Monday, April 2

8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Compliance Advisory Panel Training

Angel Martin-Dias, Concurrent Technologies Corporation

How the Cafeteria Plan of Financial Assistance for Small Businesses from the National Small Business Financial Assistance Work Group can Benefit your Business and your Community
Patrick Hoermann, King County, WA

To Be or Not to Be?--Forming a National CAP
Rudy Cartier, NH SBO and Pam Christenson, WI SBO

9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Supplemental Environmental Project Training

Cam Metcalf, Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center

1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Environmental Management Systems Training

Frank J. Priznar, PRIZIM, Inc.
Amy Borman, PRIZIM, Inc.

4:00 - 5:00 pm
Newcomer Orientation

Rudy Cartier, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Pam Christenson, Wisconsin Small Business Clean Air Assistance Program
Maria Riviera, Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board
Mark Shanahan, Ohio Clean Air Resource Center

Tuesday, April 3

10:00 am - 11:15 am
Track Sessions

Technical--Mobile Outreach for Pollution Prevention (MOPP)
Sue Somerfelt, Iowa Waste Reduction Center

Marketing--How to Plan/Host a Successful Workshop
Christine Bergren, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Technology--Internet Resources for Small Business

Internet Resources for Small Business
Audrey Graylin Zelanko, Concurrent Technologies Corporation

EPA Design for the Environment (DfE) Auto Refinish Project
Mary Cushmac, US EPA

Advocacy--How to Help a Small Business Under Enforcement
Cam Metcalf, Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center

11:15 am - 1:00 pm
Keynote Luncheon

Welcome

Israel Anderson, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Robert Huston, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

How to Manage a Successful Business in a Heavily Regulated Environment
Albert Black, On-Target Supplies & Logistics, Ltd.

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Track Sessions

Technical--Environmental Management Systems for Small Businesses

Frank J. Priznar, PRIZIM, Inc.
Amy Borman, PRIZIM, Inc.
Dale Crownover, Texas Nameplate Company
Cam Metcalf, Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center

Marketing--How to Successfully Market a Small Business Program (Part 1)
Stuart Reese, Training Solutions Interactive, Inc

Technology--How to Build a Web Page (Beginner)
Eddie Ho, Dell Computer Corporation

Advocacy--Financial Incentives

Creating a Financial Assistance Program
King County, WA - VIP Grants
Patrick Hoermann, Seattle/King County Department of Natural Resources

Virginia Small Business Environmental Compliance Assistance Fund
Richard Rasmussen, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Ohio - Loans and Tax Reductions
Mark Shanahan, Ohio Clean Air Resource Center

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Plenary

Welcome

Greg Cooke, Environmental Protection Agency
Kirk Watson, Mayor of Austin

Small Business Owners Panel: What We Need

Tag Coolidge, TALEM Environmental Services, Inc., Moderator
Candace Broucher, J&R Services, JTB Recycling
Ken Legler, Houston Wire Works
Alan Walne, Herb’s Paint and Body Shop

Wednesday, April 4

10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Plenary

State/Local Industry Trade Association - Panel Discussion

Mary Miksa, Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce, Moderator
Jackie Gill, Texas Independent Auto Dealers Association
Matt Kaarlela, Printing and Imaging Association of America
J. Kelly Mowry, National Association of Metal Finishers
Jean Warnke, Textile Maintenance Association of Texas

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Committee for Revising the Report to Congress

Karen Brown, US EPA
Angel Martin-Dias, Concurrent Technologies Corporation

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch 

Track Sessions

Technical--Successful Site Visits
Jim Olson, Iowa Waste Reduction Center

Getting the Most Out of On-Site Assessments
Kenya Carroll, Kentucky Business Environmental Assistance Program

Marketing--How to Successfully Market a Small Business Program (Part II)
Elsa Bishop, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Marketing Your Program--National Exposure for 507s
Pam Christenson, Wisconsin Small Business Clean Air Assistance Program

Technology--How to Build a Web Page (Advanced)
Heidi Wittenborn, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Advocacy--Advisory Committees: The CAP and Beyond
Angel Martin-Dias, Concurrent Technologies Corporation, moderator
Karen Brown, Environmental Protection Agency
Rudy Cartier, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Gary Dawson, Belleair Bluffs Cleaners
Dan Eddinger, Tetra Tech EM, Inc.
Carl Komassa, Beck Carton Corporation

Thursday, April 5

8:30 am - 9:30 am
Track Sessions

Technical--How to Become a Multimedia Program
Troy Johnson, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Multi-Media Assistance
Greg Copley, Kentucky Business Environmental Assistance Program

Marketing--EPA’s Million $ Grant Program

Karen Brown, Environmental Protection Agency
La Ronda Bowen, Bowen & Associates

Technology--Technology 101

Air Pollution Control Systems
Omer Roberts, Missouri Department of Natural Resources

Advocacy--Success Stories of the SBAPs - Panel Discussion
Judy Mirro, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
Terrie Mitchell, Sacramento County Business Environmental Resource Center

Louisiana Small Business Assistance Program
Dick Lehr, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

10:00 am - 11:30 am
Closing Session

Electric Utility Deregulation: Its Impact

Peter C. Cunningham, Hopping Green Sams & Smith

Playing on the Hill: How to Educate and Influence Legislators

Rudy Cartier, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Karen Brown, Environmental Protection Agency
Peter C. Cunningham, Hopping Green Sams & Smith

The Future of 507 Programs - Marketing Committee/Town Hall Meeting
Rudy Cartier, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Closing Remarks and Adjournment

Tamra-Shae Oatman, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Karen Brown, US EPA