The Multimedia Subcommittee is one of six subcommittees created by the
National Steering Committee resulting from discussions on the future of the 507
programs at the 2002 SBO/SBAP National Conference held in Chicago, Illinois.
Overall Mission
Current
Status
Future
Plans
Subcommittee Members
Resources
National Comprehensive
Environmental Assistance Program Proposal (2/25/08)
Multimedia Environmental
Assistance Fact Sheets
Go to Multimedia Peer Center
Go to National CAP Multimedia
Initiative web page
Go to 2007 SBO/SBEAP Multimedia Survey
response database
Go to 2006 Multimedia
Information Handbook
Go to 2003
Building Capacity for Multimedia Assistance agenda
Next conference call:
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
2:00 pm EST
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Overall Mission
The overall mission of the subcommittee is to explore the status of
multimedia assistance throughout the SBO/SBEAP network, develop a definition of
that assistance, and consider development of resources to help programs with
this issue.
Current Status
We have completed the first two portions of our mission. In
2003, the subcommittee
developed a number of questions as part of an online survey ("SBAP/Multimedia
Survey") to find out what the programs are already doing with respect to
multimedia environmental assistance and what is meant by the term multimedia
assistance. Our survey results showed that SBO/SBAP staff overwhelmingly agreed
with this definition of multimedia assistance:
Multimedia assistance means environmental assistance (compliance and beyond) to
reduce threats to our air, land, and water. We analyzed our survey
results in depth and considered the best ways to develop resources to help
programs with multimedia issues. To view survey results in a searchable database, go to
http://www.smallbiz-enviroweb.org/multimedia/multimedia.asp.
To complete the third portion of our mission, we have tried to assist
programs in becoming multimedia if they want to do so. To do this, we set
up an online Multimedia Peer Center. To visit our Multimedia Peer Center,
go to
http://www.smallbiz-enviroweb.org/sba/multimedia_peer_center.html.
In January-February 2007, a survey was conducted to update and further
delineate information about which SBO/SBEAPs under Section 507 of the Clean Air
Act offer multimedia services, as well as to determine next steps for the NSC
multimedia subcommittee to facilitate further multimedia activity within SBO/SBEAPs.
This survey will enable the multimedia subcommittee to accomplish their mission
to assess and revalidate the multimedia status of the SBO/SBEAPs, and to develop
and share resources to help all SBO/SBEAPs with multimedia issues. This is
ultimately intended to help non-multimedia programs become multimedia and to
help others to provide additional multimedia services, if desired. The
information collected has been posted on: http://www.smallbiz-enviroweb.org/multimedia07/multimedia.asp.
Future Plans
We will continue our work of trying to assist programs in becoming
multimedia if they want to do so.
Subcommittee Members
The following are current members of the Multimedia Subcommittee.
For more information or to get involved, please contact Dave Fiedler.
Resources
Below are minutes from conference calls, email comments summary,
survey summary report, and working session summary reports and slides.
4/8/08 Conference
Call Minutes
3/11/08 Conference
Call Minutes
1/15/08 Conference
Call Minutes
12/11/07 Conference
Call Minutes
10/9/07 Conference
Call Minutes
White Paper--Meeting
the Environmental Compliance Needs of Small Businesses: Expanding Section 507
Programs,
Appendices
9/18/07 Conference
Call Minutes
2007 Multimedia Survey
Results Summary
Key
Functions of Small Business Environmental Assistance Programs
7/17/07 Conference
Call Minutes
6/5/07 Conference
Call Minutes
5/1/07 Conference
Call Minutes
2/20/07 Conference
Call Minutes
10/27/06 Conference
Call Minutes
8/9/06 Conference
Call Minutes
6/30/06 Conference
Call Minutes
5/24/06 Conference
Call Minutes
4/12/06 Conference
Call Minutes
3/28/06 Working Session
Minutes (Bretton Woods, NH)
1/11/06 Conference
Call Minutes
10/20/05 Conference
Call Minutes
8/15/05 Conference
Call Minutes
6/13/05 Working Session
Minutes (Biloxi, MS)
4/25/05 Conference
Call Minutes
3/21/05 Conference
Call Minutes
3/2/05 Conference
Call Minutes
1/27/05 Conference
Call Minutes
12/9/04 Conference Call
Minutes
10/26/04 Conference Call
Minutes
9/14/04 Conference Call
Minutes
8/17/04 Conference Call
Minutes
6/2/04 Working
Session Summary Report (Sacramento, CA)
6/04 Multimedia
Subcommittee Report (Sacramento, CA)
5/3/04 Conference Call
Minutes
3/3/04 Conference Call
Minutes
12/16/03 Conference Call
Follow-up
12/16/03 Conference Call
Minutes
10/28/03 Conference Call
Minutes
8/15/03 Conference Call
Minutes
5/20/03 Conference Call
Minutes
4/15/03 Working
Session Summary Report (Baltimore, MD)
4/15/03 Working
Session Planning Document (Baltimore, MD)
4/14/03 Subcommittee
Conference Presentation
(Baltimore, MD)
4/03 Multimedia Survey Summary
Report
3/20/03 Conference Call
Minutes
2/28/03 Conference Call
Minutes
1/15/03 Conference Call
Minutes
10/9/02 Conference Call
Minutes
