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U.S. EPA's Pollution Prevention Conferences, Workshops and Training

August 2002
Regional Electronics Recycling Conference August 28-29

The Kentucky Partnership for Effective Electronics Reuse & Recycling (PEER2) is hosting a regional conference on electronics reuse and recycling issued affecting Kentucky and its seven bordering states. The Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center is the facilitator for the PEER2 group and is serving as coordinator for the conference.

Have additional questions? Contact Lissa McCracken, KPPC's Training Coordinator, toll-free at (800)334-8635 x1564 or (502) 852-1564.

  April 2002
NPPR 2002 Spring Conference  April 2-5  
Contact Michelle Russo or Erika Alonso
202-466-7272 phone, 202-466-7964 fax
Part 2 Metal Finishing P2 Training  April 9

There will be a vendor based training on advanced Metal Finishing Pollution Prevention technologies from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm at Lazarus Government Center, 6th Floor Training Room. Space is limited so register in advance*

Contact: Ron Smith
(614)644-3469

March 2002
Electroplaters Environmental Workshop  March 25

The topics to be covered include Metal Recovery Processes, Solid Waste Management, SARA Regulations, and Bioremediation. There will also be booths set up for exhibitors. There will be a small fee involved to attend this session.

Contact: Dan Leonhardt at 513-242-1410 or
dan@leonhardtplating.com

TechSolve, Inc.
1111 Edison Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45216
513-948-2038

February 2002
On-Site Energy: "Options for Ohio Businesses & Homeowners" 
February 4
Contact Tom Maves
614-466-8425
phone
  November 2001
NPPR 2001 Fall Conference
November 12-14
  
NPPRs 6th annual fall conference focuses on NPPRs workgroups and discussion groups, offering members the opportunity to formulate strategies and address challenges of P2 within intimate and interactive sessions.
Contact Michelle Russo
202-466-7272 phone
202-466-7964 fax

Great Lakes By-Products Management Association Annual Conference 2001- Beneficial Use of By-Products
November 29 & 30

The Ohio State University Fawcett Center, Columbus, Ohio
Contact: Billie Lindsay or phone: (614) 292-1286

October 2001
Ohio Alliance for the Environment, 24th Annual Conference  October 25  
Energy and the Environment:"How do decisions affect Ohio?" 
The Ohio Alliance for the Environment provides adult environmental education through programs offering balanced information, opportunities for discussion of diverse points of view, and constructive solutions to problems.
Contact Irene Probasco, Executive Director, (614) 487-9957
September 2001
A Solar Homebuilder & Ohio's Green Market
September 14 
A Presentation by Don Bradley, President
Solar Strategies Development Corp.
12:00 Noon - 2 PM
Friday Luncheon - $15
Clarion Hotel
7007 North High Street
Worthington, Ohio

To register contact: William A. Spratley, Executive Director, Green Energy Ohio (GEO) at 1-866-GREENOH (1-866-473-3664) toll free 
or send a $15.00 check to:
Green Energy Ohio
7870 Olentangy River Road
Columbus, OH 43235

Southwest Ohio Local Government Pollution Prevention Collaborative: Free Training on Pollution Prevention for Local Governments Wed., Sept. 19, 2001,  9 am - Noon
TechSolve
Cincinnati, Ohio
Registration is free and limited to 50 attendees on a first come first serve basis. To register, please contact Mike Kelley at Ohio EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention at: Phone: (614) 644-2930; Fax: (614) 644-2807; or E-mail: michael.kelley@epa.state.oh.us
Workshop on Incorporation of PBT Chemicals in Pollution Prevention Assessments September 21 
Edison Welding Institute (EWI)
Columbus, OH  
To register E-mail Dr. Ashok Kumar at akumar@utnet.utoledo.edu
Brownfields 2001 Conference September 24-26 
"
Smart brownfields redevelopment" Idled, abandoned and underused properties present an opportunity to create a new future for the
community while cleaning the environment and preserving history for future generations.
McCormick Place Convention Center
Chicago, Illinois
Contact: Molly Wenner
Tele: 1-877-343-5374 (toll free)
"Clean Fuels Today" An Alternative Fuels and Vehicles Conference and Expo September 26 
Buckeye Hall of Fame Cafe'
1421 Olentangy River Road
Columbus, Ohio  
For more information contact Sam Spofforth at 614-645-0308
or visit 
4th Used Building Materials Association Conference: "Harvesting the Future" September 6-9 
Portland Hilton
Portland, OR  
Registration Information: Call Liz Kraiter at 503-590-4240 between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Pacific Time or E-mail: lizkraiter@aol.com
Farm Science Review  September 18-20, 2001
August 2001
6th Annual Pollution Prevention and Hazardous Waste Management Conference and Exhibition August 20-23  
San Antonio, TX  
The conference is sponsored by the Department of Defense and hosted by the US Army Environmental Center and the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence.
Contact:
Alma Castillo
(210) 212-6161
or
Laurie Grams
(210) 212-6161
July 2001
Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable Summer Conference  July 11-13 
Madison, WI  
Contact GLRPPR or (800) 407-0261 for more information.
June 2001
FIRST Partners Meeting & Workshop "Recycling Foundry Sand: Hitting a Home Run" June 12-14 
Come to the nation’s largest metal casting state to see and hear exciting developments in foundry sand recycling. Northeast Ohio is a great place for a meeting! In addition to being the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Jacobs Field, the Greater Cleveland area hosts more foundry sand recycling projects than any other location in North America.
Sawmill Creek Resort 
Huron, Ohio 
Contact FIRST or (413) 229-2466 for more information.

