Tuesday, Sept 5

Preconference events

12:00-1:30     Conference Pre-registration

  1:00-5:30     National Renewable Energy Laboratory Tour (pre-registration required)
                              NEW TIME! Meet in Tower Court Lobby at 12:45.  BUS DEPARTS PROMPTLY AT 1:00

Wednesday, September 6

7:30-8:30  Registration & Continental Breakfast, Exhibit Hall Opens

Wednesday, September 6,  8:30 - 9:30

Opening Session - PLENARY

• Welcome to the Conference, Steve Page - Director, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS)
• Setting the Stage:  Conference Goals, Construct and Threads, Jeff Clark, Director, Policy Analysis and Communications, OAQPS
• Welcome to Region 8, Kerry Clough - Deputy Administrator, EPA Region 8
• Welcome to Denver, John Hickenlooper - Mayor, City of Denver

Wednesday, September 6,   9:30-11:00

Success Stories in Innovative & Integrated Approaches to Clean Energy and Climate Change Mitigation:  Environmental, Economic, and Social Benefits -- PLENARY

Moderator: Julie Rosenberg, EPA, Office of Atmospheric Programs

• The Clean Energy-Environment State Partnership and Welcoming New Partners in the EPA Clean Energy-Environment State Partnership Program, Julie Rosenberg, EPA Office of Atmospheric Programs
• Keynote:  Second Generation Climate Policies in the American States: Proliferation, Diffusion, and Regionalization,  Barry Rabe, University of Michigan
• An Integrated Approach to Clean Energy and Climate Change: The State Sustainability Program and Massachusetts Energy Policy, Eric Friedman, Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
• Why are So Many Communities Adopting "Sustainability" Programs? Abby Young, Local Governments for Sustainability

11:00 -11:15   Break

Wednesday, September 6 , 11:15 - 12:45

New & Emerging Technologies for Clean Air  - PLENARY

Co-Moderators: Renewable Clean Energy Efficiency, Strategy of Choice for Achieving Clean Air, Jerry Kotas, Department of Energy (DOE)/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy and Jim Homolya, EPA OAQPS

• Current and Emerging BioEnergy Technologies and Their Role in Emissions Reduction, Cynthia Riley, National Renewable Energy Lab
• The Business of Chemistry: essential2clean, Laurie Miller, Manager, Regulatory Affairs, American Chemical Council
• On the Road Ahead, Solar Thermal Will Help the U.S. Cope with Uncertainty, Judy Kosovich, Capital Sun Group Post Conference Observations
• Hydrogen ICE Vehicles Powered by Ovonic Metal Hydride Storage, Dr. Rosa Young , Ovonic Hydrogen Systems

12:45-2:00,  Lunch on your own

Wednesday, September 6, 2:00-3:30    

Concurrent Sessions 1

1A:  Technical Tools and Resources

Moderator:  Art Diem, EPA Office of Atmospheric Programs

• Clean Air & Climate Protections Software: A Tool for State & Local Governments to Improve Air Quality & Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Amy Royden-Bloom, STAPPA
• 1999 National Air Toxics Assessment Database, Ted Palma, EPA OAQPS
• Turbo QAPP: Software for a new generation, Melinda Ronca-Battista, Tribal Air Monitoring Support Center
• Assessment of Environmental Benefits (AEB) Modeling System - A Coupled Energy - Air Quality Modeling System for Describing Air Quality Impact of Energy Efficiency, Jesse O'Neal, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems
• Protocol Development for Tribal and Community Assessment of Multimedia Impacts of Pollutants, Steve Crawford, Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Tribe and Christine Davis, EPA OAQPS

1B:  It's not your Grandfather's Permit -- Innovations in Permit Architecture

Moderator:  Juan Santiago, EPA OAQPS

• Flexible Permits: A Company Perspective, Jason Barnes, Baxter Healthcare
• Flexible Permitting in Minnesota, Toni Volkmeier,  MN
• General Permits and Permits by Rule: When Less is Better, Jim Marinucci, NJ DEP  
• Integrated Environmental Permits: Learning from the UK Experience, Kristina Heinemann, EPA/Office of Policy, Economics & Innovation

1C:  Transportation and Alternative Fuels: Innovative Programs and Strategies

Moderator: Cindy Cody, EPA Region 8

• Clean Air Fleets, Steve McCannon, The Denver Regional Air Quality Council
• General Motors and E85, Dr. Mary Beth Stanek, GM
• Creating the Business Environment for Cleaner Burning Fuels, Greg Fulton, Colorado Motor Carriers Association
• Downtown Boulder Employee Transportation, Jan Ward, City of Boulder Best Workplaces for Commuters District

