2007 Conference & Tradeshow


CONFERENCE AGENDA



NWEC: Where Business Meets the Environment!



View an Abbreviated Conference Agenda for both conference days on this page.

The conference steering committee determines the conference agenda and assigns moderators to specific sessions. The moderators select the speakers that they believe will best fit the topic and the audience's needs.

If you are interested in giving a presentation on a particular topic, please contact the moderator for that session (click on their name below the session title here on the agenda) or contact the conference chair.

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Last Update - 12/4/07

Day 1 – Thursday, December 6, 2007

6:30 am - 5:00 pm

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION (Hotel Lobby)

7:15 am - 8:25 am

Eb1) EARLY BIRD TECHNICAL SESSION — Environmental Innovation: Case Studies (Advance Registration Required)

Sponsored by: Intel Corporation

John Harland, Intel Corporation
Greg Stiles, Energy Trust of Oregon, Inc.

Moderator:
Mike Weiby, Integrated Device Technology, Inc.

8:00 am - 8:40 am

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Tradeshow)

8:30 am - 8:40 am

WELCOME

Track

101

Advanced

Advanced

Roundtable –
Hot Topics

Sponsored by:
AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.

Sponsored by:
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

8:45 am - 10:15 am

Th1) Air Quality Basics

Rebecca Hillwig, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Paul Mairose, Southwest Clean Air Agency

Th2) A Carbon Primer: Understanding the Science, Economics, and Regulatory Basics of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

S. Julio Friedmann, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories

Laura Kosloff, EcoSecurities Global Consulting Services

David Van’t Hof, Office of the Governor, Oregon

Th3) Engineering Controls v. Active Remediation: Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later

Leonard Farr, AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.

Bob Van Vickle, Portland Development Commission

Peter Serrurier, Stoel Rives LLP

Th4) Legislative Update

Jeremiah Baumann, Environment Oregon

Jim Craven, American Electronics Association, Oregon Council

Jerry Smedes, Smedes & Associates

Greg Aldrich, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Ivan Muluski, Sierra Club, Oregon

Moderator:
Jason Smith
Blount OCSG

Moderator:
Doug MacCourt
Ater Wynne LLP

Moderator:
Leonard Farr
AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.

Moderator:
John Ledger
Associated Oregon Industries

10:15 am - 10:45 am

BREAK (Tradeshow) Sponsored by: Ater Wynne LLP & ERM

10:45 am - 12:15 pm

Th5) Stormwater Basics

Elaine Albrich, Stoel Rives LLP

Kurt Harrington, AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.

Th6) Carbon Trading Case Studies: Practical Ways to Evaluate and Make Successful Carbon Trades

Sean Clark, The Climate Trust

Liz Thomas, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

Aaron Ostrovsky, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

Th7) Vapor Intrusion-Fundamentals and Emerging Guidance

Mark Stelljes, SLR International Corp.

Henning Larsen, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Dave Bradley, Washington Department of Ecology

Th8) Environmental Leadership: Government or Business?

Patty Boyden, Port of Vancouver

Myron Burr, Siltronic

Dick Pedersen, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Wade Mosby, The Collins Companies

Moderator:
Beverly Pearman
Stoel Rives LLP

Moderator:
Denise Lietz
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

Moderator:
Heather Bartlett
SLR International Corporation

Moderator:
Robert Grott
Northwest Environmental Business Council

12:15 pm - 1:45 pm

LUNCH and AOI Award Presentation Sponsored by: PSC Environmental Services

1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Th9) Breaking Down the Wastewater Permit Application Process, Understanding What Your Regulators Are Looking for, and Working With Them to Resolve Issues

Eric De Berry, City of Portland, Bureau of Environmental Services

Curtis Barton, Clackamas County Water Environment Services

Jim VanHouten, City of Salem Environmental Services

Th10) Advanced Stormwater – New Developments in Stormwater

Nathan Williams, CH2M Hill

Calvin Noling, StormwaterRx

Kurt Harrington, AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.

Th11) Renewable Energy Applications for Industrial Facilities

Buzz Thielemann, RHT Energy Solutions

John Murphy, Portland Habilitation Center, Inc.

Pat Boylston, Stoel Rives LLP

TH12) To Be Green or Competitive in the Global Market Place

Mari Chesser, Microchip Technology, Inc.

Randi Wexler,Integral Consulting, Inc.

Phil Bender, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

Heath Fewel, Microchip Technology, Inc.

Moderator:
Stephanie Johanesen
PCC Structurals, Inc.

Moderator:
Paul Burnet
CH2M Hill

Moderator:
Beverly Pearman
Stoel Rives LLP

Moderator:
J.W. Ring
Bateman Seidel Miner Blomgren Chellis & Gram, P.C.

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

BREAK (Tradeshow) Sponsored by: Ater Wynne LLP & ERM

3:30 pm - 4:45 pm

Th13) Preservation of Volatile Organic Compounds by EPA 5035A: When, Where, How and Why

Lester Dupes, Environmental Standards, Inc.

