2005 Regional Environmental Summit:
Promoting Environmental Responsibility

Holiday Inn-Downtown, Providence, RI
September 28 - 29, 2005

CONFERENCE AGENDA AT-A-GLANCE
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Wednesday, September 28

Time	Topic
8:00 - 9:00	Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 9:40	Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:40 - 10:15	SESSION 1 PLENARY SESSION
	Keynote Speaker: Will Raap, CEO Gardeners Supply Company
10:15 - 10:30	BREAK & EXHIBITS
10:30 - 12:00	SESSION 2 CONCURRENT SESSION
	2A The Next Generation of Green Purchasing Concerns & Strategies
	2B Reducing Mercury Releases from Dental Offices
	2C Tools for Measuring Assistance Success
12:00 - 1:30	LUNCHEON Tying the Last Ten Years Together: Using Tools for Maximum Behavior Change Presented by Ann Leiby
1:30 - 3:00	SESSION 3 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
	3A Integration of Various Environmental Assistance Approaches
	3B Greening the Supply Chain
	3C Measuring Environmental Performance
	3D Providing States Credit for Their ERP Work
3:00 - 3:15	BREAK & EXHIBITS
3:15 - 4:45	SESSION 4 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
	4A Contrasting the Effectiveness of Compliance Assistance, Certification, & Enforcement in Improving Compliance
	4B Toxics Use Reduction for Trichloroethylene Use Reduction
	4C Promoting & Measuring Compliance at Auto Salvage Yards
	4D Innovations in Environmental Management Systems
5:00-7:00	RECEPTION

Thursday, September 29

Time	Topic
8:00 - 9:00	Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30	SESSION 5 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
	5A Emerging Assistance Tools
	5B Green Chemistry
	5C Tools for Improving Health Care Management
10:30 - 10:45	BREAK & EXHIBITS
10:45 - 12:15	SESSION 6 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
	6A Reducing Building Hazards for Homeowners & Businesses
	6B Government, University, & Business Collaboration for P2 Technologies
	6C Pollution Prevention Measurement
12:15 - 1:30	LUNCHEON & CLOSING SESSION
1:30 - 3:00	SESSION 7 TRAINING WORKSHOPS
	7A Environmental Management Systems: What are they? How do they Promote Environmental Responsibility?
	7B Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Surface Cleaning but Were Afraid to Get Your Hands Dirty
	7C Interactive Workshop on Better Measures
	7D Implementing Energy & Materials Flow & Cost Tracking

2005 Regional Environmental Summit: Promoting Environmental Responsibility

2005 Regional Environmental Summit:
Promoting Environmental Responsibility