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Overview

The 2011 Community Involvement Training Conference began on Tuesday morning, July 19, 2011. Conference activities ended around 5:30pm on Thursday, July 21, with final adjournment at 6:00pm.

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Conference Booklet

The conference booklet summarized conference activities and events and included an abstract for all conference sessions (90-minute information and training sessions of 3-, 4-, and 7-hours). In keeping with our Green Meeting goals, we did not print and distribute copies of the conference booklet. Rather, the booklet was distributed via email and posted as a downloadable file.

Conference Booklet (38 pp, 2.30MB, About PDF).

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Schedule of Events

Provided below is the conference schedule, which shows the titles, dates and times of conference activities and sessions. Click on session titles (blue text) to view detailed session descriptions and abstracts and to access presentation handouts/slides, if available.

Conference Agenda (PDF) (4 pp, 327KB, About PDF)

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

7:15	Registration/Conference Welcome/Totebag Exchange
8:15	Plenary Session Military District of Washington Joint Armed Forces Color Guard & A Cappella Vocalist (Sergeant Vicki Golding, 257th Army Band) Opening Remarks: Shawn M. Garvin, Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA Region 3 Keynote Presentation: "Not-So-Strange Bedfellows" by Tad McCall, Associate, MBO Partners, and Lenny Siegel, Center for Public Enviornmental Oversight Housekeeping Announcements
9:45	Break
10:00	90-Minute Information Sessions Community Involvement Plan of the Year—Enhanced Engagement through Innovation Topic: Expanding Engagement     Level: Intermediate Expanding Community Engagement through Environmental Health Fairs Topic: Expanding Engagement     Level: Intermediate OSWER's Community Engagement Initiative: Authentic and Meaningful Public Participation in EPA Waste Programs Topic: Expanding Engagement     Level: All Partnering with Companies to Enhance Community Engagement and Understanding Topic: Expanding Engagement     Level: Intermediate Serious Play: Making Public Meetings Be Fun—and Informative Topic: Embracing Diversity     Level: Advanced The Environmental Justice Community Information Website: Stakeholders Information Resource Topic: Utilizing Technology     Level: Introductory Using Federal Advisory Committees to Engage Communities and Address Concerns Holistically Topic: Expanding Engagement    Level: Intermediate
11:30	Lunch (On Your Own)
12:45	90-Minute Information Sessions or Field Trip at 1:30pm Best Practices for Engaging and Involving Environmental Justice Community Residents Topic: Embracing Diversity     Level: Intermediate CARE—A Model for Community-Based Environmental Problem Solving Topic: Expanding Engagement     Level: Intermediate Creating, Collecting, and Telling our Stories: Tools for Multi-Stakeholder Engagement Topic: Expanding Engagement     Level: Intermediate Expanding Engagement in Large Public Comment/Listening Forums Topic: Expanding Engagement     Level: Intermediate Finding, Understanding and Engaging in Cleanups in Your Community Topic: Utilizing Technology     Level: Intermediate Human Health Risk Assessment: Unpacking the "Black Box" Topic: Other     Level: Introductory State of the Practice and Planning: The 2011 Public Participation Summit Topic: Expanding Engagement     Level: Intermediate
1:30	Field Trip Anacostia Watershed Society Field Trip (4 hours)
2:15	Break
2:30	3-Hour Training Sessions or Field Trip Engaging the Public, Fact or Fiction: "REAL INPUT" Topic: Expanding Engagement     Level: Intermediate Fundamentals of Public Participation—Engaging People in a Meaningful Way Topic: Other     Level: Advanced Going Beyond the Usual Suspects: Avoid the Hijackers and Create More Balanced Participation Topic: Expanding Engagement     Level: Intermediate The Mindset Dilemma—Part I: Media Modifying Mindset; Part II: Community Engagement Stragegies; Part III: My Perspective Topic: All     Level: Intermediate Understanding "Citizen Journalism"—A Social Media Workshop Topic: Expanding Engagement     Level: Introductory Field Trip Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens Field Trip (4 hours)
6:00-7:30	Poster Session/Networking Reception

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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

