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SMM Web Academy 2012 Calendar
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Join us for the 2012 Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Web Academy (formerly the Resource Conservation Challenge, RCC) series as we provide information to our materials management stakeholders through webinars related to EPA’s Sustainable Materials Management Program. Learn about key issues, successful projects, and a variety of best management practices for creating stellar waste management programs. Hear from experts around the country on what works and what doesn’t, and how to make your program more successful. The format for the calls will be a formal presentation followed by a question and answer session and discussion time.
When: 3rd Thursday of the month, January 2012 through November 2012 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern Time.
Who: Federal, state, local and tribal government waste management professionals.
| Date | Topics | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 19, 2012 | Universities and the Food Recovery Challenge | R. Kaye Johnston, Sustainability Coordinator, University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC)
Corey Hawkey, Sustainability Coordinator, Ohio State University Rob Gogan, Recycling and Waste Manager, Harvard University |
| April 19, 2012 | Food Donation: Feed People Not Landfills | Syd Mandelbaum, CEO and Founder of Rock and Wrap It Up!
Bob Morris, Retail Donation Manager for Feeding America Jim Larson, Program Development Director of Food Donation Connection |
| May 24, 2012 | How to Negotiate Your Contract with Waste Haulers | Robin Ennis, Chief of Collections, Division of Solid Waste Services in Montgomery County
Amy Krause, Support Manager and Recycling Specialist for S. Freedman & Sons, Landover, MD |
| July 19, 2012 | Green Purchasing, Tools for Federal, State, and Local Governments | Alicia Culver, Director of the Responsible Purchasing Network
Jeff Eagan, Sustainable Acquisition and Electronics Stewardship Coordinator for the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Sustainability Support Shabnam (Shab) Fardanesh, Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Sustainable Acquisition Coordinator at the Department of Energy's Office of Sustainability Support Karen Hamilton, Manages the Environmental Purchasing Program for King County, Washington |
| August 16, 2012 | Greener Packaging – Integrating Reusable Transport Packaging into Your Supply Chain | Justin Lehrer, Program Manager, StopWaste.Org
Michael Vincent, Director, Supply Chain Sustainability for Safeway Rick LeBlanc, Reusable Packaging News |
| September 20, 2012 | Energy and Sustainable Materials Management | Cancelled |
| October 18, 2012 | EPA’s Plug-In to eCycling SMM Challenge | Cancelled |
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For questions or suggestions on our SMM Web Academy Program, please call Janice Johnson at (703) 308-7280.
How to Participate
- You must register for each webinar separately.
- You will need to be able to view presentations via your computer and listen to the audio portion by telephone or through your PC speakers.
- Registered participants will be able to connect to the web link provided in the reminder e-mail that will be sent out 2 days in advance of the call date.
- Set your screen resolution to 1024 X 768.
- For PC-based Users
- Required: Windows® 2000, XP, 2003 Server or Vista
- Required: Internet Explorer® 6.0 or newer, or Mozilla® Firefox® 2.0 or newer (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
- Internet Connection Required: Cable modem, DSL or better recommended
- Recommended: Minimum of Pentium® class 1GHz CPU with 512 MB of RAM (2 GB of RAM for Windows Vista)
- For Mac®-based Users
- Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or later
- Required: Safari™ 3.0 or newer, Firefox® 2.0 or newer; (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
- Internet Connection Required: Cable modem, DSL or better recommended
- Required: PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel processor, 512 MB of RAM or better
- To Use VoIP Streaming Audio
- Required: Fast Internet connection (384 kbps or more recommended)
- Required: Microphone (for VoIP) and speakers (for streaming audio only) – USB headset recommended for VoIP users.
