2008 SBO/SBEAP National Conference in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
2008 SBO/SBEAP National Conference in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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Tuesday, June 17

8:00 am - 11:30 am
Regional Liaison/National Steering Committee Strategic Planning Meeting

11:30 am - 1:00 pm
NCAP Working Lunch

1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Multimedia Training (Beyond Air, Building Your Multimedia Assistance Capacity, PRIZIM) 
Fact Sheets

4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Newcomer Orientation

Wednesday, June 18

8:00 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast Regional Meetings

8:30 am - 12:00 pm
General Session  

Welcome

  • Pennsylvania Official
  • Donald Welsh, EPA Region III Administrator
  • Jeanette Brown, EPA Office of Small Business Programs
  • Annette Fulgenzi, IL SBEAP and NSC Chair

Small Business Panel

  • Ken Legler, NCAP Chair, Facilitator
  • Kathie O'Donnell, VP Sales & Marketing, CDL Printing/Packaging
  • Dale Kaplan, Kaplan's Careful Cleaners
  • Joe Reilly, President, Reilly Finishing Technologies

Trade Association Panel

12:00 pm - 1:50 pm Lunch

Annual Awards Presentations

  • Phyllis Copeland, SC

Keynote Presentation: Climate Change

  • Larry Schweiger, President and CEO, National Wildlife Federation

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Breakout Session--Greening Biz Track
Energy Efficiency Opportunities for Small Businesses
Facilitator:  Chris Lynch, Director, Environmental Management Assistance Program, PA SBDC
Speakers: 

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Breakout Session--Compliance Assistance Track
SPCC and Stormwater
Facilitator:  Stacey Washington
Speakers:

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Breakout Session--Program Development Track
Evolution of Two Multimedia Programs
Speakers:

  • Nancy Larson, KS SBEAP
  • Kenya Stump, KY SBEAP

3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Breakout Session--Greening Biz Track
Innovative and Alternative Energy Technologies
Facilitator:  David Althoff, Manager, Office of Energy Policy and Technology Deployment, PADEP, Office of Energy and Technology Deployment
Speakers: 

  • Kevin McGroarty, Vice President, Suburban Electric Company, New Lighting Technologies
  • GaGary Sheehan, Regional Operations Manager, SunTechnics Energy Systems, LLC, Starting a Renewable Energy Business & Solar Energy Applications for Small Businessspan>

3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Breakout Session--Compliance Assistance Track
Hazardous Waste
Speakers: 

3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Breakout Session--Program Development Track
Measuring Program Effectiveness
Speakers: 

Thursday, June 19

7:45 am - 8:45 am
Multimedia and Measurement Subcommittee Meetings

9:00 am - 12:30 pm
General Session  
EPA Office of Small Business Programs Update (Jeanette Brown, EPA Office of Small Business Programs)
US EPA Area Source Regulations Program Update (Keith Barnett, EPA OAQPS)
Pennsylvania Air Quality Update (Joyce Epps, Director, PA Bureau of Air Quality)
US Department of Energy Small Business Innovative Research/Small Business Technology (SBIR/STTR) Program Overview (Christopher O'Gwin, SBIR/STTR Commercialization Assistance Program Program Manager, Small Business Research Division, US DOE)

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
NSC Working Lunch

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Breakout-Greening Biz Track
Saving Money and Resources Using Process or Material Substitution
Facilitator: Mike Vasilik, Director of Electrotechnology Applications Center (ETAC), Northamptom Community College, Bethlehem, PA, ETAC - A Center for Excellence for Small Business Manufacturers
Speakers:  

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Breakout--Compliance Assistance Track
Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations at Area Sources Rule
Facilitator: Renee Bashel, WI Clean Air Small Business Ombudsman, The Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Area Source Rule - A Quick Summary
Facilitator: Terry Polen, WV DEP Small Business Ombudsman

3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Breakout--Program Development Track
Ombudsman Issues/Duties - Complaint Resolution
Facilitator: Mike Nelson, Minnesota PCA Small Business Ombudsman
Speakers:

3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Breakout--Compliance Assistance Track
Area Source Rules Working Session
Facilitator: Renee Bashel, WI SBCAAP, Learn About New Rules and Discuss Area Source Outreach
Facilitator: Terry Polen, WV DEP Small Business Ombudsman

5:15 pm - 5:45 pm
Conference Planning Meeting

Friday, June 20

7:45 am - 8:45 am
Regional Meetings
Technical Subcommittee Meeting (Renee Bashel's notes from technical subcommittee sessions and breakfast meeting)
Promotional Subcommittee Meeting   

9:00 am - 11:30 am
General Session
National Compliance Advisory Panel Update
Peak Oil and the Global Energy Supply (Daniel Desmond, Deputy Secretary, PA Office of Energy and Technology Deployment)
National Steering Committee Updates (Annette Fulgenzi, NSC Chair, NSC Vision, Mission, Goals, Action Items)

 

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