Agenda - SURF 19

Draft Agenda - Subject to Change

Day 1 - January 31, 2012
Time		Activity	Organization	Speaker
7:30-8:15 am		Registration
8:15-8:45 am		Welcome Remarks Morning keynote speaker	SURF SSI	Mike Rominger Prof. David Woodruff
8:45-9:10 am		Presentation: Overview of the state of Sustainable Remediation	DuPont	Dave Ellis
9:10-9:35 am		Presentation: TBC	UCSD/Scripps	Dr. Dimitri Deheyn
9:35-10:00 am		Presentation: San Diego Airport case study	San Diego County Regional Airport Authority AECOM	Paul Manasjan Steve McCabe
10:00-10:30 am		Break
10:30-11:00 am		Presentation: How relationships enhance sustainable projects	Vulcan Materials Co., Western Division	Angela Driscoll
11:00-12:00 pm		Panel: How can remediation and redevelopment practitioners work more closely together? Moderator: Richard Opper, Opper & Varco, LLP	CPEO Atlantis Group, LLC City of Chula Vista Redevelopment Agency	Lenny Siegel Marcela Escobar-Eck Eric Crockett
12:00-1:30 pm		Luncheon and keynote speaker	Port of San Diego	Scott Peters
1:30-1:55 pm		Presentation: International View on Sustainable Remediation	University of Nottingham, United Kingdom	Paul Nathanail
1:55-2:55 pm		Panel: Regulatory perspectives Moderator: Chuck Pyratel, SCS Engineers	San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board State regulator, representing himself Hunton & Williams	Julie Chan Paul Hadley Malcolm Weiss
2:55-3:20 pm		Break
3:20-3:50 pm		Presentation: Programmatic Sustainable Remediation	PG&E Haley & Aldrich, Inc.	Sharron Reackhof Karin Holland
3:50-4:50 pm		Panel: How can different professional organizations work better together? Moderator: Stephanie Fiorenza, BP	SURF USGBC SSI ASLA ISI SDEP	Paul Favara Doug Kot David Woodruff Glen Schmidt Peter Binney TBC
4:50-5:00 pm		Closing remarks	SURF	Mike Rominger
5:15-7:15 pm		Evening reception Student poster session
Day 2, February 1, 2012
Time		Activity	Organization	Speaker
7:30-8:30 am		Registration
8:30-8:50 am		Welcome Remarks	SURF	Mike Rominger Paul Favara
8:50-9:15 am		Presentation: Lynwood Redevelopment Project, remedy evaluation using SURF worksheets	Geosyntec Consultants	Michaye Vice
9:15-9:40 am		Presentation: Relationship between and EMS and sustainable remediation	AFCEE Haley & Aldrich	Erica Becvar Karin Holland
9:40-10.05 am		Presentation: Adaptation Planning at the Port of San Diego	Port of San Diego	Cody Hooven
10:05-10:35 am		Break
10:35-12:00 pm		Working Group Session 1
12:00-1:00 pm		Lunch (on your own)
1:00-1:30 pm		SURF election results
1:30-2:00 pm		Presentation: Potential impacts of greenwashing	Hunton & Williams	Ann Marie Mortimer
2:00-2:30 pm		Presentation: A Sustainability Infrastructure Rating System for Horizontal Civil Engineering Features	Merrick & Company	Peter Binney
2:30-3:00 pm		Break
3:00-4:15 pm		Working Group Session 2
4:15-4:45 pm		Working Group Session Reports
4:45-5:00 pm		Closing remarks	SURF	Mike Rominger
6:00-9:00 pm		SURF dinner - Piatti in La Jolla
Day 3, February 2, 2012
Time		Activity	Organization	Speaker
7:30-8:30 am		Registration
8:30-8:50 am		Overnight revelations	SURF	Mike Rominger
8:50-9:15 am		Sustainable remediation updates
9:15-9:40 am		Presentation: Sustainable application to full-scale remediation results in water conservation	Haley & Aldrich The Boeing Company	Patrick Keddington Jennifer Wiley
9:40-10.05 am		Presentation: Sustainable redevelopment/ sustainable remediation case study	Northgate	Maile Smith
10:05-10:20 am		Break
10:20-11:40 am		SURF Committee Reports Q&A, Group Brainstorming Session
11:40-12:00 pm		Clarkson University Outreach Initiative	Clarkson University AECOM	Michelle Crimi Scott McDonough
12:00-1:00 pm		Lunch (on your own)
1:00-1:30 pm		Presentation: Incorporating sustainable remediation into petroleum UST projects	Shell Global Solutions	Jonathan Smith
1:30-2:00 pm		Presentation: Sustainability evaluation of a P&T remedy using SRT and CleanSWEEP	AECOM	Assaf Rees
2:00-2:30 pm		Brown to Green: Returning Contaminated Property to Productive Use	SCS Engineers	David Laney
2:30-3:00 pm		Closing Comments and Adjournment
3:00-5:00 pm		Field trip

