Sunday, March 26

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Informal Reception

Monday, March 27

7:00 am - 9:00 am
Breakfast/Regional Meetings - Main Dining Room

9:00 am - 12:00 pm
General Session
Mandatory Program Training Workshop (resource guide)
Moderator:  Karen Brown, USEPA
Speakers:  Robert France, Leigh Leonard, Tiffin Shewmake, Michael Welch, PRIZM Inc.

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Technical Subcommittee Workgroup
Moderator:  Richard Rasmussen, Virginia SBAP
Speaker on Area Source Program:

• Karen Blanchard, USEPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Breakout Session I  
Understanding and Managing Conflict -- A Session with Federal & State ADR Providers
Speakers: 

• Elissa "Ellie" Tonkin, USEPA Region I
• Hugh Martinez, USEPA Region I
• Susan Jeghelian, MA Office of Dispute Resolution

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Breakout Session II  
Compliance Assistance Tools and New Technologies
Moderator:  Dan Nickey, Iowa Waste Reduction Center
Speakers: 

• Chris Horan, Iowa Waste Reduction Center
• Kenya Stump, Kentucky SBEAP
• Tony Pendola, North Carolina SBEAP

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Measurement Subcommittee Workgroup
Moderator:  Kenya Stump, Kentucky SBEAP

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Breakout Session III  
Examples of REAL Multimedia Programs and How They Work
Moderator:  Amelia Gooding, IL SBEAP
Speakers: 

• Reid Bermel, Iowa SBO
• Michael Nelson, MN SBO
• Linda Hayes-Gorman, Oregon SBAP

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Breakout Session IV  
Speed Dating for Compliance Assistance
Moderator:  Richard Rasmussen, Virginia SBAP
Speakers: 

• Greg Copley, Kentucky SBEAP
• Tony Pendola, North Carolina SBEAP
• Ron Dyer, Maine SBO
• Sally Tarowsky, Idaho SBDC
• Kimberly Chesser, Delaware SBO/SBAP
• Mark Williamson, IWRC
• Rick Carleski, Ohio EPA - OCAPP
• Barb Johnson, Kansas PPI
• Judy Mirro, Vermont ANR/DEP

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Welcoming Reception

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner, Opening Session and Annual Awards Presentations
Moderator:  Rudolph A. Cartier, Jr., PE, NH SBAP   
Speakers: 

• Governor John H. Lynch (invited--did not attend)
• Raymond Burton, Executive Councilor, District 1
• Robert W. Varney, EPA Region I Administrator
• Michael P. Nolin, Commissioner, NH Department of Environmental Services
• Karen V. Brown, USEPA Small Business Ombudsman

Tuesday, March 28

7:00 am - 8:00 am
Breakfast/Regional Meetings - Main Dining Room

8:00 am - 10:00 am
General Session
SBO/SBEAP Issues and Updates
Moderator:  Rudolph A. Cartier Jr., PE, New Hampshire, SBO
Speakers: 

• Karen Brown, USEPA Small Business Ombudsman
• Ken Legler, National Compliance Advisory Panel Chair
• Ron Dyer, National SBO/SBEAP Steering Committee Chair
• Karen Blanchard, USEPA OAQPS

10:15 am - 11:15 am
Plenary Session
Future Small Business Regulations and Impacts- The Looking Glass
Moderator:  Richard Rasmussen, Virginia SBAP
Speakers: 

• Keith Holman, US Small Business Administration
• Richard Rasmussen, Virginia SBAP

11:30 am - 2:30 pm
NCAP Luncheon Meeting
Moderator:  Karen V. Brown, USEPA Small Business Ombudsman

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Multimedia Subcommittee Workgroup
Moderator:  Terry Polen, West Virginia SBAP
Speaker on Multimedia Peer Center: 

• Audrey G. Zelanko, Small Business Environmental Home Page and CTC

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Breakout Session V
TRI-TIER II Training
Moderator:  Judy Mirro, Vermont SBAP
Speaker: 

