Conference Speaker Program
| TRACK 1 | Monday, October 3, 2011 PRESENTATIONS |
| 8:00 - 8:30 AM | Conference and Certification Workshops Registration |
| 8:30- 8:45 AM | Announcements and introdcutions: Christopher Young |
| SESSION 1: KEYNOTE SPEAKER -- Daniel T. Heggem, USEPA | |
| 8:45- 9:15 AM | The Role of the National Exposure Research Laboratory |
| Daniel T. Heggem, USEPA Acting Director, National Exposure Research Laboratory | |
| SESSION 2: LEARNING ABOUT SUSTINABILITY | |
| 9:15 - 10:00 AM | Best Practices in EHS Excellence: Sustainability Insights |
| Stephen Wilson, Flowserve | |
| 10:00-10:15 AM | Break |
| 10:15-11:00 AM | Corporate Social Responsibility: Launching Our First Sustainability Report |
| Ronald Keitchline, Huntsman | |
| 11:00 -11:45 AM | National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Boilers |
| Jeff Bibeau, Tighe & Bond, Inc. | |
| 11:45-1:00 PM | Lunch Break (on your own) |
| SESSION 3: WHAT REALLY GOES ON AT NERL | |
| 1:00 - 1:45 PM | Bioanalytical Methods for Human Exposure Assessment |
| Dr. Jeanette Van Emon, EPA Human Exposure & Atmospheric Sciences Div. NERL | |
| 1:45-2:30 PM | Intensive Study of VOCs and Radon in a Historical Duplex |
| Dr. Brian Schumacher, Acting Branch Chief, Environmental Chemistry, EPA National Exposure Research Lab | |
| 2:30-3:15 PM | Implementing Research Directed towards Emerging Contaminants |
| Tammy Jones-Lepp, Environmental Sciences Div., EPA National Research Exposure Lab | |
| 3:15-3:30 PM | Break |
| SESSION 4: TRAINING NOW AND IN THE FUTURE | |
| 3:30-4:15 PM | Training and Retraining: Panacea for Sustainable Environmental Professionalism |
| Dr. Ogbonna Joel and Engr. John Ugbebor, Rivers State University, Nigeria | |
| 4:15-5:00 PM | End the Misery: Effective Tips For Energizing Your Training Classes |
| David Burry, Greenleaf Management Inc | |
| TRACK 1: END OF DAY 1 | |
| TRACK 2 | MONDAY, October 3, 2011 PRESENTATIONS |
| 8:00 - 8:30 AM | Conference and Certification Workshops Registration |
| 8:30 - 8:45 AM | Announcements and Introduction: Christopher Young |
| SESSION 1: KEYNOTE SPEAKER -- Daniel T. Heggem, USEPA | |
| 8:45 - 9:15 AM | The Role of the National Exposure Research Laboratory |
| Daniel T. Heggem, USEPA Acting Director, National Exposure Research Laboratory | |
| SESSION 5: CHALLENGES AFFECTING THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY | |
| 9:15 - 10:00 AM | Hazard and Safety Challenges in the Oil and Gas Industry |
| Dr. Ogbonna Joel and Engr. John Ugbebor, Rivers State University, Nigeria | |
| 10:00 - 10:15 AM | Break |
| 10:15 - 11:00 AM | 40 CFR Part 98 Subpart W (Onshore Petroleum and Natural Gas Production) |
| Will Ward and Kathleen Barr, Brammer Engineering Inc | |
| 11:00 - 11:45 AM | Farming Under a Microscope: Pesticides and Fertilizer BMPs In the Florida Everglades |
| Andy Esposito, US Sugar Corp. | |
| 11:45 - 1:00 PM | Lunch Break (on your own) |
| SESSION 6: WHERE DID THE OIL GO? | |
| 1:00 - 1:45 PM | Whatever Happened to the Kuwaiti Oilfield Cleanup? |
| Brian Freeman, Integrated Environmental Services | |
| 1:45 - 2:30 PM | Spill Modeling for Facility Response Plans |
| Ralph Harvey, Kane Environmental Engineering | |
| 2:30 - 3:15 PM | Flammable & Combustible Storage - Impact of the Energy Policy Act |
| David P Horowitz, Tighe & Bond Inc | |
| 3:15 - 3:30 PM | Break |
| SESSION 7: EMERGENCIES AND CATASTROPHIES | |
| 3:30 - 4:15 PM | Adjustments and Reaffirmations in EHS in the Wake of Catastrophic Events |
| Norman Parker | |
| 4:15 - 5:00 PM | Performance and Standards Indicator for Emergency Preparedness |
| Debra Williams, Toronto Public Health, Canada | |
| TRACK 2: END OF DAY 1 | |
| TRACK 3 | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2010 PRESENTATIONS |
| 8:00 - 8:30 AM | Conference and Certification Workshops Registration |
| 8:30 - 8:45 AM | Announcements and introdcutions: Christopher Young |
| SESSION 8: KEYNOTE SPEAKER -- S. Wayne Rosenbaum | |
| 8:45- 9:15 AM | What Happens In California Can Spread: The General Industrial Permit and Qualified SWPP Law |
| S. Wayne Rosenbaum, Foley & Lardner LLP | |
| SESSION 9: | |
| 9:15 - 10:00 | Involvement of All Stakeholders: A Holistic Approach Solving HSE |
| Professor Joseph A. Ajienka and Dr. Ogbonna Joel, Rivers State University, Nigeria | |
| 10:00- 10:15 AM | Break |
| 10:15 - 11:00 AM | International EH&S Management and Training- bridging the Cultural Divide |
| Stephen Wilson, Flowserve | |