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Agenda - SURF 18

DRAFT Agenda - Subject to Change

Wednesday - September 21, 2011

7:45 am – 8:30 am	Registration
8:30 am – 9:00 am	Welcome & Logistics
	Mike Rominger
	Introductions
	Dave Woodward, AECOM, 2011 SURF Vice President
	Nick Garson, Boeing EHS Remediation Group
9:00 am – 9:30 am	Sustainable Remediation Opportunities and Challenges in the Urban Environment
	John Ryan, AECOM
9:30 am – 9:45 am	Break (refreshments)
9:45 am – 12:00 pm	Panel Discussion: How are your organizations integrating sustainability into site cleanups?
	Nick Garson, Moderator; Pat Serie, Recorder
	Steven Shestag, Boeing
	Jim Pendowski, Ecology (tentative)
	Dan Opalski, EPA
	Stephanie Jones Stebbins, Port of Seattle
	Tanwir Chaudhry, Navy
	Carol Dona, Army Corps of Engineers
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm	Lunch (on your own)
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm	Unique challenges of sustainable cleanups in the Northwest
	Dave Schuchardt, City of Seattle – Sediment Cleanups
	Sean Sheldrake, EPA Region 10 – Implementing EPA’s Policy
2:00 pm –2:45 pm	Integrating Social Aspects in SR
	Pat Serie, EnviroIssues; Renee Dagseth, Region 10 EPA – Beyond Outreach: Approaches & Tools That Work
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm	Break (refreshments)
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm	Economic Considerations
	Dave White, King County – Economic Impacts on the Regional Economy Related to Site Remediation
	John Means, Ecology – Economic Vitality and Environmental Cleanup in Washington State: Qualitative and Quantitative Case Studies
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm	Update on State Initiatives
	Karin Holland, Haley & Aldrich – Current Status of State Guidance and Policies
	Walking the Talk: SURF's Nine Step LCA Process Tested Todd Krieger, DuPont
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm	Dinner
	McCormick & Schmicks, 1103 First Avenue (at Spring Street)

Thursday - September 22, 2011

8:oo am – 8:15 am	Reflections on Day 1
8:15 am – 8:45 am	Update on U.S. & Global Initiatives
	Dave Woodward, AECOM - SURF the Globe: An Update on Global Initiatives Mike Kavanaugh, Geosyntec - Update on National Academy Report on Sustainability and the EPA
8:45 am – 10:00 am	SURF Committee/Initiative Breakouts
	Integration of Sustainable Remediation and Sustainable Redevelopment Initiative
	Main Conference Room
	Academic Outreach Initiative
	AECOM Conference Room
10:00 am – 10:15 am	Break (refreshments)
10:15 am – 10:45 am	Reports from Committee/Initiative Breakouts
10:45 am – 11:15 am	SURF Business, Updates, and Adjournment
11:15 am – 12:00 pm	Lunch (on your own)
12:00 pm – 4:30 pm	Field Trip to Boeing Everett Plant
	All attendees must be registered in advance.  Boeing will provide a tour bus for this trip. The bus will leave from the SURF venue after lunch (12:30 pm sharp) and return to the same location by 4:30 pm. Please note that footwear must completely cover your feet and have low, wide heels (no sandals or high heels).