3:30-4:00 Break

Wednesday, September 6,  4:00-5:30

Concurrent Sessions 2

2A:  Regulatory Innovation,

Moderator: Tamera Thompson, VA Department of Environmental Quality

• The Area Source Program - A New Way of Regulating, Yvonne W, Johnson, EPA/Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards
• Environmental Results Program, Scott Bowles, EPA, Region 1

• California Air Resources Board Consumer Products Program, David Mallory, California Air Resources Board
• Roundtable Discussion, facilitated by Tamera Thompson, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

2B:  Doing Things Differently -- Innovations in Permit Processing,

Moderator:  Juan Santiago, EPA OAQPS

• Iowa Air Quality Construction Permit Streamlining Efforts,  Dave Phelps, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
• E-Permitting The Future is Here Now, Jim Marinucci, New Jersey Department of Natural Resources
• Permit Program Implementation: Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality's Sector-Based Approach, use of Cross-Training, E-Permitting and General Permits, Harry Wilson, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality

2C:  Strategies for Clean Air-Clean Energy,

Moderator: Sue Gander, EPA Office of Atmospheric Programs

• Meshing Climate and Clean Energy Planning, Len Hoey, North Carolina State Energy Office
• Energy Efficiency as a Resource: A State Perspective, Chris James, CT
• Strategies for Clean Energy - Clean Air: Energy Efficiency as a Clean Resource Option: A Utility Perspective, Tory Weber, So Cal Edison
• Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) in Schools, Jill Cooper, Colorado Environment & Public Health Department and Tance Walker, SunCor
• Massachusetts' Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Set-Aside Program, Marilyn Levenson, Massachusetts Department of Environment

5:30-7:00,  Reception & Indoor Exhibits -- Outdoor Demonstrations on Plaza Circle Drive

Thursday, September 7

7:30-8:30,   Continental Breakfast

Thursday, September 7,  8:30-10:00

Feedback Sessions -Facilitated discussion of  issues: Choose One

1. Multipollutant Control Strategies: What types of technical and policy support would encourage States in their efforts to develop multipollutant control strategies?  Session 1 - Outcome Notes
   Facilitator: Mike Koerber, Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium (LADCO)
2. Sustainable Growth:  What types of technical and policy support would encourage States to include land-use planning, smart growth and other sustainable practices in their air quality plans?  Session 2 - Outcome Notes
   Facilitator: Kelly Rimer, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
3. Information Systems/Databases/Websites: What do State/Local/Tribal agencies need for innovative & voluntary programs?  Session 3 - Outcome Notes
   Facilitator: Chet Wayland, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
4. Compliance for Environmental Results: How can demonstrating compliance be designed to promote better environmental results by reducing the associated administrative burden to the source?  Session 4 - Outcome Notes
   Facilitator: Sara Terry, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
5. Air Permitting Innovations: What should the future direction for innovations in air permitting be, and who will play a role in implementing these innovations?  Session 5 - Outcome Notes
   Facilitator: Rob Brenner, EPA Office of Policy, Analysis and Review.

10:00-10:15 Break

Thursday, September 7,  10:15-11:45

Panel of Public Officials-- PLENARY

Moderator:  Gregg Cooke (former EPA Region 6 Administrator), Guida, Slavich and Flores, P.C.

• Dallas Emissions Enforcement Program (DEEP), Dallas County Judge Margaret Keliher, Dallas County, Texas
• State and Tribal Relations, Deputy-Secretary Derrith Watchman-Moore, New Mexico Environment Department (former Executive Director, Navajo Nation's Environmental Protection Agency)
• A State Perspective, State Representative Tom Plant, Colorado State Legislator, House District 13

11:45-1:15 Luncheon

Speaker: Local Sustainability Initiatives: Boulder, Colorado, USA, Will Toor, County Commissioner and Former Mayor, Boulder, Colorado

1:15-1:30 Break

Thursday, September 7, 1:30-3:00

Concurrent Sessions 3

3A:  Innovative Technologies and Methods:  How Governments and Businesses Can Help Implement and Mainstream Them

Moderator:  Roya Stanley, U.S. DOE/National Renewable Energy Lab

• Innovative, New Energy-Efficiency Technologies Used by State & Local Governments to Meet Air and Energy Goals, George Burmeister, Colorado Energy Group, Inc
• Whole Foods and the Decision to Buy Green Power:  Corporate Business Plan and Environmental Benefits, Will Paradise, President, Rocky Mountain Region, Whole Foods
• USDA 'Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvements Program,' Chuck Banks, Director, Kansas Office Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development Agency
• Implications of Voluntary Energy Efficiency Measures at a Major U.S. Airport, Rusty Hodapp, Vice-President, Energy and Asset Management, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