| 11:00 - 11:45 AM | Building Economic Development/Sustainable Communities and Environmental Justice |
| Elvie L. Barlow, Environmental Scientist US EPA | |
| SESSION 10: TECHNOLOGIES THAT SAVE | |
| 10:15 - 11:00 AM | Practical Approaches to Indoor Mold Growth |
| Steve Silicato, NCM Group | |
| 11:00 - 11:45 AM | Conducting Effective EHS Audits and Inspections |
| Scott Dendler, ComplianceEHS, Inc. | |
| 11:45 - 1:00 PM | Lunch Break (on your own) |
| SESSION 11: REFRIGERANT MANAGEMENT | |
| 1:00- 3:15 PM | Workshop: Refrigerant Management -- Inhouse, contractor and construction maintenance |
| James McAfee, Raytheon Corp. | |
| 3:15-3:30 PM | BREAK |
| SESSION 12: FINDING SOLUTIONS | |
| 3:30- 4:15 PM | Nanotechnology vs. Envirotechnology |
| Hildegarde Staninger, PhD, Integrative Health Systems LLC | |
| 4:15 - 5:00 pm | Bethel Valley Remediation Project |
| Michael Kennicott, Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
| 5:00 PM | TRACK 3: End of DAY |
| 5:30-7:00PM | RECEPTION in RIVIERA HOTEL |
| TRACK #4 | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2011 PRESENTATIONS |
| 8:00 - 8:30 AM | Conference and Certification Workshops Registration |
| 8:30 - 8:45 AM | Announcements and Introduction: Christopher Young |
| SESSION 9: KEYNOTE SPEAKER | |
| 8:45 - 9:15 AM | What Happens In California Can Spread: General Industrial Permit and Qualified SWPP Law |
| S. Wayne Rosenbaum, Foley & Lardner LLP | |
| SESSION 13: FINDING AND BUILDING BUSINESS | |
| 9:15- 10:00 AM | Generating New Business for Consultants: A Look from the Other Side |
| Bryant Scogin, KeyBank Real Estate Capital | |
| 10:00 - 10:15 AM | Break |
| 10:15- 11:00 AM | Developing Federal Business in a Competitive and Budget Constrained Environment |
| Robert Bull, SAIC | |
| 11:00 - 11:45 AM | Four Generations in the Workplace at the Same Time |
| Paul Teasley, PhD, Embry Riddle University | |
| 11:45- 1:00 PM | Lunch Break (on your own) |
| SESSION 14: WHEN TIME REALLY COUNTS | |
| 1:00 - 1:45 PM | Counter Terrorism and Law Enforcement |
| Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department | |
| 1:45 - 2:30 PM | Mission Critical Communications |
| Steven Young, REM | |
| SESSION 15: RESPONSE TRAINING WORKSHOP - (Angus Reed, Instructor) | |
| 2:30 - 3:30 PM | Workshop: "Planning Resistance to Attacks" |
| Angus Reed, Instructor | |
| Attendees will receive special certificate from New Mexico Tech | |
| 3:30 -3:15 PM | Break |
| SESSION 16: THE NEW CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL | |
| 3:15-5:00 PM | Discussion of the NEW Certified International Environmental Professional |
| Scott Spear and Bryant Freeman | |
| TRACK 4: END OF DAY 2 | |
| 5:30-7:00 PM | RECEPTION IN RIVIERA HOTEL |
| TRACK #5 | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2011 PRESENTATIONS |
| 7:00 - 7:30 AM | SEEING OFF PEOPLE ATTENDING ALL DAY BUS TOUR OF NEVADA NUCLEAR SITES |
| 8:30 - 8:45 AM | Announcements and Introduction: Christopher Young |
| SESSION 17 -- KEYNOTE SPEAKER -- Mary Jo Rugwell | |
| 8:45 - 9:15 AM | What You Need to Know about NEPA |
| Mary Jo Rugwell, Bureau of Land Management, US Department of the Interior | |
| SESSION 18: WORKSHOP -- FORENSICS & EVIDENCE | |
| 9:15 - 12:00 AM | Workshop: Forensics & Evidence |
| Instructor: Paul Errico | |
| TRACK 5. END of DAY | |
| This schedule was updated and revised Sept. 2, 2011. All presentations subject to change. | |
| TRACK #6 | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2011 PRESENTATIONS |
| 7:00 - 7:30 AM | SEEING OFF PEOPLE ATTENDING ALL DAY BUS TOUR OF NEVADA NUCLEAR SITES |
| 8:00 - 8:30 AM | Announcements and Introduction: Christopher Young |
| SESSION 19: KEYNOTE SPEAKER -- Mary Jo Rugwell | |
| 8:30 - 9:15 AM | What You Need to Know about NEPA |
| Mary Jo Rugwell, Bureau of Land Management, US Department of the Interior | |
| SESSION 20: HOLISTIC APPROACHES | |
| 9:15 - 10:00 AM | Involvement of All Stakeholders: A Holistic Approach Solving HSE |
| Professor Joseph A. Ajienka and Dr. Ogbonna Joel, Rivers State University, Nigeria | |
| 10:00 -10:15 AM | BREAK |
| 10:15 -11:00 AM | The True Cost of Four Dollars a Gallon Diesel |
| Andy Esposito, US Sugar Corp, Clewiston, FL | |
| 11:00 - 11:45 am | Boot Camp: Hazardous Waste Characterization Analysis |
| Michael J. Wantland, Bureau Veritas North America | |
| TRACK 6: END OF DAY | |
* This schedule was updated and revised Sept. 3, 2011. All presentations subject to change.