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Agenda - SURF 17

Thursday, May 19, 2011

8:30 am – 9:15 am:  Welcome and Introductions

9:45 am – 10:45 am:  SURF Committee Session 1

Academic Outreach Initiative:  The Lake Michigan Room
800-725-9697, code #9277564

Metrics Initiative:  Smaller Room TBA
888-369-1427, code #3672610

11:00 am – 12:00 pm:  SURF Committee Session 2

Communications and Outreach Committee:  The Lake Michigan Room
800-725-9697, code #9277564

Framework Initiative:  Smaller Room TBA
800-591-2259, code #743738

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm:  Lunch (on your own) 

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm:  Panel Discussion 

The Incorporation of Green and Sustainable Remediation into Projects at the State and Federal Level within Region 5

Moderator:
Brad Bradley, Superfund Greener Cleanup Coordinator for EPA Region 5

Invited Panelists:
Jennifer Borski, Wisconsin DNR
Rebecca Bourdon, Minnesota PCA
Mark Ducharme, Michigan DEQ
Gary King, Illinois EPA
Nancy Zikmanis, Ohio EPA

The Lake Michigan Room
Audio: 800-725-9697, code #9277564

Presentations (if applicable)
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6:15 pm:  Dinner at Parthenon in Greektown
       314 South Halsted Street
       312-726-2407

Friday, May 20, 2011

8:30 am – 12:00 pm: Featured Speakers

Keynote Address: Robert Colangelo, Executive Director, National Brownfields Association
Building Sustainable Communities: The Economics of Cleaning Brown to Green

Henry Henderson, Midwest Director, NRDC
Structure for a Sustainable World

Nancy Zikmanis, Ohio EPA
Sustainability is Alive and Well in Ohio

Paul Anderson, IIT
Sustainable Remediation Database Project Update

Dick Raymond, Terra Systems
The PLACES Program

The Lake Michigan Room
Audio: 800-725-9697, code #9277564

Presentations (if applicable)
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12:00 pm – 12:30 pm: Committee Reports, SURF 18 and Beyond, Reflections and Adjournment

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Agenda - SURF 16

SURF 16 Agenda Outline

The program on February 3 will kick off at 8:30 am and will be devoted to educational and informative presentations and discussions.  The meeting will begin with a Keynote Address from Kalanithy Vairavamoorthy, the leader of USF's School of Global Sustainability. Additional presentations will follow.  We are also looking forward to having an invited panel of guests discuss past, present, and future responses to the Deepwater Horizon spill.  The day’s program will end at about 5:00 pm, and then we'll proceed to dinner.

The program on February 4 morning will start at 8:30 am and be devoted to SURF committee activity and SURF business matters.  The afternoon of February 4 will center on a presentation by Dave Dzombak from Carnegie Mellon University as part of the USF College of Engineering 2011 Eminent Scholars Lecture Series.  Dr. Dzombak is the 2010-2011 Distinguished Lecturer of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP).  Professors and masters students from USF, UF, and UCF will be attending the lecture, which will be followed by a reception and poster session from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm. We encourage all of our SURF community to participate in this academic outreach opportunity.

Meeting registration is now closed.  Logistical information is available on the SURF meeting bulletin board.  Click here for a PDF version of the agenda.

The detailed agenda follows:

Day 1 – February 3, 2011

Assemble in the Marshall Student Center (MSC) Room 2709

US Call-in number: 800-725-9697, code 9277564
UK Call-in number: 0808-234-2303, same code

7:45 am – 8:30 am	Registration Refreshments in the Food Court area
8:30 am – 9:15 am	Welcome Introductions David Ellis, DuPont, 2010 SURF President Thomas Snelling, Chief Green Officer, City of Tampa
9:15 am – 10:00 am	Keynote Address Kalanithy Vairavamoorthy, Director, School of Global Sustainability, University of South Florida
10:00 am – 10:20 am	Break
10:20 am – 11:00 am	Presentation: Remediation Research at the University of South Florida Sarina Ergas, Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida Maya Trotz, Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida
11:00 am – 11:20 am	SURF Board of Trustees Election Results
11:20 am – 12:00 pm	Presentation: Florida Phosphate Mining Industry Michelle Sims, Environmental Administrator, Bureau of Mining and Minerals Regulation, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Brian K. Birky, Ph.D., Research Director, Public & Environmental Health, Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm	Lunch at Marshall Center
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm	Panel Discussion: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Jack Kindinger, Director, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey Gil McRae, Director, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Capt. Gary Petrae, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration William Hogarth, Ph.D., Director of the Florida Institute of Oceanography, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida R. Timothy Short, Manager, Chemical Sensors Group, SRI International
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm	Break
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm	Presentation: Sustainable Remediation at the Sanford Gasification Plant Superfund Site Mark Fleri, Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, WRScompass
3:45 pm – 4:30 pm	News and Updates Committee Reports
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm	Sustainable Remediation Considerations for the Aerospace Industry Ben Foster, PG, Vice President, ARCADIS
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm	Dinner Columbia Restaurant - Ybor City 2117 East 7th Avenue Tampa, Florida 33605 813-248-4961