3B:  Sector-Based Strategies & Multi-Pollutant Approaches

Moderator:  Jeff Clark, A New "Road" to Cleaner Air, EPA OAQPS

• How & Why: A Pulp & Paper Sector Project - Industry Perspective, Tim Hunt, American Forest and Paper Association
• The Detroit Pilot Project: Testing an Approach for Integrated Air Quality Planning, Amy Vasu, EPA/Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards
• Marine and Port Related Emission Reductions, Dennis McLerran, Executive Director, Puget Sound  Clean Air Agency, Seattle, WA

3C:  Community Partners & Programs

Moderator:  Holly Wilson, Community Air Program, EPA OAQPS

• Community Invovement in Environmental Decision Making: The Mercury-Free Colorado Campaign, Mark McMillan, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
• Efforts to Reduce Backyard Burning on the Bad River Reservation, Lynn Hall, Bad River Band of Chippewa, Natural Resources Department - WI
• The "Cool Homes" Program, Liz Robinson, Energy Coordinating Agency, Pennsylvania
• Wood Stove Rebate Program, Bob West aka "Burn Barrel Bob", Yakima Regional Clean Air Authority, Washington, Great American Woodstove Changeout Campaign, Chebryll Edwards, EPA OAQPS
• Best Workplace for Commuters, Shelley Whitworth, Houston-Galveston Area Council

3:00-3:30,  Break  (Last Opportunity to View Exhibits)

Thursday, September 7,  3:30-5:30

Concurrent Sessions 4

4A:  Tools and Resources-Policies & Guidance

Moderator:  Melinda Ronca-Battista, Tribal Air Monitoring Support Center

• Smartway Performance Model and Web Calculator, Mitch Greenberg, EPA/OTAQ
• Risk Reduction Matrix, Holly Wilson, EPA/OAQPS
• Healthy Air: A Community and Business Leaders Guide, Holly Wilson, EPA/OAQPS
• Air Explorer -- Your Access to Air Quality Visualization Tools, Lance McCluney, EPA OAQPS
• AIRNow - Tech/AIRShare, Brad Johns, EPA OAQPS
• Innovation Catalogue Air Innovations Module Demonstration, Marc Olender, EPA Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation

4C:  Metrics for Measuring Success - Federal, State, Local and Project Perspectives.

Moderator:  John Brown, DOE, Golden Office

• Metrics to Measuring Program Success, Steve Dunn, EPA/Office of Atmospheric Programs
• M&V inspires innovation, new analytical tools and litigation: a state perspective, Chris James, Director, Air Planning, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
• City of San Diego Environmental Services Department: Focus on Sustainability, Linda Pratt, City of San Diego
• Experiences with Implementiong a Statewide, Creditable (EERE) Emissions Program, Dr. Jeff Haberl, Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M University

Friday, September 8

7:30-8:00, Continental Breakfast

Friday, September 8, 8:00-9:30

Successful Creative Financing   --   PLENARY

Moderator: Mitch Greenberg, EPA, Office of Transportation & Air Quality

• StEPP Foundation Strategic Environmental Project Pipeline, Bruce Dines, StEPP Foundation
• An Integrated Approach to Financing Energy Efficient, Green School Projects, Abhishek Lal, Program Manager, EMSI
• Diesel Technology Forum CMAQ Funding for Diesel Retrofit, Dawn Fenton, Diesel Technology Forum
• Improving Fuel Economy and Air Quality on the I-5 Corridor, Sharon Banks, Cascade Sierra Solutions
• Vehicle Feebates for States, Dr. Therese Langer, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE)

9:30-9:45, Break

Friday, September 8,  9:45 - 10:45

How Do We Make It All Happen?  --  PLENARY

Moderator:  Karen Blanchard, EPA OAQPS

• Tools for Building & Implementing Successful programs, Jonathan Lubetsky, EPA, Office of Atmospheric Programs
• Getting Your Target Audience On Board: Do Your Homework, Melissa Payne, EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards
• Elements of Success: Views from an Organization of Localities, Abby Young, Local Governments for Sustainability

• Our Boulder Experience: Lessons to Pass On,  Will Toor, Boulder County Commissioner
• City of San Diego Environmental Services Department - What You Measure is What You Get? - Using Indicators to Inform Policies and Actions, Linda Pratt, City of San Diego

Friday, September 8,  10:45 - 11:30

Ask the Experts and Wrap Up

Moderator:  Jeffrey Clark, EPA, OAQPS

• Questions from the Audience:  To all remaining panelists from all 3 days
• Closing