Federal Green Challenge - Symposium

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Purpose
Intended Audience
Outcomes
Agenda and Presentations
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Federal Green Challenge Symposium: Including Champions of Environmental Leadership and Green Government Awards
October 1st, 8:00am-4:30pm
Seattle, Washington
University of Washington’s Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41^st St.
Seattle, WA 98105
Regional video conferencing hub sites will also be available for this event. Hub site locations at the following Region 10 locations:

Oregon Operations Office
Environmental Protection Agency
805 SW Broadway, Suite 500
Portland, OR 97205

Idaho Operations Office
Environmental Protection Agency
1435 N. Orchard
Boise, ID 83706

Alaska Operations Office
Environmental Protection Agency
Anchorage Office
222 West 7th Ave. #19
Anchorage, AK 99513-7588

Purpose
To celebrate, educate and collaborate within the Region 10 Federal Community as we work together to reduce our collective carbon footprint and to launch the 2009 Federal Green Challenge with federal agencies leading the way to reducing their carbon footprint.
Purpose of Executive Forum:
To discuss and confirm executive level commitment to reducing our carbon footprint through the Federal Green Challenge.

Intended Audience
Regional federal executives, federal facility managers, and environmental management systems managers.

Outcomes:

Learn strategies on how to achieve your Green Challenge goals
Learn from each other and acknowledged experts
Recognize the accomplishments of our federal partners through the Champions program
Network with your peers
Commit to 2009 agency Federal Green Challenge goals
Learn from the Federal Environmental Executive Joe Cascio

Agenda
Printable Agenda (PDF) (2 pages, 62Kb, about PDF)

Time	Topic	Speaker	Presentation
8:15 to 8:50 a.m.	EPA Region 10 Regional Administrator’s Executive Forum	Lead by Elin Miller (EPA)
9:00 to 10:15 a.m.	Federal Green Challenge Kick-Off and Champions Awards	Melanie Wood (EPA)	Founding FGC Partners Recognition (PDF) (2 pages, 62Kb, about PDF)
10:15 to 10:25 a.m.	Break
10:25 to 11:15 a.m.	Keynote: Integrating Environmental Management Systems into the Federal Green Challenge	Joe Cascio (OFEE)	Keynote Presentation (PDF) (24 pp. 89K, about PDF)
11:15 to 11:30 a.m.	Greening Your Meeting	Viccy Salazar (EPA)	Greening Your Meeting (PDF) (9 pp. 77K, about PDF)
11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.	Case Study One: Water	Pete Carroll (Coast Guard)	Case Study: Water (PDF) (30 pp. 1.5Mb, about PDF)
12:15 to 1:15 p.m.	Lunch
1:15 to 2:00 p.m.	Case Study Two: Waste	Joanne Stellini, Mark Hodgkins (F&WS)	Case Study: Waste (PDF) (20 pp. 668K, about PDF)
2:00 to 2:50 p.m.	Case Study Three: Energy	Lori Danielson (Army Corps of Engineers)	Case Study: Energy (PDF) (11 pp. 312K, about PDF)
2:50 to 3:10 p.m.	Break
3:10 to 3:55 p.m.	Case Study Four: Transportation	Butch Dicugno (GSA), Steve Butterworth (NPS)	Case Study: Transportation (PDF) (19 pp. 861K, about PDF)
3:55 to 4:20 p.m.	FedCenter.gov Resources	Barbara McCullough (EPA)	FedCenter.gov Tools (PDF) (20 pp. 1Mb, about PDF)
4:20 to 4:30 p.m.	Close & Adjourn	Melanie Wood (EPA)

Registration
Attendance is limited to the federal community.
Registration Link:
http://www.trainex.org/green

If you have any trouble registering, please contact:
Alice Drury (Drury.alice@epa.gov)
(206) 553-2917

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