Air Innovations Conference Presentations

Day 1: Tuesday, August 10, 2004
7:30- 8:30am	Registration
8:30- 9:00am	Welcome Lydia Wegman, EPA, Director Air Quality Strategies and Standards Division Bharat Mathur, Acting Administrator, EPA Region 5 Michael Picardi, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Fleet Management
9:00-9:40am	Keynote Speaker – Rob Brenner, Deputy Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation
9:40-10:00am	Overview of EPA Policy and Guidance Supporting Innovation – Lydia Wegman, EPA, Director Air Quality Strategies and Standards Division
10:00-10:15am	Break
10:15-11:30am	Collaborative Approaches for Improving Air Quality Session chair: Mark MacLeod, Environmental Defense SEQL (Sustainable Environment for Quality of Life) - Rebecca Yarbrough, Centralina Council of Governments; and, Leda Belk, Rowan County Commissioner Northwest Collaborative Air Priorities Project (NWCAPP) - Richard Stedman, Olympic Region Clean Air Agency
11:30-12:00	Overview: Reducing Air Emissions through Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Laura Vimmerstedt, Senior Environmental Analyst, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Anna Garcia, Deputy Director, Ozone Transport Commission
12:00-1:00pm	Lunch
1:00-2:30pm	Reducing Energy Consumption Session chair: Jim Yarbrough, EPA Region 6 Light Emitting Diode (LED) Lighting – Kim Lundgren, City of Medford, Massachusetts Energy Conservation in Municipal Water Pumping and Waste Treatment - Al Petrasek, Carter-Burgess, Inc. Energy Conservation through Local Incentive Programs - Fred Blood, City of Austin, TX Retrofitting Municipal Buildings for Energy Efficiency – Kim Lundgren, City of Medford, Massachusetts Green Buildings – David Reynolds, Shaw Environmental Cooperative, Local Government Efforts to Reduce Energy Consumption - Gregg A. Cooke, Guida, Slavich and Flores, P.C. Energy Efficiency Calculator – Charles Culp, Texas A & M University; and, Bahman Yazdani, Texas A & M University
2:30-2:45pm	Break
2:45-4:15pm	Less-Polluting Energy Production Session chair: Carl Edlund, EPA Region Combined Heat and Power and the Environment - Joel Bluestein, Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc. Opportunities and Barriers to Landfill Gas Energy in the U.S. - Rachel Goldstein, EPA Landfill Methane Outreach Program Dairy Waste Initiative - Peter Ciborowski, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Regional Wind Power Purchase - Ann Elsen, Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection Use of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency to Reduce Regional Haze in the West - Richard Sprott, Utah Division of Air Quality Coal Gasification - John Thompson, Clean Air Task Force Solar Energy - Peter Dreyfuss, US Department of Energy New Jersey's Solar Program: An Integrated Approach - Mike Winka, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
4:15-4:30pm	Break
4:30-5:30pm	Reducing Air Pollution Through Urban Heat Island Mitigation Session chair: Edgar Mercado, EPA Office of Atmospheric Programs Urban Heat Island Mitigation and Air Quality Effects - David Hitchcock, Houston Advanced Research Center Cool Roofs - Tom Sandy, Sarnafil Corporation Increasing Canopy Cover in Urban Areas - David Nowak, U.S. Forest Service Sustainable Systems Program for Urban Materials & Climate - Jay Golden, Arizona State University