• Dwight Peavey, EPA Region I Small Business Ombudsman

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Breakout Session VI
Business, Industry and Community Relationships
Moderator:  Lee Tate, Georgia SBAP
Speakers:

• Annette Hill, USEPA Region 4
• James Simpson, Walker Concrete/Georgia Concrete & Products Association
• Rose Marie Wilmoth, Kentucky SBO
• Greg Copley, Kentucky SBEAP

3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Awards Subcommittee Workgroup
Moderator:  Linda Hayes-Gorman, Oregon SBAP

3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Breakout Session VII
Marketing of Programs (how to do it effectively)
Moderator:  Annette Fulgenzi, IL SBEAP
Speakers:

• Susan Mayer, NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation
• John McKeon, NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation
• Millinda Fowles, Kentucky SBEAP
• Mark R. Shanahan, Ohio AQDA

3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Breakout Session VIII
Implementation of the Compliance Incentives Policy, Developing Relationships between Compliance and Enforcement and the effect of "Element 13" on Program Credit
Moderator:  Dan Clark, WY DEQ
Speaker: 

• Dwight Peavey, EPA Region I Small Business Ombudsman
• Gretchen Rule, NH DES Enforcement Coordinator
• Ron Dyer, Maine DEQ Small Business Ombudsman

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Hosted Reception

Wednesday, March 29

7:00 am - 8:00 am
Breakfast/Regional Meetings - Main Dining Room

8:00 am - 9:30 am
Plenary Session
Environmental Results Programs - The New Generation of Environmental Protection
Moderator:  Renee Bashel, Wisconsin Department of Commerce
Speakers: 

• Steve DeGabriele, Massachusetts DEP
• Kim Chesser, Delaware DNREC
• Richard Rasmussen, Virginia SBAP
• Terry Darton, Virginia DEQ

9:45 am - 10:45 am
Plenary Session Managing Your Program in an Ever Changing Environment
Moderator:  Ron Dyer, ME DEQ
Speakers: 

• Dan Nickey, IWRC
• Greg Copley, Kentucky SBEAP
• Anita Dorsey-Word, Georgia SBEAP

10:45 am - 11:45 am
Plenary Session
Motivational Speaker - Steve Walker
Moderator:  Rudolph A. Cartier, Jr., PE, NE SBO

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
National Steering Committee Meeting
Moderator:  Ron Dyer, SBO/SBEAP National Steering Committee Chair

3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Promotional Subcommittee Workgroup
Moderator:  Annette Fulgenzi

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Breakout Session IX  
Tool Awareness
Moderator:  Audrey Zelanko, Small Business Environmental Home Page
Speakers: 

• Jeff Beneke, IWRC
• Andy Bray, NEWMOA
• Scott Butner, ChemAlliance
• Stephen McKeough, Florida SBO
• Deb Jacobson, PNEAC

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Breakout Session X  
Skills Development for Assistance Providers Brought to you by Distinguished and Competent New Hampshire Toast Masters
Moderator:  Linda Hayes-Gorman, Oregon DEQ
Speakers: 

• Roger Davies, Toastmasters International
• Diana Mancuso, Winning Speakers
• James Powers, Toastmasters International
• Daniel Wilson, Wings of Awareness, LLC

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
2007 Conference Planning Committee Meeting

Dinner - Lobster Buffet

Thursday, March 30

7:00 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast/Regional Meetings - Main Dining Room   

9:00 am - 10:00 am
Subcommittee Reports
Moderator:  Ron Dyer, Maine DEP Ombudsman

• Awards
• Multimedia
• Promotional
• Measurement
• Technical
• Guidelines

10:15 am - 11:15 am
Plenary Session
Small Business Roundtable/Panel Discussion
Moderator:  Frances Hartwell, Vice Chair, National Compliance Advisory Panel
Speakers:

• Norman Caouette, Safety Director, Issacson Steel Company, Berlin, NH
• David Presby, Presby Plastics, Whitefield, NH
• Robert Anderson, AJ's Auto Repair, Salem, Oregon

11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Closing Session

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Site Visit -- Whitefield Wood Fired Power Plant