The 2009 Quality Management Conference, which was held May 12-14, 2009, in San Antonio, Texas, continued a 28-year tradition of addressing environmental issues through the exploration of advancements in environmental quality systems management. The theme of this year's conference was "Quality…a River Flowing with Opportunities." |
2009 Quality Management Conference Survey Results (PDF 488 KB, 5 pp.)
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009 |
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8:00 AM- 12:00 PM |
Stakeholder Meetings |
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12:00 - 1:00 PM |
Lunch on your own |
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1:00 - 2:30 PM
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Opening Plenary |
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2:30 - 3:00 PM |
Networking Break |
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Concurrent Sessions 3:00 - 5:00 PM |
Quality Policies in Action |
Implementing Modeling Guidelines |
Paths to Improving Field and Laboratory Measurements |
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3:00 - 3:30 PM |
EPA Office Product Quality – Mapping Products/Services [ID-27] (PowerPoint 996KB, 16 pp.) |
Development, Evaluation and Application of Environmental Models [ID-61] (PowerPoint 2440 KB, 24 pp.) |
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3:30 - 4:00 PM |
A Quality Assurance Program Plan for the Risk Management Program [ID-32] (PowerPoint 420KB, 17 pp.) |
USEPA Region 6 Mobile Laboratory – A Field Analytical Vehicle [ID-63] (PowerPoint 12762KB, 33 pp.) |
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4:00 - 4:30 PM |
Greening Quality Assurance: How To Use QA to Reduce Our Ecological Footprint [ID-23] (PowerPoint 195KB, 11 pp.) |
Environmental Response Laboratory Network, Operational Framework [ID-40] (PowerPoint 423KB, 18 pp.) |
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4:30 - 5:00 PM |
Panel Discussion on Quality Assurance for Models |
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5:00- 6:00 PM |
Networking Reception |
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 |
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8:00 - 8:45 AM |
Morning Plenary - Dr. Richard Bruce Winders, Alamo Historian and Curator |
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8:45 - 9:00 AM |
Break |
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Concurrent Sessions 9:00 - 10:00 AM |
Measuring Performance |
Planning and Verification for Program Success |
Strategies for Sharing Data |
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9:00 - 9:30 AM
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Improving Performance Data Though a Life-Cycle Approach to Information Quality (60 minutes) [ID-57] (PowerPoint KB, pp.) |
Data Quality Assessment What Is It? Why Use It? And What’s in It for Me [ID-5] (PowerPoint 1880KB, 31 pp.) |
Start with the End in Mind: Key Ingredients for Effectively Working with Volunteer Collected Data (60 minutes [ID-62] (PowerPoint 1280KB, 69pp.) |
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9:30 - 10:00 AM |
Value Added Verification [ID-31] (PowerPoint 4460KB, 22 pp.) M. Rice |
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10:00 - 10:30 AM |
Break |
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Concurrent Sessions 10:30 - 12:00 PM |
Managing Data and Electronic Records |
Improving Quality in Field Programs |
Ensuring Data Integrity |
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10:30 - 11:00 AM |
ORD's Scientific Data Management (SDM) Strategy: First Steps [ID-17] (PowerPoint 7400KB, 11 pp.) |
QA Principles and Practices in the Everglades REMAP Project [ID-21] (PowerPoint 4670 KB, 46pp.) |
Improving the Quality of Environmental Data Exchanges Using Shared Services (90 minutes) [ID-58] Facility Registry System and the Exchange Network (PowerPoint 1160KB, 16 pp.) Improving Quality with the Substance Registry Services (SRS) (PowerPoint 7300KB, 52 pp.) |
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11:00 - 11:30 AM |
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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
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12:00 - 1:30 PM |
Lunch on your own Web 2.0 Brown Bag Presentation available on the Wiki Playground |
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Concurrent Training & Workshops |
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1:30 - 5:00 PM (3:00 - 3:30 PM Break) |
Training/Workshop-Danielle Donkersloot, NJDEP, NJ Watershed Watch Network & Jason R. Pinchback, River Systems Institute, Texas Stream Team Participants will learn how EPA methods are being taught to volunteer organizations to help provide the quality data that EPA, states, tribes and local associations need. Areas to be covered include: introduction volunteer monitoring efforts, sampling methods, study design, quality assurance, and visual assessment training techniques, as well as data base issues and the flow of volunteer data into WQX. |
Training/Workshop - Jake Jacobs, Winds of Change “Polarity Management”(PowerPoint KB, pp.) Real-time strategic change-focus in on managing change so that everyone benefits - looks at independent opposites for synergy - looks at underlying tensions and how to manage them; identifies and manages expectations. Intended Audience: QA Managers and project managers; Federal, State, Local and private sector |
