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Upcoming Events
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Table of Contents
Performance Track Events
Meeting with Performance Track Members and
EPA's Office of Air and Radiation,
- Washington, DC, September 29, 2005.
This day-long event will be a meeting between
EPA's Office of Air and Radiation and Performance
Track members. Participants will discuss EPA's
air-related priorities and ideas for future
air-related Performance Track incentives and
commitments. For information, contact
Chad
Carbone. A
summary
of a similar meeting held in September, 2004,
with EPA's Office of Water is available.
Other Events of Interest to Performance Track Members
Environmental Stewardship in Transportation
Through Waste Management, Materials Reuse and
EMS -
Charlotte, North Carolina. July 17 - 19,
2005.
National conference sponsored by NC Dept. of
Transportation and NC Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources. The conference is
aimed at groups and individuals involved in
environmentally sound planning, design,
construction, maintenance and management of
transportation facilities. Transportation and
environmental engineers, managers, suppliers,
manufacturers, consultants and contractors who
wish to reinforce their respective skills and
services related to the latest technologies and
practices in "green" transportation operations
related to the above topics will benefit from the
conference's agenda. For more information on this
workshop, please visit the
Conference
homepage
.
21st Annual National Voluntary Protection
Programs Participants' Association (VPPPA)
Conference: Saddle Up for a Safer Tomorrow -
Dallas, Texas, August 22 - 25, 2005.
The 2005 VPPPA Annual National Conference
focuses on the Voluntary Protection Programs and
safety and health modeling excellence. Providing
a forum for networking and collaboration, the
2,000 plus guests expected to attend will have
the opportunity to participate in workshops
geared toward safety, health, and environmental
excellence. Visit the
conference’s
website
for more information.
Auditing Roundtable Fall Meeting and
Technology Exposition -
Arlington, Virginia, September 6-9, 2005.
This meeting will feature sessions on
management systems auditing, briefings on
enforcement, discussions on Corporate Social
Responsibility Reporting, roundtables on industry
benchmarking, and more. For details, visit the
conference
website
.
International City/County Management
Association (ICMA) 91st Annual Conference -
Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 25 - 28,
2005.
By bringing together chief appointed
managers, administrators, and assistants, this
conference will contribute to ICMA's mission to
create excellence in local government by
developing and fostering professional local
government management worldwide. Visit the
conference
website
for more
information.
Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials
Managers (ACHMM) 2005 National Conference:
Gateway to the Future of EHS Management -
St. Louis, Missouri, September 25-29,
2005.
Learning from featured speakers and
Academy leadership at technical sessions,
attendees will be updated in a variety of fields
dealing with hazardous materials and
environmental health and safety issues. The
latest developments in hazardous materials
management, safety, environmental management
systems, emergency response, homeland security,
and hazardous materials transportation will be
addressed. For more information, visit the
conference
website
.
National Stone, Sand, and Gravel Association
Environmental Safety & Health Regulatory
Summit: Making ESH a Capitol Priority-Rocking the
Regulatory Process -
Alexandria, Virginia, October 4-6, 2005.
The summit will hold sixteen breakout
sessions focusing on the theme of the federal
regulatory process and how the aggregates
industry can effectively participate in it. Key
issues for discussion include practical
aggregates-specific research, diesel particulate,
machine guarding, risk management, sure-fire
safety training techniques, air and water quality
initiatives and research, wetlands, endangered
species and more. Visit the
summit’s
website
for more information.
National Association for Environmental
Management, Environmental, Health, and Safety
Management Forum 2005 -
Phoenix, Arizona, October 19-21, 2005.
The forum acts a strategic venue for the
marketing of products and services. Visit the
forum’s
website
for details.
13th International Conference: The Greening of
Industry Network -
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, October 20-22,
2005.
This international conference will create
strategies and actions for sustainable regional
development by featuring speakers, panels,
workshops, and diverse international
presentations. Discussion, debate, and dialogue
will focus on global product and value chains in
a regional context and how sustainable
development changes chains. For more information,
visit the
conference
website
.
National Paint and Coatings Association 118th
Annual Meeting and Industry Leadership
Conference -
Cleveland, Ohio, October 23-25, 2005.
The meeting will include sessions on the
status of the U.S. paint and coatings industry,
committee meetings, and more. Visit the
conference’s
website
for more information.
Annual Symposium of the Wildlife Habitat
Council -
Baltimore, Maryland, November 14-15, 2005.
The 17th Annual Symposium will bring
corporate, government and conservation leaders
from around the globe to contribute to the
preservation of wildlife. For details, visit the
symposium’s
website
.