JANUARY 23, 2008 AWMA-Midwest Section’s
ANNUAL 1-DAY ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE at
Holiday Inn Plaza
One East 45th Street ¨ Kansas City Missouri, 64111 ¨ 816-753-7400
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Give
yourself the Best Gift of 2008. Wednesday,
January 23rd is the annual AWMA 1-Day Environmental Technical
Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. All guests are welcome. For registration
and conference details see below, go to the Air & Waste Management
Association (AWMA)-Midwest Section website (www.midwestawma.org) or call Kasi Dubbs,
Chairman, at 913-894-4500 or kdubbs@trinityconsultants.com
.
The
Midwest Section of the Air & Waste Management Association is based
in Kansas City, Missouri and serves the States of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska (with the exception of the metropolitan St. Louis area, which is
served by the Greater
St. Louis Section.) The International Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) (www.awma.org) is a non-profit technical,
scientific, and educational organization with thousands of members in over 65
countries. Founded in 1907 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the
Association provides a forum where all viewpoints on environmental issues
receive consideration.
TO
REGISTER:
RSVP
online from TODAY up until 6:00 pm on Thursday, January, 17, 2008 at www.midwestawma.org OR contact Jo Moore (themoores4@mindspring.com
or 913-648-1571) or Steve Fishman (Fishman.Steve@epamail.epa.gov or 913-551-7158) for questions
or to register.
CONFERENCE COST:
NOTE: WE WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO PRE-REGISTER BY 5:00 PM MONDAY, JANUARY 21st FOR THE CONFERENCE USING OUR ONLINE PAYMENT
SYSTEM. Attendees who have not pre-registered will be billed at the rates
below plus an additional $10 per attendee.
1)
AWMA Members: $50
(PRE-REGISTERED)/$60 (AT DOOR)
2)
Non- AWMA Member: $75 (PRE-REGISTERED)/$85 (AT DOOR)
SPECIAL
MEMBERSHIP OFFER: Any non-member who attends the conference & joins AWMA
International at the conference can join for $100 for the first year (Saving
you $65).
January 23, 2008
AWMA ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE, TOPICS & SPEAKERS
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8:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m.
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REGISTRATION
Holiday Inn Plaza ¨One East 45th Street ¨ Kansas City Missouri, 64111 ¨ 816-753-7400
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8:45 a.m.-9:00 a.m
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Welcome Address
Kasi Dubbs, Managing Consultant – Trinity Consultants: AWMA Midwest Section Chairman
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9:00 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
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Missouri & Kansas Environmental Issues and Initiatives Update
Rebecca Weber, Director of Air,
RCRA, and Toxics Division – U.S. EPA Region 7
Doyle
Childers,
Director - Missouri
Department of Natural Resources
Ronald Hammerschmidt, PhD, Director - Kansas Department
of Health and Environment
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9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
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Directors Question
and Answer Panel
Rebecca Weber, Director of Air,
RCRA, and Toxics Division – U.S. EPA Region 7
Doyle
Childers,
Director - Missouri
Department of Natural Resources
Ronald Hammerschmidt, PhD, Director - Kansas Department
of Health and Environment
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10:15 a.m.-10:30
a.m.
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Break
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SESSION ONE
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Track 1 - Security
And Sustainability
[Chair - Sal
Falcone, Black and Veatch]
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Track 2 - Green Building
[Chair = Steve Fishman, U.S. EPA Region 7]
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10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m
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Department of
Homeland Security Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism Standards
Jack
Siegel - Military
Base Planner & Project Manager, Black and Veatch
Colombe Miller - Senior
Consultant, Trinity Consultants
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Green Buildings -
The Past, Present and Future
Kevin Pinkowski, President, U.S. Green Building Council & Kaw Valley Engineering
Chad
Althouse - Larson Binkley Engineering
Nathan
Benjamin - McCown Gordon
Christina
Kolhes - USGBC National, MC Philosophy
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11:15 a.m -11:45 a.m
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City of Kansas City - Sustainability Issues Related to Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater
Scott Cahail - Environmental
Manager, KCMO Water Services Department
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11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
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Lunch
C.V. Mathai, Manager for
Environmental Policy, Arizona Public Service Company, President of AWMA
International
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SESSION TWO
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Track 1 -
Alternative Fuels and Blue Skies
[Chair = Kurt
Gerdes, Lafarge North America]
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Track 2 -
Brownfields
[Chair - Deborah English,
SCS Engineers]
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1:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m.
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Alternative Fuels
Project at Lafarge Sugar Creek Plant
Bernie Sabbert - Systech
Environmental Corporation
Steve Kidwell - Lafarge North America
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Brownfields
Update
Steve
Kovac - Brownfields Program Branch Chief, U.S. EPA Region 7
Redevelopment of the
Old Robinson Hospital for Senior Housing
Brian Collins -Senior Associate, Cougar
Capital
Andrew Bracker - Brownfields
Coordinator, Kansas City, Missouri
Richards Gebaur
Intermodal Facility Redevelopment
Fred
Reynolds - Senior Vice President of Development, CenterPoint
Steve
Rinne - Buisiness Development Specialist, Economic Development
Corporation and KCMO Port Authority
The Brownfields
Redevelopment Legal Toolkit
Jim Price - Spencer, Fane,
Britt, and Brown
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1:45 p.m.-2:30p.m.
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EPA Region 7 Blue
Skies Program
Alan Banwart - U.S. EPA Region 7
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2:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m.
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Break
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SESSION THREE
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Track 1 - Carbon in
Region 7
[Chair = Gene Russell,
Aquila]
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Track 2 - Solid
Waste and Superfund
[Chair = Steve Fishman, U.S. EPA Region 7]
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2:45 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
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Carbon Pressure in
Region 7 - The Vision vs Working Solutions
Rate making,
resource planning, energy efficiency, Colorado initiatives
Block
Andrews - Director of Environmental Services, Aquila
Denny
Williams - Vice President of Electric Regulatory Services, Aquila
Rick Veatch - Veatch and
Associates
John Carlson - Manager of
Market Competitiveness, Kansas City Power & Light
Tom
Grever - Attorney at Law, Shook, Hardy, and Bacon
Khristin
Riott - Director of Community Outreach, Bridging the Gap
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Solid Waste Planning
In Kansas City
Betsy Betros - Pollution Control
Director, Johnson County Environmental Department
Michael Shaw - Manager, Solid
Waste Division, Public Works Department, City of Kansas City
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3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
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Superfund
Update
Cecelia
Tapia
- Director, Superfund Division, U.S. EPA Region 7
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