2008 -- Conference Agenda

NWEC: Where Business Meets the Environment!

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.

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View an Abbreviated Conference Agenda for both conference days on this page.
Day 1 - Monday, December 8th | Day 2 - Tuesday, December 9th

Last Update - 9/30/08

Day 1 – Monday, December 8, 2008
6:30 am - 5:00 pm	CONFERENCE REGISTRATION (Hotel Lobby)
7:15 am - 8:25 am	Eb1) EARLY BIRD TECHNICAL SESSION: Developing Your Carbon Footprint - Case Studies (Advance Registration Required) Brad Ouderkirk, Ecos Consulting Sponsored by: Intel Corporation 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 A	Advanced B	Roundtable – Hot Topics
Track		Sponsored by: AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.	Sponsored by: CH2M Hill	Sponsored by: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
8:45 am - 10:15 am	M1) Stormwater Basics Jenine Camilleri, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Sheila Pendleton-Orme, Washington Department of Ecology Ken Vigil, Vigil-Agrimis Design Professionals	M2) Energy Efficiency Stan Price, Putnam Price Group, Inc. Tyson Gillard, CH2M Hill Wade Lange, Ashforth Pacific	M3) Case Studies In Sustainability: Going for the Green Lee Jimerson, The Collins Companies Alex Sokol Blosser, Sokol Blosser Winery	M4) Market Driven Solutions for a Bad Market: How Well Will Green Survive? David Ashton, Port of Portland Jason Eisdorfer, Bonneville Power Administration/ University of Oregon Wally Glausi, Ater Wynne LLP Ken Shump, CH2M Hill
8:45 am - 10:15 am	Moderator: Kristin Preston TriMet	Moderator: Pat Heins CH2M Hill	Moderator: Jason Smith Blount, Inc.	Moderator: Doug MacCourt Ater Wynne LLP
10:15 am - 10:45 am	BREAK (Tradeshow) Sponsored by: Ater Wynne LLP / ERM
10:45 am - 12:15 pm	M5) RCRA Basics Ken Skinner, Tektronix Marco Serell, Tektronix, Inc.	M6) Stormwater Management - Regulatory Updates Nathan Graves, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants Andrew Swanson, Clackamas County WES	M7) Climate Change Policy Initiatives in the Northwest: The Carbon-Constrained Future is Now Maria Cull, K&L Gates Kathi Futornick, URS Corporation	M8) Environmental Leadership Hal Gard, Oregon Department of Transportation Dick Pedersen, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Michelle Pirzadeh, U.S. EPA Region 10 David Primozich, Willamette Partnership
10:45 am - 12:15 pm	Moderator: Ken Skinner Tektronix	Moderator: Deonne Knill Kennedy/Jenks Consultants	Moderator: Denise M. Lietz K & L Gates	Moderator: Robert Grott Northwest Environmental Business Council
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm	LUNCH — AOI Award Presentation & Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mark Trexler (Tradeshow) Sponsored by: PSC Environmental Services
1:45 pm - 4:45 pm	FT1) FIELD TRIP 1 – Marine Park Water Resources Area, Vancouver, WA. (Advance registration and $15 transportation fee required. Space is limited.) Moderator: Douglas Wise, City of Vancouver
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm	M9) Air Quality Basics Rebecca Hillwig, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Paul Mairose, Southwest Clean Air Agency Tom Wood, Stoel Rives LLP	M10) Stormwater Management - Beyond BMPs Teresa Huntsinger, Oregon Environmental Council Ross Dunning P.E., Kennedy/Jenks Consultants	M11) Climate Change — Getting Started Edward Norrena, SLR Consulting George Davis, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Tymon Lodder, The Climate Registry	M12) The Word on the 2009 Legislative Sessions Speaker(s) To Be Announced
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm	Moderator: Geoff Tichenor Stoel Rives LLP	Moderator: Clayton Brown Clean Water Services	Moderator: Heather Bartlett SLR International Corporation	Moderator: John Ledger Associated Oregon Industries
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm	BREAK (Tradeshow) Sponsored by: Ater Wynne LLP / ERM
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm	M13) Risk Assessment Basics Taku Fuji Ph.D., Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Portland Neil Morton, Geo Engineers, Inc., Seattle	M14) Water Resources – Innovations in Water Supply and Reuse Phil Ward, Oregon Water Resources Department Ken Slattery, Washington Department of Ecology Diane Taniguchi-Dennis, City of Albany	M15) Green Development: Thinking Outside of the Box Dennis Wilde, Gerding Edlen Clark Brockman, SERA Architects Beth Heider, Skanska	M16) Columbia River Crossing Heather Gunderson, Columbia River Crossing Matt Ransom, City of Vancouver, Washington
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm	Moderator: Laura Maffei Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt	Moderator: Terry Hosaka Kennedy/Jenks Consultants	Moderator: Myrrh Caplan Skanska	Moderator: John Ledger Associated Oregon Industries
4:45 pm - 6:15 pm	RECEPTION (Tradeshow) Sponsored by: Stoel Rives LLP