Ohio Hospital Association Annual Meeting 
June 18 & 19

Hyatt Regency 
350 N. High St. at
Nationwide Blvd.
In Downtown Columbus

Contact :
Ohio Hospital Association 
155 East Broad Street 
Columbus, OH 43215-3620 
(614) 241-2933 or
(614) 221-7614

May 2001

Southwest Ohio Local Government Pollution Prevention Collaborative: Free Training on Pollution Prevention for Local Governments  "Green Building"
May 2, 2001

TechSolve
Cincinnati, OH
Registration is free and limited to 50 attendees on a first come first serve basis. To register, please contact Mike Kelley at Ohio EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention at: Phone: (614) 644-2930; Fax: (614) 644-2807; or E-mail: michael.kelley@epa.state.oh.us

Meeting the Mercury Challenge : Ohio EPA's Voluntary Mercury Elimination Program 
The Ohio Hospital Association and the regional hospital associations are hosting special sessions throughout Ohio in an effort to learn how to better meet national and state EPA goals for health care pollution prevention.
Join guest speaker Glenn McRae of CGH Environmental Strategies to discuss OEPA's voluntary mercury elimination program at one of the following sessions in your region of the state. There is no fee for registration.

May 14th - 17th, 2001 Schedule

Akron Regional Hospital Association  May 14 ~ 3-5 p.m.

The Center for Health Affairs, Cleveland  May 15 ~ 9-11 a.m.

Fisher-Titus Medical Center, Norwalk  May 15 ~3-5 p.m.

Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio, Toledo  May 16 ~ 9-11 a.m.

Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association  May 17 ~ 9-11 a.m.

Greater Cincinnati Health Council  May 17 ~ 3-5 p.m.

A session will also be held  for hospitals in southern and southeastern Ohio at OHA's annual summit on June 19 in Columbus. More information will follow.


Please RSVP to Stacey Walton at OHA via phone 614/221-7614, Fax 614/221-4771 or E-mail: staceyw@ohanet.org

April 2001

Ohio Alliance for the Environment:  "Ohio's Energy Future: The impact of restructuring, conservation and renewables"
April  25, 2001

The conference is designed to answer your questions about Ohio's energy supply and demand, electric choices, green power, and conserving and reducing costs. Information is targeted to small commercial, industrial or community interests with emphasis on renewable energy systems that are already working in Ohio.

Ramada Plaza Hotel
Columbus, OH
Phone & Fax (614)487-9957
E-mail probasco@ohioalliance.org
for more info visit: www.ohioalliance.org

2001 Environment Conference:  "Sustainable Development and Corporate Power - Products as Change Agents"
April 24 - 25, 2001

Marriott Financial Center
New York, NY
Contact Customer Service at (212)339-0345
or online at www.conference-board.org/environment.htm


To order copies of pollution prevention publications distributed by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention, please use our online orderform: "Pollution Prevention Information Available from Ohio EPA". or call the Office of Pollution Prevention at (614) 644-3469.


Contact OPP

Office of Pollution Prevention
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049
Phone (614) 644-3469
Fax (614) 644-2807
E-mail: p2mail@epa.state.oh.us


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page last updated: June 17, 2002