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

10:45 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

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 - 3:15 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