Day 1 - Monday, December 8th | Day 2 - Tuesday, December 9th

Day 2 – Tuesday, December 9, 2008
6:30 am - 4:00 pm	CONFERENCE REGISTRATION (Hotel Lobby)
7:15 am - 8:25 am	Eb2) EARLY BIRD TECHNICAL SESSION: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Environmental Professional (Advance Registration Required) Anthony Chavez, Weyerhaeuser Chuck Gatchell, Nike Ted Reichelt, Intel Corporation Global Environmental Group John Harland, Intel Corporation Moderator: Scott Stewart, Intel Corporation
8:00 am - 8:40 am	CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Tradeshow)
Track	101	Advanced A	Advanced B	Roundtable – Hot Topics
Track		Sponsored by: AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.	Sponsored by: CH2M Hill	Sponsored by: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
8:45 am - 10:15 am	T1) Environmental Management Systems Laureen McMurray, Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure Group Anna Peteranecz, Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure Group Curtis Barton, Clackamas County Water Environment Services	T2) Ecosystem Services Markets: A New Tool for Environmental Protection Kevin Halsey, Parametrix Gina LaRocco, Defenders of Wildlife Kemper McMaster, Wildlands, Inc.	T3) Toxics in Water Kevin Masterson, Oregon DEQ Heather Brunelle, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants Danielle Pfeiffer, AMEC	T4) Balancing Environmental Priorities; Reducing our Carbon Footprint without Stepping on Any Toes Brett Brownscombe, Oregon Trout Thor Hinckley, Portland General Electric Ken Homolka, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
8:45 am - 10:15 am	Moderator: Stephanie Johanesen PCC Structurals Inc.	Moderator: Robert Grott Northwest Environmental Business Council	Moderator: Ann Bernhardt AMEC Earth & Environmental	Moderator: Douglas Wise City of Vancouver
10:15 am - 10:45 am	BREAK (Tradeshow) Sponsored by: Ater Wynne LLP / ERM
10:45 am - 12:15 pm	T5) Environmental Emergency Response Dale Swanson, NuStar Dan Pippenger, Port of Portland Aaron Courtney, Stoel Rives LLP	T6) EMS Innovations: Staying Ahead of the Curve Morgan Rider, Ecology and Environment, Inc. Robert Buchanan, Xerox Corporation Brooks Nelson, Rejuvenation.com	T7) Practical Approaches to Toxics in Air Eri Ottersberg, SLR International Corp Dwayne Arino, JELD-WEN, inc.	T8) Our Energy Future: Challenges to Siting Energy Infrastructure Projects in the Northwest Suzanne Leta Liou, Renewable Northwest Project Tom Krueger, Energy Northwest Michelle Rudd, Stoel Rives LLP Charlie Stinson, NW Natural
10:45 am - 12:15 pm	Moderator: Iloba Odum Washington State Department of Ecology	Moderator: David Livengood Oregon Department of Environmental Quality	Moderator: Bonnie Basden JELD-WEN, inc.	Moderators: Denise Lietz K&L Gates Geoff Tichenor Stoel Rives LLP
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm	LUNCH — Keynote Speaker: Dave Anderson (Tradeshow) Sponsored by: PSC Environmental Services
1:45 pm - 4:00 pm	FT2) FIELD TRIP 2 – Columbia Blvd POTW: Cogen vs. Fuel Cells - What Works and What Doesn't (Advance registration and $15 transportation fee required. Space is limited.) Garry Ott, City of Portland, Bureau of Environmental Services Moderator: Pat Heins, CH2M Hill
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm	T9) Field Sampling: Is It More Than Just Dirt in a Jar? John Long, Geomatrix Consultants,Inc. Kent Patton, Pace Analytical Services Kristine Koch, Environmental Protection Agency Region 10	T10) Green Remediation: Minimizing the Carbon Footprint and Maximizing the Sustainability of Site Remediation Leonard Farr, AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc. Tom Roick, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Peter Bennett, AMEC Geomatrix, Inc.	T11) Emerging Trends in Product Stewardship Abby Boudouris, Oregon DEQ Kathy Kiwala, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Jay Shepard, NW Product Stewardship Council/WA Dept of Ecology	T12) Energy - Where are We Now? Thor Hinckley, Portland General Electric Mark Crowdis, Think Energy Alex Schay MIM, Carbon Solutions Northwest
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm	Moderator: Lisa Domenighini Pace Analytical Services	Moderator: Leonard Farr AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.	Moderator: David Livengood Oregon Department of Environmental Quality	Moderator: Judy Younce UPS
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm	BREAK (Tradeshow) Sponsored by: Ater Wynne LLP / ERM
3:15 pm - 4:30 pm	T13) Like a Thief in the Night… Corporate Audits and Agency Inspections David Einolf, Endeavour EHS Laurey Cook, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality	T14) Vapor Intrusion: Update on Standards & Case Study from Washington Patty Boyden, Port of Vancouver Richard Roche, Parametrix, Portland Rick Wadsworth, Parametrix, Portland	T15) The Toxics - RoHS and REACH Chemical Management Programs Marilyn Johnson, IHS Dawn Speranza, Intel Corporation / Global Fab Materials EHS Group	T16) The Eternal Battle: Free Market vs. Regulation Speaker(s) to be Announced
3:15 pm - 4:30 pm	Moderator: Lu Menghini ERM	Moderator: Laura Maffei Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt	Moderator: Scott Stewart Intel Corporation	Moderator: John Ledger Associated Oregon Industries
4:30 pm	Adjourn