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2005 SBO/SBEAP National Conference in Biloxi, Mississippi
2005 SBO/SBEAP National Conference in Biloxi, Mississippi

Sunday, June 12

10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Synchronizing Your Program -- A Three Part Harmony, SBO/SBAP/CAP Program Interactive Training Workshop
Facilitators:  Elsa Bishop, EPA Small Business Division and Leigh Leonard, PRIZIM, Inc.

On Key, Off Key, Dissonant and Symphonic--State of Illinois
Annette Fulgenzi, IL SBEAP

5:00 - 6:00 pm
Newcomer Orientation - SBO/SBAP/CAP "Get Acquainted"
Moderator:  Kenya Stump, Kentucky SBAP

Monday, June 13

9:00 am - 10:00 am
Opening Plenary - Welcome, "Multimedia Theme

Welcome and Introductions
Jesse Thompson, Conference Host, MS SBO
MDEQ Exec. Director
Charles H. Chisolm
Welcome to Mississippi
Governor Haley Barbour (Invited) -- not able to attend

10:00 - 10:30 am
EPA Small Business Ombudsman Update
Karen V. Brown, EPA Small Business Ombudsman/Director, Small Business Division
Moderator:  Jesse Thompson, Conference Host

10:45 am - 11:45 am
The Multimedia Initiative
Jay Benforado, Director, EPA National Center for Environmental Innovation (NCEI)
Moderator:  Karen V. Brown

12:00 - 1:15 pm
Hosted Speaker Luncheon

Host:  J. I. Palmer, Jr., Region IV Administrator
Speaker:  Paul Ott Carruth, Conservationist

2nd Annual Small Business Awards Ceremony
Moderator:  Rose Marie Wilmoth, SBO, Kentucky

Small Business Environmental Stewardship Awards
Presenter:  Ken Legler, National Compliance Advisory Panel Chair

Small Business Assistance Program Awards
Presenter:  Ron Dyer, SBO/SBAP National Steering Committee

Trade Association Environmental Leadership Awards
Presenter:  Jay Benforado, Director, EPA National Center for Environmental Innovation

1:45 - 3:00 pm
NSC Subcommittee Meetings

Awards
Moderator:  Rose Marie Wilmoth

Multimedia
Moderator:  Phyllis Strong
Multimedia Peer Center
Audrey G. Zelanko, Small Business Environmental Home Page

Promotional
Moderator:  Annette Fulgenzi
National Promotions Subcommittee

Technical
Moderator:  Richard Rasmussen

3:15 - 5:15 pm
Regional Meetings
Regional Meetings moderated by SBO/SBAP Steering Committee Members

Tuesday, June 14

9:00 - 10:30 am
Plenary Session - National Program Updates
Moderator:  Karen V. Brown, EPA SBO

National SBO/SBAP Steering Committee Updates
Ron Dyer, Chair/Dan Nickey, Vice Chair

Multimedia Subcommittee
Phyllis Strong, MN SBAP


Promotional Subcommittee
Annette Fulgenzi, IL SBEAP

Handout--National Promotional Sub-Committee Join Us!

National Compliance Advisory Panel Updates
Ken Legler, Chair/Frances Hartwell, Vice Chair

10:45 - 12:00 pm
Plenary Session - Regional Perspectives
SBO/SBAP Moderator Panels
Moderator:  Ron Dyer, SBO, Maine

12:00 - 1:30 pm
New National SBO/SBAP Steering Committee
Working Lunch
Moderator:  Ron Dyer, Chair, National SBO/SBAP Steering Committee

1:45 - 3:45 pm
NCAP Annual Meeting
Moderator:  Elsa Bishop, EPA Small Business Division

1:45 - 3:15 pm
Break-Out Sessions I

Technical Session
Moderator:  Mike Nelson, Minnesota SBO
NESHAPs - How to Address Upcoming Area Source NESHAPs Using an Existing NESHAP as an Example; Learning from the Past to Help with the Future
Handout--Tackling a New NESHAP--Steps to Assist in Outreach/Compliance Assistance Efforts
Handout--Tools for the Reinforced Plastic Composites Production NESHAP (40 CFR 63, Subpart WWWW)

Addressing Upcoming Area Source NESHAP
Keith Barnett, US EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards


Providing Assistance to the Plastic Composites Sector
Steve Mohr, New York SBAP


Monty Felix, Alaglass Pools, St. Matthews, SC

Performance Measurement Session
Moderator:  Judy Mirro, Vermont SBAP

Pollution Prevention & Compliance Assistance Measurement Tool--Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association
Judy Mirro, Vermont SBAP

Handout--NEWMOA Pollution Prevention & Compliance Assistance Metrics Software

Measuring Environmental Compliance Assistance Outcomes--A Benefit Cost Analysis of the Kentucky Business Environmental Assistance Program
Kenya K. Stump, Kentucky SBAP


Developing Measures that Matter: An Approach for Developing Measures to Your SBAP
Yvonne Watson, EPA, Program Evaluation Division


How to Track Measures (How Louisiana Tracks Measures)
Larry Lashley, Louisiana SBAP


Advisory Session
Moderator:  Cathy Colglazier, SBO, Kansas

Ombudsman Success Stories

How to be an effective advocate for small businesses
Rudy Cartier, New Hampshire SBO/SBAP

Connectors or Mavens, and the Need to Network
Nick Melliadis, Colorado SBO

Serving as the National Small Business Ombudsman
Karen Brown, EPA Small Business Ombudsman

3:30 - 5:00 pm
Break-Out Sessions II

Technical Session
Diesel Emission Sources & Control Technologies
Moderator:  Linda Hayes-Gorman, Oregon SBAP

Industry Perspective on Diesel Emissions and Retrofit Technology
Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director for The Diesel Forum

Birmingham Diesel School Bus Retrofit Project
Dale Hurst, Environmental Scientist, Alabama Dept. of Environmental Management


Performance Measurement "Working Session"
Moderator:  Judy Mirro, Vermont SBAP

Advisory Session
Moderator:  Roy Edwards, Georgia SBAP

Small Business Permit Streamlining
Edythe McKinney - North Carolina

Wisconsin Permit Streamlining
Thomas Coogan, Wisconsin


Expediting Permits--Water Discharges & Air Emissions
Patrick Devillier, Louisiana


Ohio Air Permit Streamlining
Rick Carleski, Ohio

Wednesday, June 15
9:00 - 11:45 am
Plenary General Session - Multimedia Panel
Moderator:  Dan Nickey, Iowa SBAP

Spill Prevention SPCC
Mark Howard, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response

Cathode Ray Tube, Mercury-Containing Equipment, and Definition of Solid Waste Rulemakings
Marilyn Goode, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response


Toxic Release Inventory
Larry Reisman, Office of Environmental Information


Stormwater
Mike Mitchell, EPA Region IV

2:00 - 4:30 pm
Conference Closing at Stennis Space Center
StennisSphere Tour
Small Business Innovative Research Program (SBIR) Presentation
EPA Gulf of Mexico Program Presentation

4:30 - 5:00 pm
Closing Remarks
Karen V. Brown, EPA SBO
Ron Dyer, Chair National SBO/SBAP Steering Committee
Jesse Thompson, Conference Host

Thursday, June 16

9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Potential Site Visits
Northrup Grumman Shipyards
Keesler Air Force Base
Ship Island Educational Tour

 

 

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