Day 2: Wednesday, August 11, 2004
7:30- 8:30am	Continental breakfast; Visit Exhibit Booths
8:30-10:00am	Mobile Source Initiatives Session chair: Paul Bubbosh, EPA/OTAQ Best Workplaces for Commuters: Charlotte, NC Experience - Mayor Patrick McCrory, Charlotte, NC Chicago Locomotive Idle Reduction Project - Brian Loll, Energy and Air Quality Division, Chicago DOE Motor Vehicle Inspection & Maintenance (I/M): Addressing Environmental Justice While Reducing Tailpipe Emissions - Eric Skelton, Spokane County Air Pollution Control Authority SmartWay Transport Partnership: Recognizing Private Fleets for Emission Reductions and Energy Savings - Susan Ghertner, H-E-B Truck Idle Reduction: Achieving Transportation Conformity - Bob Dickinson, Southeast Texas Regional Planning Comission Requiring Diesel Retrofits Through Contracts - Peg Hanna, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection School Bus Retrofits: Chicago & Clean School Bus USA - Edward Brownlee, Bellwood School District
10:00-10:15am	Break
10:15-11:45am	Alternative Programs Session chair: Steve Marquardt, EPA Region 5 Clean Air Minnesota - Bill Droessler, Minnesota Environmental Initiatives Clean Air Counts - Kate Agasie, Metropolitan Mayors' Caucus Massachusetts' 4-Pollutant Power Plant Regulations - Sharon Weber, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection North Carolina's Clean Smokestacks Bill - Brock Nicholson, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Texas Emission Reductions Program (TERP) - Chuck Mueller, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality A Comprehensive Approach to Reducing Airport Emissions - Jim Crites, DFW Airport The Fort Lewis Installation Sustainability Program - Sherri Whiteman, U.S. Army
11:45-1:00pm	Lunch
1:00-2:15pm	Specific Measures for Reducing PM and Other Pollutants Session chair: Joe Paisie, EPA Office of Air Quality and Planning Standards PM2.5 Menu of Options - Amy Royden-Bloom, STAPPA/ALAPCO Smoke Management in the Northwest- Karen Wood, Washington Department of Ecology North Carolina's Air Quality Action Day Open Burning Ban - Milli Hayman, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Residential Wood Smoke Reduction - Larry Brockman, EPA Office of Air Quality and Planning Standards Woodstove Replacement Program - John Crouch, Hearth Patio & BBQ Association
2:15-2:30pm	Break
2:30-4:30pm	Break-out Session: Removing Barriers to Innovation
4:30-5:30pm	Exhibit Booth viewing

Day 3: Thursday, August 12, 2004
8:30-10:30am	Financing Innovative Programs Session chair: Brian Cook, Clark University LoanStar Program - Perry Been, Texas State Energy Conservation Office Energy Savings Performance Contracting: The Utah Experience - Mike Glenn, Utah Energy Office Grants to Advance Clean Energy Projects- James Mann, Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation Massachusetts' EE/RE Set-Aside Program - Sharon Weber, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Facilitating SEPs for Emissions Reductions - Carolyn McIntosh, StEPP Foundation Clean Air Investment Funds - Brian Cook, Clark University Local Reductions Incentive Program (LRIP) - Michael Regan, EPA Office of Air Quality and Planning Standards Vanpool Funding from USDOT- Jon Martz, VPSI Truck Idle Reduction & CMAQ - Shawn Seals, Indiana Department of Environmental Management Smartway Transport Financing: State Infrastructure Bank - Jennifer Mayer, DOT/FHWA Smartway Transport Financing: Lane County - Loans for Purchase of On-Board APUs - Sharon Banks, Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority Voluntary Airport Low Emission Program - Ralph Iovinelli, Landrum & Brown
10:30-10:45am	Break
10:45-11:45am	Land Use Programs and Air Quality Session Chair: Tom Helms, EPA/OAQPS Maryland's Innovative Measures State Implementation Plan- Brian Hug, Maryland Department of the Environment Making the Land Use, Transportation, and Air Quality Connection - Marianne Fitzgerald, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Linking Land Use and Air Quality: Hickory by Choice - John Tippett, Western Piedmont Council Atlantic Steel Redevelopment Project - Leif Palmer, EPA Region 4 Location-Efficient Mortgages - Jacky Grimshaw, Center for Neighborhood Technology
11:45-12:15	Report from Break-Out Session on Removing Barriers to Innovation
12:15-12:30pm	Next Steps
12:30pm	Conference adjourns
1:30-4:00pm	Tour of Chicago’s Green Technology Center