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Monday, June 1

10:30 am - 2:00 pm (11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch)
Are You Valuable? How to Report Results to Show Value -- Training

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Newcomer Training

• Annette Fulgenzi, Illinois SBEAP and NSC Chair -- Welcome to  Louisville and the SBEAP/SBO/CAP Programs!

3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Trip to Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory

Tuesday, June 2

8:30 am - 12:00 pm
General Session  

Welcome
Moderator:  Aaron Keatley, Kentucky Division of Compliance Assistance

• Aaron Keatley, Kentucky Division of Compliance Assistance
• Jeannette Brown, US EPA Office of Small Business Programs
• Annette Fulgenzi, Illinois SBEAP and NSC Chair -- National Steering Committee
• US EPA Region IV Administrator

State of the Environment

• Thomas FitzGerald, Kentucky Resources Council

State of Small Business

• Byron Kennard, Executive Director, Center for Small Business and the Environment (CSBE)

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm NSC Working Lunch

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Breakout Session--Sustainable Business Track
Small Business Energy Efficiency Opportunities
Moderator:  Chris Lynch, Director, Environmental Management Assistance Program, PA SBDC
Speakers: 

• Cam Metcalf, Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center
• Richard Meisenhelder, Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center
• Trista Claxon, Fetter Printing -- Business Sustainability Case Study

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Breakout Session--Small Business Program Development Track
Program Marketing: Doing More with Less
Moderator:  Katherine Beam, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Compliance and Technical Assistance Program (CTAP)
Speakers:

• Kathy Melvin and Nicole Candler, APR, Public Relations Society of America, Bluegrass Chapter -- Program Marketing: Doing More with Less

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Breakout Session--Compliance Assistance Technical Track
Area Source Rules: What States are Doing
Moderator:  Renee Lesjak Bashel, Wisconsin Department of Commerce, Small Business Clean Air Assistance Program
Speakers:

• Teresa Shiflet, Georgia Environmental Protection Division, SBEAP
• Leslie Churilla, Georgia Environmental Protection Division, SBEAP -- Georgia's Collision Repair Initiative: Leveraging Stakeholder Relationships to Implement Sustainable Compliance

Speed-Dating: States with Brief Updates
Speakers:

• Barbara Johnson, Kansas State P2 Institute -- Kansas SBEAP
• James Robinson, South Carolina SBEAP -- Area Source Program: Strategy for South Carolina
• Renee Lesjak Bashel, Region V States -- Region 5 Area Source Effort: And Now for Something Completely Different...

3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Breakout Session--Sustainable Business Track
Innovations in Compliance Assistance
Moderator:  Kerri Cope, Kentucky Division of Compliance Assistance
Speakers: 

• Jerry Lawson, ENERGY STAR Small Business & Congregations Network, EPA -- Climate Change Legislation and Small Business
• Trista Claxon, Fetter Printing -- Business Climate Change Case Study

3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Breakout Session--Small Business Development Track
Innovations in Compliance Assistance
Moderator:  Christine Hoefler, Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE), SBAP
Speakers: 

• Joni Canterbury, CHPHE, SBAP
• Thomas Coogan, Wisconsin Department of Commerce, Bureau of Entrepreneurship and Technology Development, SBEAP

3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Breakout Session--Compliance Assistance Technical Track
Small Business Administration and Regulatory Impacts on Small Business
Moderator:  Annette Fulgenzi, Illinois SBEAP and NSC Chair
Speakers: 

• Keith Holman, US SBA, Office of Advocacy

4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Breakout Session--Sustainable Business Track
Sustainability: The Role of Assistance Providers
Moderator:  Gene Harrison, Kentucky Division of Compliance Assistance
Speakers: 

• Karen Gross, Sustainable Green Printing Partnership
• Amanda LeFevre, Kentucky Brownfields Program

4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Breakout Session--Small Business Program Development Track
Encouraging Self-Audits: Use of EPA Audit Policy and the Small Business Development Policy
Moderator:  Lester Facey, US EPA, Office of Small Business Programs
Speakers: 

• Wes Hardegree, EPA Region 4, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance -- Introduction to EPA's Audit Policies
• Kenya Stump, Kentucky Division of Compliance Assistance Environmental Assistance Branch

4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Breakout Session--Compliance Assistance Technical Track
Innovative Compliance Outreach
Moderator:  Stephen McKeough, Florida Small Business Ombudsman, Division of Air Resources Management
Speakers: 

• Jan Loyson, Iowa SBO
• Dan Nickey, Iowa SBEAP

Best Management Practices--Waste Reduction, Construction and Demolition Debris: A Guide for Building, Construction and Environmental Professionals, Revised November 2008 (Learning from the Past, Planning for the Future--The Iowa Disaster Recovery Conference

Wednesday, June 3

8:30 am - 12:00 pm
General Session  

Small Business Program and NSC Update
Speakers:

• Joan Rogers, US EPA Asbestos and Small Business Ombudsman - Asbestos and Small Business Ombudsman Updates
• Annette Fulgenzi, Illinois SBEAP and NSC Chair
• Audrey Graylin Zelanko, Small Business Environmental Home Page

EPA Regulatory Updates & Lessons from the Common Measures Project
Speakers:

• Sharon Nizich, US EPA, Research Triangle Park (RTP) -- Area Source Program Update
• Steve DeGabriele, Massachusetts DEP, Business Compliance Division

Small Business/Trade Association Panel
Moderator:  Representative, NCAP
Speakers:

• Steve Levetan, PULL-APART metal salvage recycler
• Lloyd "Rusty" Cress, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
• Representative, Kentucky Small Business Advocacy

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm3:00
NSC Working Lunch

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Regional Meetings

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Awards Presentation at Muhammad Ali Center

Thursday, June 4

8:30 am - 11:30 am
Partnership Orientation: Learning How to Leverage Resources and Work Together for Small Businesses
Partnership Working Session: Exploring Opportunities to Improve Partnerships and Communication
Moderator:  Annette Fulgenzi, Illinois SBEAP and NSC Chair
Speakers:

• Karin Koslow, US EPA, OECA, Compliance Assistance and Sector Programs Division -- Improving Compliance Assistance through Effective Collaboration
• Martin Gold, US SBA, Ombusman's Office
• Suganthi Simon, US EPA, Region 4, Pollution Prevention Program -- Pollution Prevention (P2): The Pathway to Sustainability
• Holly Wilson, US EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Community Air Program -- Collision Repair Campaign
• Annette Fulgenzi, Illinois SBEAP and NSC Chair -- Panel Wrap Up Questions for Audience

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Multimedia Subcommittee Working Session

2:00 pm -  3:00 pm
Technical Subcommittee Working Session
Awards Subcommittee Working Session

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Measurement Subcommittee Working Session
Promotional Subcommittee Working Session

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Closing Session
Moderator:  Kenya Stump
National Steering Committee Updates