Training/Workshop - Gary Johnson and Connie Thoma, USEPA; Kevin Hull, Neptune & Company; EPA Panel Demonstrate what quality means in the context of international standards and EPA policy through the development of quality management systems and their documentation in the next generation quality management plans; explore innovations in documenting those systems through the use of electronic QMPs; learn from EPA panelists about successful eQMP applications. Intended Audience: New QA managers from EPA, States, Other Feds, and anyone who needs an understanding of Quality Management at EPA. |
Training/Workshop- Attendees may want to bring a calculator to use for in-class exercises. |
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5:30 - 6:30 PM |
EPA Statistics Users Group/SAS Users Group/R Users Group Meeting |
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Thursday, May 14, 2009 |
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8:00 - 9:00 AM |
Morning Plenary - Danette McGilvray: “Information - A Bridge Across the Organization” |
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9:00 - 9;15 |
Break |
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Concurrent Sessions 9:15 - 10:45 AM |
QA Requirements in Contracts and Assistance Agreements |
Analyzing Data |
Improving Data Exchanges |
9:15 - 9:45 AM |
USEPA Region 5 Perspectives on Managing Extramural Agreements [ID-30] (PowerPoint 625KB, 27 pp.) |
Modeling Cryptosporidium Recovery [ID-10] (PowerPoint 349KB, 17 pp.) |
A New Vision for Data Integrity (90 minutes) [ID-20] (PowerPoint 978 KB, 57pp.) |
9:45 - 10:15 AM |
Oversight of Grants QA – Some Gaps Need Filling [ID-9] (PowerPoint 364KB, 34 pp.) |
Reporting Limit Verification Sample [ID-25] (PowerPoint 982KB, 39 pp.) |
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10:15 - 10:45 AM |
Quality- A Contract Runs through It [ID-49] (PowerPoint 124KB, 17 pp.) |
Elevated Blood Lead Levels: Statistical Analysis meets Social Phenomena [ID-15] (PowerPoint 2990KB, 25 pp.) |
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10:45 - 11:00 AM |
Break |
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Concurrent Sessions 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
Managing Quality Systems |
Tools for Improving the Quality of Data and Information |
Coordinating Data Management Efforts |
11:00 - 11:30 AM |
A Brief Discussion of Three Important Quality Management Concepts [ID-39] (PowerPoint 422KB, 22 pp.) |
Visualization Tools Change the Whole Game on Locational Quality [ID-38] (PowerPoint 3780KB, 28 pp.) |
Programmatic Synergy in Obtaining Cost Effective Data of Known and Documented Quality (90 minutes) [ID-52] (PowerPoint 632KB, 31 pp.) |
11:30 AM- 12:00 PM |
Adapting a Quality Management System to Meet Changing Requirements [ID-41] (PowerPoint 395KB, 16 pp.) |
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12:00 - 12:30 PM |
Role of an NHEERL QA Manager in Achieving Quality Performance Objectives − Changes from 1999 to 2008 [ID-30] - Cancelled |
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12:30 - 1:30 PM |
Lunch on your own |
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Thursday, May 14, 2009 Concurrent Training & Workshops |
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1:30 - 5:00 PM (3:00 - 3:30 PM Break) |
Training/Workshop - Danette McGilvray, Granite Falls Consulting, Inc. “Ten Steps to Quality Data and Trusted Information” (http://tensteps.gfalls.com/) Intended Audience: Quality analysts, statisticians, technical staff, data users; State, Local and private sector. |
Training/Workshop- Betsy Grim, Louis Blume, USEPA “Integrating and Documenting Quality in Project Management”(PowerPoint 916KB, 79 pp.) The Use of Secondary Data in Modeling of Biological Data (PowerPoint 336KB, 11 pp.)Evaluating Secondary Data For Use In Chemical Risk Assessments (PowerPoint 350 KB, 19 pp.) Participants will be able to apply quality principles at the project level. Case studies will focus on current issues in policy and documentation, e.g., the secondary use of data, TMDL development, etc. Intended Audience: New QA managers from EPA, States, other Feds, and anyone who needs an understanding of Quality Management at EPA. |
Training/Workshop- John Warren and Barry Nussbaum, USEPA “What do I do with Non-Detects?” Training Materials (PDF 1050 KB; 41 pp.) Participants will be able to use good techniques for the analysis of data sets containing non-detects, be able to understand the inherent biases in each, and have an understanding on how to use Visual Sample Plan to analyze data. Attendees may want to bring a calculator to use for in-class exercises. Intended Audience: Quality analysts, statisticians, technical staff, data users; State, Local and private sector.
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*Note: The session papers and presentations accessible via this site are posted for informational purposes only. They have not been reviewed or endorsed by EPA management and thus do not represent an official statement of EPA's views or policy. They are not intended to be used to formulate or support any EPA decision or position. Posting these materials does not indicate EPA adoption or endorsement of the information contained therein. |