Scott Woerman, Landau Associates

Th14) Water Quality Credit Trading and Ecosystems Markets

Charles Logue, Clean Water Services

Bobby Cochran, Clean Water Services

Th15) Measuring, Reporting and Promoting Sustainability (without “green-washing”)

Jill Sughrue, Sustain - NW

Sharon Kulish-Bayles, Frito-Lay

Jack Graves, The Holland Inc. (Burgerville)

Th16) Local Responses to Global Problems: Who Should Pay?

Lisa Adatto, Oregon Business Association

Mike Burnett, The Climate Trust

Kathi Futornick, URS Corporation

Kathryn VanNatta, Northwest Pulp & Paper Association

Moderator:
Lisa Domenighini
Environmental Science Corp.

Moderator:
Clayton Brown
Clean Water Services

Moderator:
Tanya Gray
City of Vancouver

Moderator:
Robert Grott
Northwest Environmental Business Council

4:45 pm - 6:15 pm

RECEPTION (Tradeshow) Sponsored by: Stoel Rives LLP




Day 2 – Friday, December 7, 2007

6:30 am - 3:00 pm

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION (Hotel Lobby)

7:15 am - 8:25 am

Eb2) EARLY BIRD TECHNICAL SESSIONS — Lean and the Environment
(Advance Registration Required)

Hugh O’Neill, Washington Department of Ecology
Charlie Martin, Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Moderators:
Scott Stewart, Intel Corporation

8:00 am - 8:40 am

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Tradeshow)

Track

101

Advanced

Advanced

Roundtable –
Hot Topics

Sponsored by:
AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.

Sponsored by:
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

8:45 am - 10:15 am

Fr1) RCRA Basics

Larry Burke, Davis, Wright, Tremaine, LLP

Devlin Gonor, Owens Corning

Fr2) Good to the last drop… Water Resource Management

Janet Gillaspie, Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies (ACWA)

Mark Cullington, Kennedy Jenks

Randy Albright, City of Portland

David Livesay, GSI Water Solutions

Fr3) Successfully Managing Vendors and Contractors

J.W. Ring, Bateman Seidel Miner Blomgren Chellis & Gram, P.C.

Heath Fewel, Microchip Technology Inc.

Randi Wexler, Integral Consulting Inc.

Fr4) Broad REACH - Navigating the Complex Seas of International Chemical Regulation

Bernalyn McGaughey, Compliance Services International

John Frazier, Nike

Emilia Sweeney, Lane Powell PC

Moderator:
Stephanie Carey
Vestas-American Wind Technology, Inc.

Moderator:
Terry Hosaka
Landau Associates

Moderator:
Mari Chesser
Microchip Technology, Inc.

Moderator:
Dave Einolf
Endeavor EHS

10:15 am - 10:45 am

BREAK (Tradeshow) Sponsored by: Ater Wynne LLP & ERM

10:45 am - 12:15 pm

Fr5) Inspections, Enforcement, Compliance: A Survival Guide for Everyday and the Environmental Emergency

Les Carlough, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

T. Alan Sprott, Vigor Marine LLC

Claudia K. Powers, Ater Wynne LLP

Fr6) Hot Air Topics

Aaron Day, Trinity Consultants

Peter Brewer, JELD-WEN, inc.

Fr7) Data Management: Life Beyond Excel

Kent Patton, Environmental Science Corp

Penny Machinski, West Linn Paper Company

Ann Bernhardt, AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.

Fr8) Environmental Economics and the Global Economy

John Frazier, Nike

Glen Lindgren, World Energy Solutions

Randall Bluffstone, Portland State University

Moderator:
Doug MacCourt
Ater Wynne LLP

Moderator:
Bonnie Basden
JELD-WEN, inc.

Moderator:
Leonard Farr
AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.

Moderator:
Mark Leece
CH2M Hill

12:15 pm - 1:45 pm

LUNCH and Live Wire!™ Presentation Sponsored by: PSC Environmental Services

1:45 pm - 3:15 pm

Ft1) FIELD TRIP – What Happens to My Plastic Pop Bottle? Tour a local plastics recycler and find out! (Advance Registration and $15 Transportation Fee is Required. Space is Limited.)
Meet Grand Ballroom Foyer at 1:45 pm — Departure at 1:55 pm

Moderator:
Judi Younce, UPS

1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Fr9) Handling Environmental Emergencies: From Plans to Response

Don Pettit, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Dan Monaghan, City of Vancouver Fire Department

Jim Sachet, Washington State Department of Ecology

Fr10) CSI – Environment/ Environmental Forensic Tools

Jeff Hylden, Battelle, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Eric Weber, Landau Associates, Inc.

Alan Jeffrey, Zymax Forensics


Fr11) Everything You Want to Know About Sustainability… But Didn't Know Who to Ask

Christine Hagerbaumer, Oregon Environmental Council

David Allaway, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Judie Miller, Metro

Spencer Moersfelder, Energy Trust of Oregon

Moderator:
Iloba Odum
Washington Department of Ecology

Moderator:
Terry Hosaka
Landau Associates


Moderators:
Marianne Fitzgerald
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

3:00 pm

Adjourn










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