7:15	Exhibit and Poster Viewing/Totebag Exchange
8:00	90-Minute Information Sessions Community Engagement in Breaking the Cycle of Environmental Health Disparities Topic: Expanding Engagement     Level: Intermediate Engaging Diverse Communities Through Mediation: Superfund on Tribal Lands and Environmental Justice Topic: Embracing Diversity     Level: Intermediate MarineMap—An Innovative Collaborative Support Utilizing Technology Improving Community Engagement Topic: Utilizing Technology     Level: Introductory Obstacles to Community Involvement: Hidden Agendas and Dirty Tricks Topic: Expanding Engagement     Level: Advanced Planning and Providing Meaningful Environmental Justice Educational Experiences Topic: Expanding Engagement     Level: Intermediate The Importance of Understanding Communication in Disaster Response and Recovery Topic: Expanding Engagement     Level: Introductory Using the Neighborhood Cohesion Calculator Topic: Utilizing Technology     Level: Intermediate
9:30	Break
9:40	Plenary Session Panel Session: "Setting the EPA Table for Community Engagement" Panel Moderator: Bruce Engelbert Gina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. EPA Cynthia Giles, Assistant Administrator, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, U.S. EPA Mathy Stanislaus, Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, U.S. EPA Dr. Ellen Gilinsky, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Water, U.S. EPA
11:10	Break
11:20	60-Minute Open-Time Sessions Where Do We Go From Here? Discussion of burnout, future jobs and/or careers as a Community Involvement Coordinator Vapor Intrusion: Involved-Stakeholder Awareness of the Uncertainty (and Multiple Benefits of Controls) Partnering with Universities/ Non-Profits to meet the Technical Needs of Communities Cleanups at Federal Facilities: An Update and Discussion Increasing Access to Health and Health Care for through Brownfields and Contaminated Site Development Environmental Justice: Why Community Involvement Matters? Importance of Media and Communication Alternatives as a Function of Demographics When the Responsible Party is Responsible for Community Outreach Technology Demonstration Area Decision Support Restore the Environment and Revitalize Your Community with SMARTe i-Tree Streets: Using Technology to Renew the Health of an Urban Community Using the Center for Public Environmental Oversight (CPEO) Technology Tree to Learn About Cleanup Technologies Data Envirofacts, Enviromappers and Mobile Web: Information Access for the Public Data.Gov "Communities" Better Public Access to Point Source Wastewater Pollutant Discharge Information Urban Water Monitoring Data Sharing GIS GEMS Geospatial Environmental Mapping System — Introduction and Live Demonstration MarineMap — An Innovative Collaborative Support Technology Improving Community Engagement New GIS Web Technologies for Sharing, Collaborating, and Communicating AIRNow: Air Quality Information Where You Live The Cleanup Deck — Taming 400,000 Cleanup Sites and Institutional Controls Social Media Using Social Media to Engage Youth and Racial Minorities Using Technology to Measure Message Tones and Social Media Public Participation through Regulations.gov Exchange Exploring New Media Technology for Stormwater Education Risk Communication/Management The EPA Community-Focused Exposure and Risk Screening Tool (C-FERST)
12:20	Table Topics Informal Networking Lunch ($15), Conversation with Technology Demonstration Area Presenters or Lunch on Your Own
12:30	Field Trip Casey Trees Field Trip (Includes lunch for $10—5 hours)
1:30	4-Hour Training Sessions or Field Trip Collaborative Governance or Collaborative Government? A Framework and Analysis Tool Topic: Expanding Engagement      Level: Intermediate Making Meetings Work: Approaches and Tools for Better Meetings Topic: Expanding Engagement      Level: Intermediate Present Effectively with Style and Skill Topic: Expanding Engagement      Level: Introductory Quality vs. Quantity: The Evasive Quest to Measure Community Engagement Effectiveness Topic: Expanding Engagement      Level: Intermediate Risk Communication: Messaging to Build Trust and Understanding Topic: Expanding Engagement      Level: Intermediate Field Trip Anacostia Watershed Society Field Trip (4 hours)
5:45 6:30	Evening Social Activities Dinner in Old Town, Alexandria (Meet in front of hotel for free bus transportation to Old Town-departs at 5:45 & 6:15pm; return on your own via Metro, bus, or taxi) Monuments by Moonlight Tour ($38 per person-Meet trolley in front of hote)

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Thursday, July 21, 2011

7:15	Exhibit and Poster Viewing/Totebag Exchange
8:00	Plenary Session Keynote Presentation: "Bringing Citizen Voices into Government" by Dr. Carolyn Lukensmeyer, AmericaSpeaks Poster Session Awards Announcements Closing Announcements
9:00	Break
9:15	3-Hour Training Sessions or 7-Hour Training Sessions 3-Hour Sessions (9:15 am — 12:15 pm) Embracing Diversity in Collaborative Environmental Decision Making Topic: Embracing Diversity      Level: All Getting the Right Information to the Right Place, at the Right Time: Community Perspectives to Agency Outreach Topic: Expanding Engagement      Level: Intermediate 7-Hour Sessions (9:15 — 12:15 pm and 1:30 — 5:30 pm) Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Risk Communication Skills: Diverse Audience Applications Topic: Embracing Diversity      Level: Intermediate Bridging Theory and Practice in Effective Communication for Community Engagement Topic: Expanding Engagement      Level: Intermediate Doing MORE with LESS: 21st Century Technology Tools for Communicating BETTER with Diverse Publics Topic: Embracing Diversity      Level: Intermediate Interest Based Negotiations—You CAN Get What You NEED! Topic: Expanding Engagement      Level: Introductory and Intermediate You Get What You Measure®: An Alternative Strategic Planning and Evaluation Tool for Progress You Can See Topic: Expanding Engagement      Level: Intermediate
12:15	Lunch (On Your Own)
1:30	4-Hour Training Sessions or 7-Hour Training Sessions (Continued) 4-Hour Sessions (1:30 — 5:30pm) Enhancing Community Profile Development: Identifying Community Characteristics and Behavior Templates Topic: Expanding Engagement      Level: Intermediate The Power of Apology Topic: Expanding Engagement      Level: All 7-Hour Sessions (9:15 — 12:15 pm and 1:30 — 5:30 pm) Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Risk Communication Skills: Diverse Audience Applications Bridging Theory and Practice in Effective Communication for Community Engagement Doing MORE with LESS: 21st Century Utilizing Technology Tools for Communicating BETTER with Diverse Publics Interest Based Negotiations—You CAN Get What You NEED! You Get What You Measure®: An Alternative Strategic Planning and Evaluation Tool for Progress You Can See
5:30	Adjourn

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