 Day 2 – February 4, 2011

Assemble in the Marshall Student Center (MSC) Room 2708 (different room from Day 1)

US Call-in number: 800-725-9697, code 9277564
UK Call-in number: 0808-234-2303, same code

7:45 am – 8:30 am	Registration Refreshments in the Food Court area
8:30 am – 9:00 am	Welcome Overnight Reflections and Revelations News and Updates
9:00 am – 9:30 am	SURF 2011 Objectives
9:30 am – 10:00 am	Government Outreach Initiative
10:00 am – 10:20 am	Break
10:20 am – 11:15  am	Technical Initiatives Committee Gathering ideas for SURF’s next Technical Initiatives
11:15 am – 12:00 pm	Academic Outreach Initiative Gathering ideas for academic research to further SURF’s Mission
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm	Reflections and Path Forward
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm	Lecture:  Dr. Dave Dzombak (location TBA) Dr. Dave Dzombak, Carnegie Mellon University.  Dr. Dzombak is speaking as part of the USF College of Engineering 2011 Eminent Scholars Lecture Series, and is the 2010-2011 Distinguished Lecturer of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP).
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm	Poster Session and Reception (location TBA) Professors and masters students from USF, UF, and UCF are participating in a poster session following Dr. Dzombak’s lecture.

Agenda - SURF 15

SURF 15 - Building Bridges Among Stakeholders

Day 1 - Tuesday, October 5, 2010

7:45-8:30 am  Registration 

8:30 am          Session A – Singleton Room in Roberts Hall
                           US call-in number: 800-725-9697, code 9277564
                           UK call-in number: 0808-234-2303, same code

Welcome and Safety Moment (15 minutes)

Welcoming remarks (20 minutes)
     Dave Ellis, President, SURF
     Dave Dzombak, Faculty Director, the Steinbrenner Institute
     Dave Nakles, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at CMU

Keynote Speaker (45 minutes)
     Deb Lange, Executive Director of the Steinbrenner Institute and of the Western Pennsylvania Brownfields Association

SURF Board of Trustees update (45 minutes)
     Dave Ellis, President, SURF

The SURF nomination and election process (30 minutes)
     Dick Raymond, Trustee, SURF

Break (20 minutes)

“Beyond Green: How Do We Get to Sustainable Remediation?”
     Carol Baker and the SURF Government Outreach Initiative

SURF committee introductions - missions, key issues, key tasks (15 minutes)                  

12:00 pm        Lunch (on your own at nearby campus or neighborhood establishments)

1:15 pm          Committee and Initiative break-out sessions (locations TBA)

Please promptly report back to the Singleton Room by 1:15 pm for escort to break-out rooms.  Remote attendees should dial in at 1:30 pm.

Committee/Initiative  -  Call-in Number  -  Code

Academic Outreach Initiative  -  877-656-5068  -  1999414                       

Regulatory Outreach Initiative  -  888-924-9240  -  5072925                       

Framework Initiative  -  800-591-2259  -  743738                         

Life-Cycle Assessment Initiative  -  866-203-7023  -  293145482                  

3:45 pm          Session B – Singleton Room in Roberts Hall
                           US call-in number: 800-725-9697, code 9277564
                           UK call-in number: 0808-234-2303, same code

Committee reports

News and updates

Reflections on Day 1

5:30 pm          Adjourn to dinner!

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