale on Federal properties: the Nellis AFB
Gary Wayne
Sun Power Corp
Possible Renewable Energy Presentation--
Update on Federal Projects (email to K. King)
Mike Warwick
DOE Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Chandra Shah
DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Breakout 2.6
EMS
King County II
Moderator:
Ann Bazilwich
Commander Navy Region Northwest
EMS implementation in Europe
Mr. Sunny Sea
U.S. Air Forces in Europe
Leatherman for EMS Stewardship
Marlene Reddoor
U.S. EPA
Managing Sustainability: ISO 14001 as a Sustainability tool
Raheem Cash
General Services Administration |
Breakout 3.6
Green Transportation
King County III
Plenary: Seattle's Sustainable Transportation and Climate Change Initiatives
Invited: Steve Nicolas, City of Seattle Sustainability Director
Breakout
Sustainable Transportation: Resources and Partnerships
Invited: Shai Agassi
Founder and CEO, Better Place Inc.
Angela Rolufs
Director, Institute for Environmental Excellence, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Gary Rush
US Army SAIE-ESOH
Charles Young
US Army – USAG Ft. Bragg
Sustainable Transportation Planning
Panel Discussion
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Breakout 4.6
Green Purchasing
Kirkland
Moderator:
TBA
Steps to Green Solutions (1 CEU for Training)
Carolyn DiCugno
GSA
Setting Environmentally Preferable Procurement Goals
Debra Taevs
Pollution Prevention Resource Center
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Breakout 5.6
Partnering
Redmond
Moderator:
Alan Hurt
Sustainable Operations: Reaching Your Goals Through Partnerships
Sarah Kuiken
US Forest Service
Working with State Legislatures to Promote Sustainability at Military Installations
Stanley L. Rasmussen
US Army
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Breakout 6.6
Existing Buildings
TBA
Moderator:
Joe Connett
NAVFAC Engineering Service Center
LEED-EB Operations & Maintenance: One Year Later
Barry Abramson
Servidyne
LEED 3.0 EB O&M & High Performance Buildings
Thomas J. McGeachen
DOE Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
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Family Track |
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10:00 am
10:30 am |
BREAK |
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10:30 am
12:00 am |
Breakout 1.7
Implementing Energy Efficiency at Small/Remote Federal Facilities
King County I
Moderator- DeEllen Brasher, DOD
Remote Facilities a Remote Possibility forEnergy Efficiency? Definitely Not.
Rachael Jacobs
Servidyne
Implementing Energy Efficiency in Remote and Small Pacific Northwest Federal Facilities
Frank Brown
DOE Bonneville Power Administration
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Breakout 2.7
EMS
King County II
Moderator:
TBD
Commander Navy Region Southwest
EMS Takes Root in the Forest Service
Sarah H. Baker
USDA Forest Service
Linking Site Operations to the EMS to Achieve Environmental Stewardship
Jane Powers & Kim Fowler
DOE office of Env. Policy & Asst.
& Pacific NW Natl. Lab
Interagency EMS Metrics and
Questionnaire Overview 2009-2010
Michael Green & Catherine Johnson
NASA & Vetrans Administration |
Breakout 3.7
Sustainable Transportation Planning
King County III
Moderator: TBD
Invited: Todd Littman
Researcher, Victoria (BC) Transport Institute
Christopher Juniper
US Army – USAG Ft. Carson
Sustainable Transportation Planning
Charles Young
US Army – USAG Ft. Bragg
Sustainable Transportation Planning
Jim Evanoff
Yellowstone National Park
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Breakout 4.7
Green Purchasing
Kirkland
Moderator:
TBA
Green Purchasing & the AbilityOne Program
Shawn Spengler
National Industries for the Blind
B-2-B Program Implements Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
Brianna K. Durkin
Pacific NW Lab
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Breakout 5.7
Partnering
Redmond
Moderator:
Alan Hurt
Partnering to Build Strong, Green Business
Christine Chui Lee
PRIZM Inc.
Partnering Reduces Costs & Provides Consistency for Federal Auditing Programs
Donna J. Schell
US Army Corps of Engineers ERDC/CERL
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Breakout 6.7
Housing and Historic Preservation
TBA
Moderator:
Cindy Cody
EPA Region 8
Partnering for Results: Historic Preservation and Sustainability
Rebecca Nielsen
GSA
Demonstrating Net Zero Energy Family Housing in the Army
Emily Rauch
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Family Track |
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12:00 pm
1:30 pm |
Lunch
Bellevue Grand Ballroom
12:45-1:00 Plenary Speaker TBA
1:00-1:30 Plenary Speaker Bill Becker, Executive Director Presidential Climate Action Project (Tentative) |
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1:30 pm
3:00 pm |
Breakout 1.8
EMS Training B
King County I
Moderator:
Bill Franklin
Navy Region Southwest
The Army Sustainability Planning Process - Establishing 25 year Installation Goals
David Zuckerman Kevin Palmer
US Army
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Breakout 2.8
EMS
King County II
Moderator:
TBD
Commander Navy Region Southwest
Application of an EMS to Affect Culture Change and Environmental Leadership
Angela Laws & Edward Connell
Dept. of Transportation & Federal Aviation Administration
EPA: A Leader in Applying Organizational EMSs at all Appropriate Levels
Howard Wilson & Support Team
U.S. EPA
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Breakout 3.8
Sustainable Fuels
King County III
Moderator: TBA
Christopher Juniper
US Army – USAG Ft. Carson
Phyleata Rhodes
US Army IMCOM – SE
GSA Fleet Personnel
US GSA
Angela Rolufs
Director, Institute for Environmental Excellence, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Panel Discussion
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Breakout 4.8
Green Purchasing
Kirkland
Moderator:
TBA
Facts Fiction & Myths of "GREEN" Materials in Commercial Furnishings
(1 CEU for Training)
Gene Lisa
Verde Interior Products
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Breakout 5.8
Your Carbon Footprint
Redmond
Moderator:
TBA
What is the Carbon and Ecological Shoe Size of Your Facility?
Amy K. Coplen, Jack Mizner, and Margie Marley
Sandia National Laboratories
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Breakout 6.8
Building Assessment
TBA
Moderator:
Joe Connett
NAVFAC Engineering Service Center
Blazing a Green Building Trail: Strategies for Assessing and Greening Agency Building Inventories
Josh Silverman
DOE
Sustainable Buildings - What to Do and How to Prove It
Mike Myers, Jack Mizner
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Sandia National Laboratories |
Family Track |
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3:00 pm
3:50 pm |
Bellevue Grand Ballroom
Plenary Session: The Salmon Man |
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3:50 pm
4:15 pm |
Bellevue Grand Ballroom
Plenary Session: William Yuan – Young Inventor |
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4:15 pm
4:45 pm |
Bellevue Grand Ballroom
Thanks to Our Session Speakers & Organizers
Plenary Session
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Friday – 5 June 2009 |
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8:30 am
4:00 pm |
Break out Sessions Available to Groups |
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